Last month I was interviewed by Digital Photographer Magazine about my children and family portraiture business, and in this month’s issue I lead on their resulting article  ‘Start up your own Family portrait business’. The magazine is aimed semi-pro photographers and those starting up in business advising on anything from specific photographic genres to photographic and computer kit and business tips.

It is always lovely to have your pictures in print and also for my clients to see an image from their session with me published -  the children always especially love it.  In this article I have 5 families represented who have had sessions with me in the last couple of years in both London and  Suffolk - and France!

To read the full article, you can download the pdf here: interview-wwwannamccarthycom

Here at Anna McCarthy Photography we are busy getting client orders for prints, framed prints and other products from our range ready for a December delivery, and it is exciting to think that many of the photographs I am carefully packaging will be given as gifts on Christmas morning.

So as we all turn our thoughts to Christmas and those ever tricky questions of what we are going to get for ‘him’, ‘her’ or for the ‘grandparents’ etc, I thought this was a good moment to tell you about two cracking incentives to consider Anna’s services as part of your gift giving this year.

First up, for a unique, personal and lasting gift, you might like to consider Anna McCarthy Gift Vouchers.

The voucher you give can be used for, or towards, any photography session, or can be used to purchase prints or framed prints from an existing family or wedding shoot.

To purchase a gift voucher please contact us at anna@annamccarthy.com or by telephone on 07811 242266

Here are just some of the reasons clients book Anna for a photographic session:

a family/children’s portraiture session

a mother to be wanting to mark in pictures this special moment in her life

a newborn or baby shoot

a teenage photo shoot for a daughter or son as she/he heads towards coming of age

a portrait session for a budding actor/musician needing professional portraits for publicity/ Spotlight entry

a birthday party - children’s, 40th, 50th, 70th - or an anniversary party

Vouchers can also be used to purchase prints, framed prints or other products from Anna’s range, visuals of which you can see here. They are available from £15 and are sent to you (or, if you prefer, direct to the recipient with your special message included)  in a gift envelope with ribbon.

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Winter is a wonderful time of year for photography with its crisp, frosty mornings and with the sun low in the sky giving a beautiful quality of light - a great time to be out as a family and to be photographed.

As an incentive for wrapping up in your winter woollies and having fun outside, we are offering a discount of £50 against any family photography session booked and taken between January 1st and December 31st 2012 plus a 9×6 inch mounted professional photographic print (value £30) which you can choose yourself from your client gallery from the session.

It is 6 months since I joined Anna McCarthy Photography and in that time I have witnessed the faces of many happy families who have been photographed by Anna. Here is a flavour of some of her more recent sessions and the response Anna has received from those clients:

‘Hi Anna, I just wanted to let you know how delighted we are with the photographs. You captured the children’s personalities perfectly. They had such fun with you and these photographs will always remind me of a very happy day. I also wanted to say how impressed I am with the frames - the quality is fantastic‘ Rachel, October 2011

‘Anna, I have looked at the images. So beautiful!!  Thank you so much and for being so patient -  It wasn’t stressful at all!’ Rhunuma, November 2011

‘Have just looked at your blog posting - Gorgeous! You’re a very talented lady.’ Victoria, November 2011

We hope to hear from you.

Sarah, Office Manager

I am pretty chuffed about this, the first ever interview with me about my photography.

Thank you to friend and client Gina Long, journalist Dave Gooderham who approached and interviewed me, and to the Editor at Suffolk Magazine Richard Bryson.  Also all those who agreed to have images from their shoots showcased, and especially Matt.  The article appears in October’s edition of the magazine.

To read the article click here to download as a pdf.

It’s been a while since I posted largely because I’ve been finding it hard to keep up with the workload… not that I’m complaining!  As well as the usual out and about photography that I do (weddings, events, pr, families etc),  I’ve recently been busy expanding my business into product photography now that I have a fully functioning brand new studio here in Suffolk. It feels great to have my very own dedicated studio space at last!

I’ve been photographing beauty products and quilts recently and a number of studio based children and portraiture shoots are coming up soon.

Meanwhile, last weekend I photographed  Piers and Kate’s amazing wedding which had no less than three locations: Blythburgh Church, Elms Barns near Beccles and The Swan at Southwold will be posting  highlights of their day here very soon.