This year I chose to photograph my playgroups and nurseries in the new year rather than in amongst the Christmas rush. Instead we used Mother’s Day as the deadline which enabled me to relax and simply enjoy the experience. With…
At first the thought of working with a very young child and their newborn sibling scared me. Its hard enough working with either on their own let alone trying to get them to co-operate together. How would this even be…
(The Frame Game, located beside the Hinckley Train Station and with parking out front) For nearly 10 years now we’ve been using The Frame Game for all our framing needs. In the past I’ve shopped around and visited other framers…
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…
The dates have been set for this year’s workshops. For the first time ever I actually decided to set dates right at the start of the year. I just meant to announce the dates earlier than this. But with the…
(Awards Night by Aled Davies) Each year this event highlights for me just how fast time is passing. Its a milestone marker a bit like a child’s birthday. It seems like it will be forever for the next convention to…
Narrowing it down to my absolute favourites is really quite difficult, and I worry that its a little disappointing for clients if they don’t see their images included. Its hard to say what makes a favourite image. A lot of…
The Societies Convention in London is being held from January 20th to the 24th this year. As always I am so looking forward to it. Not only is a great opportunity to receive formal training from some of the best…
I have for years wanted to do something Christmas related, only not in a cheesy way. And each year I thought about it but I just couldn’t come up with the ideas. It didn’t help that when I needed to…
I’ve been very fortunate this year to have several families return to have done for their second child what we did for their first. Its nice to know they were happy enough the first time to return. Its also great…