Photographer

I am a freelance photographer based in Edinburgh and London. I photograph weddings (see karentakesweddingpictures.com) Also general portraiture, fashion and events. If you are interested in booking, please contact me: karentakespictures@yahoo.com or call 07841 576898 for pricing and further information.

Saturday, 16 October 2010

Brighton

An afternoon spent in Brighton with my boy last Monday. We enjoyed the quiet Pier, fish and chips on the beach, this stunning sun set and finished up with desert at an American diner. I could live down here!
View from Brighton Pier.
The sun breaking through the amusement rides. More on my Flikr...

Tuesday, 5 October 2010

A day off...

... from posting people pictures on the blog. It is also a day off for me. I decided to go for walk with my camera and one lens, 70-200 mm, to investigate a tiny piece of Penicuik I have not uncovered yet. In fact, I uncovered it so well I got lost a little. Tired, dehydrated and without enough breakfast to fuel the hours I went out for, I got some snaps I am quite happy with, not all bad! Check out my Flikr to the right to see the full photo story...
A single sitting crow against a blue sky.
Penicuik to the Pentlands in one frame.
Buds in the sky, abstract style.

Friday, 1 October 2010

Light the darkness

 'I heart Mon' Lit with a bike light!

This was also lit with a bike light! Photography - Painting with light, what ever it may be.

LFW Montage

It is impossible for me to turn up without taking sly snaps of the details, the visuals that sum up the atmosphere... from my view point anyway. A really cool, relaxed, vibrant scene at Somerset House. I could have mooched there for days. Looking forward to next season.

London Fashion Week

One of the models begins her own walk show.
The audience look on... impressed?
This was Amanda's grand finale. The dress was top to toe (to the floor) a metal wonder.

Side streets of Edinburgh.


First fashion assignment this semester. Carol, Eoin and myself team up to shoot a selection of images from dusk into dark in the city of Edinburgh. The model, Jayne is a complete professional through four hours of outfit, lighting, location and photographer changeover. This image was lit from the right hand side with a single speedlight and diffuser umbrella.