A funny side of Google

Thank goodness I can see the funny side of this one ... I dont know if they were looking for weddings or something else, but hits on my website went up.
After doing some searchs, checking out my rankings for my websites, last night I saw this on Google... after the initial HEART ATTACK and a ' what the ...' But knowing i wasnt offering any willies or knobs in my new packages . I can see what happened .. Im advertising on a swedish website 'The Local' its all news ... so if you follow the link you can see what it was all about.
Click here http://www.blinkbits.com/bits/viewtopic/wedding_photographers_sweden_-_ian_johnson_photo?t=15275185

PDN Top Knot winner 2008

Just received some great news Im a winner in the 'Getting Ready' categories its a shot from a medieval wedding I shot ... PDN TOP KNOT. There are more shots from this wedding on my web site www.ianjohnsonphoto.com under best 15 weddings. This really was one of the coolest weddings I have ever photographed, people ask was it strange ... no not at all it was no more than going to a fancy dress party and saying thats a great outfit ... then three minutes later asking 'How did West Ham get on today'

best line of the weekend

There really were some funnies from the wedding this weekend especially Father Brendan Purcell in the church , however the weekends winner was from Padraic's father , in his speech telling all the guests what a special day Feb 23 in history was , the day they met, the day they engaged, how important the day was from Ireland ... he said for Scotland it was also a special day , for it was the day they cloned Dolly the Sheep , he looked at the plates and said ' so thank goodness we didnt have lamb tonight' I can confirm dad there was no 3 eye sheep in the kitchen.

well he got my attention

Fathers that conduct the service do not normally get mentioned on blogs , however Father Brendan Purcell will he had my attention straight away firstly announcing that syncronised swimming wasn't a sport and then went out to tell a story about the Galloping Cat by Steve Smith. , followed by a lot more funnies. He was brilliant though, priests normally ask photographers to stay out of the way he told he to treat the church like my home. This was the first time i have seen this, he asked everyone in the church to come and join him up to where the service was taking place. What a great idea.

a montage from Edinburgh

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As promised a montage from the weekends wedding in Edinburgh. The some of the portraits take a laid back approach to another level ... and dont worry guests i have forgotten Father Brendan Purcell ... he will get his own blog later.

Destination wedding in edinburgh

What a great city, wow did i enjoy this wedding ... I will blog this one for a week I dont know where to start. quick question what do you do when you come out of the church, on on winter wedding in february ... well you keep your new wife warm buy going over to the old Police Kiosk and buy her a Hot Chocolate with whipped cream. By the way the couple didnt have the wedding at Edinburgh Castle it was at The Lot on Grassmarket



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Winter wedding with angels

In the sepia image Tintin and Tess have just met .... the angels on the roof appear to approve of this shot.
Another sort of Destination wedding , well for half the guests .. well more than half. Tintin from Belguim married Tess over the weekend at one of most favorite places to shoot Hasselbacken in Stockholm Sweden, thats where my famous red sofa shot was taken. Hasselbacken set next to Skansen has the most amazing view over Stockholm. .. later this week I will find the best of Hasselbacken.


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Storm models in Stockholm Sweden

Im a lucky photographer my niece Hannah is now with Storm models of London, the same agency as Kate Moss. She came to visit so i took the opportunity to take some shots,it was great having having her here .. good luck Hannah. Theres a great clip on youtube on Hannah check it out, click on Hannah

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Wedding in Sweden .... a very winter wedding

I had a destination wedding in Sweden this weekend Brazilian Ana and Italian Carlo wanted snow, they wanted a white wedding, with a 1700 wedding at 1600 there was no snow ... wow did that change a snowstorm hit Stockholm and almost swept the bride and groom away .... they came out of the church you couldnt tell what was confetti, white rose petals or snow
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Destination wedding in France published

My wedding from Provence in France has just been published in Swedish magazine Amelia in their wedding special . The location Domaine Rabienga was a picture book a photographers dream . The bride Nina and groom Johan celebrated their midsummer wedding here.

see more destination weddings at Ian Johnson Photo
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Here is my Brownie

I was inspired by a fellow photographer showing his 'Brownie' mine is always on view in a my studio. Sadly it wasnt my first camera, it was second. But I did use it travelling through europe on the old 'Interrail card' ... maybe i will use it on my next destination wedding.

BTW my first camera was a christmas gift was I was 7, I dont have it, but remember it very clearly in a box that said 'My First Photography Kit' ... back then I knew I wanted to be a photographer . There is a famous saying show me a boy at 7 I will show you a man at 28. Anyone seen 28up by Michel Apted.

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