{Lifestyle} Croucher Family Portraits

Back in August I got a call from Dave Croucher. He and his brother wanted to get a Family Shoot Voucher for his Mum & Dad's Ruby wedding anniversary. So after having a couple of failed attempts of getting all the family together, we finally managed to line it all up for a Sunday in March.

So a few weeks ago I met up with the Croucher family to do the family portraits.

Now, I've photogaphed Dave, Jodie and little Lauren before as part of the Dale Family Shoot at Cliveden, so we decided to use the same venue again for this shoot.

It was a lovely day and we had a good time. Little Zoe loved being in front of the camera, but unfortunately little Lauren seems to have developed an aversion to cameras and I had to use every trick in the book to try and coax her into position. Most of the time the answer I received was an absolute - NO! followed by her walking as far away from me as possible ;-).

Even with all of this going on, I am quite pleased that I still managed to get a few nice ones of her although she was hardly ever smiling. We agreed that for the next time we will probably try and do Lauren at home (in familiar surroundings) and away from a large group scenario, as she has not liked the experience on both occasions.

Sometimes children just don't like the pressure and expectation that a shoot of this proportion demands, and they show it in the only way they know how. I would always recommend that we then start with the basics in her familiar surroundings to build up her confidence and trust.

So without further ado, here are a selection of images from the day.


























This is probably my absolute favourite image from this shoot, I just love those tights!



Family Portrait Photographer, Beaconsfield

{Sneak Peak} Becky & Will Pre-Wedding Shoot

A quick sneaky peak from today's Pre-Wedding Shoot in Birmingham.



West Midlands Wedding Photographer

{Sneak Peak} Maria & Rob Pre-Wedding Shoot

A quick sneaky peak from yesterday's Pre-Wedding Shoot at Cliveden.



Wedding Photographer Berkshire

{Portraits} The Livesey Girls - 2 years on.

Here's one from the backlog of last year...

In November I got a call from Julia to ask if I could fit them in for a quick portrait session in time for her Mum & Dad's Anniversary for which these images were going to be a present.

I had photographed the girls once before - way back in 2008 - and I always get remarks and compliments about their striking images that are in my portfolio album that I carry around with me.

This shoot also involved their 3 older cousins, their Aunt and Uncle, but more on that part of the family in another post soon.

For this post I wanted to show just a couple of my favourite images from this shoot as always, as well as a selection of images from their shoot in 2008.

Let me know what you think!















And this is what they looked like 2 and a bit years ago...



Family Portrait Photographer Windsor and Eton.

{Newborn} Introducing Baby Adele - Gorgeousness Alert!

Last week I took a couple of hours out of my busy week to go and take a few photos of baby Adele. She is the brand spanking new baby sister of one of my daughter's school friends.

She was only 8 days old, and I couldn't resist going over to have some cuddles and volunteering to take a few photos while I was there.

I have recently been buying some 'props' for taking my Baby Photography (especially newborns) into a new dimension. The afternoon before the shoot, I was rumaging through my hat box only to discover that I seem to have misplaced some of my newborn hats in our house move last year. :(

I quickly went down to the wool shop to stock up on some really pretty pink wool (and got blue too) and I scoured the internet until I found a hat pattern that I liked. So monday night saw me quickly knitting a hat for my shoot with baby Adele on Tuesday morning. In the end, I didn't get to use the hat very much, because by the time we got to strip her off and put the hat on, she had decided that enough was enough, and she was tired of all this modeling business. ;-)

I have really enjoyed photographing little Adele, and I now have even more ideas swirling around in my head for newborns and small babies.

So if you or anybody you know is having or have just had a baby, get in touch to make sure we capture those precious days with beautiful images of your little one.

As usual, here are a few of my favourites from the shoot...























Newborn Baby Photographer - Evesham, West Midlands

{Commercial} Rio Rocks - Jewellery Shoot

Back in November I did a shoot for a very talented lady! Diane's company is called Rio Rocks and she designs and makes bespoke jewellery. Her shop is located on the Evesham Road in Headless Cross, Redditch.

Everything from bridal pieces to the more unique handcrafted pieces that she can make to your specification.

Her website is currently undergoing a rebuild (hence the new images) and she has also recently gotten a Facebook Page. So head on over to be kept up to date with any happenings.

Here are a few of my favourites from the shoot...













Commercial Photographer - Evesham, Worcestershire

Designer Vintage Bridal Show

Just a quick note to let you know that I'll be at the Designer Vintage Bridal Show at Highbury Hall in Birmingham this weekend.

It is a fantastic new show that is opening it's doors for the first time this year, and according to pre-show ticket sales, is going to be extremely popular.



"A brand new bridal show, celebrating the creative, the incredible and the absolute hottest designers and suppliers of all things vintage!"

One of the highlights of the show will most definately be the presence of not one but TWO of the UK's top wedding bloggers... yes, both Rock n Roll Bride and Love My Dress will be there for all the fun.

The doors open at 10am on both Saturday and Sunday (19th/20th), and it is going to be truly fabulous.

Hope to see many of you there!!