St Philip & St James' Church Photo Shoot

The church of St Philip & St James sits in the heart of the Leckhampton community. It is also very special to us now that Jenson, our eldest, has started in reception at St Philip & St James' Primary School.

As a family, we often attend the family friendly service, which is held on the first of every month. It's always such a delight to see the children, (and all their noises!) so warmly welcomed. 

I've got to know Nick Davies, the vicar, very well over the past few years, having previously taken professional photographs of Harvest and Pentecost, not to mention the epic Bubble & Squeak book challenge! To view all of those blogs please follow the links below.

To view the blog from their Harvest Festival service please click here.

To view the blog from their Pentecost service please click here.

To view the blog from their Bubble & Squeak book project please click here.

Last Sunday Nick asked if I could pop along to the family service to take some new photos for him, in particular of the children and the three baptisms that were taking place during the service too! I was joined by Mr Mouse and our two baby squeakers and had lots of fun capturing these shots, with Miss Mouse climbing all over me for the duration!

For all of the photographs from this shoot please click here.


Newborn Photo Shoot - Introducing Ralph

This newborn photoshoot took place nearly two weeks ago but with wedding season at its peak, this is the first chance I've had to sit down and show you the pictures of this gorgeous little boy.

Son to Lucy and Owen and baby brother to Summer, Ralph is just 1 week old in these photos. He was such a cutie, sleeping for pretty much the duration! He woke up momentarily for a feed before deciding that it was all far too much like hard work! 

For the full story and all the photos please click here. 

If you are pregnant or have a newborn baby and would like to book something similar, I'd love to hear from you. Please get in touch using my contact page or give me a call on 07983 465414.

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Family Photo Shoot, Charlton Kings

Finally I've got a chance to catch up on some blogs after a hectic month of wedding fever! If you would like to see some of my wedding work please visit my other website, www.gillthomas.co.uk. 

This family photo shoot took please last Tuesday in Charlton Kings. For the full story and all of the photos from this shoot, please click here.


Product Photo Shoot for Safari Ant

Okay chaps. Wedding season has been in full swing this past month, but I've finally got a day in front of the computer to catch up with some Mouse About Town blogs! 

This job is the second of two photo shoots that I've done for Florence and her ethical clothing company, Safari Ant. 

For the full story and more pictures please click here.

Safari Ant Lifestyle Photo Shoot @ Pittville Park

Last Sunday I met up with Florence from new women's clothing company, Safari Ant. 

Safari Ant works with young people from impoverished communities, training them to make quality handcrafted products to enable them to enter the global supply chain. If you buy Safari Ant, you are changing lives. 

This job has been in the pipeline for quite a while now. Florence is soon to launch her new website, which is where these photos will appear. A second photo shoot took place in the studio yesterday, pictures to follow!

For the full collection of photos from this shoot, please click here.

Family Photo Shoot @ Hulberts Farm, Cheltenham

Last Tuesday evening I popped down to Sara and Andrew's farm in Swindon Village, Cheltenham to photograph their many children and animals!

It was a 90 minute photo shoot and Sara received all of the high resolution jpeg files within a week. It cost £90. If you would like to book something similar please get in touch using my contact page or give me a call on 07983 465414. 

For the full story and all the photos please click here.

Newborn Photo Shoot, Pittville Park

Baby Charlotte was just 8 weeks old for this photo shoot. Last time I saw her Mum, Alex, Charlotte was still a bump inside her tummy! They had come into my photography studio, The Mousehole, for some bump pics and a bit of a messy play around for their older daughter, Elodie.

For the full collection of photos please use this link.

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Father's Day Free Photo Shoot Offer - More Pics!

As part of my Father's Day free photo shoot offer, here is another family that took advantage of the free 10 minute mini studio shoots. 

Ali and George and their two gorgeous boy have had two or three photo shoots with me now, Ali booked this session for George as a surprise, without knowing that he had also bought her a Mother's Day photo shoot with me too!

For the full collection of photos from this shoot and other Father's Day studio shoots, click here.

Ted & Betty

Ted and Betty Jones are two gorgeous kids! I know their Mummy and Daddy well. Hannah, their Mummy, wanted some photos of the children to give to Liam as a birthday present. It just so happens his birthday falls on the same day as my daughters, June 27th! I couldn't post the pictures any sooner as I couldn't spoil the surprise!

For the full collection of photos please follow this link:

http://www.mouseabouttown.co.uk/children/2015/7/1/ted-betty

If you like the photos and want something similar then please get in touch, I'd love to hear from you. You can contact me using my contact page or give me a call on 07983 465414.

Thanks!

Father's Day Free Photo Shoot Offer

To celebrate all the hard work you Dads do, I ran a special Father's Day offer recently. The offer included a free 10 minute studio shoot with two high resolution digital jpeg files included.

Lee came along with his wife and two children, Summer and Lottie. I've got more people coming into the studio over the next few weeks to claim their free photo shoots so watch this space! 

If you would like to book something similar please get in touch using my contact page or give me a call on 07983 465414. I'd love to hear from you!

Lou, Andy & Milo

It was great catching up with Lou, Andy and Milo again. They used to live across the street from us before we all had children and moved. 

Lou is a local painter in Cheltenham. To find out more about her work visit her website at www.louisemillininchley.com

They had a great time when they came into The Mousehole for their studio shoot, which Andy bought for Lou has a gift for her 40th birthday. 

For the full story please click here!

Lilliputs June Concert

On Monday I went along to photograph the always fabulous Lilliput Concert - a classical concert series especially for adults and babies.  

This is the third time that Kate Skeet, the brainchild behind Lilliputs, has asked me along to photograph her wonderfully relaxed and child friendly concerts. Previously I have photographed Lilliput Concert's 1st Birthday, (click here to view the photos) and then their Christmas concert, (click here to view the photos). It's always such fun. There is heaps going on, with little ones often clambering onto the stage and clapping along to the music.

Concerts take place on a monthly basis at St Andrew's Church in Cheltenham. The music is proper grown up classical, but in bite sized, toddler attention-span friendly chunks. Each concert lasts for around 40 minutes. For more information go to http://lilliputconcerts.blogspot.co.uk/

The full collection of photos will be going live soon. Watch this space. 

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A Blast In Benhall Park!

This was the second photo shoot I've done for Lisa and Jess and their two gorgeous kids, Annalise and Callum. The first shoot was also in Benhall Park back in February this year. To view the photos from it click here. 

Lisa booked one of my popular park photo shoots. They are very informal, relaxed and fun. For just £50 you get a half hour photo shoot. Also included is the editing and post production, all of the high resolution jpeg images, (digitally released) and no copyright restrictions, so you are free to print and make copies as you wish. 

If you would like book something similar please give me a call on 07983 465414 or send an email to info@mouseabouttown.co.uk. I'd love to hear from you!

For the full collection of photos from this shoot please visit the page here.

Winston's Wish Residential Weekend

Winston's Wish runs residential weekends for bereaved children and young people aged 6 to 18, that is both challenging and fun.

The weekends involve practical and creative activities that encourage teamwork, building confidence and self-esteem. This sets the scene for the children to begin sharing their own stories, to untangle and express a range of feelings, increase their knowledge about death and to continue their individual journeys towards understanding their grief.

Working alongside professional staff and highly trained volunteers, children are given the opportunity to share their individual stories with others in their small group, gain information about what happened through a question-and-answer session with a doctor, take special time to remember the person who has died, explore safely some of the more challenging feelings and responses they may be experiencing and develop ways of looking to the future.

The residential weekend I photographed was focused on children who had lost a parent through illness and accident. Day groups also run for children affected by suicide, murder and manslaughter. 

I only spent a few hours with the children, but those hours were probably some of the toughest I've photographed. Having lost my own Mum when I was 11 years old, I found the whole experience very moving. The balloon release at the end was particularly touching. Each had a message from the child to the parent who had died. It was a poignant moment. 

If anyone wants to find out more about Winston's Wish or would like to make a donation please visit their website at http://www.winstonswish.org.uk/.

To view the full collection of photos please click here.