Lisa & Family

I don’t often get to shoot in Hatherley Park so when I do head over there it’s a real treat. It’s not as busy as some of the more popular parks in Cheltenham and it’s got some lovely backdrops too.

Lisa booked me for a 60 minute photo shoot. I was to focus mainly on the children with a couple of large group photos encompassing the whole family. As with most of my shoots that involve children, the hour was mainly spent running around after them as they played and enjoyed themselves. I try to make my shoots as fun and informal as possible in order to capture characters as naturally as possible.

If you would like to book something similar then please get in touch using my contact page or send an email to info@mouseabouttown.co.uk. Alternatively, give me a call on 07983 465414. Thanks!

Oliver & Jacob

I can’t believe it’s been almost a year since my last photo shoot at Hatherley Park and how bizarre that my last shoot here also involved children in Christmas hats!

Oliver and Jacob’s Mum, Juliet, won her photo shoot in a school raffle. I’m contacted quite frequently asking for donations, and being a Mum myself on my own children’s PTA, I know how welcomed these donations are. I like to do my bit to help where I can.

The boys were good fun. To warm everyone up a bit to the camera, I suggested a bit of messing around on the swings in silly hats. This had the desire effect. Soon enough they relaxed into the shoot and were happily posing and having a giggle with Mum and Dad. As with all my shoots, it was very informal, which is great as it means the children are more at ease and I can capture people’s true personalities.

Below is just a small selection of photos. As with all my 40 minute plus shoots, all pictures are included in the price. I think this particular family received over twenty images, all of which they were very pleased with.

If you would like to book something similar then please get in touch using my contact page or send an email to info@mouseabouttown.co.uk. All pictures are included in the price of the shoot. Alternatively, give me a call on 07983 465414.  I'd love to hear from you. Thanks. 

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Alex & Leo

Last Thursday evening I was in Hatherley Park, Cheltenham, to photograph Alex and his younger brother Leo. Their Mum, Helen, had booked one of my popular mini park shoots. We had lots of fun playing hide and seek in the tall grass, blowing bubbles and Mum and Dad gave the boys a few swings too! 

If you would like to book something similar then give me a call on 07983 465414 or drop me an email using my contact page. Thanks!

“Oh wow, we love them, thank you so much. Can’t believe you managed to get such good ones of the boys when they were on the move all the time! Can’t wait to show them when they get up in the morning! Thanks again.”
— Helen Lockyer, June 2016

Elsie

I've photographed Elsie a few times now, the last time being in October 2015 at Pittville Park. Click here to view the photos from that shoot.

This time around it was to celebrate Elsie's 2nd Birthday! Mum opted for an extended 45 minute park shoot session that cost £85 and included all digital files, (normal sessions are 30 minutes and cost £50.) We had heaps of fun playing peep-o from behind a bench, exploring the trees, blossom and daisies before wrapping things up with a quick change of clothes and moving into the playground, which Elsie loved!

Minnie

Last Saturday I headed over to Hatherley Park for what was probably my wettest park shoot to date! I shoot in any weather and it seemed my subject - the ever so gorgeous Minnie - didn't seem the slightest bit fazed by the rain either! The photo shoot was primarily to get lots of lovely photos of Minnie with her Dad, (who like me is normally the one behind the lens!) Like all of my park shoots, it was great fun and Minnie had a blast!

“Gorgeous photos, thank you so much!”
— Philippa Norris-Jones, March 2016

Sunny & Jaya

On Saturday I whisked myself off to Hatherley Park to meet gorgeous Sunny and Jaya for some fun, family photos! 

It's been a while since I've done a photo shoot at Hatherley Park so it was great to get back there. Like most 4 and 2 year olds, (I've two of my own!) Sunny and Jaya had bags of energy to burn! Sunny had great fun showing me how good he was on the fire man's pole and Jaya loved the swings!

After 10 minutes or so in the playground I suggested we take a walk through the park. Sunny loved playing hide and seek with me. This is always a good game to play as I use the time counting to secretly see where they are  hiding and adjust the camera settings to correctly expose for the light levels. When I creep up on them and shout BOO! my camera is ready to go to get the perfect picture!

“Stunning. Love upside down Sonny and Jaya on the swing. Really love them. Thank you so much.”
— Lisa Basran, January 2016