As I recently moved house and desired a place to showcase my work in front of my clients, I decided to convert the lounge room in my new house into a home cinema of sorts that doubles as my client preview room. If you’re thinking of choosing me as your wedding or portrait photographer, rest assured you’re going to be pleased with the images I present you in my new preview room. The benefit of having a preview room like this is that my clients now have a far better understanding of the quality and overall aesthetic of the images I produce and show them. I’m also able to show new prospective clients my previous work in detail far surpassing anything I was able to earlier.
SvenStudios client preview room
SvenStudios preview room
I invite anyone who would like to have a look at my work, both potential and prior clients, to come visit and I will utilize my new client preview room. I can even set up some music if you like. 🙂
Alia and Julian got married at the beautifully picturesque Hans Heysen House in Hahndorf on the first of March 2014, and I was lucky enough to be their wedding photographer throughout the entire day. I happened to know Alia and Julian before being contacted to be their wedding photographer through friends, and a nicer, more down to earth couple you’re never likely to meet. Julian’s father married the couple in the gardens of Hans Heysen House, in the shadow of the artist’s cottage itself. The day was incredibly sunny and bright, with very little cloud cover shielding the wedding congregation at all, it made things challenging, but I’m pretty happy with these wedding photos and I hope Alia and Julian are too.
Preparation photos – Chateau Gardenique
Julian got ready at his parent’s house near Blackwood. Unfortunately he arrived a little later than the agreed upon time, so we had only around 20mins to shoot as many preparation photos as we could. They had a marvellous garden outback which I used to good effect.
Groom shaving
Adjusting ties
Alia and Julian
Tree swing with groomsmen
Alia got ready with her bridesmaids at a wonderful little B&B known as Chateau Gardenique in Littlehampton. The stately affair of the decor beautiful setting of this old manor provided a wonderful backdrop to the preparation photos I took.
Looking in the mirror
Bridal party in Chateau Gardenique Gardens
Brides maid in Chateau Gardenique
Bridal jewellery
Bride in Chateau Gardenique Gardens
wedding dress on bed
Hans Heysen House – The Cedars
Hans Heysen house, or as the estate is known, ‘The Cedars’ is a unique 60 hectare heritage property near Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills. Hans Heysen House – The Cedars is the historic home of one of Australia’s most noted landscape artists, Sir Hans Heysen. One would immediately recognise Sir Hans Heysen’s work if presented with a piece, which is why I have posted an image of one to the right. Sir Hans Heysen is famous for his landscape paintings he completed in and around the Hans Heysen House grounds. Usually depicting large gum trees with cattle. Hans Heysen House – The Cedars was purchased by Hans Heysen in 1912, and he lived there with his wife Sallie, and their family of eight children. The estate is still owned and operated by members of the Heysen family and the estate is open to visitors.
First Kiss at Hans Heysen House
Bride and Groom aside Hans Heysen House
Sun in Hans Heysen House gardens
Walking about Hans Heysen House grounds
Tree in Hans Heysen House Gardens
Kiss through parasole
Strutting near Hans Heysen House
Crop of the Heads
Wedding Rings
Gardens of Hans Heysen House
Walking around Hans Heysen House
Bride and Groom in front of Hans Heysen House
Married at Hans Heysen House
Alia and Julian together
Sitting together at Hans Heysen House – The Cedars
Unley Town Hall reception
The facilities available for a wedding reception at the Unley Town Hall is pretty impressive. The town hall itself looks as though it was once used as a performing arts center (and quite possibly still is) is a large domed roof and two stories of chairs. The cavernous area seats 100 people if dining and can accommodate 200 people if standing.
Dancing at Unley Town Hall
Wedding cake at Unley Town Hall
First Dance at Unley Town Hall
Tango at Unley Town Hall
First Dance at Unley Town Hall
Floor Space at the UNley Town Hall
All in all a beautiful wedding at Hans Heysen House and then the Unley Town Hall for a beautiful couple. Thanks for having me, and I hope you like your wedding photos.