Phoenix air base model shoot - part five

Phoenix air base model shoot - part four

Yes they ARE standing on a plane! Fortunately one that is stuck to the floor, as an exhibition and not one that is just about to fly away!

Phoenix air base model shoot - part three

Back to Dan and Faith again!

The sun was shining big time, such a change from dreary Scotland!

So I made good use of the couples' sunglasses!

And how cool was the footwear of the day!

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"We would both like to thank you for the wonderful photographs you took at our wedding in St Andrews. We were so pleased with the results and everyone has commented on how professional you were during the day, and what a brilliant job you made of the final shots.


The DVD was perfect and your choice of music was very close to our hearts. Cant wait to see the final album and show your work to all our friends all over again!


Many thanks and best regards


Steph and Stuart.



PS We are now in receipt of of our full album and as with everything else, we are delighted with the results. In the process of showing the album to our friends and will definately have some print orders off to you shortly."

Phoenix air base model shoot - part two

Back to Dan and Faith!

We tried to get as close to the planes as possible, as they were doing training exercises just past our heads!

Despair- by David Pearce

Interrupting this model shoot to post a link to a very pertinent thread, written by a good fellow pro photographer friend of mine......

http://dpearce.typepad.com/blog/2009/01/despair.html

Phoenix air base model shoot - Faith & Dan at Luke Air Base

While I was in Arizona, a newlywed couple came forward for a model shoot, and boy what a model shoot..... I asked for a bride to model in Vegas, after the convention in Phoenix. Faith answered the post, saying she just married to Dan in Vegas in November, but was going to be moving to Phoenix, just around the time I was going to be there for the convention.

Dan is a fighter pilot, and was being moved to the Luke Air Base at Glendale. He managed to organise permission for us to shoot in and around the base, what a blast; here is a sneek peek....

David A Williams AIPP is coming to Scotland!

I am super excited about this; one of Australia's top photographers David A Williams is bringing his "Almost Alone" workshops back to the Uk and is coming to Scotland for the first time, in 2009 and he will be HERE, at the McLeod residence in April for his only Scottish workshop date!

Spaces are filling fast and I cannot wait for this special week. Having heard Mr Williams speak for the first time as a keynote speaker in Arizona last month, it is going to be amazing to have him around for 3 days, along with fellow professional photographers.

http://www.davidwilliamsseminars.com/2009Scotland-Fife.htm

Las Vegas model shoot - part four

Here is the last of the blogged images of this amazing session; I ended up with 118 finished images from one quick hour in the Boneyard -cool!

What was lovely that even before this session, Renata loved my work so much, she commissioned me to shoot an engagement session of her and her lovely fiance Justin which we did the following night, on the Strip!!

Renata is an actress, soon to be appearing in the "Lion King" in Mandalay Bay.

Check out the blog soon for those amazing photos!

Thanks also to my wonderful husband, for being a great assistant, light stand, go-fer, etc, etc.

After the session, Graham was allowed a couple of minutes to have a laugh!

More Vegas images to come soon, as well as Arizona shots.

Las Vegas model shoot - part three

Las Vegas model shoot - part two

More images from the Boneyard...

Las Vegas model shoot - Part One - Renata in the BoneYard

I have so much personal stuff to blog, it will be all over the place but it will be fun to go through it all!!

Last month, the McLeod family had it's usual "summer holiday" - Nikki goes to a convention in North America and the McLeods come along for the ride!!

I was in Arizona for another fantastic convention held by a wedding photographers internet forum I am an active member of. Four days of intensive seminars, networking and socialising, learning and having fun (those that have seen the Facebook photos will know what I am talking about ....)

After Arizona, the McLeods went on a road trip and ended up in Las Vegas. Having never been to this crazy city before I really wanted to make it a trip to remember. I organised a model shoot in one of the funkiest places in Las Vegas; the Neon Boneyard, where all the old signs that are no longer used on the Strip are basically dumped!!

Renata who is getting married this year very kindly offered to model for me at this great place. An actress who is about to appear in the Lion King at Mandeley Bay, Renata and her fiance Justin had their engagement session by a local photographer at the Boneyard. This time she was on her own, in an amazing dress and looking HAWT!

Over the next couple of days I will be showing some of the images from this fantastic session.....


here's a taster....

Ingliston Wedding Fayre this weekend

If you are looking for a healthy dose of wedding fayre mania this weekend, come to Ingliston near Edinburgh Airport; Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm.

The Old Course Hotel will be showing two sample albums of weddings I have shot there, as well as a slideshow of these weddings and I will be there helping out on the stand.

Another magazine front cover for NMP!

After the Scottish Wedding Directory's "Real Life Weddings" featuring Jen & Jon on the front cover of their Autumn/Winter 2007 issue, I was always hoping that another front cover would come along at some point.

And last month, I was told that a dress and shoe detail shot from the same wedding was to be featured on the front cover of the latest issue of "Brides & Grooms" Scottish Edition!

When I got the issue copy through, I was really pleased with this front cover, as well as a full page advert, and a full page bride and bridesmaid shot featured in the magazine.

The Old Course Hotel & Spa, St Andrews - wedding brochure

I have been very lucky to have major connections with the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa in St Andrews, one of Scotland's top 5 star hotels (and where all the stars stay when they are playing golf at the town's world class courses!).

Over the past 6 months I have been in collaboration with the Marketing Team in the hotel with regards to their new wedding brochure. The team are looking to hold more top class weddings in their establishment and I was honoured when they asked for my permission to use some of my imagery in their new brochure.

The brochure has now been released and it looks amazing! Images from Jen & Jon's wedding, and Martine & Jonathan's wedding are spread out all over the classy elegant brochure.

The Old Course team and myself will be appearing at the Ingliston Wedding Fayre this coming weekend; come and see the brochure for yourself. If you are looking for THE venue for your big day, I cannot recommend highly enough, the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa.

"Back Again" sessions!

I love doing "Back Again" sessions, it's playtime for me!

I will be posting some model shots I have done recently of brides back in their dresses; this is such a fun session to do especially if you didn't have the creative freedom (and time!) on your actual wedding day!

There is a current "Back Again" session offer on at the moment, for sessions taken in the spring time. Normally these sessions are £200 for 2 hours; the spring time offer is a HALF PRICE session!! £100 for 2 hours!

Contact me on nikki@nikkimcleodphotography.com for details.

Scottish Wedding Directory "Breathless" competition winner

Congratulations to Lorraine, pictured here with me before the start of her Breathless session.

"Breathless" mini marathon done!

Phew what another exhausting weekend.

After yesterday's wedding fayre in Edinburgh (prize draw winners coming soon!) I was back in the studio doing more Breathless sessions, including the winner of the Scottish Wedding Directory's competition from the Spring/Summer issue.

Lorraine Mulholland from Fife was the lucky winner out of all the entries pulled from the hat at the SWD office, and Lorraine had her Breathless experience today, which I think she thoroughly enjoyed!

Photos to follow!