Archive for July, 2010

Family Photography in Suffolk: Sophia, Cal & Jos

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

In my old job, over ten years ago now, I used to have breakfast meetings in stuffy conference rooms in the centre of London. Now I often start my working day outside in the fresh air and in stunning locations.

This shoot started at 8am in the cafe at Felixstowe Ferry by the sea (quintessentially english as well as nouishment for the soul) where I met up with Jos and her two gorgeous children - Sophia and Cal. Messing about by the sea and with old boats, a spot of crabbing and then some obligatory exploring in the woods. Does a job get much better than this? Some days I have to pinch myself:

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Suffolk Family Photographer: The West Family

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

I had such a great day on Sunday photographing this lovely family. We started off in my studio getting some classic portraits and then headed out into the glorious sunshine and the wonderful unspoilt countryside on my studio doorstep, then onto one of my favourite locations at the moment - Felixstowe Ferry.

Here are some of my favourites tho it was hard to choose. And I promise you I haven’t hightened the blue of those eyes!

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Notting Hill, London Photography: Children and Food for Hodder and Stoughton

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

A couple of months ago I was commissioned by the publisher Hodder and Stoughton to photograph some food to promote a book they are publishing with the company Little Dish.  I had to hold off blogging this one until the images had been published.

A very focussed but fun day working with the team to complete 8 recipes and, over lunch, take some shots of Hilary (Director of Little Dish)s two gorgeous boys, Monty and Ridley, sampling the food. A bit of competitiveness never did anyone any harm as each of us vied for the best toys to incorporate into these shots to give them that spirit of childhood.

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Photographer Suffolk: Chris’s 50th Birthday Party

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

In a blisteringly hot 80 degrees, but perfect English summer’s evening, Chris -  who tells me he is always blessed with the weather for the important moments in his life - and his family and friends celebrated his half century!

All the images from Chris’s party are now available to view and purchase prints from.  I will be donating 10% of profits from print sales to The Bridge School, Chris’s chosen charity.  Here are some favourites from a great evening:

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Portrait Photographer City of London: Dr Lynda Shaw

Friday, July 9th, 2010

I am hugely behind on the blogging front and have many shoots to post in the coming weeks.

Here’s a lovely portrait session I had recently with Dr Lynda Shaw. Lynda is a Neuropsychologist who helps others to see that the key to peace of mind, pleasure, positive mental outlook, healthier relationships etc is fundamentally a selfless outlook and she does this by bringing together her dual backgrounds in psychology and science to explain to us what is happening in our brains and how to tap in to beneficial patterns of behaviour. Lynda is currently building her new website and I will post a link to it soon. I think many of us need her!

All I can say is that if you met Lynda, you would immediately see that she herself is the embodiment of all that she teaches.

Anyway we had a lovely easy stroll out from my base in London’s Barbican around the city looking for interesting backgrounds and chatting all the while. Here are a few favourites:

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