Margaret Dabbs London

Margaret Dabbs London is a globally recognised brand specialising in feet and hand products and manicure and pedicure treatments for both men and women. They have five clinics in the UK and one in Dubai, with another two set to open in the very near future. Their Cheltenham branch stretches across two floors and is sited in a very prominent position opposite the Queens Hotel. It's a fabulous space once you set foot inside. 

I was booked by the company to take some interior pictures of their treatment rooms as well some staged shots of pedicure and manicure treatments. The photos are to appear on their website and across other media platforms.

If you are a company looking to rebrand or need some up to date shots of your business premises or require anything else, then do please get in touch using my contact page. Alternatively you can call me directly on 07983 465414. Thanks!

School Zone

School Zone is a specialist provider of market research and marketing services in the UK education sector. They are based in Cheltenham and approached me about taking some profile and group photos for their website. After a few email exchanges I was on board. 

The location for the shoot was at Dowdeswell Reservoir, or rather, in the woods behind. A beautiful spot that I shall be returning to for future shoots. The brief was to get some fun, natural images that captured people's characters. Nothing too formal or stuffy.

They were a lovely bunch of people to work with. All of them are ex-primary school teachers from around Cheltenham and they had all left their teaching posts because of the gruelling curriculum imposed on them by the Government. I've recently started home schooling my son so we had plenty to talk about!

If you would like to book something similar then please get in touch, I'd love to hear from you! You can use the form on my contact page or give me a call on 07983 465414. Thanks!

Nikki

Nikki got in touch with me recently to enquire about getting some professional photos done for her new website and business venture. She recently moved to Cheltenham, has just had her second child and is starting up her own personal training enterprise! 

She's still in the very early stages of getting the ball rolling but wanted some photos 'to get her going'. Her clients will be new Mum's and she wanted to show people what they can expect. Work outs can be performed either in the comfort of Nikki's own home, incorporating baby into the routines, and also in her garage, which she is in the middle of converting into a gym. 

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

Food Revolution Day

Alex Hodgkinson-Last is the UK ambassador for Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, a fantastic enterprise that celebrates good, fresh, real food. This year, Food Revolution Day took place on May 20th and I was invited along by Alex to a food demonstration he was doing at a local school.  

It was great to see the children so enthusiastic about food. They loved tasting the different fruits that Alex had brought in and enjoyed reciting the tale of the Enourmous Turnip to us! 

For more information about Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution please go to http://www.jamiesfoodrevolution.org/

Just Pose - Big Bang!

Following the Power Paddy job that photo booth hire company Just Pose employed me to photograph a few weeks ago, (click here to view the pictures) just a few days later I was up at the NEC in Birmingham to document another one of their photo booths in action, this time at the Big Bang Science Fair.

The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair is the largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths for young people in the UK. Held at the NEC, Birmingham between 16-19th March, The Big Bang Fair is an award-winning combination of exciting theatre shows, interactive workshops and exhibits, as well as careers information from professionals within the field. The aim is to show young people, (primarily aged between 7-19) the exciting and rewarding opportunities out there for them, by bringing classroom learning to life.

Just Pose - Paddy Power

I was recently contacted by a photo booth hire company called Just Pose.  Based in Kent, they hire out their snazzy photo booths nationwide. On this occasion Paddy Power, the betting company, had employed them to install a booth in their private box at the epic Cheltenham Races. Just Pose wanted some documentary shots of the booth in action, which is where I come in! 

I popped along for a few hours to capture all the fun; people using the props, posing, the booth in situ. Below are a few of the pictures. I was also there long enough to catch a special appearance by betting guru John McCririck! 

Crufts

I recently welcomed the Gloucestershire Cruft's team into my Cheltenham photography studio as they were looking to have some professional shots taken of themselves with their German Shepherds for the upcoming Cruft's event in March. 

Not sure I've ever had quite so many dogs in the studio at once and certainly not the size of these beautiful dogs! The mayhem was fantastic and it was no mean feat to get the first photo in this series with all dogs and handlers looking at me with eyes open!

Miniature Music

Miniature Music is a music programme for children age 0-4 years, written and run by Zaphira Cormack, a Cheltenham based musician who loves children! 

Zaphira recently contacted me as she needed some professional photos taking of one of her classes, and oh what fun we all had!! There were bongos, ukuleles, (which the babies mostly wanted to eat!), finger puppet sing alongs, not to mention a very naughty crocodile! 

If you would like to find out more about Miniature Music then please go to http://www.miniaturemusic.co.uk. Classes are informal and relaxed, with little ones able to pick up and play with a huge variety of different instruments. It's a great way to get them singing and dancing.

Safari Ant

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 takes place in the studio tomorrow.

***UPDATE 18/11/15*** 

All of my photos are now live on Safari Ant's new website. Check them out here:

 www.safari-ant.com


Ask Baby Cotswold

Mouse About Town was recently approached by Ask Baby Cotswold, enquiring into the possibility of teaming up; photographing the Ask Baby Cotswold family in return for some coverage and free publicity. We also ran a competition for all the Ask Baby Cotswold readers, the winner being Laura Williams and her family, who I shot later in the year at Far Peak. Click here to view the blog and pictures.