Baby Photography Fun :)

Have you ever heard of cake smashing!!?  ... I was introduced to the fun idea by my friend and cake designer extraordinaire Donna Hill. The theme involved a yummy cake, a baby and a shower curtain!! It was great! We made a make shift studio in the childrens playroom and Donna made one of her wonderful cakes which, as you can see by Joseph's face below, went down a treat! 

                                                                    Nom Nom Nom!

 Before the cake smashing, I took some cute portraits, again using the make shift home studio.  The background presented in the original RAW files came out too creased for my liking, but this wasn't a bad thing because it gave me the opportunity to play around with some post editing techniques using Photoshop. I was pleased with the results, especially managing to 'iron' out the background to give the images a more 'professional' look.  Here are a couple of our faves ...

                                                                 Teddy Bears Pic-Nic         

                                                           

                                                                 Like Father, Like Son!

The Wildlife Trust Regional Competition - 1st Runner Up

I am over the moon to have received an e-mail today saying that my image of 'Butterfly Close Up' came 1st runner up in the 'Life in Minature' category of the Glocestershire Wildlife Trust competition. I am also super excited to be informed that the results will be published in the winter edition of Wildlife Magazine.  Thank you so much to all that voted for my image; your support means so much to me ... and I am extremely flattered that the sender also quoted 'The judges really loved your image, so well done and congratulations!'  I am looking forward to receiving my prize and certificate soon :)

Here's the 1st Runner Up Image

   

Stratford-Upon-Avon Butterfly Farm

We visited the butterfly farm in Stratford-Upon-Avon on Sunday 3rd November and I put my macro lens to good use capturing some beautiful butterfly's.  Although their wings are stunning, I am more drawn to their faces and got up close to some right characters!

Here are some of my favorite images from my trip ...

I am also working on a little project turning my butterfly photos black and white and experiementing with different crops and I am excited with the images that are developing. I entered one of the images into a Wildlife Trust photo competition and it is currently in the finals! You can see my image (and please vote if you like it) at http://www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/photocomp

Heres the photo thats in the finals ...

Roger Constant Lemaire Champagne / Ross Brawn Charity Evening - 27th September 2013

As a bit of a last minute affair, Chloe and I were asked to do a shoot for the amazing Champagne House that is Roger Constant Lemaire. Its a small Champagne house but they do some absolutely fantastic Bubbly! Roger Constant Lemaire were one of the sponsors of the charity evening that was held at BRDC (British Racing Drivers Club) at Silverstone. They run a charity evening every year and invite someone famous in the motorsports industry to be the head guest. This year it was Ross Brawn - Boss of Mercedes Formula 1 Team.

It was an absolutely fantastic evening with lots of raffles and bids taking place on motorsport memorabilia! Lots of money was raised for charity and a good night was had by all! I got to meet some inspiring people in the industry and even shake Ross Brawn's hand! Such a fun night and we look forward to it next year.

http://www.rogerconstantlemaire.co.uk   /   http://www.mercedes-amg-f1.com

Shirley And Craven's Big Day at Box End Park

We were fortunate enough to be asked to photograph for Shirley and Craven's Wedding. It was a fantastic day. The weather held out for everyone and the sun even came out for the group shots! They had their big day at Box End Park in Bedford. An amazing venue with great facilities and excellent food. We had a fantastic day and got some brilliant shots. A good day had by all.

Woburn Safari

Feeling the need for a wildlife fix, we went on a quick road trip to Woburn Safari Park in Buckinhamshire. Its not quite the same as exploring the wild game reserves of Africa! However, its the closest we will get to here in the UK.

HYBRID WAKE - Hotspot

I was given the opportunity to do a photo shoot for the only wakeboard magazine in the UK. HYBRID. They had organised a photo shoot on the Red Bull Unit C-Rail at Box End Park and I was asked to photograph it. The HYBRID HOT SPOT. Here are just a few that wont be featuring in the magazine.