Autumn fashion shoot and editorial photography
Autumn fashion shoot and editorial photography
Maternity photography Swansea
Our luxury maternity, bump & pregnancy photography studio in Swansea, South Wales is the perfect place to release celebrate your pending new arrival.
If you are looking for a bump or maternity photographer for yourself or as a couple to celebrate this new chapter & to record the excitement & anticipation get in touch!
We want to capture the excitement & emotions you & your partner are feeling – those feelings that make you unique & capture this important part of your experience in our luxury photography studio Swansea.
Wall art celebrating a couples love before baby is born
Maybe you just want to celebrate where you are as a couple have some amazing memories to share.
For partners that want to give the ultimate gift to the one they love- we offer experience gift certificates.
Wall art celebrating a a baby bump
Our luxury bridal boudoir photography studio in Swansea, South Wales is the perfect place capture that sassy bride for your husband or partner to be.
Are you looking for the ultimate gift for your groom or spouse to be? Want to experience what its like to literally be a superstar with a luxury, pamper session, hair & make up & full, guided photographic experience
Maybe you want to explore your confidence 
. Perhaps you want to see yourself the same way that your fiancé is always telling you 
Or maybe you just simply want to look and feel absolutely amazing and empowered as you transition from Miss to Mrs, capturing the excitement before the changes that come with marriage! 
Well our bridal boudoir photography Swansea is what you have been looking for!
Bridal Boudoir wall art Photography in the Bedroom
We want to capture what it is about YOU that makes you uniquely sensual and amazing with our bridal boudoir photography Swansea.
For partners that want to give the ultimate gift to the one they love- we offer boudoir experience gift certificates for our bridal boudoir photography Swansea. The gift of seeing themselves from your eyes!
Boudoir photography Swansea
Our luxury boudoir photography studio in Swansea, South Wales is the perfect place to release your inner goddess!
Whether you are looking for a boudoir photographer for a wedding gift for your groom to be or to feel the empowering experience of releasing your inner sass; you’re sure to leave exhilarated & with new found confidence from your boudoir photography experience!
We want to capture what it is about YOU that makes you uniquely sensual and amazing with our boudoir experiences in Swansea.
Wall art from Boudoir photography experience displayed in the bedroom.
Maybe you would like to give yourself back the real you, give yourself that confidence boost and forget about what the hell other people think. Or give your partner (or yourself!) a priceless gift that he or she will treasure for years to come. Or maybe you just want the chance to shine and show yourself and others how incredible you actually are.
For partners that want to give the ultimate gift to the one they love- we offer boudoir experience gift certificates. The gift of seeing themselves from your eyes!
See our bridal boudoir experiences too
Castello Ceconi is the stunning venue for our exciting Portrait Photography workshop from Monday September 9th to September 13th 2019. Located at the foothills of the Dolomite mountains. It is about an hour and a half drive away from Venice.
Your classroom for the week- Castlelo Ceconi in Italy!
If you’ve ever attended any of our workshops or classes you will love the action packed, information overload, and fun atmosphere. Alongside with the incredible Panikos this promises to be the best workshops I have ever hosted & been part of!
Our stunning album supplier Graphistudio owns Castello Ceconi, it has been completely refurbished to the highest standards inside and out providing an amazing venue for our portrait photography training workshop.
Venice- there will be further opportunity for training sessions here the week after!
The weeks workshop with our models will include both indoor studio set ups as well as outdoor shoots in and around the Castle, nearby waterfalls and church, our agenda will include night-time/ low light portraits making the most of the castles floodlit exterior & whatever conditions we find! We will be using both available light, studio lighting & speed lights/ portable battery flashes to create striking images. You will also learn how we pose & work with models to get the best form them! During the week we’ll be talking about workflow, lightroom editing & photoshop retouching with both trainers demonstrating Photoshop and Lightroom live edits of images we have taken that day. Marketing and sales will also feature on the agenda.
Some of Justins fashion & editorial work.
During the week we will make a visit to the nearby Graphistudio album factory for an informative tour and look at the album production process, the handmade album production process has to be seen to be believed and even if you’re not yet a Graphistudio customer, you can’t fail to be impressed by the meticulous attention to detail that goes into every album, various unique portrait products and Wall Art. Graphistudio are no longer “just” an album company, they make some of the finest wall products around, using cutting edge technology.
Graphistudio
The workshop includes all lunches and welcome dinner one evening, all food is prepared by a local restauranteur making use of traditional and local Italian foods, this will include some alcoholic drinks. Cost of training is £875 if booked before 31st July 2019 and £975 thereafter. Not included are flights (Low cost flights to Venice around £70 return) and hotel accommodation (The local hotel is approx. £40 per night). Transfers to and from the airport are included.
Panikos
There will also be the option of extra days shooting and learning in Venice during the weekend following the training. Details will be provided on request.
The great thing about this particular workshop is that the group will be split into two, so each small group will have more personal attention from myself and Justin, so all your questions can be answered, and you’ll also have more hands on shooting time with our models.
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Our Itinerary for the week (Provisional mid week weather dependant)
Monday
11:00 Meet at Marco Polo Airport (Venice) for transfer to Castle stopping off for lunch on the way at a local Vineyard. There are some early morning flights into Venice or you may prefer to fly out over the weekend to take in the beautiful city before the workshop.
12:30 Lunch at a local Vineyard
13:30 Tour of the Graphistudio Factory, so you can understand what happens to your files and get the very best out of the products you want to sell to your clients
17:30 Head to hotel for check-in and Dinner.
Tuesday
Photography at the castle all day, studio and on location.
Albums design presentation from Graphistudio
Night shooting presentation
Night shoot with low light- light trails / light painting.
Wednesday
AM – Castle shoot
PM – Workflow and sales presentation
PM – Down to the nearby river and waterfalls with our models
Thursday
Photography at the castle
Business and marketing class
Photography at a church in a nearby Village – Pielungo
Friday
Morning shoot with the models
1130 – Return to Marco Polo or Treviso airport for onward journey to Venice (optional) or home.
Not included are flights (Low cost flights to Venice around £70 return) and hotel accommodation (The local hotel is approx. £40 per night).
I do recommended that you take out adequate travel insurance cover for this trip.
Equipment required– Camera bodies (with instruction manuals) and lenses from wide angle to around 200mm. Flash gun(s) and triggers for off camera firing. Tripod and cable release.
Who can book – This course is suited to intermediate and advanced photographers with at least a working knowledge of use of flash on camera. If in doubt please about your photographic levels/ability please contact me. We cannot take bookings from photographers located within north London or Swansea
Monies – A non refundable deposit of £175 is required to book, with a further £200 due February 15th. Remaining Balance of £500 due on March 15th 2019
Huge thanks to pixapro & Godox for lighting equipment too!
David & Natasha got married in Hensol Castle in early autumn.
As a South Wales wedding photographer I’ve shot many venues & Hensol castle is still one of my favourites. It has so many different aspects- inside & out. It is a South wales wedding photographers dream to photograph!
I asked Natasha & David a little about them & their Wedding day & their thoughts on their South Wales wedding photographer:
How did you meet?
I was working in Yates in Swansea, South Wales and David used to come in and ask me out all the time. Eventually I succumbed to his persistent charm & we have been together 6 years!
Tell us a little about your day- how you felt and what made it special for you.
I woke up on the morning and all my nerves seemed to subside, I Just couldn’t wait to see my best friend waiting for me at the end of the aisle. My brother and bampa giving me away and our beautiful son being apart of it. Every thing was how I imagined it. I would do it all over again if I could! I’m so glad we had South Wales wedding photographer Justin Harris to record our day!
Wedding flowers wales in Llanelli, South Wales decorated the venue with all white creams and ivory flowers and cloths and absolutely huge flower vase centre pieces with greenery draping down from the ceiling. It was perfect!
Justin Harris Photography & his team were so helpful. As the hair and makeup was running behind slightly he was going to get my jewellery and even topping up my glass for me.. above and beyond duties for a South wales wedding photographer!
I was super excited to meet Kate and her mum at a wedding showcase a few years ago. More so when Kate told me she needed a wedding photographer Hensol castle AND that she is a dancer! I could barely contain my excitement! We chatted excitedly and it wasn’t long before I was booked as their wedding photographer at Hensol castle!
Roll on a few agonising years of waiting and here are some highlights of Kate and Gregs wedding photographer Hensol castle! It really was the most amazing day and it certainly wasn’t spoilt by the copious amount of rain that fell! I asked them some questions about them and their amazing day, here is what they told me:
Where did you meet and how long have you been together?
We met 12 years ago in school! I went away training as a dancer and in my last year we got back in contact before I moved home. That was 5 years ago!
Where did you get married?
My grandad is buried in Llantrisant parish so the church is very close to my heart. Greg was in hospital having a shoulder operation in the vale, during his stay we went for a walk and come across Hensol castle, Greg asked did I want to book our wedding! We didn’t view any other venues we fell in love with the place! And what girl doesn’t want to get married in a castle? Hensol castle is the perfect place for wedding photography too!
Tell me a little about the amazing decor- who designed and made it happen?
I bought and made a lot myself! I’m the fussiest person in the world but I want to mention Laura smith who workes as part of Hensol castle team, she was amazing with us, she met up with us so many times for me to take pictures, decided where I wanted things and to measure nothing was too much trouble! I was so worried as I had a store room full of things for them to place out! And everything was perfect!
Our colours was very neutral I found a piece of ribbon that was a champagne colour that I tried to match the bridesmaid dresses up to, everything else was white and ivory. It all looked so elegant and classy in our wedding photography!
We got engaged in NYC we kept this as our theme using shops and attractions in New York as our table names.
Moss brothers Cardiff supplied the suits and I highly recommend them. We decided to go for black tux and braces as the wedding was very neutral we also thought this would go well with the castle and kept classy. It certainly looks great in the photographs and makes a classy twist for our wedding photographer Hensol castle
Where did you get your dress? Vera wang bridal London- I was very lucky girl! It was such an elegant dress that complimented my body shape and the details were just exquisite!
Who was your makeup artist Kathryn kift makeup artist
Who was your hair stylist Vous by Lyndsey
What cars/ transport did you have? (Website if possible please)
Prices cars supplied Annabelle for the bridesmaids and mother of the bride Southernbelle – bride and groom
Perfect days wedding cars -Lord Asquith – for the groomsmen and family
Who made your cake? Again please describe any special features (Website if possible please)
Scrumdiddly made our stunningly elegant 5 tire wedding cake and Vale cake boutique made a variety of different cakes for my cake cart
Who was your florist?
Who was your florist? Hilary floral design! Flowers were a huge part of our decor! We had them everywhere! Hilary and the team were amazing!
Who was your jewellery designer? Tiffany & co Pearl dainty bracelet
What brand were those incredible shoes? Jimmy choo – the feathers were amazing!!!
Was there anything else that you feel made your day truly special or any other comments to share? Justin was amazing with us! He arrived early and was with us until the end! We can’t thank him enough for his patience! “We create” boys were fantastic with us and we can’t wait to see our video! James our singer made the atmosphere incredible during the church and our wedding breakfast And juke box was Fantastic for the evening entertainment!Feedback- was there anything else
Justin Harris Photography could have done differently or better? Justin and his team were amazing and I will highly recommend him to all couples getting married especially if they need wedding photographer Hensol castle! We wouldn’t have wanted anyone else to photograph our special day!!
If you are looking for a wedding photographer for Hensol castle here are a few other links you may like- Hensol castle wedding slideshow & Hensol castle wedding photography blog
Full gallery is online HERE!
Late last year I had a rather panicked message from Josie telling me that their wedding photographer had let them down last minute & would I be available to shoot their wedding photography King Arthur Hotel Gower! I was very excited to hear their plans as I’d photographed at the King Arthur Hotel many times & it is a truly lovely venue and not far from where I live (you can view one here!). Their plans sounded just wonderful and as luck would have it; it was my last available date in September. I was soon booked to be their wedding photographer!
I asked Josie a little about their day & those who helped make it so special- here is what she told me:
Where did you get married and why did you choose the venue? King Arthur– we choose this Venue because of its rustic style room which is very different to most venues.
Who was your venue decorator? The wedding business – My theme was Rustic but with some added glam.
Who supplied the suits? Crush Menswear
Where did you get your dress? Cariad bridal in Swansea supplied my wedding dress!
Who was your makeup artist Jenna Kelly
Who was your hair stylist Lucie Summerfield bridal hair
What cars/ transport did you have? (Website if possible please) Exquisite bridal cars
Who made your cake? Bella cakes- I wanted lots of flowers & we even had a cake topper with Ceri’s car!
Who was your florist? Blooming bells- they were just amazing
Who was your stationery supplier? Quaint hearted.
Was there anything else that you feel made your day truly special or any other comments to share? Everything went perfect. Justin was amazing from start to finish.
Feedback- was there anything else Justin Harris Photography could have done differently or better? Nope- perfection
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I was so excited to meet Joy & Josh. When they told me they needed a wedding photography Hay-on-Wye & began to tell me about their plans for an exclusive, luxury wedding venue from Josh’s childhood with a festival vibe, silent disco & marquees mixed in with a dollop of boho chic!
We soon met up even with a slight distance between us (Bath & Swansea) & I’m not sure who was more excited as we went through the plans & shared photos of the venue & talked about the plans! Joy & Josh booked me there & then for their wedding photography Hay-on-Wye & I for one counted the days until their big day!
I asked Joy & Josh some questions about their day – here is what they told me:
Where did you get married and why did you choose the venue?
The wedding was held in the grounds of a truly unique property owned by Lyndy Cooke, former director of the Hay festival (currently founder at hand held events) and dear family friend. This place is very important to Josh (the groom) as he grew up with many childhood memories of him & the groomsmen climbing the trees & playing in the grounds. To be able to get married here was truly an amazing & unique opportunity.
Who was your dress designer and/or supplier
It was so important for me to have an Australian designer to bring a bit of Australia to my big day. Anna Campbell definitely didn’t disappoint. The store I got this from (Perfect Day Bridal) was incredible! There was only three stores in the uk that stocked this designer and I was lucky enough that one was 20 min from my house!
Who supplied the suits
Josh’s suit was Italian linen and was tailored by Gabucci an amazing menswear store in bath.
Who was your venue decorator?
The marquee was designed and set up by the wonderful Martin Powell of Acacia marquees. We wanted the DJ set up to be like a festival.
We wanted people to be able to have a chilled drink on the hay bales in the sun and then bust out some serious moves on the main stage. Then party away in the silent disco till dawn.
If it was possible to combine vintage, garden party, boho festival into one I guess that would describe the theme. The flowers were a massive part of creating the asthetics. The lovely mother of the groom, Steph, spent months and months planting hundreds of seeds!
Who was your makeup artist
Jess was brilliant and hilarious. She made me feel comfortable and beautiful & also knew Justin, our wedding photography Hay-on-Wye!
Who was your hair stylist?
Jenny and Beth from hair comes the bride were the perfect fit to create the whimsical look to compliment my dress and hair piece. Not only was their work impeccable but they are also really good friends. They took the time to really listen to what I wanted.
What cars/ transport did you have?
Josh’s uncle’s Jaguar! He also kindly agreed to chauffeur for the day
Who made your cake?
Monkland cheese dairy
We wanted a local dairy to provide the cheese and we decorated it.
We were lucky enough for our guests Bronwyn and Marion Lally to make the lovely Victoria sponge.
Who was your florist?
The florist Debbie from the hibiscus room carefully selected the most beautiful roses that matched the bridesmaid dresses perfectly. We wanted some blues in there to match the grooms tie. The bridesmaids absolutely loved their garlands!
Who was your jewellery designer? Please describe any special features (Website if possible please)
The lovely mr Katz from E Katz & co jewellers in Hatton Garden, Chancery Lane. This place was of particular importance as it was where the grooms father bought the grooms mothers ring and also where josh bought my engagement ring.
Our spring fashion photography/ editorial shoot 2017 for Wales premiere glossy magazine WM magazine also featured in the Swansea’s leading glossy magazine- Swansea life As we always shoot out of season to make publishing deadlines we decided to recreate a spring fashion scene indoors! Plus it never rains inside & thats important here in Wales!
Photographer: Justin Harris
01792 898544
Art direction: Brian Brown
01792 301901
Stylist & hair: Jasmine
029 2076 4344
Make-up
Jessie Harries
07789 007657
info@jessiemakeup.com
Model: Tammy Dexter
Shot at Bewt Studios Cardiff