About Me

Thanks for dropping by. My name is Steve Barber, Steven is just my Sunday name and the ‘n’ is only used when my Mum shouts at me. I’m a photographer , time consumer, eater of roast dinners. This is me on the rare occasion I ended up on the other side of the camera.

The first 20 years of my full-time photography career  was spent as a press photographer and picture editor. I left in 2006 to embark upon a freelance career mainly concentrating on press, public relations and commercial photography.

In addition to my editorial work I began to shoot more and more weddings. I decided to distance myself from traditional wedding photography and the endless lists of stage managed group shots. The press photographer in me felt the best pictures were being missed so I started to shoot weddings the way I wanted to, recording real moments, real reactions and real emotions in a creative way. The majority of my wedding pictures are unposed, real-time events as they happen. I still shoot formal groups if asked, up to a maximum of 6, then I like to spend about 20 mins with the bride and groom, away from the distraction of guests, to get some creative portraits.

My aim is to create a truthful record of your wedding day encapsulated in a beautiful high quality album, something you and your family will treasure forever. If you’re looking for a Lake District Wedding Photographer then please have a look through my photographs, all taken at real weddings. It’s important to stress I’m NOT a traditional wedding photographer and my style may not suit everybody. If it suits you then please call if it’s safe and legal to do so.

Steve

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Picture © Lawson Photography