Eddie Judd Photography

Jane’s bump {maternity photography, Surrey}

Eddie Judd — Sat, 12 May 2012 08:36:29 +0000

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I do love taking pictures of pregnant ladies. It reminds me of how special I felt when I was pregnant – how in awe I was at my body and that I was able to grow a special little person inside me. There really is a particular glow to pregnant women, it’s a pure maternal love for the growing bump. I love to be able to capture this amazing time. Here is Jane, some pictures at home and a trip to Polesdan Lacey in Surrey – I have just heard news (and a little picture by text – thanks Jane!) that bump has arrived – it has really made my day!

Cherry blossom family {family photography, Surrey}

Eddie Judd — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:02:58 +0000

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Here’s a few pictures of a recent spring extended family shoot – we found a break in the rain during April (yes I know, it did actually stop briefly despite being the wettest on record!) – I love the bokeh (you might have to google this photography term!!) that the blossom gives and I love the smiles from this gorgeous family who were visiting nana from Australia!

Bluebells {family photographer, Surrey}

Eddie Judd — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:45:54 +0000

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The rain is keeping me away from my beloved bluebell woods this weekend so I thought I’d put together a selection of favourites to satisfy my longing for them! I think these extracts from the famous poet Anne Bronte’s ‘The Bluebell’ says quite eloquently what I feel about the special place that bluebells grow. It truly does feel like a magical place to me and I love to return each year. The rush of adrenaline when I turn the corner to see if the bluebells are in full bloom – the intake of breath when the sun shines down upon them – I swear you can see the fairies sparkling…

A fine and subtle spirit dwells
In every little flower,
Each one its own sweet feeling breathes
With more or less of power.
There is a silent eloquence
In every wild bluebell
That fills my softened heart with bliss
That words could never tell.

But when I looked upon the bank
My wandering glances fell
Upon a little trembling flower,
A single sweet bluebell.

O, that lone flower recalled to me
My happy childhood’s hours
When bluebells seemed like fairy gifts
A prize among the flowers,

Those sunny days of merriment
When heart and soul were free,
And when I dwelt with kindred hearts
That loved and cared for me.

from Anne Bronte’s ’The Bluebell’

A macro treat at Wisley Gardens {photography, Surrey}

Eddie Judd — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 10:39:35 +0000

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I love going to the RHS Wisley Gardens which is not far from where I live – it is at it’s best in spring in my opinion – the colours are amazing! While my girls enjoyed running around on an Easter trail, I enjoyed myself with my macro lens. I have always enjoyed taking images of flowers – I have a huge collection of botanical imagery – mainly on film – that I started whilst I was studying photography at university, so it is nice to keep my creative juices flowing from time to time!

So here is a visual treat of spring colour for you this Easter weekend. We had also spotted some ducklings at the nearby Pyrford Lock earlier – much to the girls delight.

A 70′s glamour themed bridal inspiration shoot set in fields of lavender {wedding photography inspiration, Surrey}

Eddie Judd — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:00:30 +0000

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As promised here is the 2nd part of my lavender fields shoot. All very 1970′s inspired and perfectly styled by Charley from London Bride. Part 1 can be found here.

And just as a teaser – and for a little something to make you smile (I do still – every time I watch it) please enjoy this incredible video filmed by Paul Gwilliams and edited by Jon Collins. It captures the fun, warmth and romance of the day

(forgive me but my blog is not letting me embed this video at the moment – so PLEASE click below – you’ll love it – I promise!)

https://vimeo.com/29787763

This part of the shoot was photographed earlier in the day, you can see some behind the scenes imagery on London Bride here! We came straight from hair and makeup where Severin from The Hepburn Collection had created bouncy Jerry Hall style waves and make-up artist Tammi Nguyen created inspired make-up of a neutral slightly smoky eye and bold, sexy deep red lips. We were orignally inspired by the 1970′s flake advert of the lady painting in a field, and with the 70′s having a big fashion comback, Charley found an amazing jumpsuit to use. Unfortunately at the last minute it was unavaliable, but instead, we showed how you could look incredible on your wedding day in high street fashion and a few finds from ebay!

Steph at FairyNuff Flowers put together a beautiful bouquet of iconically 70′s white carnations and ivy. Bet you never thought you’d see carnations look so amazing!For our second look we switched the bride’s bouquet to a romantic and striking rose and lavender hand-tied posy with the stems showing, and Severin added a fishtail plait. Charley styled our 70′s groom in a navy vintage velvet blazer from Tweedmans Vintage with matching bow tie and his buttonhole put together by Steph complimented the bouquet. Sarah and Jamie, both actors AND our real life bride and groom to be really did an amazing job working some romance for the camera.

I was extreme delighted that this part of the shoot has also been featured on the infamous Love My Dress blog – you can see that here and this also features much more detail from Charley about the styling.

Location: Mayfield lavender fields

Styling: Charley Beard

Hair: Severin Hubert – The Hepburn Collection

Makeup: Tammi Nguyen

Flowers: Fairynuff flowers

Tweed Jackets / Velvet Blazers & Men’s Accessories: Tweedmans Vintage

Jumpsuit: ASOS [no longer available]

White Floppy Hat with Bow: Campbell Cooper

Bride: Sarah Chamberlain – Toadstool parties

Groom: Actor – Jamie A Wilson

Also with thanks to:

Bird cage cake stand: Fraser and Parsley Perfect Parties

Hair salon: Mickael and Ludovic Hair Design

A boho themed bridal inspiration shoot set in fields of lavender {wedding photography inspiration, Surrey}

Eddie Judd — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:11:03 +0000

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Finally I am blogging the images from my bridal inspiration shoot last summer – you may have seen some of these images in Cosmo Bride magazine or maybe on the fantastic Ruffled blog last week – or maybe this is the first time – either way I hope you enjoy the gorgeous summery tones . If only this could be smell-o-vision!

This shoot began as dream – this dream of mine came true thanks to the amazing suppliers and people on this shoot that made everything look so absolutely incredible.

The wonderful Charley from London Bride pulled everything together. She ‘got’ my vision immediately and used the classic 70′s Cadbury flake advert – remember the one where the lady paints in a field?! – as inspiration. She created mood-boards that were filled with imagery from Provence and organised the suppliers, from the fantastic hair and make-up team to the gorgeous dresses and very cool suits. She styled the table, pulling together a collection of props that we both sourced, to create a couple of looks – personally I still I think you will agree that the styling and level of detail are incredible.

This is the boho look – I will blog the 70′s glamour look next week! I hope you enjoy the video too – shot by my talented cameraman husband!

Anyway here you go – and one last time from me – a huge thank you to all the suppliers who took part in this shoot – details below. Oh – and yes, incase you were wondering, Sarah and Jamie are a real-life couple! Shortly after this shoot – he proposed!

Teaser film by Paul Gwilliams

Severin from The Hepburn Collection styled the brides hair with a stunning front french-plait – it perfectly complimented the subtle 70′s feel of the shoot. Make-up artist Tammi Nguyen created a a smoky eye look on Sarah which the camera loved!Charley created the picnic table for two as inspiration for a ‘First Look’ part to your wedding day. The French style metal furniture was decorated with lace doilies, old bottles and delicious macaroons, surrounded by zinc watering cans brimming with hydrangeas and bubbly Babycham in coupé glasses for the couple to enjoy. We wanted to have natural and a hand-picked feel to the flowers keeping them very natural – Steph at Fairynuff Flowers put together a beautiful hand-tied bouquet of scented stocks in pastel colours tied with loose ribbon, and also used a single lilac scabiosa flower for the groom’s buttonhole.

Both beautiful dresses were generously provided by Halfpenny London, the polka dot sleeved dress was part of the collection and the lace dress was in fact a stunning original vintage dress. The groom’s suit jackets were original vintage jackets supplied by Vintage Whistles.

Location: Mayfield lavender fields

Styling: Charley Beard

Hair: Severin Hubert – The Hepburn Collection

Makeup: Tammi Nguyen

Flowers: Fairynuff flowers

Dresses: Kate Halfpenny

Tweed Jackets / Velvet Blazers & Men’s Accessories: Tweedmans Vintage

Bride: Sarah Chamberlain – Toadstool parties

Groom: Actor – Jamie A Wilson

Also with thanks to:

Bird cage cake stand: Fraser and Parsley Perfect Parties

Hair salon: Mickael and Ludovic Hair Design

Paper Straws & Doilies: Pipii

Macaroons: Queenies Cupcakery

Whoopie Pies: Waitrose

Let’s party! {family photography, Surrey}

Eddie Judd — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 14:29:09 +0000

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A well timed post, a perfect shoot to show you on Mother’s Day weekend. This lucky and well-treasured mum had a party thrown for her by her 4 children and their families including 8 grandchildren! It was her 70th birthday, definitely an occasion worth celebrating! I went along and captured them having a very enjoyable lunch. It is often hard to get all family members together when we all have such busy lives so these occasions are always very special. The party then continued back at home safely in the dry (it was a very rainy day!) where I got some fun family group portraits. Thank you to Cathy for welcoming me back to her beautiful home again, I love this family!

The kids went out with the balloons for a bit of fresh air…..and then the heavens opened!! A few mudslides and giggles later we were all wrapped up in the warm!

Spring is here! {childrens photography, Surrey}

Eddie Judd — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:49:33 +0000

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Well, we have been treated to some warmer temperatures this week in Surrey – it even reached a balmy 17 degrees! I did a quick mini spring with session with the adorable Mia recently and I thought I’d share a few. The blossoms have come very early this year – I hope we can enjoy them for a few weeks still to come, it is so uplifting seeing all the colours emerge at this time of the year. I’m looking forward to, as I’m sure you are, the longer days and the warmth of the sun on my face again.

A Mother’s Love {family photography, Surrey}

Eddie Judd — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:39:31 +0000

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I thought I’d do a tribute to all us awesome (I don’t use that word lightly) mummies this week in honour of Mothering Sunday this weekend. One of the main reasons I am so passionate about my job is that I think it is more than just a luxury to have great photos of the relationships that exist in families. I am so pleased that my father was a keen amateur photographer himself and it means there are lots of fantastic photographs of me and my sister and also of us with our late mother. I love looking at them, I treasure them, and it usually reminds me of some great outing we went on or happy days in the sun.

So I feel very lucky that I get to create these memories for our future generations, hopefully, in years to come, these children will look back on images from a photography session with me with the same warm glow inside.

“I love my mother as the trees love water and sunshine – she helps me grow, prosper, and reach great heights” – Terri Guillemets

My new Queensberry wedding album sample {wedding photographer}

Eddie Judd — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:40:26 +0000

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I am so pleased to say that I now offer what is probably considered the best album in the world – the ‘Queensberry’.

Queensberry Albums are based in New Zealand and offer albums of the highest quality and build. For much more information and so that you can see for yourself please visit their website here

“Each book, and album, is an imaginative journey that unfolds in your hands” – the opening statement on the Queensberry statement says it all. This is something to have and to really enjoy now AND for generations to come.

My sample is a fantastic 14 x 10″ Queensberry ‘Duo’ – a fushion between matted images, flushmount pages and stunning full bleed images. I have choosen a contemporary white leather cover – that you just can’t stop stroking! – and embossed bride & grooms names on the front. I think it is a contemporary twist on the classic wedding album. This album is just a taster of what you could build from the memories of your wedding day, you can have many more pages, there are many album cover materials to choose from, ultimately making this a complete bespoke option for you. I complimented my album sample with Marissa and Stephens soft and pretty spring wedding – you can see their full wedding here

If you would like to know my prices for a Queensberry album then please do get in touch