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Mar 29 2012

Laide + Iredia – A Couple’s Story Part 2

The last time these guys were featured they were just responders to a twitter post I put out on a mini shoot. It was from that shoot that they became my clients. Yup, I’m now shooting their wedding next month in Essex. We decided to drive up to their venue and do a proper couple’s photos session… not like the images from the previous shoot weren’t good enough.

Here are the images from different parts of their venue. We thoroughly had a great time. I’m really looking forward to documenting their big day.

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Mauwa AsaniJune 11, 2012 - 6:07 am

wow! I don’t know who u guys are but your pictures are gorgeous! big ups to the photographer and big ups to u guys too for making it easy for him by being so fine.congrats u guys.

Neema De BeerJune 8, 2012 - 8:29 am

wow this is beautiful.

Omowunmi Sonola HabbyqeApril 25, 2012 - 5:20 pm

Jide Assumpção-Alakija u are welcome sir

Jide Assumpção-AlakijaApril 23, 2012 - 11:32 pm

Thanks Omowunmi

Omowunmi Sonola HabbyqeApril 17, 2012 - 4:52 pm

NICE ONE

Jide Assumpção-AlakijaApril 16, 2012 - 2:56 pm

Ta sir

Jide Assumpção-AlakijaApril 16, 2012 - 2:56 pm

Thanks Sheila

Jide Assumpção-AlakijaApril 16, 2012 - 2:56 pm

Thanks Dayo

Jide Assumpção-AlakijaApril 16, 2012 - 2:56 pm

Thanks Dami

Sheila Amaka OjeiApril 13, 2012 - 8:14 pm

gorgeous pictures as always!

Damilola 'Damell' ElliottApril 12, 2012 - 9:38 am

Brilliant…..as always!

MrQuadosh DayoApril 12, 2012 - 5:01 am

Excellent work here bro! Loving the lighting and the portraits are stunning!

Olu AkintorinMarch 29, 2012 - 3:37 am

Nice on Bob!

Mar 25 2012

Kemi + Tayo – Wedding Ceremony, London, UK

Images to follow up the Engagement ceremony from Kemi and Tayo. This is a long post so enjoy.

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Murat Serin PhotographyApril 29, 2013 - 11:46 pm

?ncredible scene with beautiful architecture..omg..these the wonderful photographs. PERCECT WEDDING!

Shaatuna SheeliJune 8, 2012 - 12:46 pm

Wowwww!!!

Princess Tosin M OlaseindeJune 8, 2012 - 7:51 am

the pictures are breathtaking, soooooooo beautiful, it was soooooooo captivating I shared the link with my friends. Gorgeous. I can go on and on, I love pictures and these set of pictures captured the essence and the beauty of the ceremony. Thumbs up.

Nikki ToshJune 7, 2012 - 4:17 am

Beautiful!

Jide Assumpção-AlakijaApril 16, 2012 - 3:01 pm

Thanks Temitope

Jide Assumpção-AlakijaApril 16, 2012 - 3:00 pm

Thanks Omobolanle

Jide Assumpção-AlakijaApril 16, 2012 - 3:00 pm

Thanks Nathalie

Jide Assumpção-AlakijaApril 16, 2012 - 2:58 pm

Thanks Ade!

Nathalie DaugtherofZion WanoghoApril 14, 2012 - 2:06 pm

wonderful ayo..amazing picture.. really tells a story <3.

Omobolanle LamikanraApril 13, 2012 - 8:50 pm

awwwww what a beautiful wedding.

Temitope AkintujoyeMarch 27, 2012 - 8:27 pm

Veeery lovely pictures…………. Lovely dress, native wears, suits, shoes, venue, decor etc etc etc. And Tayo, yes nice pair of socks too :-) ).

Ade Tunde AdewumiMarch 27, 2012 - 1:22 am

Stunning pictures!

Yewande S.March 26, 2012 - 3:29 pm

I love Kemi’s dress. Simple & elegant, yet classy!

Relentless BuilderMarch 26, 2012 - 3:07 am

Many details beautifully captured, Jide.

FemiMarch 25, 2012 - 3:00 pm

very nice… great job as usual boss!

pixpilgrimMarch 25, 2012 - 9:52 am

Love this, dude. Nicely done.

Mar 18 2012

Kemi + Tayo – Engagement Ceremony, London & Upcoming Photography Workshop

I’ve been away for sometime and have been VERY VERY busy establishing my business in the United States. Most of my material is still in the United Kingdom though and as a result haven’t been successful in keeping up this blog. Please bear with me.

Also my site is undergoing some changes. Over the coming weeks you will see the inclusion of a few other aspects of my work. I hope you enjoy it and, as usual, your comments are most welcome. (I TRULY value them.) I might not get the time to respond but please don’t let that stop you from sending them. Your comments really keep me going.

On another important note, my colleague, fashion stylist Crystal Deroche, and I are putting together a photography workshop in the UK. It will be held on Sunday the 25th March……Yup, that’s next week Sunday. We are incredibly excited about this. We can’t wait and are really looking forward to meeting as many of our followers as possible– unfortunately in this case, “as many as possible” is only 10 people due to space limitations at the centre.
Topics I will cover range from standard photography techniques, composition, knowing your camera, basic lighting and an intro to Photoshop. We’ll also have styling tips from Crystal and a model for you to try out some techniques (and maybe even beef up your portfolio!). All this will cost a mere £100! No really, that’s it! £100!
If you’re interested please send an email to info@alakija.com expressing your interest. Also state what camera gear you use and how you rate yourself as a photographer. We’ll send you details on what to do next in our reply.
Right… back to the blogpost. I think the photos say it all: the couple had an AMAZING time. I used a bit more lighting in this shoot provided by 3 x Canon 580 EX II and one Canon 430 EX flash. These flashes were triggered with my Canon ST-E2 trigger. Special thanks to Toyin Dawodu for assisting me.

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Adeleke Taiwo AdeolaApril 29, 2012 - 10:18 pm

Am moved, no you moved me with the lighting ALAKIJA well u can check on my blog site too http://www.taglens.wordpress.com hope we can share some thought together stay bless bro. All the best……..

Jide Assumpção-AlakijaApril 16, 2012 - 3:01 pm

Thanks Adegun

Jide Assumpção-AlakijaApril 16, 2012 - 3:01 pm

Thanks Adebola

Jide Assumpção-AlakijaApril 16, 2012 - 3:01 pm

Thanks TaiMee

TaiMee DaYoApril 13, 2012 - 11:43 pm

Superb lighting!

Adebola OlayinkaApril 7, 2012 - 6:49 pm

Best. Engagement. Ever. You captured it wonderfully!

Adegun TosineApril 7, 2012 - 11:51 am

WOW! d first picture is Timeless…btw I think d OKO-IYAWO is short sha x_x.

Res EarchMarch 19, 2012 - 5:19 pm

It is already penciled in my diary.

DannieEliseMarch 18, 2012 - 10:00 pm

Another set of beautiful pictures! I truly admire your work. And as an aspiring photographer in Mobile, Alabam, I am greatly interested in attending one of your workshops here in the U.S. I would even travel to a nearby major city to attend (Atlanta, GA; New Orleabs, LA; Birmingham, AL). Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing in this platform!

Mar 15 2012

Kemi + Tayo – Engagement Photo Session

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Jide Assumpção-AlakijaApril 16, 2012 - 3:02 pm

Thanks Yetunde

Jide Assumpção-AlakijaApril 16, 2012 - 3:02 pm

Thanks Ololade

Jide Assumpção-AlakijaApril 16, 2012 - 3:02 pm

Thanks Doyin

Jide Assumpção-AlakijaApril 16, 2012 - 3:02 pm

Thanks Catrin

BiliMarch 20, 2012 - 1:27 pm

aww too cute guys!

Ololade Famuyiwa GbominaMarch 16, 2012 - 7:00 pm

Oh no! I love dis, so cute……….

Doyin TejuosoMarch 15, 2012 - 7:43 pm

Nice!!!

Ademoye YetundeMarch 15, 2012 - 7:36 pm

wow..dis is cute,emotional nd luvly…

Yetunde AdemoyeMarch 15, 2012 - 7:33 pm

wow dis is cute…so emotional nd luvly…

Catrin Mair DaviesMarch 15, 2012 - 7:14 pm

Beautiful!

Feb 09 2012

Natasha + Ubong – Wedding at Eltham Palace, London

I’ve been in Durham, North Carolina settling with my wife and getting through most of the post production work I’ve built up over the last couple of months. I’m glad I have this time away as it allows me to look back at all the work I’ve done, review and refocus. This year I plan to step things up a bit and improve on my approach to how I document/cover weddings and other events. I also want to create sometime to do some training programmes and workshops for my fellow budding photographers. Hears some of your comments would be most useful in helping me develop the structure for the training programmes.

Below are images from a very lovely wedding I covered in a very lovely venue in London. The grounds had some really amazing areas for photos but as my luck would have it, it rained. So typical of London weather on a Saturday. That didn’t stop the day from being a very fun and enjoyable one. The couple and their guests gave me so much to capture. This is probably amongst one of my larger blog posts, which I know most of you love.

Enjoy!

P.S. Special thanks to Toyin Dawudu and Mercy Haruna who helped me cover this one. You guys were awesome as usual.

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Natasha Anto UdofiaApril 22, 2012 - 8:02 am

Thanks Rita xxx

Rita Ugbosu ColemanApril 21, 2012 - 8:36 pm

beautiful! congratulations ubong and natasha….love yall!

Jide Assumpção-AlakijaApril 16, 2012 - 3:03 pm

Thanks Oluwatosin

Jide Assumpção-AlakijaApril 16, 2012 - 3:03 pm

Thanks Dafe

Jide Assumpção-AlakijaApril 16, 2012 - 3:03 pm

Thanks TaiMee

Jide Assumpção-AlakijaApril 16, 2012 - 3:03 pm

Thanks Tunde

Jide Assumpção-AlakijaApril 16, 2012 - 3:02 pm

Thanks Natasha

TaiMee DaYoApril 13, 2012 - 11:02 pm

splendid….need I say more, the pictures speak volumes!

Bandele ZuberiMarch 12, 2012 - 1:27 pm

Eltham Palace is one of my favorite venues, beautiful work Jide!

Dafe Art BensonMarch 9, 2012 - 9:03 am

hi jide sorry jide creative u are good.

OvieFebruary 26, 2012 - 6:36 am

These Pictures are amazing…d white balance, d image quality, d variable depth of fields and d captures are stictly “TEN OVA TEN”..these are not pictures but classic work of arts..one of d best captures i have eva seen..keep it up bro..

Sharon SaluFebruary 17, 2012 - 7:01 am

The very first picture was my favorite. Every single person there was smiling and/or laughing. The training sessions will really help some of us out, so thanks in advance.

ChinyeluFebruary 13, 2012 - 2:24 pm

Fine as usual!!! Love the orange/warm tones

Natasha Anto UdofiaFebruary 11, 2012 - 2:40 am

Love every photo! Jide, you are the best!

Mike Tunde Hubscrown AdewumiFebruary 9, 2012 - 5:44 pm

Nice work.

Oluwatosin BayeriFebruary 9, 2012 - 9:22 am

This is beautiful. God bless the couple.