Wedding - and then off to Bath Spa University

April 09, 2017 • 1 Comment

This weekend's wedding was a joy to participate in, and a privilege to attend as photographer. Here's a sneak preview of some of the photos of some of the wedding, starting at All Saints' Church in Weston, before heading to Bath Spa University, which has only recently joined the ranks of Bath's stunning wedding locations.

The confetti shower was really spectacular - I'm pretty sure confetti must have been invented by wedding photographers, as it's such an eye-catching event!

And there was a classic automobile to whisk the happy couple off to Bath Spa University.

It was a joy to be part of this great day and to photograph this lovely couple and their guests at a really joyful wedding. Congratulations to you!

Wedding photography in Bath

April 07, 2017 • 152 Comments

I was delighted to photograph this Polish wedding in St John's Catholic Church in Bath last month. Going up onto the balcony during the service enabled me to get this vantage point of St John's magnificent nave.

One of the things that made this wedding unique for me was the use of two languages, Polish and English, during the ceremony.

The picture above shows the happy couple after the wedding ceremony about to go outside to be showered with confetti and congratulations (below)!

As so often happens at weddings, the younger visitors couldn't resist performing for the camera!

After the service, it was off to the Globe at Newton St Loe for a lovely big meal - but only after the photographer had captured the group shots and pictures of the happy couple that she wanted to get!

Christening photography in Bath

March 21, 2017 • Leave a Comment

Christening photo shoot at St John's Catholic Church, Bath

I was delighted to be asked to photograph this christening at the weekend in one of Bath's most beautiful Victorian churches: St John's.

The building is a pleasure to work in with its sombre colours, elegant lines and soaring Gothic arches, but it also has good levels of natural light, enabling me to work unobtrusively during the service without flash and still capture natural vibrant colours.

Having said that, I was glad to have my Profoto B1 off camera lights and softbox to capture some group shots after the ceremony itself, and these were actually taken in the darkest part of the church at the west end.

I love the colours in this shot of the west door - the deep reddish brown of the door, and the complementary shades of blue in the clothes. I think they'd planned and co-ordinated their outfits!

Anyway, the event was a real pleasure to photograph.

Bath Half Marathon 2017

March 14, 2017 • Leave a Comment

One of my favourite events to attend locally is the Bath Half Marathon. 2017's was the best-attended ever, with so many taking part that the organisers ran out of medals for the finishers! It provides a great opportunity for photographers, as long as you follow two golden rules:

Get there early
Choose a good vantage point

Both the family fun run (above) and the full half marathon attract runners working on behalf of a range of good causes such as Marie Curie (below).

Many photographers stay for the whole event, but for me, the best pictures are in the early stages, with runners still in good spirits (below) and expectations high!

Will definitely be back in 2018!

Find Another Bath exhibition

November 18, 2016 • Leave a Comment

Cleveland Pools, Bath. Beata Cosgrove Photography

Find Another Bath exhibition at 44AD Gallery, 4 Abbey Street Bath until November 20 2016

I'm excited to be a part of this collaboration involving a group of artists and photographers living and working in Bath. It explores some of the less obvious and less-known aspects of Bath, both present and past. It's at 44AD Gallery, 4 Abbey St, Bath BA1 1NN. The exhibition is free and on until Nov 20.