until August. In order to be able to provide a level of customer service I am unable to book any more sessions before the week commencing the 10th of August. Please note that this excludes  NEWBORNS as of course these sessions are time sensitive. So if you have a newborn baby 7 days or under, then please get in touch and I will try my best to slot you in.

It's great to be busy, and if you require a session before the school holidays are over please get in touch ASAP!

I thought I would post a quick update on how things are going. Thank you all so much for the texts & emails. My op on Monday went well, although as expected the anesthetic wasn't nice. It never agrees with me and left me feeling quite sick for a few days. Still, I got about 20 hours sleep which was great. I am recovering well, and am back to shooting on the 14th of June. In the meantime I will be working hard on my May proofs & orders. I have a lot to get through, so please bear with me for the next week. Any shoots that took place before the 22nd of May will be proofed and online by next weekend. Thank you for your patience.

There are 3 or 4 session slots left for June and some for July. If you are looking for a weekend slot before Christmas I would strongly advise that you book it now - I have one weekend left for August (22/8), and already taking bookings for September.

Take care, and I will be back to blogging on the 14th!

This morning I had a lovely session with Phoebe at what is now becoming one of my favorite haunts - Hylands Park. Phoebe was an absolute star, smiling and happy and running around. Phoebe has been visiting Hylands for  along time - her mummy and daddy took weekly walks there when Phoebe was in her mummy's tummy! I really enjoyed the session and here is a quick sneak preview as always.
 
 

Only a week left before my op! I have 3 sessions tomorrow, and next week is very busy with 6 portrait shoots, 2 engagements and one wedding....whew , I think I will need the time off. If your session was in April and you are still waiting for your proofs, please accept my apologies. I am running rather behind due to the amount of bluebell sessions I had to squeeze in in addition to my normal workload. I am getting there and you proofs will definitely be done in the next week.

Availability wise, my next available slot is the 17/6 for a weekday, and the morning of the 15/8 if it's a weekend. I have a couple of Sundays (28/6 and the 5/7)  if you are absolutely desperate but it needs to be an early, 9.30 am session.

Thank you for those who read my "models required" post , please keep the photos coming in and I will be in touch by the end of the month.

Tight it's 1.30 so off to bed for me, have to be up early for a shoot in the park.

p.s. I has a couple of email asking how my new diet is going....put it this way - the latte won!

Well it's certainly been a busy 6 weeks! With the bluebell season pretty much over, it will be a mixture of studio and outdoor sessions for me now, rather than mostly location. This is great news and my hay fever has been getting a bit out of control so it will be nice to let it calm down.

May is fully booked, and apart from a few newborn emergency slots, I am at maximum capacity, with 20+ sessions to go before the month is out.

I am having an operation on the 1st of June so will be out of action for a couple of weeks, and am back to work on the 13/6. Therefore I am now taking bookings for the week commencing the 15/6.  Saturday availability is very limited, with the first slot available being the 4th of July, followed by the 15th of August. Sundays are my only days off so I prefer not to take any sessions, but if you are desperate and are are happy to pay the Sunday premium then please get in touch and I'll see what I can do.

I am looking for a couple of models for a new project but my needs are quite specific - so if you know anyone that fits the brief, please do let me know. I am looking for 4 children in total

- girl and boy aged 4-5
- girl and boy aged 10-12

The requirements are that they need to be children I have not photographed before, and they mustn't be camera shy. I am looking for big, striking eyes, lots of hair ( i.e either long, or lots of curls, or Afro hair) , and of course personality. I also love long hair on boys, and dark or olive skin would also be great ( not essential).

So if you think your child is particularly striking, please send me a photo via email HERE and I will come back to you by the last week May if you are successful. Payment will be with digital files - these are very valuable, as you can blow your images up to as large as you please! A model release will need to signed.

I will leave you with an image of one of my favorite little models - Shea. She is stunning little girl and I used lots of images of her when I initially launched my business.