Thomas Cawdron

Hey, I am Tom, a wedding photographer living in the sunny seaside town of Margate.

I photograph weddings in a documentary style, capturing moments of the wedding day in a natural, relaxed, and unobtrusive way.

I developed a love for photography through my passion for wildlife and travel, which I think has heavily influenced my style.

I started photographing weddings about four years ago, and I haven’t looked back. I absolutely love it!

I photograph between twenty and thirty weddings a year across the UK and abroad as a destination wedding photographer.

I have been fortunate enough so far to travel to Greece, Portugal, Spain and Italy to capture weddings.

I cannot believe I get to travel to these amazing places for work. Although it never feels like work!

Couples tend to book me for my fun and relaxed approach to their wedding day.

I have a loyalty towards Canon. The first camera I ever picked up and used was a Canon 7D at the age of fourteen. Since then, I have always stuck with Canon, and I can never see myself changing. I am invested in their system, and other brands feel alien to me.

On a wedding day, I use two Canon R6 Mark I’s. These are the first mirrorless cameras I bought to photograph weddings professionally, and I can see myself sticking with them for a long time. They do everything I could want and more.

The camera’s eye tracking and focusing are second to none; it locks into focus within seconds, so I never miss a moment.

Their ISO capabilities are exceptional, especially when photographing in candlelit environments or dark wedding venues. I try to use natural and ambient light as much as possible on a wedding day, so high-ISO performance is essential.

Canon 35mm f/1.4 – My favourite focal length. I love it so much! No distortion, and it gives you the ability to capture nice, wide scene setting images as well as up close frame-filling action shots for emotion.

It is super sharp, and I love the colours. I reckon I spend ninety per cent of a wedding day using this lens.

Canon 85mm f/1.2 – This focal length is perfect for when I need to capture a moment that I can’t get close enough to.

This might be when I am positioned at the back of a church for a wedding ceremony, or when I see a moment happening across the room, and I can’t get close enough to capture it in time.

Its f/1.2 is perfect for times when I want to isolate the couple and get a creamy background.

Canon 24mm f/1.4 – I only use this lens for the evening dancefloor or if I am in a small ceremony room. This lens allows me to get so much closer to people and fill the frame. However, when I can, I always revert to the 35mm due to the lens distortion.

Canon 600EX II-RT – This is the main flash that I use on the dancefloor. I never use the flash off camera, and I bounce the light off walls, ceilings and the pop-up flash card attached to the camera.

SpiderPro Clips – I use these belt clips for quick access to both cameras. A lot of wedding guests say I look like a cowboy. Yeehaw!

Lightroom – I use Lightroom Classic to edit all my images. I have created my own presets that can be easily applied in batch to my pictures.

I use a Loupdeck+ to edit my images. This really speeds up my workflow and also allows me to make minute changes to colours, highlights and shadows.

Adobe Photoshop – I only use this on the odd occasion to remove distracting objects from images. However, Lightroom AI removal software has improved significantly recently.

SNACKS! – I am a sucker for sweet treats, and I usually bring an ample supply of snacks to keep me going during a long wedding day.

Spare batteries & SD cards – you can never have too many spare batteries and SD cards. On the average wedding day, I will go through about five batteries. 

I really love what I do, and I love to get involved in weddings.

When people are comfortable with the photographer, guests often become their true selves, and this is when you get rewarded with unforgettable moments to capture.

I have been dragged onto dancefloors for a boogie and even joined in for the party, after hours, of course.

Get involved and laugh!

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