It’s through my passion for photography that I met my photographer friend Caroline Nicholson. I have had the pleasure of knowing her for nearly a couple of years now, we always enjoy each other’s company so when she called me to discuss her vision with me I was very excited to say the least and I accepted her invitation to collaborate in this shoot straight away. It’s not everyday that you get to shoot on the set of big blockbuster movies like James Bond, Sherlock Holmes and most recent Les Miserable, which coincidently I went to see yesterday night, an incredibly moving story and amazing cinematography, I highly recommend going to see it.

A fabulous team was soon pulled together and the shoot turned out a success.

I love movies and to have the opportunity to shoot on such an amazing location
has to be the highlight of 2012.

It has been an honour and a pleasure to be working with such a talented creative team
and I am very grateful to each and everyone of them.

A special thank you to my buddy Caroline for inviting me to take part, and to Alana and June at the Historic Dockyard for the opportunity.

Enjoy a selection of my favourite images of the shoot

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Massive thank yous to the fabulous team that made this amazing shoot possible:

Our Drama Queens: Dawn Ferguson, Sarah Rogers, Hayley Griffiths and Samantha Stevens

The Venue:  Alana Almond and June Collins – The Historic Dockyard Chatham and Commissioners House

Make up: Elaine Barrow and Shamirah Sairally

Brooch Bouquets and stationary: Jinder Raja – The Finer Details

Cakes: Elizabethe Solaru  – Elizabeths Cake Emporium

Flower Garlands: Gwenda Wilkes  – The Vintage Floral Design Company

Shoes: Marsha Hall – Marsha Hall Handmade Shoes

Props: Sarah Poole – SP Wedding Events

Jewellery: Claire Ogden – Claire Ogden Designs

Behind the scenes Vidography: Jo and Apos  – Urban Cinematography

My partner in crime and mastermind Caroline Nicholson – Caroline Lavelle Nicholson Photography