One of my specialisations as a photographer is going into Toddler Groups. This is always a lot of fun, as I get to play with a lot of children and babies while taking their photo. This works well for the
The wrong trousers?
Camera shy?
As a family photographer I always ask the parents what sort of photos they are after. More often than not they just want photos of the children or babies. I completely understand as children are always changing and capturing their
Making the best of a bad situation
“Never work with children and animals” is a phrase you often here. This definitely held true when I ran a photo shoot for two babies in Oxford recently . The aim of the photo shoot was to get some photos
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
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