About

Things I like…

Warm summer days with hazy sunshine, fresh coffee, very dark chocolate, small seeds of a idea that grow into an amazing photograph, waking up knowing I’m upto date with all my work, cats, cake (pretty much any sort), talking with my clients over a cup of coffee and hearing about their wedding plans, the moment a groom turns and sees the bride walking down the aisle, seeing people’s faces when they love the wedding photographs that I’ve taken – these are all the things that make me want to get up in the morning and why I love my job!

John Charlton Wedding and Portrait Photographer

I also love being a photographer because I get to work with lots of different people. They all have their own ideas and their own goals – and all of them are embarking on some kind of journey – it may be getting married, it may be organising a family get-together or it may be producing some images for a new brochure. I help people get to where they want to be – I’m there to capture the emotions and happiness of the wedding day, on that day when the family were all together and we had a blast in the park or studio – or there to help the marketing person get great images for their company brochure.

Some of my influences are photographers such as Bob Carlos Clarke and wedding photographers like David Beckstead, Joe Buissink and Yervant. I love the different photography styles that are currently in vogue in both the US and Australia and how those elements influance the UK wedding scene. I also love to incorporate fashion based elements into my work to give my wedding and portraiture photography something a little different.

Where?

I’m based in Birmingham, West Midlands at the beautiful Fazeley Studios – I fell in love with the atmosphere and design of the place – and working with the team here is great fun. So if would like to find out more about my wedding photography, portraits or commercial photography in the West Midlands and nationwide, then why not talk to us?