Wakefield, York, Bradford, Selby, Castleford and Pontefract Wedding Photographer Martin Hillary – Principal Photographer
Wedding photography – where do I start? My passion (isn’t every photographers) and an interest I’ve had for longer than I can remember. Probably caused by my father who also shared the same interest. But, you probably don’t want to really know that. Taking photographs for fun and taking wedding photographs to earn a living is a whole different ball game and the actual taking of photographs is only around 20% of my time, the rest is admin, promotion, meeting clients, editing etc. But, I’ve always been a self motivated person and because everything is ‘in house’ ensures it’s me who is offering you the service you expect.
As for my qualifications, I worked long and hard to earn my ‘Qualified Photographer’ and LMPA status with the Master Photographers Association. Something which over 90% of professional photographers never achieve. Why? Well, it’s not just about your ability to take photographs although that does play a significant part of the qualification. You also need to demonstrate your ability to run a photography business, fairly and ethically. Apart from the MPA I’ve also achieved a distinction with the Royal Photographic Society and become a qualified photographer with the Guild of Professional Photographers.
Outside of the wedding photography business I’m a full time husband to Tracy and full time dad to my gorgeous twin girls, Sophie and Madeleine. Oh and not forgetting Harvey the Boxer dog who needs more attention than anything!
Photographically we are shooting over 30 weddings a year as well as undertaking numerous portrait shoots. This year we’ve been fortunate enough to have photographed a wedding which will be part of a documentary to be featured on Channel 4 early next year. Aside from that, this year we entered the Wedding Industry Awards and out of over one hundred photographers in the north of England were fortunate enough to be shortlisted in to the final ten. This was all down to the fantastic comments and votes from previous clients!
