Hey wedding lovers!
We are giving a big new Electric welcome today to one of our new sponsors! Hurrah!
James Ruane is a wedding photographer who is still relatively new on the scene, but not so new that he hasn’t got some fabulous experience under his belt! As we have mentioned before, we love to support and shout out about new and start up businesses, and James was a perfect example of someone we wanted to share with you all!
We asked him to tell us a bit about himself to introduce you all to him….all photography is by James Ruane.
‘I’m 34, half Irish and a new hot, up and coming wedding photographer. I live in London with my gorgeous wife and only recently got married in March 2010. It was the best day of my life!
I’ve always had quite a creative and arty background, but my photography habit originally started as a hobby in my late teens after back packing around Australia. I feel in love with the work of landscape photographer Peter Lik and after the tripalways dreamed that I would be a successful photographer one day.
I studied art and design at school and then public relations at university and needing to balance my urge to be the next David Bailey, with the reality of earning money, I spent the bulk of my career working in PR for some of the world’s biggest and best known brands.
After 10+ years juggling PR with my photography career, which literally involved photographing everything from weddings to friend’s christenings and numerous family portraits to new club nights, I decided to take the plunge and chase my real dream. Hence after years of planning I officially launched James Ruane Photography this year and have never looked back since.
I have developed a natural and spontaneous style that goes against the overly posed feel often associated with wedding pictures. To capture how a wedding really feels I like to mix different styles together from reportage to more glamorous shots of the bride and groom that you’d normally find in editorial.
I never leave home without my camera and to my family I am affectionately known as ‘snapshot’, as I love taking pictures of people. This is why I love to photograph weddings. They are a photographer’s dream packed with so much drama, atmosphere, emotion and fun.
Nothing gives me a buzz more than capturing all the spontaneous and natural moments that can often go unnoticed and I work really hard to get to know every bride and groom I work with, so when it comes to the big day, they are much more relaxed infront of the camera.
Whilst I photograph weddings all over the UK, most of my work is carried out in London and the southeast. I have photographed some fantastic wedding venues from castles to country houses and some of my favourites include Hedsor House and Bisham Abbey in Buckinghamshire and Somerset House and Orleans House in London.
You can follow my photography journey on my photoblog. Whilst I mainly photograph weddings, I still carry out various private assignments like portrait photography, christenings, and parties.
I hope like my work and if you do, please get in touch, as I would love to shoot your wedding!’
If you would like to find out more about James, then visit his website here
Love
Emma xx
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