Dominic Kerridge Wedding Photographer

I have been a photographer as long as I can remember! Whilst growing up the guest bathroom was my photography dark room, where I would develop my own black & white films. When I left school (20 years ago!) I worked in a camera shop in Bath before going to University in Nottingham to study Communication and Media Studies. I have been a Professional Photographer - dedicated to wedding photography for the last 6 years.

Before becoming a full time professional wedding photographer, I was a public speaking coach and trainer. Working with almost 900 individuals throughout the UK, notably in Bristol, London Regents College and Bath Spa University. In these workshops I learned the essential skills of assisting people to feel comfortable in front of a camera (I used to video each person with a large s-VHS camera, so they would be able to witness and experience 'what we had seen') It was an opportunity for attendees to feel comfortable in front of a group, and aware of the fine line between nervousness and excitement. I became skilled at using this recording equipment in a non intrusive way. A skill that is invaluable as a wedding photographer!. You can be sure that I wont add to any stress on a wedding day with my camera or acting insensitively!

Making people feel comfortable in order to 'bring the best out of them' is a real art.

I work as a full time wedding photographer based in Bath (Somerset - England) I usually undertake around 30 weddings a year. I tend to limit these to 2 per week, which is essential, if I am to remain flexible with each wedding couples plans, and to be able to meet with couples at the venue prior to their wedding day. There is an great deal of work after the wedding too - tuning, colour correcting images (in front of a ginomous colour calibrated monitor) creating an online gallery of the photos, converting files to Jpeg and copying the wedding images to DVD for the wedding couple, copies for their families, ordering prints from my Pro Lab, compiling the cherished heir-loom albums or designing books. All these are undertaken with the aim of minimal delay - as a full time Professional Wedding Photographer, I am aware of the time it takes to undertake a wedding and what is entailed post wedding.

I also undertake a number of international weddings every year - I really enjoy the cultural variation on what one can easily consider to be the 'traditional' and 'standard' custom in a wedding ceremony. I have a great fascination in the variety of wedding ceremonies and traditions. I have photographed weddings in Italy, Turkey, United States, Slovenia, Guernsey, New Zealand and even Wales. It is my ambition to photograph (and experience) every cultural wedding ceremony before I retire.