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I loved photographing this naming ceremony for the beautiful Alila, which took place on August 16th 2015 near Cirencester. I was in my element with so many gorgeous children and babies to take photos of and all in a relaxed and natural setting, fantastic! For the full story and all the pictures click here.
My 30 minute mini park photo shoots are really popular. Nicole booked me to take some photos of her son, Oscar, with his cousin, Locky and their grandparents. For the full story click here.
Great photo shoot last Sunday up at the ever gorgeous Crickley Hill Country Park, at the top of Leckhampton Hill. Here's a few of the pics. For the full story click here.
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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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.
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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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.
A few snaps from an NCT Birthday Party I photographed a few weeks ago.
A few weeks ago I headed over to Chipping Campden to photograph Lexi's fairy themed 9th birthday party. It was my first collaboration with The Cotswold Children's Party Company as their official party photographer.
Lexi and her friends were the supper cutest little fairies; they were a delight to photograph, and what a surprise I got when Lexi's Mum turned out to be Britain's Got Talent judge, Amanda Holden.
For the full story and complete collection of photos just click on this link:
http://www.mouseabouttown.co.uk/parties/2015/2/9/collaboration-with-the-cotswold-childrens-party-co
Here's the first studio shoot of 2015. Little Dennis had great fun pulling out all the quirky props and throwing the coloured balls around The Mousehole! He was a great character, which I hope comes across in these photos. Throughout January all studio shoots are just £35, that's half price, and include digital images with no copyright restrictions too. Give me a call on 07983 465414 to book your session!
Last month, Cate Hamilton and her gorgeous family won a free studio shoot as part of my 700th like competition. Cate runs the fabulous Babel Babies; multilingual music and movement sessions for babies and toddlers. Go to www.babelbabies.com for more info.
Last Sunday I enjoyed a wonderful shoot with Claire and her lovely family. The light was a delight and the frost on the grass was a little slice of heaven, even if my feet were like blocks of ice by the end!
Below are just a couple of shots from that morning. To view more pictures go to http://www.mouseabouttown.co.uk/benhall/.
Love this shoot from Saturday. Amid all the mayhem of 3 children, 2 dogs, 1 baby and a pair of roller skates, there was an awful lot of love in the room. Perfect pooches and cute kids!
Here are a few pictures from this morning's trip to Tewkesbury. I was getting some front cover options for Cheltenham Magazine. It was a pretty gloomy day and I wanted some colour in the photos so I concentrated on the Abbey, in particular it's interior, which is stunning. I'll let you know which one makes it to the cover!
Just a quick post showing some of my very latest work from yesterday, in Sandford Park, Cheltenham, for a fun kid's birthday party. I love being a children's photographer, especially when the kids are such great models!
Last Sunday I was invited by the Revd Nick Davies of St Philip and St James' Church in Leckhampton, Cheltenham, to photograph a part of their family friendly Pentecost Service.
I've worked with Nick many times now, previously capturing shots of their Harvest Festival Service, Crib Service as well as publicity shots for their Christmas cards.
Myself, my husband and two children enjoy the family services, that take place on the first Sunday of each month. It's refreshing to feel so warmly welcomed with the little ones laughing, screaming and shouting, which is actively encouraged throughout the service!
The work I do for Nick and the Church is all voluntary and frequently whilst taking the photos I often find at least one of my children clambering all over me!
