Dominic Kerridge Wedding Photographer

I have been a photographer as long as I can remember! Whilst growing up the guest bathroom was my 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 I went to University in Nottingham to study Communication and Media Studies.I have been a dedicated wedding photographer for 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 to being comfortable and aware of the fine line between nervousness and excitement. I became skilled at using the recording equipment in a non intrusive way. A skill i still find invaluable today!. You can be sure that I wont add to any stress on a wedding day with my camera and 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 30-40 weddings a year. I tend to limit these to 2 per week, which is essential, if I am to remain flexible and 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 30" colour calibrated monitor) creating an online gallery of the photos (selecting the favorites and censoring a few others) converting and copying the wedding images to DVD for the wedding couple and copies for their families, ordering prints, creating albums or designing books - and all attempted with the aim of minimal delay.

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 ceremony. I have a great fascination in the variety of wedding ceremonies and traditions. I have photographed weddings in United States, Turkey, Italy, Slovenia, Guernsey, New Zealand and even Wales. It is my ambition to photograph (and experience) every cultural wedding ceremony before I retire.