PORTFOLIO

Still not emotionally over Sicily! Honestly, what a dream! 🇮🇹☀️

The pool at Braccialieri was straight out of a retro movie set, and I was living my kitschy vintage fantasy (no surprises there if you know me!).

Thank you to @editorialsbynicoladixon for arranging a gorgeous few days of retro charm with timeless Sicilian elegance…sunshine, Aperols, olive trees, and that effortless Mediterranean romance that makes destination weddings feel so magical.

These images are all captured on digital , but I can’t wait to share the film scans soon (i shot 8 rolls of 35mm and 3 rolls of 120 over the 2 day photoshoot!)🎞️✨

If you’re planning a destination wedding and want images full of warmth, atmosphere, and a touch of vintage soul. I’m so here for it! I still have availability for both 2026 & 2027.

DREAM TEAM
Workshop organiser @editorialsbynicoladixon

Venue @braccialieri

Creative planning @wonderlustevents

On the day co-ordinator @lwevents

Decorative Installation Artists @dae_studio_

Floral Designer @sassflower

Stationery & Tablecloth Designer @aisling_erin_design

Video @madeinvideo

Napkins – @willowandribbon

Models @karsynbartruff

Dresses Supplied by @sundaysbride

HMUA @tannaz_beautybar

Cake Designer @marziacaruso_cakes

Jewellery @maisonsabben

Getting ready robe @lunaroselondon

Guest models @tom_and_lolitarose @hedoniya.ph

A few 35mm and 120 film favourites from May & Sam’s incredible day at @rcpevenue in July ✨it was such an joy to have it featured in print and digital on @tietheknotscotland

These two have the most romantic story: they met on an oyster farm in Japan (I mean… come on! How perfect is that?). Their wedding was a beautiful blend of cultures, travel, and love, with family and friends joining them from Japan, the USA, and across the UK to celebrate in the heart of Edinburgh.

A day full of elegance, connection, and so much joy… and this is just a tiny glimpse of it. The film photos just capture the energy of the day so perfectly 🎞️

Thank you to @southsun for being the most amazing film lab.

DREAM TEAM
Photographer: @loraineross (me)
Venue: @rcpevenue
Dress + Veil: @rolling_in_roses

Suit: @beggarsrun

Florals: @pollination_flowers
Shoes and accessories: @betseyjohnson
Hair and makeup Moni Tan, Olympia Artistry

Caterer: @saltirehospitality
Cake: @keiki_bakery

Strings: Scotia Strings

Dj: DJ Otiks

One of the biggest reasons I went back to shooting on film was to take my photography away from pixels on a screen and make it something physical again 🎞️✨

Over the past 18 months I’ve loved spending time back in the darkroom at @stillsedinburgh — first re-learning how to develop my own film and print in the darkroom, and more recently experimenting with split grade printing (a whole new skill for me, and one I’m now a little obsessed with).

Swipe to see the difference: the lab scans by @southsun alongside my own darkroom prints and process. There’s something so grounding about making work with your hands again.

In the new year I’ll be offering hand-printed black & white darkroom prints (once I make a dent in my editing pile 🙃).

If you’d love a darkroom print made from your own b&w negatives, get in touch. And colour printing? That’s the next challenge on my list.

Alfresco summer dining goals ✨ All captured #onfilm both 35mm & 120 on #canon1v #bronicarf645 & #mamiya6 with #portra400 and #kodakgold200

CREATIVE TEAM
workshop Host. @elevate_workshops
Concept & Styling @storiesof_events and @breige__
Florist – @breige__
Venue @sandonhall
On the day support @aboveallweddings
Dresses @jjdesignsbridal @millanova @luce_sposa
HMUA @lucillenco
Shoes @freyaroselondon
Stationery and signage @lucymcspiritdesign
Table Linen @alba.tableware
Chairs and Tableware @blacksaucerstableware
Cake @twobears.bakery

Sarah & Ryan – The Secret Garden

It was such a joy to go back to where I grew up and photograph Sarah and Ryan for their pre-wedding shoot. The beautiful ruins of an old estate beside my grandparents house on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Where I used to daydream about being Mary from “The Secret Garden” and hear stories from my uncle about the eccentric old man that used to live the house. Thank you for trusting my vision ✨

“Sometimes since I’ve been in the garden I’ve looked up through the trees at the sky and I have had a strange feeling of being happy as if something was pushing and drawing in my chest and making me breathe fast. Magic is always pushing and drawing and making things out of nothing. Everything is made out of magic, leaves and trees, flowers and birds, badgers and foxes and squirrels and people. So it must be all around us. In this garden – in all the places.”

Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

Viv & Jay — “The Book of Vows” ✨

One of my favourite parts of this job is the people I get to meet and the instant connections that form.

Viv & Jay travelled all the way from Georgia, USA to elope in Edinburgh. From the moment I walked into their suite (with the new Blood Orange album playing, no less), it felt like I was spending the day with old friends rather than a couple I’d only just met.

We bonded over music, movies, art and books, laughed our way through the day, and shared such a special little slice of time together. Their intimate ceremony at Dunbar’s Close Gardens was beautiful, followed by wandering Edinburgh’s cobbled streets before finishing with a celebratory drink at Virgin Hotels.

All captured #onfilm (35mm + medium format)… except the last frame, which is digital with an old film camera flash because honestly, that combo is just iconic.

Viv & Jay, you two are absolute magic, and I’m so grateful I got to be part of your day 💫

Some nostalgic old Hollywood magic in the Italian sunshine from a photoshoot at @villa_subaglio ✨

All shot on medium format and 35mm film on my canon 1V, mamiya 6 and bronica rf645

I took inspiration from old movies into this shoot from the vintage Porsche, stunning florals, a golden hour first dance, and Gatsby vibes all the way through. Honestly, a dream from start to finish.

More soon from this sunshine-drenched, joy-filled photoshoot 🍋🎞️

Thank you to @daina.hazel @theodoreandco_ and @firstpick for arranging such a perfect day.

DREAM TEAM
Photography: @loraineross (me)
Couple: @italy.couple @milona_m @dr.matteosfriso
Wedding Planner: @firstpick
Creative Direction: @daina.hazel @theodoreandco_
Bridal Designer: @lebaobabsposa
Jewellery: @jonidaripani
Makeup Artist: @larissabeautyparis
Makeup Artist Content Creator: @nathtelesm
Venue: @villa_subaglio
Floral + Table Design: @venere_flowers
Stationary: @jasminmichelledesigns
Placecards: @allegoria_textiles
Vintage Car: @vagueluxuryrent

Going back to my roots: photographing live music #onfilm 🎞️

I fell in love with photography as a teenager in art class, borrowing my parents’ Pentax 35mm camera and learning my way around the school darkroom. At 16, I started sneaking that little camera and a 50mm lens into gigs…chasing atmosphere, energy, and the raw chaos of live music.

By 18 I had my first digital camera, and I was photographing concerts and music festivals and some of my heroes: Patti Smith, Grace Jones, Vivienne Westwood, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Pixies, Franz Ferdinand, Manic Street Preachers and many more. My work ended up in magazines, newspapers, album sleeves and tour brochures. It was wild.

I last did music photography way back in 2015, and last month I challenged myself to give it a go again! I took my Canon 33V (a fairly entry level 35mm camera), a nifty 50mm, and two rolls of film to Edinburgh Psych Fest.

The first time I’d photographed live music on film since I was a teenager. And I’m honestly so proud of what I captured.

As a photographer, I’m a firm believer in pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. That’s where the magic happens. It was so amazing to reconnect with why I started in the first place.

Camera: Canon 33V with 50mm F1.8
Film stocks: Portra 800 & Illford HP5 (both pushed to 1600)
Dev and scan: @gulabiphoto
Bands featured: @honeyglaze_ @anna___erhard @getdown_services & @nadineshah at @edinburghpsychfest @queens_hall & @summerhallery

A hazy golden summer evening in Glencoe ✨

Captured on Portra 400 + Gold 200, because film just sings in this kind of light.

We wandered through the hills, soaked up that dreamy glow, and made some magic together. The kind of evening that feels like it belongs in memory as much as on film.

(Also known as “the one where my car nearly broke down” but totally worth it!).

Counting down the days until I get to photograph these two again for their wedding next year. It’s going to be incredible.