About Me

Hello my name is Raymond (aka A-Picture or A-Pic) and I own my very own time machine!

Each picture I take has the power to instantly transport you to any time or place in an instant. A picture is so much more than just an image on a screen or on photo paper; it’s a moment in your life that you physically can never get back. That’s what makes my job so special; I am here to catch all those special moments, on the biggest day of your life. I help to keep your experience of the day alive, with no loss of detail over the passage of time. Ultimately I give you your very own time machine, which you will want to hop into on a regular basis.

Officially my photography journey started 3 years ago on a warm summers evening in the garden with my then fiancée, we were discussing our purpose for being here; very philosophical I know, when it came to me, my purpose was to use my passion for photography to preserve memories, feelings and experiences, to allow people to look back on them in times of need, distress, or grief and be instantly reminded of a happier time – My purpose was to be the memory catcher who happens to have a time machine!

My fiancée Chelena recently became my wife and we have two beautiful children Rai and Zach, whom I constantly photograph! My family means everything to me, and they have helped me to develop my photography skills, but most importantly they remind me how special those transient moments really are. The day I stop smiling when I see my pictures of them, will be the day I put my camera down!

I have done many different types of photography but nothing comes close to wedding photography, it is a joy and a privilege to be a small part of one of the most special days in a couple’s life. Pictures are memories in the palm of your hands and I fell elated to have the power to give your memories eternal life for generations to come.

Each wedding or portrait I shoot I set out to capture the essence of that day, in the form of a collection of moments, I don’t believe in too much posing, life and moments never stand still so why should you? My aim is for you to enjoy your day without me buzzing around asking you to move here and there, I enjoy catching those special glimpses you thought no one saw or that embrace of old friends reuniting, or the child having a boogie on the dance floor, completely enjoying the moment.

I hope my journey with you will be an amazing one, that will never end, I guarantee that each time you look back on the moments I have captured, you will have a smile on your face as you are transported back in time.

So enough from me, feel free to have a good look around my site, and I hope you will want to fill in a contact form and we can arrange a meet up.

Wedding Tip Wednesday: Get your wedding planning game organised

Wed. August 27, 2014

Planning a wedding can become a full time job! You really do need to keep on top of things. This will reduce your stress levels, stop any unnecessary chaos and avoid the likelihood of you becoming a bridezilla!

We suggest you make a list of all the jobs to be done and tick them off as you go. It’s a good idea to make a wedding calendar – You can pick a cheap diary from the pound shop – use it to record the dates of meetings with your wedding vendors, when deposits & final payments are due etc. You don’t want to find out a month before your big day that your Wedding Photographer has been booked by some one else because you forgot to pay your balance!

To be fair any good vendor would contact you once your payment was late and advise you that as your contract had been broken they are at liberty to accept alternative booking – Hopefully at this point you can come to an arrangement – But lets try not to get into this situation in the first place #JustSaying

If you prefer to utilise a bit of tech there are a plethora of apps which can help you in your quest to stay on top of your wedding planning game, there are many free apps on the market which allow you to manage the tasks, vendors and lengthy to-do lists associated with planning your wedding.

When I was planning my wedding I had white board, calendars, post its – The lot! It really made all the difference as nothing was forgotten or overlooked – I hope that this post give you a bit of a nudge to get organised with planning the biggest celebration of your life, let’s not leave anything to chance.