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Family Staycation at West Nymph Holiday Cottages, Dartmoor.

3/12/2018

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Between the mad busy-ness of September and the mad busy-ness of October this year, I had a week away with my parents, my sister, her husband and their daughter, along with my Husband and our dog. 

Firstly, I have to say that I've had such a busy year which has been ridiculously busy at times. It's been such a great year with my business but a week physically away from home was something I desperately needed.
Family Staycation at West Nymph Holiday Cottages, Okehampton, Dartmoor, photos by Holly Cade - Alternative documentary style candid Wedding & Portrait Photographer. Available to shoot on the Isle of Wight, South Coast of England, throughout the UK and Worldwide.
Family Staycation at West Nymph Holiday Cottages, Okehampton, Dartmoor, photos by Holly Cade - Alternative documentary style candid Wedding & Portrait Photographer. Available to shoot on the Isle of Wight, South Coast of England, throughout the UK and Worldwide.
Family Staycation at West Nymph Holiday Cottages, Okehampton, Dartmoor, photos by Holly Cade - Alternative documentary style candid Wedding & Portrait Photographer. Available to shoot on the Isle of Wight, South Coast of England, throughout the UK and Worldwide.
Secondly, we stayed at the nicest possible place I could have hoped for in order for this well  needed break. If you are looking for a staycation in Dartmoor or Devon in general, somewhere that's just out of the way enough to feel in the middle of no where, but somewhere were you're still able to go to the shops for essentials, have a trip to a nice local pub or two, or just somewhere for a great long walk, I could not recommend West Nymph Holiday Cottages highly enough. 

The converted barn we stayed in "Holly Hock Cottage" (total coincidence with the matching name) could not have been more beautiful, cosy and clean. The main bathroom had a humungous shower that I enjoyed dancing like this in whenever I had a shower in it. Something that makes my heart happy as well is a curved free standing bath, so you better believe I was grinning like a fool when I was having a soak in that beast! ​
Family Staycation at West Nymph Holiday Cottages, Okehampton, Dartmoor, photos by Holly Cade - Alternative documentary style candid Wedding & Portrait Photographer. Available to shoot on the Isle of Wight, South Coast of England, throughout the UK and Worldwide.
Family Staycation at West Nymph Holiday Cottages, Okehampton, Dartmoor, photos by Holly Cade - Alternative documentary style candid Wedding & Portrait Photographer. Available to shoot on the Isle of Wight, South Coast of England, throughout the UK and Worldwide.

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Practicing what I preach...

14/8/2018

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Portrait taken by Amanda Herbert of Holly Cade - Alternative documentary style candid Wedding & Portrait Photographer. Available to shoot on the Isle of Wight, South Coast of England, throughout the UK and Worldwide.
“The comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.”
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I always remember HATING having my photo taken as a kid, and apart from an awkward embarrassing selfie phase I’m sure most teenagers go through (..please tell me I’m not alone? Every MySpace profile needed about a dozen of them right?!) I’ve never been comfortable or confident in front of a camera. 
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About two years ago I finally decided enough was enough and I’ve been on a personal mission to get more comfortable with having the camera turned on me. It seemed silly to be so scared of being in front of it and so happy behind it, especially as I know how photo shoots with the right photographers are such great confidence boosters and important in documenting milestones.

​When I turned twenty-five I had something of a mini mid-midlife crisis. Among many things I felt that it was such a shame that I let my very normal personal hang ups, depression and anxiety take the reigns and have so much influence over so many of my decisions.
Not doing something out of choice is one thing, not doing something out of fear is different. I’ve never wanted to be centre of attention, I’m much happier floating around on the edges doing my own thing. I am quite chatty most of the time yes, but at my core I am a huge introvert, and if you meet me in person you’ll likely see me wearing my glasses and wearing no make up.
Portrait taken by Amanda Herbert of Holly Cade - Alternative documentary style candid Wedding & Portrait Photographer. Available to shoot on the Isle of Wight, South Coast of England, throughout the UK and Worldwide.
So recently I stepped out from behind the camera again for Amanda Herbert, I took off my specs and put on some make up. If you don’t know who Amanda is please go check out her work because it’s so good and she’s so lovely. 

Every time I do a shoot like this I honestly do learn so much about what it might feel like for my clients and it definitely helps me keep developing as a photographer and change my approach. It's great to also model for a friend like I did with Amanda because you really can relax a lot more, bounce ideas off each other and not feel scared to try new things.
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Two years ago I would NEVER have had the confidence to do something like this, yet alone post the results on the internet, and if I'm honest I don't think I will be doing it again for a long time, I'm happiest and feel more myself being the photo taker.

​Am I perfect? No. Do I think I am in any way perfect? Oh hell no! But I think every single person on the planet should have as much fun as possible while they're still on it, try different things and not let those pesky personal hang ups or other issues hold you back too much. Photos really aren’t fatal, so what if you get a bad photo of yourself? And if you get a great one taken by someone as talented as Amanda you’ll definitely walk on with a bit more spring in your step. 

Thank you so much Amanda, you rock! 📷

Love & stuff
​xo.

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Girls Trip to Brighton

28/5/2018

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Time with your best friends is made that extra bit sweeter when you are spending rare time together in a place like Brighton. It's such a brilliant mix of being vibrant, unique and bustling in quite a small town way perched right next to the sea, and I really love it. I haven't been to Brighton for years and I loved visiting again for a long weekend with my friends.

​I sometimes struggle to get the balance of going somewhere/spending time with people I love and also documenting it with my camera. Clearly I wasn't going to take my camera with me on a night out, but I would be a fool and very much regret it if I didn't take my camera with me on a holiday, so glad I took some snaps of our trip...
Girls Trip To Brighton : Holly Cade - Alternative Documentary Wedding & Portrait Photographer. Available to shoot on the Isle of Wight, South Coast of England, throughout the UK and Worldwide.
Girls Trip To Brighton : Holly Cade - Alternative Documentary Wedding & Portrait Photographer. Available to shoot on the Isle of Wight, South Coast of England, throughout the UK and Worldwide.
This was my first Airbnb experience, and it was an absolute winner. Great flat in a great location for a very reasonable price - A big shout out to Nick who was our Airbnb host, who we never actually met but he was so kind and has such a cute flat!
Girls Trip To Brighton : Holly Cade - Alternative Documentary Wedding & Portrait Photographer. Available to shoot on the Isle of Wight, South Coast of England, throughout the UK and Worldwide.
The coffee table had so much random stuff in it, and every day each of us would randomly shout out after looking into it's depths that we had discovered a new thing in it. I know it looks like my feet are hairy or dirty in this photo (LOL) but I have weird and strong tan lines on my feet, because quite frankly Rocketdog flip flops are one of the most comfortable shoes in the entire universe, and in the summer mine pretty much never leave my feet.
Girls Trip To Brighton : Holly Cade - Alternative Documentary Wedding & Portrait Photographer. Available to shoot on the Isle of Wight, South Coast of England, throughout the UK and Worldwide.
Beccie has been one of my best friends since we were eleven, and I met Helen later on near the end of high school and ever since she has also been one of my best and greatest friends.

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10 Years of Photography - Celebrating like a Nerd

5/2/2018

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This year marks the 10th anniversary of the beginning of my love affair with photography. A full ten years since I decided to be brave, and make the decision to drop out of sixth form and instead, go to the local college to learn more about the only A-level I had enjoyed. How did I celebrate this? I did what many camera nerds would do, I went on a photography course.

No single photographer knows everything there is to know about the art, and every year I try to get my teeth into learning at least one new area of it. You'll have to stay tuned to find out what that is for me this year in my work over the next few months, all I can say is I really can't wait to learn more and put it into practice at weddings!

The class took place in a function room of The Water Poet pub, and sitting in a dark room with lines of tables, ornamental mirrors, red draping, animal heads and the like, made me feel like I was in a gothic school of some kind.
10 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHY - CELEBRATING LIKE A NERD, IN LONDON WITH MARIANNE CHUA - Holly Cade, UK Wedding & Portrait Photographer, Based on the Isle of Wight.
10 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHY - CELEBRATING LIKE A NERD, IN LONDON WITH MARIANNE CHUA - Holly Cade, UK Wedding & Portrait Photographer, Based on the Isle of Wight.
10 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHY - CELEBRATING LIKE A NERD, IN LONDON WITH MARIANNE CHUA - Holly Cade, UK Wedding & Portrait Photographer, Based on the Isle of Wight.
It was absolutely fantastic an I really learned a ton. It's one of those things where I know that I've got to grips with a certain area more than I had that very same morning, but there is so much more to explore, practice and eventually understand.

​The room was full of fellow wedding photographers, oddly all women and oddly all using Canon cameras! It was so wonderful to be surrounded by friendly women who all had a shared passion for photography. A huge thank you Marianne for an amazing and instructive day (and for letting me take pictures of her with her "lightsaber", I really want one of my own now.) 
10 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHY - CELEBRATING LIKE A NERD, IN LONDON WITH MARIANNE CHUA - Holly Cade, UK Wedding & Portrait Photographer, Based on the Isle of Wight.
10 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHY - CELEBRATING LIKE A NERD, IN LONDON WITH MARIANNE CHUA - Holly Cade, UK Wedding & Portrait Photographer, Based on the Isle of Wight.
10 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHY - CELEBRATING LIKE A NERD, IN LONDON WITH MARIANNE CHUA - Holly Cade, UK Wedding & Portrait Photographer, Based on the Isle of Wight.
10 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHY - CELEBRATING LIKE A NERD, IN LONDON WITH MARIANNE CHUA - Holly Cade, UK Wedding & Portrait Photographer, Based on the Isle of Wight.

Love & Stuff
Xo.

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Happy New Year!

1/1/2018

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I hope you had a lovely Christmas & New Year, I really did! I thought I'd share what I've been up to in the last few weeks.

At the end of November, Pete and I went to see Depeche Mode at the o2 in London, which was a very last minute decision but one I'm so glad we made. Obviously I didn't manage to get any half decent snaps of the gig (which was amazing by the way! I totally freaked out when Dave Gahan came out on stage!), but I managed to get a few around the city I love in the 24 hours we were there..
Taro's, London 2017 - Holly Cade, UK Based Wedding and Portrait Photographer, based on the Isle of Wight.
​Taro's is our go-to place in London for Japanese food.
Taro's, London 2017 - Holly Cade, UK Based Wedding and Portrait Photographer, based on the Isle of Wight.
Taro's, London 2017 - Holly Cade, UK Based Wedding and Portrait Photographer, based on the Isle of Wight.
All happy with his usual Tori Karaage!
Taro's, London 2017 - Holly Cade, UK Based Wedding and Portrait Photographer, based on the Isle of Wight.
London 2017 - Holly Cade, UK Based Wedding and Portrait Photographer, based on the Isle of Wight.
London 2017 - Holly Cade, UK Based Wedding and Portrait Photographer, based on the Isle of Wight.
We tried to look cool guys, we tried.

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Meet Lana...

30/10/2017

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Meet my new Second Shooter/Assistant/Photographic Homegirl, Lana Jones - Holly Cade, UK Wedding and Portrait Photographer, based on the Isle of Wight.
Lana has been my right hand lady this summer, and my tongue is nowhere near my cheek when I say that she is bloody fab and she has been an amazing help and support to me this wedding season. 

At my first wedding of this year (Jamie & Dani's), I thought for the first time how lovely it would be to have someone else on "my team". Little did I know that it would be a guest from that very wedding, and one of the people sitting around the same table as me eating dinner!
Meet my new Second Shooter/Assistant/Photographic Homegirl, Lana Jones - Holly Cade, UK Wedding and Portrait Photographer, based on the Isle of Wight.
Lana was one of those people on social media that would pop up now and again on my Facebook and Instagram, and liked and commented on my posts, but was someone who I had never actually met before. After the wedding she messaged me and asked if she could meet up with me for a coffee and a chat about her ambition to become a Wedding Photographer. I had a good feeling about her and agreed. Nearly two hours in to having coffee and a good old chat about Photography, Studio Ghibli, work and life in general, I was completely sold on having her shadow me at weddings and I really wanted to take her under my wing.
Meet my new Second Shooter/Assistant/Photographic Homegirl, Lana Jones - Holly Cade, UK Wedding and Portrait Photographer, based on the Isle of Wight.
Meet my new Second Shooter/Assistant/Photographic Homegirl, Lana Jones - Holly Cade, UK Wedding and Portrait Photographer, based on the Isle of Wight.
The two of us recently had a photo day together, as sometimes it can be a bit too busy on a wedding day to talk a great deal or to share wisdom!
​Feel free to follow Lana's progress and photographic journey here, and if you see me at a wedding next year, you'll probably see this lovely lady with me.

Love and Stuff
​xo.

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My New Home Office

23/10/2017

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My New Home Office - Holly Cade, UK Wedding and Portrait Photographer, based on the Isle of Wight.
It might not be the coolest, biggest, most fantastically amazing swankiest office you ever did see, but damnit it's mine and I love it so much.

​I've been wanting to convert the spare room into my own office for months, but due to a very busy summer wedding season (not complaining in the slightest!) I had to really wait until it was over so we could sort the room out properly, I could buy everything I needed to buy and have the time to get everything set up. 

Pride of place is my brand new 2017 iMac 21.5" with Retina 4K Display. I can't tell you how many years I've seen Apple Macs in peoples homes and in department stores, and practically drooled over the cute little wireless key board, and wanted desperately to shove it in my no-where-near-large-enough handbag and take it home with me. Basically it hasn't disappointed me in the slightest since I unwrapped it and set it up and I don't know what I'd do without it now. (A huge thank you to my little Macbook Pro, which I've had since my last term at college back in 2011, and has now gone into semi retirement.)  ​​
Harry Potter
Coin eating
One of my best friends Helen who runs Shiny Creations made me a cute little Niffler that's also a bowl, he now looks after the odd memory card or paper clip. Another dear friend of mine Sah bought me a coin eating No Face that sits right in the middle of the self along the top. ​Scampi's new favourite thing to do is look out the window and watch everyone pass by in our street.
Edward Monkon Unicorn Card. My New Home Office - Holly Cade, UK Wedding and Portrait Photographer, based on the Isle of Wight.
My New Home Office - Holly Cade, UK Wedding and Portrait Photographer, based on the Isle of Wight.
Thank you to every single one of you for all the love and support that actually meant I could and should get this office in the first place, it does not go unnoticed and is very much appreciated! 

love & stuff
​xo.

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My Birthday Photo Shoot

20/8/2017

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My Birthday Photo Shoot with Amanda Herbert & Style Sisters - Holly Cade, UK Wedding and Portrait Photographer, based on the Isle of Wight - www.hollycade.co.uk
I really cannot thank Amanda enough for my random photo shoot with her this month. Amanda and I had been talking for a while about doing a shoot together, and it ended up being on my birthday, so it turned into actually quite a lovely gift to myself!

​I braved getting in front of the camera again and I am so glad that I did. It taught me a lot about what it's like to be the other side of the camera and about myself.
My Birthday Photo Shoot with Amanda Herbert & Style Sisters - Holly Cade, UK Wedding and Portrait Photographer, based on the Isle of Wight - www.hollycade.co.uk
I've never really been someone who wanted to be the centre of attention (during my teens especially I was often painfully shy), or even someone who was massively into hair and makeup. Most of the time I'm happiest in a pair of jeans, a t-shirt and a pair of converse, but I can't deny it was lovely to get all dressed up (with the help of the brilliant Style Sisters!) ​and have a photo shoot. 

​Since November I've lost two stone and managed to keep it off! I've also been on a huge personal journey, and this shoot was a wonderful way to celebrate that.
My Birthday Photo Shoot with Amanda Herbert & Style Sisters - Holly Cade, UK Wedding and Portrait Photographer, based on the Isle of Wight - www.hollycade.co.uk
Amanda was amazing from the start. Very organised, supportive and clearly knowledgable about portrait photography. It was also so lovely to have a chat with a fellow female photographer. Thank you again Photog. Sista!

Love & Stuff
​xo.


​Hair & Makeup by - www.stylesisters.co.uk​
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Photography by - www.amandaherbert.com
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