My Second Shooters Hall of Fame
Tom
He might not look it here, but Tom is never happier than when contorting his body into an unseemly shape trying to document the wedding day in his trademark unscripted way. He’s won awards with images captured at my weddings shooting with me, and is a master of the Drinks Reception part of the day. If you’ve seen his ‘concentration face’ as displayed here, you’ve probably been snapped before you know it!
Karl
…loves nothing better than holding my Octabox/light stand combo for me whilst I procrastinate over where to pose my couples. So much so, that an image of him looking grumpy holding it, is somewhat disappointingly my most liked image on Instagram. Another athlete, Karl uses his svelte stature to ‘Ninja’ his way into the tiniest gaps on the dance floor to capture the carnage unfolding. Then he’s gone again in a puff of dry ice, leaving inebriated revelers wondering if he was just a dream.
Sian
My wife, and ‘Vice President of Showing Off at Wedding Fairs’. Sian is the glitter and the flamboyance of our sales division. A career in marketing, PR & communications, and pretending to be Welsh gives her real value to the business. Hobbies include talking, Ballet, talking about Ballet and never putting more than £22 of fuel in a car. Her hair can tell both her mood, and the ambient humidity, and she just happens to be my best friend in the whole wide world.
Dave
I met Dave on a wedding photography training course 12 years ago and was immediately won over by his chipmunk smile and shared love for a coffee. His trusty Thermos flask has fueled many a late night finish on the job, and he simply can’t seem to stop having children. He’s so easy going you can literally use him as a spirit level. Now claims to live in Hertfordshire as well, but really we all know that Tring is a pretend place, like the lost city of Atlantis.
Roscoe
The younger of my two boys, and at 6’1 is the shortest of the 3 Abrook boys! Roscoe helps me out at Wedding Fairs and tells me what to wear to try and look reasonably in touch with the modern world. It makes no difference.
Taylor
My eldest son, musician, coder and self confessed Anime geek. Whilst studying at the Uni of Staffs he occasionally helps me out with some admin. At my own wedding he played piano, opened up a Rap Battle and ate 65% of the canapes.