The Fabulous Baker Boy & Girl

It was one of the first nice mild days that we've had this year, with the sun shining, and it made me want to go out and play... so that's what we did!

With naps out of the way and a nice cup of tea with their mum finished, everybody was ready to get down to serious playing.

So after lots of car racing, rolling around on the floor, throwing dried leaves and eating breadsticks, I left the house feeling confident that everybody had had some fun on that beautiful Sunday morning.

(The Baker's loved the images, but has kindly requested that they not be displayed on the web. Therefore, I have removed them from this post. Sorry you missed them! Lx)

New Website

Today my new website went live after months of planning and weeks of hard work!

My brilliant designer Sarah Sikuade pulled out all the stops (frequently in the early hours of the morning) and I can't thank her enough for the fantastic result.

If anybody ever needs a website, I would personally recommend that you look no further!!

I've attached a screenshot of the homepage, but please have a look here - http://www.liezlcroft.com/

Meeting Ruby, a full two weeks old

Last week I went to photograph little Ruby, at the ripe old age of... 2 weeks! She is the youngest little person I've ever photographed, and I was looking forward to it, as well as being nervous about it at the same time.

She slept so peacefully when I arrived that I didn't have the heart to wake her, so me and mum had a cup of tea and a nice chat.

When she eventually woke up, I was amazed at how alert she was! She was staring at the camera with fascination for most of the time.

She did really well and coped with everything we asked of her. She thought, however, to leave her mark on my sheet, as a token of appreciation for being woken up, undressed and made to do unnecessary things on a Wednesday afternoon. Oh well, never mind, that's what washing machines are for!

Here are a few images from the shoot.

Lara & Iwan - Engagement shoot in South Africa

On Saturday 31st January I had the honour and pleasure to photograph a very special couple all the way out in South Africa... my sister and her fiance.

It was a very warm afternoon, almost too hot to be out in the blazing sun taking photos. We tried to stay in the shade wherever we could, and looked forward to a long cold drink when we returned home.

After initial nerves and lots of giggles, they found their stride and was soon very comfortable in front of the camera. Having never done anything like this before, they acted like real pros, very natural!

I loved spending the time with them and am very pleased that they love the results. Afterall, having a sister that's a photographer, means you get perks like this!

Once again, CONGRATULATIONS you guys!

We are looking forward to seeing you soon, so get on and plan this wedding

Feature on one of my Weddings

The Spring 2009 edition of Weddings Etc magazine has featured one of the weddings I photographed in July '08.

It is one of the Real Weddings that they cover in their magazine, and my images are spread over three full pages. Very exciting!!

I've attached a copy here for you to have a look for yourself.

Time to top up with some Seminars

For the next few days I'll be at the SWPP (Society for Wedding and Portrait Photographers) annual convention in Hammersmith. I'll be attending loads of Seminars and the Trade Show.

I am looking forward to coming back invigorated and with loads of new ideas and products.

I am especially looking forward to all the maternity/bump seminars that I'll be attending and will be putting everything I've learned into practice when I get back.

Watch this space...

The smiliest boy I've ever met...

On the 17th December, I spent the morning with the happiest little boy I have ever seen. He is one BIG smile, and a natural poser too!! He is only 6 months old, and I would love to go back and photograph him again when he is mobile. It would be a riot!

It was difficult to choose some images to show here, as they were nearly all my favourites.