I am really excited to be teaming up with Oxford Brick Art to bring your pictures to life in a unique way – your picture in lego. Your portrait will be converted into a picture using flat lego pieces for
Lego Portraits
Christmas Time
It’s September, and for me that means birthday season is upon us. All 6 of us have birthdays between October and Christmas day, and so now I start planning children’s parties and presents. We don’t switch to Christmas mode until
Party time
This weekend I had the fun and privilege of photographing a child’s party for a three year old girl, who loves Peppa pig. There was an impressive home-made Peppa cake as well as a guest appearance from Peppa herself.
Maternity photography at a nunnery
This week I went to Godstow lock and nunnery, near Oxford, for a late afternoon maternity photo shoot. It is a lovely place for photos, as there is the river, a big flood plain, lock and an interesting tumbledown nunnery,
Lego
Being a toddler and family photographer, I’m pretty familiar with Lego. However, a very different photography challenge was presented to me recently. Lego itself! Not just any Lego, but large flat Lego boards. These were created by Oxford Brick Art,
End of the summer holidays
Our Summer holidays ended today with our youngest son starting school. He was very excited, and we took the mandatory pictures of him and his siblings all looking smart and ready for school. I think that is the first formally
Toddler group finances
Toddler group tend to be a low cost morning out with the children. Normally they are between 1 or 2 pounds, to include a snack and drink. They can keep costs low because volunteers organise the group, and some
Why toddler groups matter
I’ve spent the last 7 years attending various toddler groups. Some have been great, and I’ve attended ever since my eldest was a baby. Others have been good for a particular time and have filled a need, such as a
What makes a good (photo) party?
Socialising with other families can get trickier when the size of the families increases. We recently hosted a party photo shoot for a group of friends and their families who all had new babies, and that day we had seven
Never work with children or animals
I was recently asked if I would photograph animals in my studio. I said that I wouldn’t rule it out but I did say it wasn’t my main focus. I grew up with lots of animals, and had cats, boxers,