"the little human detail"
your wedding,
as it really happened
Michael and I started Ballad Productions because we loved taking pictures and making films, but out on the street people can get a bit cagey if they don't know why you're there.
We wanted to shoot people being real, in the moment, without fakery or pretence. So that's precisely what we did.
Shooting weddings in the way that we do is an absolute passion project for us, literally the best job I could imagine ever doing, in no small part because we love the couples we work for!
If you like what you've read then meet the team below, or why not check out our work?
We wanted to shoot people being real, in the moment, without fakery or pretence. So that's precisely what we did.
Shooting weddings in the way that we do is an absolute passion project for us, literally the best job I could imagine ever doing, in no small part because we love the couples we work for!
If you like what you've read then meet the team below, or why not check out our work?
detail, detail, detail.
My full name is Sophie Westerby-Griffin, but no one except my parents calls me Sophie. To everyone else I'm Saph, the photographer.
I was born in Dorset but have since lived in Canterbury, Birmingham and Worcester, where I live now.
I started taking photos at University whilst I was studying theatre, when I stumbled upon a little photo book called "The Decisive Moment". The kind of composed chaos I saw in that book influenced my entire approach to photography and I still turn to it for inspiration today.
I also love weird avant-garde theatre, slashers and DOGS.
I was born in Dorset but have since lived in Canterbury, Birmingham and Worcester, where I live now.
I started taking photos at University whilst I was studying theatre, when I stumbled upon a little photo book called "The Decisive Moment". The kind of composed chaos I saw in that book influenced my entire approach to photography and I still turn to it for inspiration today.
I also love weird avant-garde theatre, slashers and DOGS.
"a rhythm of surfaces, lines, and values"
chasing the moment.
I first met Michael at University. Ever since I have known him he has been obsessed with films; watching them, reading about them, talking about them (a lot) and, of course, making them.
He grew up in Birmingham and ever since he first saw Taxi Driver at the (admittedly premature) age of 14 he has been in love with making moving pictures.
The most important aspect to him is making sure what he creates is true to the moment. No fakery or posing, just the reality of the day, warts and all.
He is also mad for very loud music and is often spotted throwing shapes on wedding dancefloors, camera in hand.
He grew up in Birmingham and ever since he first saw Taxi Driver at the (admittedly premature) age of 14 he has been in love with making moving pictures.
The most important aspect to him is making sure what he creates is true to the moment. No fakery or posing, just the reality of the day, warts and all.
He is also mad for very loud music and is often spotted throwing shapes on wedding dancefloors, camera in hand.
trust the process.
This woman is our secret weapon. Mandy Griffin is our manager, agent, PR rep, HR department and occasionally she even operates a camera. She's also my mum. To say "we're like a family here" would be cheesy but in our case it's literally true!
Mandy currently lives in Poole and before embarking on this mad cap adventure with us she's had storied careers in both teaching and as a customer service director at one of the UK's largest banks! She really can do it all.
And if that wasn't enough Mandy is also a writer, dog trainer, rock chorister and ballroom dancer! She has so many fingers in so many pies I'm starting to think she has a secret third hand.
Mandy currently lives in Poole and before embarking on this mad cap adventure with us she's had storied careers in both teaching and as a customer service director at one of the UK's largest banks! She really can do it all.
And if that wasn't enough Mandy is also a writer, dog trainer, rock chorister and ballroom dancer! She has so many fingers in so many pies I'm starting to think she has a secret third hand.
"Live and life will give you pictures"
sniffing out opportunity
Every company needs a mascot so we asked the little guy who lives with us if she was up for it. Her name's Bonnie and we love her to death.
Bonnie is a whole four years old and has experience in being a very good girl, chasing balls, playing dead and destroying the indestructable.
Bonnie is a whole four years old and has experience in being a very good girl, chasing balls, playing dead and destroying the indestructable.
let's get this out the way.
You probably don't organize weddings very often, and for most this is probably your very first. That can feel pretty daunting.
We understand the most important thing to you right now is clarity, so we've prepared a breakdown of our pricing so you'll know exactly what to expect and what it'll cost.
Why not have a peek?
info & pricing
We understand the most important thing to you right now is clarity, so we've prepared a breakdown of our pricing so you'll know exactly what to expect and what it'll cost.
Why not have a peek?
