Lifestyle Photoshoots Watford

Here are a few photos from a Lifestyle Model shoot that I did during the week - ie a shoot done outdoors that does not involve a white background, studio lights and being told to jump up in the air ! I much prefer working outdoors, the children really enjoy it and the results are much more natural and relaxed. My niece was visiting so it was a chance to get some photos with all the cousins together - they all like to think they are supermodels (!) so it was good fun. So we found a row of tatty old garages and took some shots there - here are my personal favourites.

Monthly Competition Results from the Society of Wedding & Portrait Photographers (SWPP)

I was delighted to receive a Gold Standard Score in the category of Bridal Portraiture in December. All Golds are put through to the Annual Judgeing to be considered for the Photographer of the Year category. This was the image for which I received my Gold.

I also received 4 Silver Standard Scores in the January competition - these were in a several different categories - The individual images are below:

Silver Award - Children

Silver Award - Portraiture, Traditional:

Silver Award - Weddings, Traditional:

Silver Award -Portraiture, Environmental:

Family Portraits Chesham

A few images from a recent family portrait session. These images are taken in Chesham and are nice and natural as we just played around in and around the house on familiar territory. Children like to be in their own home environment. We had a great time outside running about and then had a change of scene getting some pictures indoors - and bouncing on Mum & Dad's bed. Here are just a few of them:

Children's Portraits - Experiments with New Camera

Have just been to the SWPP annual convention where, aside from catching up with some photographer friends, seeing some fantastic lectures and attending inspiring seminars, I also found time to upgrade to a new toy. Here are some initial pictures from a Sunday morning spent playing about with the camera and a long-suffering but very patient model who does a excellent job while I mess about figuring out menus and settings !

The model starts to get pretty fed up .....

The model adamantly refuses to cooperate further - end of session!

Wedding Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park

There will no doubt be lots of couples who got engaged over the Christmas break and are now thinking about wedding planning. Don't discount winter weddings just because of the weather - after all with our record for Summer weather there are no guarantees anyway! I have just completed a couple of Winter Weddings and really enjoyed them. Very different in feel to Summer weddings and lovely to have the Christmas Trees and Christmas Decorations at the Venues and Christmas Carols being sung during the ceremony. Here are a few pictures from a recent wedding at Pembroke Lodge in Richmond Park. This is a beautiful venue - fantastic staff and a really fabulous location in the park itself. Not to mention a gorgeous couple - congratulations to you both. Here are a few favourites from the day to give you a taster of a Winter Wedding.

Portraits of Couples - Hertfordshire

I am sometimes asked to take photos of couples so that they have some nice images for themselves - this could be to celebrate a birthday, anniversary, a pre-wedding/engagement shoot or just because they would like some pictures. These sessions are very informal resulting in relaxed, natural images. Here are a few from a recent "just because" session.