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Documentary wedding photography has taken me to some fantastic places in the UK and abroad, while allowing me to photograph an important stage in people’s lives. What a great privilege!! It’s on this page that I want to share that story with you when I show a few favourite images from these weddings. This is where I also post my latest news so you know what’s happening at Clive Blair Photography.

What is Documentary Wedding Photography?

You’ve probably heard various buzz words to describe a documentary wedding photographer, like reportage photographer, candid photographer, natural, unposed…etc. Now you’re probably wondering “Is a documentary style of coverage for me?”

Surprise Proposal | Birmingham City Centre

Guys: If you’re looking  for a some ideas on ways to propose to your girlfriend, how about following Jason’s lead who proposed to his girlfriend on Dec 5th 2015, based on a location that held precious memories for them both? Jason first booked me a couple of months before the date he’d chosen to propose to Lisa, and as he…

Planning Your Wedding

How do you plan a perfect wedding? After shooting weddings for over 25 years, Here’s my list of a few important things to help you avoid common pitfalls.

Birmingham Wedding | Marverine and Austen

What a great, lively wedding Marverine and Austen had! What a privilege to be there to see and record it all for them too!! I’ve know Marverine for a few years, having taken quite a few photos for her professional career. So to able to also photograph another chapter tin her life was another honour. A few weeks before their…

Birmingham Pre-Wedding shoot | Marverine and Austen

I’ve know Marverine and Austen for sometime now as I’ve been taking a few of their business portraits over the recent years, so it was great to be chosen to photograph their wedding. But first comes the pre-wedding shoot.