I specialise in social documentary/reportage-style photography.  I only use natural light and pride myself on being as unobtrusive as possible, both of which allow me to capture those spontaneous heartwarming, funny or special moments that a flash or staging could never achieve.

For me, the best photography is timeless. This is why I favour black and white for the majority of the images and work hard in post-processing to render the images as close to film as possible.

I shoot everything with natural available light mainly because I find that flash photography bleaches out any interesting subtleties in shadow and light, which gives you a rather generic look. While this can be useful for some styles of photography, I am aware that each event is unique in mood and style, and I want to make sure that your event’s unique qualities are captured perfectly.

Just as importantly, my style of reportage photography is achieved through keeping as low a profile as possible during the day. I have developed this style of shooting to cover everything from a country marquee wedding to backstage at Nicole Farhi’s Royal Opera House show to great effect.

Ultimately, my one aim is to give you a wedding album filled with lovingly crafted images that carry a real sense of intimacy and mood true to your day.

Thank you so much for all your hard work - looking through your incredible photos brings the day back so vividly. I love the dancing pictures, and you have captured so many of our friends and family in some inexplicable way - it's almost like you can hear their voices as you look at their faces. You have caught moments of the day better than I ever imagined was possible.

Christina and Alistair

We just wanted to thank you for the beautiful pictures of our wedding: we cannot stop looking at them. We never knew how amazing we could look, nor how gorgeous our guests were! Thank you! We’ve also received some amazing compliments from our friends and family, more than one person saying that they’re the best wedding photographs they’ve ever seen and what bride doesn’t want hers to be the best?

We asked you to take our pictures because we loved your eye for detail. There was so much going on on our wedding day that we didn’t notice the raucous table in the corner, or my favourite auntie crying during the speeches or that the whole room laughed when I messed up my vows. Thankfully, nothing passed you by and when we looked through our photos, we saw a whole other side to our day which was unexpected and a complete delight.

You were professional, discreet and sympathetic so that the emotional moments never felt intruded upon and the funny bits were captured without us even realising.

You captured our memories perfectly. Thank you.

Lucy & Rob Smallwood-Barker

What an amazing talent! Nick managed to capture the romance, the personality and the architecture of our winter wedding. Not once did we notice Nick taking our photo. He left us to enjoy our day and somehow managed to get incredible shots that really captured each moment. We couldn't choose which shots we liked most, we just had to have them all! I cannot stress how fantastic and talented he really is!

Nick, we cannot thank you enough. Every memory of our wedding comes alive in your photo's. We would recommend you to anyone.

Cara & John

We were thrilled with the pictures Nick Tucker took of our wedding. Nick was introduced to us by a mutual friend and as we lived in Northern Ireland we didn’t meet him until two days before the wedding. Effectively, this meant that we were all dealing with an unknown quantity. Having seen Nick’s work we were sure that we had made the right choice and were very excited to see the results. Nick was very thoughtful and considerate throughout all his dealings with us, in fact he is such a lovely person it was an utter pleasure to have him around. He was very professional and organised and at the same time unobtrusive. The photographs we received from him were exactly what we wanted and we have a wonderful record of our wedding day. Nick captured the spirit and atmosphere perfectly as well as giving us very beautiful and artistic pictures which we will be proud to hang on our walls. The only problem is we can’t choose!

David Quinn & Gemma Mae Halligan

Wedding

My approach to wedding photography is about capturing your day as it happens. I pride myself on delivering an unobtrusive photojournalist style. There is a natural elegance to a wedding day which doesn’t need anyone messing about with, or orchestrating elaborate set-ups. Just observing. I like to create photos with an old, vintage look: warm black and whites and deep warm colours. These lend a timeless quality to your photos – after all, these photos have to stand the test of time!

You can look through the Wedding photos on here or click through to my blog for further examples.

Portraits

A great portrait is more than just a pretty picture: a great portrait captures something inside.

I pride myself on creating a safe, comfortable environment where you can relax and enjoy yourself. This way, not only is the photo shoot memorable, but your personality comes through and we are able to capture those telling moments that make you … you.

I work with you to create the concept of the shoot – we discuss the look and feel, as well as the purpose of the portrait. This also includes choosing your location: I have set up shoots on the lawns of Hampton Court and the steps of Chiswick House.

From pre-wedding shoots to Spotlight headshots, to a portrait of your child or simply if you’d just like a beautiful photograph of you, I am confident that you will be delighted with the outcome and have fun in the process.

Please contact me for prices.

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