http://www.galinawalls.co.uk/wordpress Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:36:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sometimes it's nice to take a break from wedding photography and do something as a personal project. John and I took a long Sunday afternoon stroll in Birmingham city centre and I dragged my camera bag out with me. Here are some photos taken that day in Birmingham. The padlock sculpture at ... http://www.galinawalls.co.uk/wordpress/?p=590 Great news from Sarah and Rob whose wedding I photographed in 2008. They are now proud parents of an 11-months old little boy Charlie. Below is the photo that they emailed me. He is a real sweetie! http://www.galinawalls.co.uk/wordpress/?p=586 In my previous posts about framing options and boxframes I mentioned a "wall collection" of photographs. Also knows as picture galleries or feature walls, wall collections are clusters of images grouped together to create a focal point of interest. It can be a gallery of identically sized images or a ... http://www.galinawalls.co.uk/wordpress/?p=581 Box frames are a contemporary alternative to traditional framed images. A finished framed and satin-sealed print sits level with a top of the deep frame profile giving an image a box effect. Mouldings in three different colours are available: black, wenge (dark brown) and beech (light wood). I've prepared some ... http://www.galinawalls.co.uk/wordpress/?p=564 To get the most out of your portrait session have your prints professionally framed! You can just buy a print and go to a local framer or for larger items use Galina Walls Photography framing options. Frame mouldings are available in four popular colours: black, silver, wenge (dark brown) and beech ... http://www.galinawalls.co.uk/wordpress/?p=560 Kate and Guenter is another couple whose pre-wedding shoot turned into a location family portrait session - can't help it with their two adorable children around! Kate arranged us to meet on the playground as a safe and activity-rich environment for kids. It was good for photography too. Here are some ... http://www.galinawalls.co.uk/wordpress/?p=541 John and I travelled from Birmingham to Ponteland in Northumberland to photograph Deborah and Justin's wedding at Horton Grange Hotel. It was a great opportunity to visit John's mum and dad as well! I loved Deborah's hat and shoes! Applying dramatic make-up: Flowergirls are getting ready too: Justin tries Deborah's wedding gift - a ... http://www.galinawalls.co.uk/wordpress/?p=537 I photographed Caroline and Carl's wedding back in 2005. Now they are proud parents of their 7-month old baby daughter Holly and have decided to come back to have a family portrait session with me. We met on a sunny Sunday afternoon in Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham. Holly was exceptionally ... http://www.galinawalls.co.uk/wordpress/?p=512 OK, in the spirit of catching up I am going to publish some previously unposted album layouts Here are some pages from Chris and David's 8"x12" magazine-style album. Steel grey accent colour with a vintage overlay borrowed from a Tudor textile were used to compliment an old English setting of ... http://www.galinawalls.co.uk/wordpress/?p=506 I spent yesterday evening updating the design slightly. Not a massive difference - just to rectify a usability error. I found that Avast! anti-virus software red-flagged some perfectly harmless javascript elements in the previous layout, blocking the blog. I've got a lot of wedding and portrait stuff to post to ... http://www.galinawalls.co.uk/wordpress/?p=499