Welcome Freddie

 Aged only 3 days, beautiful Freddie was a pleasure to photograph.

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Nicola and Mark's Engagement Shoot

Last Sunday newly engaged Nicola and Mark headed over to Hardwick Hall Country Park for an hour of photography to create a celebratory album of images. I wanted to capture the couple in a natural style that would express their true character and emotion towards each other. The shoot turned out to be really relaxed and I think that this shows in the images.

See for yourself.......

Eliza playing in her room.

This evening I was greeted by the site of my little girl having fun with her teddy bears in her bedroom. Luckily enough, I had the camera handy and ready to shoot. This kid rocks my world!

Here is my favourite image converted to mono.

Whinstone View

Last Sunday I headed out to the beautiful Whinstone View Bistro and Log Cabin Lodge with my camera to shoot promotional images for wedding suppliers in the North East. The shoot and brief were organised by the industrious Joanna Wake of http://www.teesvalleyweddings.co.uk/ to help out local suppliers in gaining exposure through imagery and networking. We had a great day with perfect weather, beautiful surroundings and hard working individuals all playing their part in creating beautiful photographs.

Shoot Coordinator - Joanna Wake http://www.teesvalleyweddings.co.uk/

Hair - Adrian Wray of Chocolate Hair Styling

Make Up - Jo Leversuch - Make Up By Jo

Venue - Whinstone View - http://www.whinstoneview.com/

Clothing - Dolly Mama Boutique - http://www.dollymamaboutique.co.uk/
                Bex Brides - http://www.bexbrides.co.uk/

Headwear - What Katy Did Next - http://www.what-katy-did-next.co.uk/

Elwell Family Portraits

A selection of sample images from my latest location shoot for the Elwell children. We headed out to Ropner Park under a perfectly diffused, cloudy sky and spent an hour larking around while shooting natural photographs. During this shoot I had the pleasure of making friends with three extremely polite, young people.