In mid March the daffodils were well established and the bluebells were out too. I went over to little Bollington, between Altrincham and Lymm to do a lovely family portrait photography session for a mum and dad with two young children.Read More
I’m often asked about couples portrait sessions and I’m doing more and more each year. The funny thing is that whilst many people think they are only for young people, the reality is that more couples in their fifties, sixties and seventies are booking couples portrait sessions as a treat for themselves.Read More
In our first guest blog for a long while Catherine Sandland (known many of us as The Presenting Queen) shares her thoughts about photos and presentations and being photographed by me. This is what she had to say…
I recently had some photos taken for the website and also to update my profile pictures. And the conversation I had with my photographer, Andrew Collier was an interesting one and one that threw up several parallels with what he does and what I do professionally.Read More
I took this urban portrait of two sisters in Wallasey one November afternoon. I wanted something different to the usual close up portraits we had been shooting during the session and the bright yellow bus stop caught my eye. In colour it looked really garish but I knew that it would look stunning in black and white especially as the winter daylight was starting to fade.Read More
I love a good wedding. And this one was brilliant. It was a lovely sunny (and occasionally rainy) Saturday in early September when Harriet and Simon were married in front of their friends and family at St. Peter’s Church in Newton-le-Willows followed by beautiful marque reception in Croft.Read More
It’s always lovely to receive a testimonial from a happy client. In April I went to Knutsford to meet Deborah and Sophie and their two dogs, Charlie and Bailey for a pet portrait session near their home. The weather was perfect and overnight rain meant that we had perfect puddles for splashing action shots.Read More
Last Tuesday, March 20th was the 25th anniversary of the Warrington Bombing. On the day before mothering Sunday in 1996 the IRA set off two bombs in Warrington Town Centre without warning. Read More
Many people have heard my mantra about business portraits or corporate head shots as they are sometimes known. If you haven’t, it’s this; “The face you present to the world says everything about you and your business”
Most of us, whether we realise it or not, make an instant judgement about what we see when we see a photo or when we meet people. Whether we should or shouldn’t is another matter but we do. reading the right first impression on business social media is critical to being noticed and to standing out. Read More
Brainwave Strictly 2018 competitors;
Back row: Yvonne Dixon, Damien Kinney, Gary Jackson, Phil Reeves
Middle row: Bev Uddin Khandakar, Kimberley Avery, Seema Malhotra, Sarah Byrne
Front row: Fernando, Claire Hair & Carter, Andrew Hutchinson
At the beginning of February I went down to the Mere Resort near Knutsford to photograph the Launch of the Brainwave Trust’s Strictly Summer Dance event. The competition and dinner will be be held at the Mere on June 30th this year.
Brainwave is a charity that helps children with disabilities and additional needs to achieve greater independence by aiming to improve mobility, communication skills and learning potential through a range of educational and physical therapies.Read More
Last summer a lovely family from Northwich, Cheshire, asked me to do a family portrait session for them. Mum and Dad and their two teenage children. They wanted bright and summery family portraits in a coastal environment.Read More