Last night I was chatting with another newborn photographer and she sent me a little video link from ANOTHER newborn photographers Facebook page (Yes – there are a lot of us about!) It was a little ‘Behind the Scenes’ clip showing a newborn in the studio being photographed. The baby was in what we call …
Continue ReadingAs You Dance To The Music Of Life
I didn’t send you a Christmas Card. Because all of this that I want to say to you wouldn’t fit in a Christmas Card…… I wanted to tell you how special it is to be a photographer. YOUR photographer. You don’t just ‘give me a job’ and expect me to turn up with a camera……it…
Continue ReadingWhen Did You Stop Thinking You Were Beautiful?
“WHEN DID YOU STOP THINKING YOU WERE BEAUTIFUL?” Six weeks ago I asked that question on Social Media. It was a ‘just for fun’ questionnaire – not a competition. No prizes. The answers were anonymous. All I asked was that you ticked a box to let me know the age bracket that you fell into…
Continue ReadingNotes on Being THE Family Photographer – Team Dolling
The first time I met Team Dolling they weren’t quite yet Team Dolling! Victoria was a bridesmaid at her best friends wedding and I was the photographer. Boyfriend Tom was a guest and their first baby, the adorable, sassy and spirited Nora-Rae was making her presence known but still to make an appearance on…
Continue ReadingA Portrait of Polly
Towards the end of last year Pollys Mum phoned. She told me that they weren’t the kind of family who had a lot a photographs. Photographs just weren’t their ‘thing’. She hadn’t even had a wedding photographer (#sobsquietly) However – 11 year old Polly was growing up. Moreover she had just won a music…
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