Today, Oliver and his mummy returned to the studio for another portrait shoot (they last visited just before Christmas). Wow, Oliver has grown so much and now has a couple of teeth – he’s still as cute as ever!

As you can see from these pictures, he can now sit up. During the shoot, he really enjoyed playing with a pull along duck but wasn’t too interested in the Iggle Piggle that resides in the studio.

So sweet

Don't fall!

He's so cute

It was great to have you back in the studio and you were a real pleasure to work with!

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I had a busy Saturday this weekend with a viewing and a shoot – weekends are popular with my customers as I’m sure you would expect with any photography studio. On Sunday, the studio was free in the afternoon and so my wife and I took the opportunity to get a few pictures for our own walls.

Our youngest, Jamie, nearly 2, is very generous with his cuddles at the moment and we wanted to capture him and his brother engaged in a cuddle – we think they look very cute together.  Jamie and William wanted to see the results of their efforts immediately and so we had a viewing of the unprocessed pictures – I use an Epson projector aimed at the back wall of the studio for viewings.

Cuddling brothers - Studio Portrait

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Karen is having a tough time deciding which of these three high key portraits is the one!

Which picture would you pick for a framed portrait?

Photo 1

Photo 2

Photo 3

Please leave a comment with your vote. Many thanks for your views.

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Here’s one more high key studio portrait for Karen and Dan to see ahead of their viewing.

Mother and Son

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Harry at 3 weeks

Today I met a beautiful young family from Radlett. Dan, Karen and their gorgeous newborn baby Harry arrived at the studio this morning for a portrait shoot. Harry was very sweet and had a sparkle in his eyes.

After a short chat about the shoot, clothes and a look at some possible poses, we commenced the shoot. We spent about 60% of the time with a high key set up, white background and soft lighting. Once that part was completed, and after Harry filled his tummy, we swapped over to a black background and more directional lighting.

Mum and Harry

I hope mum and dad like these early pictures, they’re hot off the press. Dan is heading overseas very soon for work and so I’m working hard on post-processing all the images from the shoot so we can be ready for a viewing before he leaves.

Dad and Harry

Karen mentioned that she wished she had some maternity portraits before the birth of Harry – if you are expecting, please check out the maternity portrait page and blog articles to see the kind of work I do in this area.

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• Wondering what to buy your wife on the birth of your child?
• What should you buy your daughter to mark the birth of their newborn baby?
• A pre-wedding shoot?
• Is it a special wedding anniversary?
• Looking for a gift that will last a lifetime?
• A fun birthday shoot?

If you are trying hard to find the right present, then a Studio Gift Voucher could be the perfect solution. The recipient of your gift can use the voucher to buy framed prints, canvases etc that will last them a lifetime.

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Here are a couple of multiple image compositions for Darren and Sam.

Panoramic format

Square format

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Sweet young lady!

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting a family from Harpenden, Sam and Darren brought their 7 month old daughter and Sam’s parents to the studio for some family portraits.

Baby Emily was so cute and such a pretty young lady! She seemed to enjoy posing for the camera and had lots of patience with me.

For the first time, I had an assistant in the studio, Emily’s grandfather, he very kindly attracted her attention with a prop I keep to hand – a singing Eeyore who has ears that clap! Many thanks for your help!

I’ve been busy processing the pictures from the shoot, here are a few for mum and dad. I’ll be in touch soon to arrange your viewing.

Mother and daughter

Proud Parents

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Aylesbury Family Portrait

A family from a small village near Aylesbury visited the studio on Sunday. The three children were full of energy and took advantage of the good weather and the fact that the studio is located in my garden, running around for a good 10 minutes before we started the shoot. Dad wasn’t feeling at his best after celebrating England’s win over Scotland in the rugby on Saturday afternoon ;  mum wasn’t too sympathetic after all, it was Mother’s Day and she was expecting him to make an effort for her!

Mother and Son.

The family were great fun to photograph and the kids wanted to try all sorts of poses! Many thanks for your visit , your photos will be ready for viewing soon – I think we have some great family portraits for you to see!

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Mum to be - Looking very elegant

Very kindly, this young lady from near Hemel Hempstead, has allowed me to show you these maternity portraits. She’s about 6 or 7 months pregnant and wanted to record this special time and decided to be brave and have a series of nudes. After she arrived, we looked through some example photos so that she could consider the poses that she liked and would be happy with.

The shoot started with some bump shots with some fabric wrapped around her, just below the bump. Then we moved on to a sequence of shots with her lying on the floor in various poses. She was very relaxed and didn’t seem at all nervous about the experience so we the moved on to shoot some silhouettes (which I think make wonderful maternity portraits).

Hemel hempstead pregnancy portrait

This mum to be has been back to the studio for her viewing and she said she was delighted with the results (many thanks for the order!), she was very easy to work with and as I said earlier very generous, letting me share these pictures with you. Good luck with the birth!

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