Flash slideshow here and static images on Taste of Spain Facebook page.

Thanks to Kate and Jules from Lotus UK .

Taste of Spain Edinburgh

Lovely little wedding  in the City of Edinburgh Suite at Lothian Chambers. Then some pictures down by the galleries on The Mound and then on to the hotel.  

Page boy before the ceremony

The Bride Sarah arrives!

Sarah and her father arrive

Sara & Stuart exchange vows

Ceremony at Lothian Chambers Edinburgh

Sarah and Stuart exchange rings

"Signing the Register"

Happy Bride

Just after the ceremony

Page boys and flower girls

Get away car

From first meeting Charlene when she was supporting her hotel’s charity event at the Clan Gathering in Edinburgh in July last year time has flown by. Asking if I would cover her wedding in Edinburgh, it seemed an age away.

But on 2 July 2010, after photographing her and family at her mother’s house, she tied the knot with Kris at St Patrick’s church in Canongate, then on to Salisbury Craggs for photos and then to the reception at Prestonfield Golf Club.

Super wedding to do and a super day – thanks Charlene and Kris.

Glorious day up by the Salsibury Craggs

Cute!

At Prestonfield Golf Club

I’m well pleased that ECB (Edinburgh Convention Bureau) chose one of my pictures for the front cover of their new Blueprint – the essential guide to hotel and conference venues as well as conference support services in Edinburgh. The guide is distributed to conference buyers and organisers around the world.

This and other Edinburgh images are available on my gallery.

Blueprint conference guide for Edinburgh

Nicola Sturgeon, MSP, again gave the opening talk and took questions.

Nicola Sturgeon, MSP, gives opening speech.

I think for future conferences I am going to ask the sound guys to be more unobstrusive with their mics! Lighting not great either but bounced the flash of a near white ceiling so all OK.

With assistance from the Edinburgh Convention Bureau, the Potato Council (GB) and World Potato Congress Inc have signed the deal to host the 2012 international conference for the ‘spud’.

Booked to cover PR photography for the ‘signing’ at the Royal Highland Show, I wanted to add the Edinburgh Brand to the background and collected the pop-ups to add an identity for Edinburgh as host city.

Potato Congress confirmed for Edinburgh 2012

Allan Parker World Potato Congress President, Allan Stevenson Potato Council Chairman and Douglas Harley, World Potato Congress Board member give the thumbs up!

Though I have done this later in the year as last year, in June you really need to be out and  about even earlier to get skies at the right low light level to balance with the streets still in relative darkness.

The use of a tripod and firing off 5 shots at different speeds gives a range of images to be  later combined into one – otherwise known as HDR (High Dynamic Range) using Photomatix Pro. Then into Lightroom and Photoshop to remove unwanted street lights, signs and chewing gum on pavements!!

Greyfriars Bobby

More images

Not many people around other than the newspaper vans – and the seagulls having a ball with rubbish bags left out over night by careless business owners.

Got late shout from Niche Works PR Edinburgh to cover a PR shoot for Festival Inn’s 3 Sisters pub in Edinburgh. The shoot was to get shots for marketing purposes for a string of events over the World Cup.

Bar staff don football shirts and raise a cheer.

2 Sex in the City Cocktails - only for a kiss though!

Part of a fab event at The Living Room centred on Sex and the City films, two barman gave lessons in making cocktails to a sell out event. Hand massage, make up and a fabulous hat hire company all added to the evening which also supported a charity.

Time: the magic hour at sunset – result after a little HDR treatment based on one image…