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Wedding Photographer based in Birmingham, England. Available for assignments nationally and abroad.

Facebook reminder

Just a quick reminder to check out my business page on Facebook for all the very latest news and gossips here from Clive Blair Photography.

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2 Years and Counting

Well believe it or not but it’s been 2 years today since my first blog post and it’s hard to believe how much has changed in just one year, never mind 2! This time last year I said that I’d be blogging more about me, so you can all get to know the real Clive...

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“West Midlands Your Wedding” Bridal Magazine

Just had some great news: One of my images will be used for the front cover of the April issue of “West Midlands Your Wedding” bridal magazine. So look out for it in the shops soon. Once its published also I’ll post a link here for you to see it in all its glory!

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Stephanie and Edward’s Pre-Wedding Shoot

I can’t forget meeting and booking Stephanie and Edward. We first met early in the day the National Wedding Show NEC last October, and twice they came back during the day to discuss a few more questions on their minds. Now, I’m a very laid back sort of person so I didn’t want to appear...

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Jenna and Graham’s Pre-Wedding Shoot

Jenna and Graham are getting married in April down in Kent so we got together in Malvern, where they live for their pre-wedding shoot. We had fun battling the weather with the fog up the Malvern Hills, and just before I had to leave we found a lovely garden area where we managed to shoot...

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Danielle and Marco’s Pre-Wedding Shoot

Danielle and Marco are getting married next month at the Hotel du Vin in Birmingham so we’d arranged for their pre-wedding shoot in the grounds of an old hunting lodge, in Droitwich, where her sister lives.
We had a great time just walking around the lodge, taking a few photos then walking and chatting about their...

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New Studio Management Software

2010 brings in a new year and new plans for Clive Blair Photographer, amongst them is to be better streamlined and organised behind the scenes. So after testing out the competition, I’ve chosen some new studio management software specifically designed for photographers called Light Blue: Photo.
Using it will mean I can provide a...

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Dilemma: 2 enquieries for same date! (Part 2)

So following on from the “2 Enquries Dilemma” mentioned here, under what circumstances would I hold date?
Imagine Bride A rang and said “I’d like to book you” There are 2 options available. 1) Secure the date over the phone by paying the Retainer Fee with a card, then I can send the Booking Form to...

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Dilemma: 2 enquieries for same date! (Part 1)

From time to time I come across the dilemma of 2 people interested in the same date. As I only ever book one wedding per day, I’d never attempt to cover both and I don’t employ another associate photographer to shoot for me. So what should I do?
Imagine the situation: Bride A is interested in...

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Photo Restoration

Though I’d share a couple of images from a personal job I’ve been given to do by some friends to restore a couple of damaged prints. If you have have any damaged prints you’d like restored just let me know.

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Snow

I finally found a few mins to go out and record a few personal images of the snow in my local park here in Birmingham.

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2010 Winter/Spring Wedding Fayres

Here are few dates for your diary. I’ll be exhibiting at the following confirmed wedding fayres over the coming few months:
Wed 3rd March 2010 – Walsall Football Club, Walsall – 6:00pm -9:00pm
Fri 5th – Sun 7th October 2010 – National Wedding Show, NEC Birmingham, Stand D15 – Fri & Sat 10:00am – 6:00pm / Sun...

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Latest Thanks

I’ve just had the following great e-mail sent from Jennie and Michael who’s wedding I covered back in July, at Sutton Town Hall.
Hi Clive
I`m a bit slow doing it, but now that Christmas is behind us for another year I just wanted to take the time to say thank you so much for our beautiful...

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The Secret Life of Wedding Photographers

What do wedding photographers get upto on their “days off”?
When not shooting a wedding on the weekend do we lounge around living the rockstar lifestyle ? If only!! Here’s a bit of background info on what really happens: http://www.ispwp.com/the-secret-life-of-wedding-photographers.html
What’s not included in the chart is  my life outside of work and for me that’s another...

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2009 Review

Well it’s that time of the year again to reminisce about what happened during the last year, and what a great year it was with some fantastic memories, not least of which included a wedding in the Caribbean!!
Well here’s a 5+ min slideshow to show you just a few of the wedding highlights I’ve had...

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