I've always loved black and white portraits. Colour is great but black and white just has that extra something. The French would call it 'Je ne sais quoi' which translates as a quality that cannot be described easily. And that sums it up really. Many of the fantastic [...]
Wedding photography - why I’ve changed direction. I’ve been photographing weddings since 2009 and I’ve shot all kinds of weddings since then. I’ve always seen myself as a photographer who enjoys shooting weddings rather than being a full time wedding photographer, and I always enjoyed the smaller, more intimate boutique [...]
West Kirby has a brilliant beach When summer comes it's time to head off to the beach and that means it's time for beach portraits. West Kirby is one of my favourite beaches in the North West. Family portraits on the beach are special and huge fun. Beach portraits [...]
Family portraits at the beach are so much fun. Imagine the sand in your toes, a sea breeze, the sound of the ocean. I think they are more fun than any other type of portrait. I don't think you can do formal on the beach or running along the water's [...]
Brand Photography - something different in lockdown. Like thousands of other photographers, I haven't been able to photograph family portraits, weddings or family events during the lockdowns over the last year. Apart from the lack of income, it's really frustrating not to be able to do the things that [...]
Will you photograph more than one dog? Many of our dog photography clients have small breeds and tend to have more than one dog. Three is a popular number. As a cheshire based dog photographer I'm often asked if I wouldn't mind photographing three or more dogs at a portrait [...]
Liverpool is my favourite urban photography location Every city, town and village has its own photo opportunities but Liverpool is abundant in its sheer range of amazing locations and backdrops for location portrait portrait photography. Every part of the city centre has so much variety that you're spoilt for choice. [...]
Our lifestyle portrait sessions are Covid secure and take place outside when the law allows it. Prior to your session we'll ask you the usual COVID healthcheck questions we're all asked before an appointment these days. At the beginning of the session we'll do a temperature check with each person. [...]
Anglesey is one of my favourite places to work As a dog and family portrait photographer based in Cheshire with clients all over North Wales I must admit that I love a day (or a few days) out photographing in Anglesey. I met this lovely little Jack Russell during a [...]
So many families in Cheshire take their holidays in North Wales and particularly in Anglesey. When we were planning this shoot before the first lockdown in 2020 we were going do the shoot at home in Knutsford in Mid April. As a portrait photographer based in [...]
Why the half built house? When Roger and Sally and their daughters decided to have a family portrait we were originally thinking about going to somewhere like Delamere Forest. Then we got talking about their new house which was being built near Tarporley in Cheshire [...]
Stuck in a drawer or out on display? We’re probably all guilty of having packets of printed photographs in drawers which were taken before the convenience of taking photos on our mobile phones. And what about the photos on our laptops, USB sticks, DVDs (yes, [...]
