location portrait

For the past six years I have photographed this family every year. I thought it would be fun to pick one family photograph from each year to show the differences in the boys growing up. The little one was just 2 in the first portrait so he's the one that has changed the most but you can see that the older brother is getting taller.

I recently had the pleasure of taking a headshot photo shoot on location in Northumberland. Using the natural environment and a long lens to get a neutral backdrop to the photos. After all, in a headshot, the main focus is...your face.

We did some indoor shots and outdoor shots, but as ever, my favourites were all outdoor ones. Here are a few.

Before Christmas I held a prize draw at the Great Park Christmas fair to win a portrait session. One of the 2nd prize winners wanted some photos of her grandchildren. We did the session in the school holidays and it happened to be snowing!

Thankfully, the mum didn't call it off and I met them at the community centre.

You may recognise this family. I take their family photos every year and they give the grandparents photos of the grandchildren every Christmas. It's lovely to see the boys growing each year. So far we've photographed in four different locations. It'll be interesting to see where we end up next year, unless we start at the beginning again!

A bit of fun during these family pictures - the boys just peeked out from between these hedges and struck their own pose. The parents chose this one to put on their wall.

If you're interested in having a family portrait taken in time for Christmas, please ring 0191 2864014 to book your session. Wouldn't the grandparents just love to have a photograph of the children to open on Christmas day?

Next week I'll be advertising my annual Father's Day portrait offer so here's a gorgeous family photo to be going on with.

I don't mind admitting that I turn 40 in January. I wanted to mark this occasion and as a portrait session fee is already £40, I thought I'd give away a free 10x8 print with every session during January. Please ring me on 0191 2864014 to arrange your session.

Autumn is an ideal time to have a location photo session. The light is lovely, the trees are lovely and photos are always a great Christmas present!

I love a stroll around Plessey Woods in Northumberland and this was the first time that I had done a portrait there. I will definitely add it to my list of portrait locations as I really enjoyed this one.

A lot of people who book a portrait session, have never had one before, so I thought I would give you an idea of what to expect from one of my photo shoots.

The session will either take place at a location discussed by us previously - either one of the locations I usually use, or you may have a park local to you that you like spending time in. Alternatively, we could do the session in the comfort of your own home, like the family shot below.