https://castlephotography.co.uk/ Weddings, portraits and historic places, told in light en Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:28:30 GMT https://castlephotography.co.uk/when-house-still-open-wedding-photos-working-historic-venue/ https://castlephotography.co.uk/when-house-still-open-wedding-photos-working-historic-venue/ Some historic houses do not close their doors for a wedding morning. Visitors are still walking the galleries, volunteers are still on duty and the rope lines are still in place. Here is how to work with the public rather than pretending they have vanished. Castle Photography Weddings Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:37:46 GMT https://castlephotography.co.uk/scuffed-thresholds-window-nooks-historic-house-details/ https://castlephotography.co.uk/scuffed-thresholds-window-nooks-historic-house-details/ The grand staircase gets the applause, but the quieter surfaces of a historic house often hold the more honest wedding photographs. Here are five details worth slowing down for, with practical lighting notes and a gentle etiquette guide for fragile rooms. Castle Photography Historic Places Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:37:46 GMT https://castlephotography.co.uk/winter-wedding-timeline-historic-house/ https://castlephotography.co.uk/winter-wedding-timeline-historic-house/ A November-to-February wedding in a historic house is a race against a very early sunset. Here is how to build a timeline that gives you portraits, speeches and a calm day, even when dusk arrives before the pudding. Castle Photography Weddings Sun, 08 Nov 2026 04:39:04 GMT https://castlephotography.co.uk/wedding-photography-house-conservation-work/ https://castlephotography.co.uk/wedding-photography-house-conservation-work/ Scaffolding, dust sheets and closed-off rooms do not have to ruin a wedding in a historic house. They can give it a story. Here is what couples should ask, what photographers should respect, and how to make repair work look deliberate rather than accidental. Castle Photography Historic Places Sun, 08 Nov 2026 04:39:04 GMT https://castlephotography.co.uk/six-historic-glasshouses-year-round-portraits/ https://castlephotography.co.uk/six-historic-glasshouses-year-round-portraits/ British weather has ruined more portrait shoots than any other single factor. These six historic botanical gardens and glasshouses offer iron, glass and tropical greenery instead — plus notes on condensation, mixed light and which seasons actually work best. Castle Photography Portraits Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:39:32 GMT https://castlephotography.co.uk/suits-stone-soft-light-groom-portraits/ https://castlephotography.co.uk/suits-stone-soft-light-groom-portraits/ Most wedding galleries are generous with the bride and strangely stingy with the groom — a few line-up shots and a wall. Here's the case for giving him the window light too, plus practical notes on grey suits, cold stone and the forty minutes it actually takes. Castle Photography Weddings Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:39:32 GMT https://castlephotography.co.uk/ten-british-portrait-locations-another-century/ https://castlephotography.co.uk/ten-british-portrait-locations-another-century/ You do not need a museum pass to make a portrait look like it was made a hundred years ago. These ten UK spots do the heavy lifting — if you know where to stand, when to shoot and who to ask. Castle Photography Portraits Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:39:56 GMT https://castlephotography.co.uk/gap-in-the-wall-ruined-castle-weddings/ https://castlephotography.co.uk/gap-in-the-wall-ruined-castle-weddings/ Ruined castles promise drama, history and light that behaves like a spotlight operator with a sense of humour. Here is what we have learned about photographing weddings among broken walls — and what couples should ask before booking one. Castle Photography Weddings Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:39:56 GMT