Rapture Photography

2011 Weddings

Stephen Wilson — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:11:09 +0000

At last I’ve had a spare minute to get together a selection of images from weddings we covered last year.

For those of you who are considering booking Rapture Photography for your wedding, these images were chosen because they represent our style of wedding photography - fun, relaxed and unobtrusive to get the full story and emotion of the wedding day, but also including some semi-staged and creative images for added impact.

SWPP Convention 2012

Stephen Wilson — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:13:17 +0000

SWPP Convention 2012

I’m going to London today, and will be attending the annual SWPP (Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers) Convention for the remainder of the week. Looking forward to meeting up with old and new friends in the business, and most of all, getting inspiration and new products for 2012!

Academy Senior Dance

Stephen Wilson — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:24:52 +0000

Senior Dance 2011

Had a wonderful night towards the end of last year at the Alness Academy Senior Dance. They had a Blue Theme, and I think this picture sums up the good time had by the students. What a privelege being part of these types of events as a photographer!

Happy New Year and all the best for 2012

Stephen Wilson — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:19:20 +0000

Happy New Year 2012

We just wanted to say a massive thank you to all those people who hired Rapture Photography last year. We had another good year, and met many, many wonderful people.

We wish you all the best for 2012. ENJOY!

Steve & Ali xxx

Highland Wedding Fair – Eden Court Theatre (Inverness) – 21st August 2011

Stephen Wilson — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:40:13 +0000

Just a quick post to let you all know that we will be exhibiting at the Highland Wedding Fair this Sunday at the Eden Court Theatre in Inverness. The doors open at 12pm and we’ll be there until 4pm.

We look forward to meeting you.

Scottish Wedding Directory – latest issue

Stephen Wilson — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:37:17 +0000

Check out the cool feature in the new issue of Scottish Wedding Directory – “Couple’s Choice/Photographer’s Choice” – we thought it was really interesting to see the differences in the images and the reasons behind choosing them. This issue (page 226) features two images from a wedding we did earlier this year in April for Susan & Stuart in Dornoch.

COUPLE’S CHOICE: “This photography is so natural, relaxed and carefree looking. The colours are amazing and it captures how happy the day was. It also looks like we’re somewhere quite exotic rather than the beach in Dornoch.”

RAPTURE’S CHOICE: “This image captures such a fun and spontaneous moment. The relatively featureless environment really highlights their emotion and movement. Although the conditions on the beach were tough – intense high sun, no clouds and strong wind – Susan and Stuart were wonderful and just went for it.”

The Wedding Guests…

Stephen Wilson — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:31:59 +0000

For a change, Alison and I were *guests* at a wedding on Saturday – our very good friend Tara who got married to John in Tunbridge Wells (Kent) . It was an amazing day and Tara looked absolutely stunning! I was planning on NOT taking any pictures at the wedding because I wanted to completely ‘relax’, and they had another friend of theirs doing the honours… but as I’m sure you’ve guessed, the temptation got the better of me. So I asked T&J if I could borrow them for 5 minutes… and here ’s the result, taken shortly after we arrived at the Reception venue in two of these London busses.

Cute little furry guys…

Stephen Wilson — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:18:55 +0000

Don’t worry, I’ve not gone completely mad ;o) It’s fun shooting different subjects though, so thought I’d share these snaps of the cute little furry guys that I took while cutting the grass in our garden yesterday. They are quite tricky to photograph because of their small size, and they move incredibly quickly between plants. Focus is key, as to try and ‘separate’ them from the background, you need a very low depth-of-field.

Wishing you all the best from Scotland…

Stephen Wilson — Tue, 24 May 2011 17:17:37 +0000

We would like to share some awful news that affected recent clients of ours – Ashley and Mike – who got married earlier this month at Dornoch Cathedral. They had come over from Canada to get married here, but while they were over, they heard news that there were many, out-of-control, wild fires threatening their home town (Slave Lake, Alberta). They were able to have their wedding as planned – and what a beautiful and joyful day it was as you can see from the photos – but then they had to fly back home earlier than planned as the whole town was evacuated. Not sure if it was reported here in the mainstream media – but we didn’t hear anything about it at the time. The images of the destruction to the town I’ve seen online are shocking. I can’t imagine the worry they had to go through. Thank goodness everyone appears to be safe at least, and I’m sure all our clients would join us in wishing them and their families well for the future and our thoughts are with all the residents of Slave Lake as the clearing and rebuilding gets underway.

Here’s some more on the story in the Northern Times…

http://www.northern-times.co.uk/News/Canadian-couples-Sutherland-wedding-spoilt-by-wild-fires-at-home-6876813.htm

Ashley and Mike 01

Ashley and Mike 02

Ashley and Mike 03

Ashley and Mike 04

Ashley and Mike 05

Ashley and Mike 06

Ashley and Mike 07

Such a Pleasure …

Stephen Wilson — Wed, 11 May 2011 14:15:06 +0000

On Friday I had the pleasure of taking some honeymoon photographs of Ken and Gretchen. For me it’s so nice to work in this industry, but every now and again you meet such an amazing couple who are so in love – it makes the whole experience an incredible privilege. Ken and Gretchen are two such people. They came over from Austin (Texas) to get married in Edinburgh. The wedding took place on the 29^th April (yes, the same day as William and Kate) and by all accounts they had an amazing day. Afterwards they decided on touring the Highlands for part of their honeymoon, and I took the photographs at ‘The Ness Islands’ in Inverness, near to the hotel they were staying at. They were so relaxed and enjoying the session – the photography was effortless. Rarely have I been able to take so little credit for my subjects’ disposition. I trust they will love the images, and we wish them every happiness for the future!

Ken & Gretchen #1

Ken & Gretchen #2

Ken & Gretchen #3

Ken & Gretchen #4