Here’s a short video of a recent photo session.
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Feb 11
A Year in Pictures – February 2011
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Jan 11
A Year in Pictures – January 2011
This year I have given myself a project of collecting a picture for every day of the year. I take a lot of portraits with my work so the aim of this project is not just to improve my photography of people but also other subjects such as macro and landscapes. To see the rest of this month’s photos, please click on the link below.
31st January 2011 Couldn't resist these cherries. My favourite fruit.
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Jun 10
iPhone Photos
When you’re in the car, do you ever find yourself admiring the view and wishing you had your camera with you? One Saturday a few weeks ago, it was my turn to do the early morning journey to take my daughter to work in Henley. On the way back I was drawn to the view of the river but realised I didn’t have my camera with me. I decided to use my phone and surprised myself with the results. Then, I went back via Marlow and spotted the rowing club preparing to go out so I took a few more photos.
Mobile cameras are getting better and better so next time you see something that catches your eye, just reach for your phone!
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Jun 10
Photographing Children – The Challenge of The Cheese!
Recently, my friend Catherine and I took advantage of the beautiful sunshine we’ve been having to take some outdoor shots of her two children, Daniel (4) and Elena (2). I’m not unaccustomed to taking shots of kids of course, but I decided to introduce a few new challenges for this shoot!
1. By moving out of the studio and into the garden, we benefit from the injection of colour from the beautiful spring flowers, but the wide open spaces give the children (and, therefore, me!) more scope to run around and it can be quite exhausting to pin them down. Toys offered a welcome distraction and we had most success with toys and objects that were new to them, such as the croquet hoops.
2. Daniel has just come out of a stage of not wanting to be photographed and, thanks to years of coaxing by his mum, now wants to say, “Cheese!” at every opportunity. The key here was to give him time to relax and start playing, and try to catch him unawares.
3. Elena, on the other hand, is the most serious-looking two-year-old I’ve ever met! Although we did get her to smile in the end, Mum was more than happy with the serious shots. Catherine told me, “These photos sum her up perfectly and when I look at them I see echoes of me at the same age and also my late mother and grandmother.”
Whether they’re overly serious or too obliging with the cheesy grins, it’s a real pleasure to photograph kids with character and we’re already planning the next shoot!
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May 10
Gemma and Paul soon to say ‘I will’.
Today was Gemma and Paul’s pre-wedding photoshoot at Cookham Dean Church and Old Luxters Barn in Hambleden near Henley on Thames. Coined as ‘England’s best Kept Secret’, Old Luxters is tucked away at the top of a long winding lane surrounded by beech trees and its own vineyard.
Gemma and Paul are getting married next month and I am very excited to be photographing them at these beautiful venues. Gemma’s grandparents got married at the same church and she and Paul are keen to repeat history by posing at the door and by the lych gate. The first thing I noticed as I walked up to the church was scaffolding which I was told will be there on the day. One way to solve the problem is to photograph Gemma and Paul at the gate facing the church. Hopefully you will agree the view through the gate looking away from the church is also pretty.
I hadn’t been to Old Luxters Barn before. It is well worth a visit. There is a countryside mural on the wall inside which, as you can see, works very well as a backdrop.
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Jan 10
Oooh New Shoes!!!!!
I have been photographing boots and shoes for www.lamapeach.com for the Autumn/Winter 2010 display book. The boots and shoes are sold in top London stores and range in price from £200 – £350. However, if you really want to get your hands on this vintage footwear, visit the website direct or talk to my lovely friend Geraldine Pipping at Scarlett Monroe in Marlow, Buckinghamshire – www.scarlettmonroe.com.
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Jan 10
Thames Valley Businesswomen Collaborating for Success
Berkshire-based Success Network, a business support network for women, has recently linked up with Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce and Business Link to allow its members to tap into a valuable new source of business support and this week, I went along to the Hilton in Reading to meet the ladies involved and take some publicity shots.
L-R: Mary Fraser (Success Network), Ginette Gower (Thames Valley Chamber), Ute Wieczorek-King (Success Network), Henrietta Bailey (BusinessLink), Shemila Tharani (BusinessLink).
Success Network has recently announced that collaboration is its theme for 2010 but the concept is not a new one. In 2009, one of the group’s Inner Circles (peer-support business clubs), of which I’m a member, worked together to produce an e-book of success ‘recipes’ to inspire other women who are starting out in business. We’re not profiting from this book, which is available to download free of charge from the Success Network website.
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Aug 09
Oscar’s Christening
Oscar was christened at St Peter’s Church, Furze Platt today.
He was such a good boy. All that water and not a tear!
Congratulations to his parents Becky and Gavin for a lovely day.
