Event & Wedding Photography by Northants Photographer Karl Drage

My name is Karl Drage and I am a highly-versatile Northamptonshire-based event & wedding photographer, who also has significant experience in equine, newborn baby & aviation photography. I use the medium of photographs to tell as much of your story – whatever that may be – as I can, and I absolutely LOVE it!

It would be fair to say that my style has developed a lot over the years. The acquisition of additional portable lighting sources has opened up a whole new world of opportunities for my clients and I. Purchases of lenses that allow images to be captured with shallower depths of field have also changed the overall feel somewhat – they feel more intimate – unquestionably for the better!

I still consider myself first and foremost to be a storyteller, capturing all the key parts of your day as they unfold naturally with minimal intervention. Where things have changed somewhat is that I now might look to incorporate a few more posed elements to a session. By incorporating my studio lights into the day, we can play on well after dark – and in situations you probably never considered possible before. Some of my favourite pictures now often come after the sun has disappeared altogether.

Clients I’ve worked with describe me as being relaxed yet professional, instilling a comfort-level that enables natural images to flow.

I often find myself working with people who have told me they don’t like having their picture taken at all. Usually by the end of their booking, they’ve become so comfortable with it that they’re suggesting additional shots themselves!

As well as playing around with lighting, I love to put on a long lens and wander around in the background, capturing all those lovely, fun interactions between people. The photos are so natural, and every client wants to see pictures of their family and friends having fun at their function. I always set myself the challenge of producing at least one nice picture of each of them, and I normally come pretty close to delivering on it, too.

Ultimately, my aim is to produce pictures that you want to look at again and again.

I’m passionate about photographing weddings, events (of all kinds), horses (and their humans), newborn babies and aviation, and I’m always up for a new challenge.

Have a look around. The website contains only a tiny fraction of my work, but if you like what you see and are in need of a photographer for something you’re planning yourself, please do get in touch.

While Northamptonshire is home, I am very happy to travel out of area, including overseas.

Thanks for reading,

Karl

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