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A Couple on the Southbank

Last Sunday I had the pleasure of tagging along on a photoshoot and it was such fun. There was no reason to photograph them, they haven't got engaged - it was all just for fun and practise.

The area we are shooting in was Borough Market and the Southbank, which although the actual market was closed still gave us lots of features to shoot - minus the crowds. Happily the couple were absolutely lovely and knew how to laugh and have a good time, and they treated us to lunch. A good time was had by all!

So thanks guys and enjoy your photos!

  

 

For the rest, go to Flickr

Ann, Adrian and A Baby

So you remember Ann and Adrian. Well Baby S, came a little late but he came eventually and I had the pleasure of meeting and photographing him on Saturday. 

For the rest of the photos, please check out Ann, Adrian and A Baby

 

Bill, Nici and Children

We said ages ago that we really should do photos, but never quite got round to it. As Bill and Nici prepared to leave the area recently we finally fixed a date to do some family photos.

Bill has been the curate at my church and done an amazing church (remember the soul in the city videos? he made them), Nici - his wife and then there are the three children. Three boys to be exact.

Three boys who liked pulling faces. Hampstead Heath in the middle of the day on the first sunny day in ages and quite possibly the first sunny bank holiday in a very long time. What a challenge. I can't tell you how hard it was to find a picture with no funny faces and everyone looking the right way. But it was lots of fun!

Anyway Bill, Nici, boys - hope you enjoy these photos. Thanks for letting me take them, there are more to come but these are some of my favourites...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leah and Tom are having a baby!

Well actually they have had their baby. A little girl! So lets rewind to bank holiday Monday, on a sunny afternoon at the canal by Caledonian Rd.

These photos are more than a little inspired by my last lot of maternity photos (Ann and Adrian) and you will probably see similar ones in sessions to come. I'm on this mission to take lots of photos, get lots of practice and hopefully build up my own style and repertoire of poses, it is hard work but I feel I'm making progress.

Thank you to Leah and Tom who were absolutely lovely, and welcome to your new little daughter, I can't wait to meet (and photograph) her!!!

Leah saw the scooter photo I did for Ann and requested a bike photo, this has to be the coolest bike ever.

Maternity Photos on the Andover.

I have known this lovely couple since they joined my church (separately) a few years ago. It has been a pleasure to get to know them individually and also watch as they have come together, getting married last year. Now they are expecting the arrival of their baby imminently and so it was a great chance to improve my maternity photo skills.

The session took place on an estate in North London. We were originally going to Parkland Walk but it was raining a bit too much and I knew there were lots of covered walkways on the estate. An excellent location, will definitely be going there again! They are such a lovely couple, and were constantly laughing.

This baby is going to be born to the most amazing parents and community, lucky child! Thanks for being such a great couple to photograph!

The rest of the photos can be seen here: Ann and Adrian are having a baby!

 

Best of 2009

Apparently I have taken 6000 or so images this year. But I know this is not true, I think the figure maybe over 30000, I just deleted alot of them. Such are the joys of digital cameras!

So with 6000 of all sorts of occasions, it was pretty hard to choose my favourite. Really hard. But persist I did, and these are some of my favourites (by no means all off) and include personal photos, taken for my own joy and photos for other people).

 

- My first wedding ever, I got to work alongside another photographer and had an absolute ball of the day, loved every minute

  

- Went to Guadeloupe in the West Indies and see my family I hadn't seen in so long, and took 2000 photos, no kidding. It is impossible to pick a favourite out of that lot, so I picked this one of my niece and goddaughter and obliging model of 5 years who celebrated her birthday when I was there.

 

- Maybe it does rain alot in the UK, but storms like this make for good photos. This photo was taken the week of Wimbledon tennis, who thankfully for them had a new roof fitted so it didn't have to stop matches for the rain.

 

- I got so many photos of Berry this year, of which this is my favourite, sadly Berry died in November and whilst he is much missed it is a comfort to have so many photos of happy memories with him.

 

Wedding No. 3 that I shot, was some great friends of ours. It was such a pleasure to attend their special day and a complete honour to photograph it.

 

The summer brought with it my family home via Paris, where I took a long weekend to go and meet them. One thing I wanted to do whilst I was there was to go up the Eiffel Tower, apparently everyone else did as well and when we got there, there were long long queues and we only had limited time before going to catch the train back to England. So I got a bunch of shots from the ground, this being my favourite - I actually love the backlighting from the sun. Next time I shall get to the top though!

 

- My friend Naomi gave birth to her beautiful baby girl 4 days after this photo was taken, believe it or not. We got this one last walk in the woods in and had a lovely time.

- Living in London, I have so many photos, and often of the same thing. It it always good to get a new perspective. In the autumn I started helping with the local guides and rainbows and we had a leaders narrow boating trip one weekend. I got out one morning off the boat to get this photo of the docks and discovered a new area of London.

 

- Prince Michael of Kent came to visit our church and the local estate, great day and I was thrilled to be the photographer for the church. 

 

- So nice to have my family home in England now and although they are in a different borough they are still close enough to go and hang out with them.
 

 

- Family portrait sessions are my favourite and it is especially a pleasure to do portraits for friends.

 

Naomi and baby A. 

 

Baby A's friend Baby Boy L. Absolute cutie with beautiful mama, what more can you want for a baby session?

Elinora and Chris Engaged

My next wedding to photograph is the lovely Chris and Elinora, so on Sunday we went to have a look at the venue and take some pre wedding photos. Absolutly tonnes of fun, with lots of laughter. They even practiced their first dance with an audience of two old men who photographed us as I photographed them and also sweet old couple who walked past and who I caught in one of the photos, old and young. 

For a look at the full album check Chris and Elinora

 

Baby M.

You may remember my recent maternity shoot with my friend Ellie, well this is introducing baby M. He is much like his Daddy at this stage and quite huge, weighing 8lbs and alot taller than your average baby, so no rolling him up but hopefully we got a few photos to his make mummy and daddy proud. M's mood was a little fractious at first but he fell in love with the sheepskin, even trying to eat it.Thanks Ellie and Drew, enjoy!

(for the full album check out Baby  M.

     

  

  

    

Karen and Wil Engaged

Recently I had the pleasure of shooting my friends for their engagement and finally here are the photos! I am looking forward to co-shooting their wedding in August!

Who let the dogs out??