You’ve managed to stumble upon the inner sanctum of Matt Wagster, the place where I’m supposed to unleash myself on the world, share my thoughts, the inane ramblings and other little titbits of information that come to mind as I glide through the days, weeks and years... and also as I intend to, the sneak previews of any weddings that I have the pleasure of shooting.
A little bit about me... Now where do I start? As you’ve probably figured out, I’m Matt Wagster, a keen photographer based in South Manchester, close to the Cheshire borders, but this doesn’t limit the areas that I can cover as a portrait or wedding photographer. I enjoy wandering with my cameras when I’m not working, capturing anything and everything around me, or spending some time in the studio. If I don’t have the camera in hand, you’re likely to find me out riding my mountain bike, enjoying some quiet time fishing my local area or having a sociable drink with friends; obviously not all at the same time. I’ve recently tried my hand at painting, but in a very abstract and modern sense... I may share some work on here in the future.
Moving forward, I have several small ongoing personal photographic projects, which offer a welcome distraction and help keep me thinking and with stirring up the creativity; just watching the light at times stirs images in the mind, pushing thoughts into ideas and onwards into the final captured result.
Enough of my ramblings for now, enjoy the site, my blog, and feel free to leave comments.
Matt
During last year, my travels had me visiting Glasgow to meet up with several other photographers, whilst there I was invited by Duncan & Angela of Pics&Blooms to shoot alongside them at a wedding. I was told little about the venue until we arrived… At Glasgow University Cathedral!
Wow, what can I say. It is simply a beautiful building with a tremendous amount of history. I felt honoured to be able to shoot there, and with two great friends and a fantastic couple, Laura and Gregor.
Following on from previous blog posts, this is another from 2009. I was invited to shoot with Gill Taylor at Emma & Rob’s wedding. The couple had the chosen a small family church in Milwich, set in stunning countryside, followed by the exquisite Sandon Hall following the service. Both locations were simply stunning, and having a beautiful spring day certainly helped to show the best of them.
As you can see, stunning locations for a simply stunning couple.
Another catchup from 2009: I was talking with a friend who was off to see a few local band at Night & Day music cafe, turns out one of the bands were friends of theirs as well. After a quick chat I was then invited on the guest list to shoot the band performing.
Army of Stars played a fantastic set, and really got the crowd going with their enthusiasm.
Well, it’s been a while since the last post… I’ve been meaning to post regularly, and will start doing so very soon. I’ll be sharing a large amount of work from various shoots and weddings that I have been involved with, and even some where I assisted/second shot for other photographers.
Today’s offering is from a short break I took up in Scotland, I stayed with my good friend and talented photographer, Lynne Kennedy, who lives in a tiny village near to Kyle of Lochalsh. Whilst visiting I assisted Lynne on two weddings, and we also arranged a bridal shoot at Assynt House along with Margaret Mcatier, another friend and wedding photographer. The idea was simple, take a model to Assynt House and shoot lots of stunning images…
Here are the results:
Assynt House is a stunning bespoke venue, who host a limited number of weddings per year. It is truly an exclusive boutique venue, I recommend visiting their site to find out more.
Well, following on from the last blog post, I’m proud to announce that the rebranding of the blog and website has been completed. You may notice the new colour scheme and the super swishy new logo!
The all new www.mattwagster.com, complete with swishiness is live now!
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