Some of the shots were taken in a restaurant (see the yellow background) and the images were really fantastic and funky with the cool backgrounds in place.
We look forward to the wedding this September. Congratulations Raakhee and Neil.
Thursday 28 June 2007
Raakhee and Neil
We met up with Raakhee and Neil last week to capture their pre-wedding shoot ahead of their September wedding. Raakhee and Neil are really good friends of ours so we were really happy when they wanted us to do the wedding photos as we get to be in the wedding album as well :-)
Some of the shots were taken in a restaurant (see the yellow background) and the images were really fantastic and funky with the cool backgrounds in place.
We look forward to the wedding this September. Congratulations Raakhee and Neil.
Some of the shots were taken in a restaurant (see the yellow background) and the images were really fantastic and funky with the cool backgrounds in place.
We look forward to the wedding this September. Congratulations Raakhee and Neil.
Wednesday 27 June 2007
Nina and Gus
Last week we shot the pre-wedding shoot of Nina and Gus. Nina and Gus are such a fantastic couple and we are privileged to capture their amazing wedding day in August. The wedding is going to be set in such a beautiful location and we can not wait for the big day. In fact we had a lovely coffee and have some wonderful ideas for the shoot after the wedding. In the meantime here are some wonderful shots from the pre-wedding shoot.
Congratulations to Nina and Gus! Enjoy the pictures.
P.S Their first date was at the London Aquarium and they both love The Lion King!
Congratulations to Nina and Gus! Enjoy the pictures.
P.S Their first date was at the London Aquarium and they both love The Lion King!
Saturday 23 June 2007
Weddings for 2007 & 2008
We are now going to be entering one of the most busiest parts of the season at Tushar Shah Photography. The team are shooting wonderful weddings every weekend from now until October. We have therefore closed our books for weddings in 2007 but If you are looking for a recommendation do contact us and we will be happy to assist.
As a result we are now focusing on exisiting customers and potential customers for 2008/9 which is also getting booked up as well. If you are looking to come and visit us for next year do contact us and we can arrange a time to meet and discuss your wedding photography requirements. The earlier the better as dates for client consultations are limited during the busy season. The good news is that we are expanding the team so we will still be able to give you the quality and attention to detail that you deserve.
We still have limited spaces in 2007 for our popular lifestyle shoots for families however. Do contact us if you have been thinking about a lifestyle shoot, especially as summer is around the corner. Its a fantastic experience!
We also have some exciting news which we will be sharing in the next couple of weeks. It's going to be an exicting and busy season!
Tuesday 19 June 2007
A beautiful story
We normally don't do personal messages on the blog but this was such a lovely story that I had to share with you all. Also here is a picture from my travels in Thailand in 2004. One of my first published travel images!
At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question: "When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does is done with perfection. Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son?"
The audience was stilled by the query.
The father continued. "I believe that when a child like Shay, physically and mentally handicapped comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child."
Then he told the following story:
Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, "Do you think they'll let me play?" Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.
Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, "We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning."
Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. His Father watched with a small tear in his eye and warmth in his heart. The boys saw the father's joy at his son being accepted. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.
At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.
However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact. The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.
The game would now be over. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game.
Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates. Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, "Shay, run to first! Run to first!" Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.
Everyone yelled, "Run to second, run to second!" Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball ... the smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team. He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's head. Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.
All were screaming, "Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay"
Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, "Run to third! Shay, run to third!"
As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, "Shay, run home! Run home!" Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team.
"That day", said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, "the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world".
Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!
We all have thousands of opportunities every single day to help realize the "natural order of things." So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with a choice: Do we pass along a little spark of love and humanity or do we pass up those opportunities and leave the world a little bit colder in the process?
A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats it's least fortunate amongst them.
You now have two choices:
1. Delete
2. Forward
At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question: "When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does is done with perfection. Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son?"
The audience was stilled by the query.
The father continued. "I believe that when a child like Shay, physically and mentally handicapped comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child."
Then he told the following story:
Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, "Do you think they'll let me play?" Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.
Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, "We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning."
Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. His Father watched with a small tear in his eye and warmth in his heart. The boys saw the father's joy at his son being accepted. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.
At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.
However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact. The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.
The game would now be over. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game.
Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates. Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, "Shay, run to first! Run to first!" Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.
Everyone yelled, "Run to second, run to second!" Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball ... the smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team. He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's head. Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.
All were screaming, "Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay"
Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, "Run to third! Shay, run to third!"
As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, "Shay, run home! Run home!" Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team.
"That day", said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, "the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world".
Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!
We all have thousands of opportunities every single day to help realize the "natural order of things." So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with a choice: Do we pass along a little spark of love and humanity or do we pass up those opportunities and leave the world a little bit colder in the process?
A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats it's least fortunate amongst them.
You now have two choices:
1. Delete
2. Forward
James and Janette
We recently captured the pre-wedding shoot of James and Janette in Central Reading. They are getting married in a beautiful National Trust venue in July. The wedding plans look wonderful and we are going to have so much fun capturing their special day.
James was referred to us by Pam from Braken Flowers who is a lovely lady and an amazing florist.
Congratulations James and Janette
James was referred to us by Pam from Braken Flowers who is a lovely lady and an amazing florist.
Congratulations James and Janette
Dhrupti and Rupen
A beautiful pre-wedding shoot. We have known Dhrupti and Rupen for a while and were so happy when they decided to choose us to capture their wedding day this coming August. They are a lovely couple and this comes through in the photos.
We look forward to the wedding in August. Congratulations.
We look forward to the wedding in August. Congratulations.
Wednesday 13 June 2007
Aarti Kuben Pre-Wedding Shoot
A South African pre-wedding shoot. Well not really but both Kuben and Aarti live in South Africa and are getting married in July in the UK. We will be covering their lovely ceremony in London. They both make a lovely couple and we really got to know the both of them at the shoot.
Congratulations on the engagement and we look forward to seeing you both in July.
Congratulations on the engagement and we look forward to seeing you both in July.
Friday 1 June 2007
Mins and Maden's Big Day
What a beautiful wedding, even the continuous rain could not spoil this special occassion. Mins and Maden got married at Singh Sabha Gurudwara in Slough followed by a stunning reception at Windsor's Dorney Lake. Although it rained all day the couple were just so happy and everyone really had a great time.
Congratulations to you both from all of us at Tushar Shah Photography.
Congratulations to you both from all of us at Tushar Shah Photography.
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