Craig Sheppard Photographer

Broken Road is a four piece band comprising of Phil, Chris, Lorna and Tony based in Devon in the UK. They play a mixture of covers and their own material taking inspiration from across the musical spectrum, from Americana to folk, from rock to country, from Bossa Nova to jazz. Check their myspace page out here.

With a last minute location change I had to quickly re-visit how I was going to undertake this, now challenging, shoot.  It was a beautiful evening in Devon but the light was fading fast and the new location of the local pub car park was a little less inspiring than the original dramatic Clapper Bridge in Dartmoor.

The initial group shots that were taken in the car park outside proved a bit tricky but once we retired inside for the rehearsal – after a couple of ales – everyone seemed to relax into their rolls. We got into the groove whilst Broken Road rocked out some numbers and managed to capture some of the bands unique personality.

Thanks to my light girl Gabi for running around the rehearsal room with my flash on the end of a pole!

After a successful engagement shoot with Nic and Emma I was asked to assist Annie la Rue as a second shooter for the wedding day.  It was an epic session with more than 6 photography sessions spread across the next couple of days.  I started the day at Nic’s place with the Groom and his groomsmen (and some beers) before Nic & I proceeded over to Emma’s hotel for the ‘First Glimpse’ shoot at Club Street.  After the stunning bride revealed herself (and dress) to her husband-to-be we all headed over to the wedding venue in Rochester Park for some wedding group shots followed by the ceremony. Due to the heat in Singapore and the busy wedding day we had a follow-up shoot a couple of days later in Portsdown Road. This shoot was a great idea as Nic and Emma were relaxed and we had some fun using different lenses which resulted in a great variety of photographs for the happy couple to look back on over the coming years. Below are a selection of shots that I took over the numerous sessions.