I've reduced my wedding numbers in recent years, focusing more on the commercial/PR work I shoot with StillVision Photography.  That said, I still enjoy shooting couples!  Unfortunately, I'm not photographing this particular wedding, but I still put them through their paces during their studio engagement shoot!  I taught them everything that my 15 years experience in weddings has taught me, and I even think they listened!  My pre-wedding photography highlights follow:

Yesterday afternoon I met this very energetic and happy little 7 month old.  She was sitting strong, but the only attempts at crawling were made in reverse!  She seemed to enjoy herself and was so good that I honestly think I could have been shooting for hours and she'd have been up for every shot!  My studio highlights follow:

This morning I saw 15 month old Miller in the studio for the third time.  I've photographed his siblings as babies and even shot Mummy and Daddy's wedding!  Today was his final baby grow session and he was in SUCH a good mood!  I often see happy, smiling children, but giggles and belly laughs are rare.  What a treat!  I must be the funniest photographer on earth...

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting a very polite and eloquent three year old.  She was very chatty, super confident and seemed to enjoy the experience of being photographed a lot.  You can see that from these studio session highlights can't you?!

I haven't posted sneak previews in a while (since before Christmas in fact)!  January was a busy commercial/PR month with StillVision Photography and the Christmas period saw me shoot a number of location family sessions I couldn't share.  So, this beautiful big eyed baby boy is my first share of 2018!  He came to see me last week and was great fun to photograph.  He seemed to be having the best time, loved the camera, loved all the attention and was a total show-off!  Here are some highlights:

Yesterday morning I saw this little boy for the fourth time since he was a baby.  His second birthday is coming up and he was showing me all his new skills (building, climbing, counting to ten).  As with all two-year-old sessions, he dictated what we did and when we did it!  Great fun.  My studio photography highlights follow: 

With Christmas only one week away and all of my cut-off dates been and gone, I've seen a spike in big-family-group portrait bookings!  I've got both studio and location sessions to shoot between Christmas and New Year and look forward to seeing everyone full of festive cheer.  This particular session wasn't timed for Christmas, but it's a family I've seen a number of times before for portraits and a wedding!  My studio highlights follow:

This morning I met a super strong 6 month old baby and his 6-year-old sister.  Being a sitting/crawling baby at 6 months meant for quite a few rounds of the fidgets, but big sister was on hand to keep him in place!  I think he'll grow up with a doting big sister, something that comes with the age gap I guess!  Their studio highlights follow:

Last week I met this brother-sister duo who came to the studio with a bit of a 'previous photographer' story.  Suffice to say, they had not had a great experience.  This time around, everything seemed to go swimmingly!  They were full of smiles and I'd say that they both had a great time!  Call me the baby whisperer?!

Yesterday I met this bundle of madness who came to see me in the studio with her Mummy and Daddy!  She was a super expressive little baby and I think she showed me her entire repertoire in between bouts of fidgeting.  That said, she stayed still just about long enough to get some family photos (holding on to Daddy's nose, obviously!).

This morning I met this toddling just-turned-one-year-old in the studio.  He was friendly, but he couldn't quite relax enough to play with me.  Mum was a big distraction and he kept needing cuddles from her!  Some babies get a little clingy at this age, but at least he wasn't upset with it.  He just needed some reassurance that having his photo taken is meant to be good fun!

Since photographing Dan and Kati's wedding in Hungary back in 2012, I've seen them in the studio a number of times.  This studio session was all about getting a baby and a two-year-old in the same frame... and I just about managed it!  The kids were high energy, but great fun, and I got what I needed to complete the family archive for them.

There's a bit of a story around this location portrait session!  Over the summer, we tried three times to arrange it.  Three!  On every occasion, the weather wasn't just bad, it was absolutely dreadful.  One last offered itself up in the days before the schools went back in September, but the British summer never returned.  Exasperated, I suggested October half term because, 'sometimes, the weather is better in autumn'.  I didn't really believe my own words, but we got a date in the diary for October half term... And what a beautiful day it was!  When a location shoot works, there's nothing better!  I spent an hour with these high-energy brothers at Milton Country Park, Cambridge creating some really timeless images.  My highlights follow:

Yesterday I photographed this rather sweet little 10 month old.  She was absolutely fascinated by her session, but found none of it very funny!  For a whole hour she looked at me (and Mummy and Daddy too come to think of it) as a curiosity to be studied!  Her studio photography highlights follow:

Last week was half term which meant I was busy!  I did a good number of studio shoots and on the sunniest day of the week, shot two location shoots!  What lucky timing!  This was the second of those location portrait sessions and was shot at Wandlebury Country Park outside of Cambridge.  This is a family I've seen many times before since a wedding back in 2011!

Yesterday I met these two brothers, the oldest of whom was one of my very first baby customers, back in 2007.  His delightful baby face is even on my studio wall!  Now 10, he came to see me with his younger brother who was quite a bit more smile-shy... My studio photography highlights follow:

Over the weekend I met these delightful girls.  Sisters, they came to see me as part of a family portrait session with Mum and Dad, and they were as good as gold!  This meant we zipped through the whole session before anyone could get bored.  Quit while you're ahead right?!  My photography highlights follow:

This morning I saw baby Tristan in the studio.  He's five months old and a baby I know quite well as his parents are good friends.  You'd think that would have meant for a smooth session?  Nope!  Tristan burst into tears the moment I got the camera out and proceeded to take me on an emotional roller-coaster of smiles, frowns and tears!  What a little monster!  It's good job he's cute...

Congratulations to Bryn & Sarah who were married on Saturday 23rd September 2017!  Their wedding was held at Hockwold Hall in Brandon, so a new venue for me.  Interestingly, I was actually present when these two met (that sounds far-fetched, but it's true).  To cut a long story short, Bryn is a sprint trainer and both Sarah and I attended his classes about 7 years ago.  And that's where they met!  It was nice to have the personal connection and lovely to see them married.  It was even more lovely to see Bryn's athletes (and willing guests) take part in old-school sports day events dressed up in their finery!   Loads of fun, loads of photo opportunities!  I left them partying to their wedding band in the venue's giant marquee.  My wedding photography highlights follow:

Yesterday I photographed these super cool dudes in the studio!  The shoot was dictated by nearly-2-year-old Zack (goes without saying really), but luckily, he allowed me to get lots of variation.  We shot brother photos, a few individuals, some with Dad and even the odd family shot.  Thanks Zack!