Teen portraits are a big thing in America. And by big I mean huge. Americans call them seniors shoots, because they are sessions that take place to commemorate the completion of their senior year, the year they graduate high school.…
You may remember a while back when I did a casting call looking for teenage boys and girls. Well this is the girl I chose. I had quite a specific look in mind, one which included really long hair. I…
Much of what I do has been about babies and little girls and recently I’ve begun encouraging mothers to be included in portraits with their daughters as I find it is so important to capture the mother/child relationship, or father/child…
Finally I’ve had the opportunity to photograph a young man in my studio again. And funnily enough this was the second time that week which is absolutely superb. In both cases these young men were just as enthusiastic to be…
I am so thrilled that more people are wanting portraits of their older children. Its quite common to have newborns and babies photographed but much less so with older children and I’ve never really understood why. A child reaching their…
There is nothing I like more than working with a young adult and making them realise they too are just as beautiful as the models that appear in magazines. Having access to a professional photographer who knows how to light…
Well we are finished once again for another year. It comes and goes so quickly these days and I spend most of it both loving and fearing the experience. I’m someone who thoroughly enjoys speaking to an audience but loathes…
Now this is exactly what I like to do. This was not only a fun and creative session but it was also quite relaxed and low stress as each of these girls were old enough to both be patient with…
Last week Vickie returned home to visit family so we took the opportunity to have a play with the lights again. I love using this time to try out things that I wouldn’t want to trial with a client.…
Every so often I invite people I’ve worked with in the past to come in for a fun shoot so that I can try new things or get some practice with something for which I’m lacking confidence. This time I…