I am now away on holiday and shooting a wedding until the 30/7 and back in the studio on the 31/7. Please note that if you are looking to book a session these will be booked on a first come first served basis. So, please do send me an email if you would like to book in and I will get in touch on my return. Please note August is now fully booked apart from 3 or 4 afternoon slots. Weekend wise, I have just had someone re-schedule their appointment and the afternoon of the 15/8 has become available. The next Saturday available after this is the 12th of September.

Hoping you all have a great couple of weeks...and bye for now!

I don't normally show much personal work as it really cannot be translated into images that I take on a daily basis, i.e children and baby photography. But I thought I would this time as I think that the "look" of those would be stunning for children s portraiture. These particular images were taken late into the evening as the sun was setting ...about 8.30pm.  A little late for babies but definitely OK for an older child. I overlayed them a little with textures post processing and enhanced the colours. I wanted to achieve an editorial feel to the images , and I just love their warmth and mood. So what do you think? They require a little more work and effort but I think that sort of image would look great blown up on the wall, and also so different...

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!

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!

Feeling a little less stressed today. But this probably will not last long, since I have now  actually made a decision to properly start my diet! As I have been so busy, my whole running and healthy eating regime have pretty much been forgotten. But with the weather so lovely, and promises of an hot summer...I must do something ( i.e lose a stone). It's depressing seeing all these lovely slim people in summer dresses, and having had got out my summer wardrobe nothing fits properly. It's just so hard for women isn't it? Trying to to have a career, be a mummy, a wife, a friend, and find time for yourself. In fact I find it virtually impossible... Anyway, enough moaning, off to have a banana...( but what i really want is a nice hot cross bun and a cafe latte!). Be strong...