Let’s talk babies…

My most recent shoot was a newborn shoot. If you are a photographer reading this then you will know how unpredictable babies are *head in hands* lol.

Now let me start by saying, I am not a newborn photographer, nor have I taken any newborn courses, so I am basically like a fish out of water here. My first newborn shoot was with my step daughters new baby and there was no pressure. The shoot was basically a favour for family, under familiar circumstances and even at that it wasn’t a walk in the park. I done my research, found some useful tips and learned that to capture the best images the shoot should be done within the first ten days, this is when babies sleep the most (apparently). Well apparently not….. this defo wasn’t the case for this little madam, eight days old and she stayed awake for the whole shoot, well up until the last five minutes (bearing in mind the shoot was 1 and a half hours and 4 outfit changes) lol. I’m not going to lie but I really had to work to capture the money shot and I swore I would never do it again until I’d taken a newborn photography course. Unfortunately covid denied me of any course and put a haul to those plans. Not sure if that was a good thing or bad to be honest, lol.

Anyhoo my recent shoot was also a favour and before the shoot I was already fearing the worst. This little lady was a week old and i swear she could smell my fear *massive sigh*. Two hours and she just wouldn’t settle, I knew I was walking away with nothing as we tried everything to comfort her and send her off to sleep. Lack of knowledge played a massive part in this, and all involved were stressing that there wouldn’t be any pics of this beautiful newborn baby girl. A hot water bottle provided by mum and dad at the very end, placed under the blanket that she lay on soothed her long enough to take a few pics before traumatising everyone. The moral of this story?? Don’t do anybody any favours lol! No but seriously… knowledge and experience is defo the key here and bucket loads of patience.

I was extremely lucky to get these images and thank my lucky stars that I had something Nice to show mum and dad. Never again! Well, not without proper knowledge lol. I take my hat off to newborn photographers, it’s defo a talent. Probably don’t get the credit and appreciation they deserve.

I would like to take a moment and thank you all for joining me on my photography journey, and listening to me babble on and on, not forgetting my bad grammar lol. I’m taking some time out just now but won’t leave it too long! until the next time 😘

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4th Jul 2021 0

Summer is here

The days are warmer, the schools have finished up and outdoor locations and attractions are packed….. must be summer lol.

Most of you will think I’m mad but I’m not a massive fan of summer, for me it’s the heat and I don’t cope great in the heat. I do however like the nice feeling that the sun brings, nature comes alive and the nights are less of a bore.

Most people if not everyone is outside, enjoying not only the weather but the easing of restrictions in Scotland. photographers are making the most of the nice weather and venturing outside with their cameras. This is a great season for outdoor photography and a busy time for working photographers. Unfortunately Ive had to postpone both professional and personal projects as I make some personal changes within my life, i won’t go into too much detail just now but if you follow me I will explain these at a later date.

Ive not been blogging much really, as I’ve not had much me time but i will get back to boring you all soon lol. Anyhoo… I had the pleasure of doing my first communion this month, the weather stayed dry and that’s all I could be thankful for. Being a photographer I thought I could go out into the world and capture anything.. I’m quickly learning that isn’t the case. I’m not the most confident person and I’m extremely hard on myself, maybe too hard sometimes. I’ve learned that outdoor portraits isn’t my strong point and I put a lot of pressure on myself to capture something different, this does not do me any favours. Did I enjoy doing the shoot? No. Did I capture something different? No. Will I do it again? Probably 😂

This shoot was extra special because the girl making her first communion was my niece. Having me as her auntie, she is a pro in front of the camera as you can imagine and she looked gorgeous ☺️ I’m starting to babble on now so I’ll just show you…

Her mum, like all other mums out there just wanted a nice picture of their child that represented their special day as a keepsake, and I think I managed to give her exactly that.

In the fear of writing a novel and talking too much I will keep my recent shoot for another blog lol. Until the next time 😘

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3rd Jul 2021 0

Playing with emotions

Happy Valentine’s Day… love comes in many forms and should be shared with the world. This day means many things to different people, I like to show people love most days, so Valentine’s Day is just another day to me. For others, it’s a smile on ones face when they receive a card from a secret admire, a young couples day for opening up to each other and being affectionate, the every day couples excuse to dine out and buy each other expensive gifts, a married couples only chance of a babysitter and a catch up or an older couples time for reminiscing. sometimes we all need a day to make an effort wether it’s any of the above or simply just thinking about or being around a loved one. ❤️

“There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.”
George sand

I don’t know about you, but I’ve had a chilled day today and that’s why this post is a little later than normal. Ive been going through a recent shoot and picking out my favourite images. The idea behind this shoot came from our recent lockdown here in Scotland, New year, new lockdown. I wanted to capture an image that portrayed how the lockdown plays with our emotions. I captured the images I wanted with the help of my son (again 🙈) and then I played about with a few editing ideas. My first idea was a puppet hand (the virus) and each puppet showing a different emotion. “Playing with emotions” is the look I was going with, I will include the image but for me it just didn’t work. I couldn’t pull off the image in my head with the pictures taken, I do plan to do another shoot and execute the idea much better.

Never wanting to waste a shoot I decided to use the images and created a passport photo idea. The images capture different emotions and has a wee touch of humour to it, I enjoyed the whole creative and learning process. Every day is a school day ☺️ can’t wait to get out again and create new pieces of work. Until the next time 😘 …..

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14th Feb 2021 0

Motivation

Three Months into the lockdown and I am struggling to feel inspired. My camera was starting to collect dust, and my creative mind was slowly evaporating. In dire need of motivation and searching for inspiration, I turned to a friend for help. They gave me a photo challenge where I had to create an image that would interpret a single chosen word. The word I was given was “conscience”.

I instantly had an image within my head and I took a few days trying to think outside the box. Most of my ideas weren’t obtainable within my available space and I only had my son as my model (poor boy 🙈). I wanted my idea to work around my models character and look. I decided to photograph my subject with the devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other, I then added a pastel effect to the image with the intentions of creating an outer body feel. This is how I would interpret conscience, and here is the final outcome…..

Ive also been trying to keep my social media platforms unto date. I’ve been working away in the background on a few things regarding Facebook and instagram. I decided to revamp my instagram page as it looked rather messy with various images, genres and colours scattered all over the place. I still have a few old images still to repost but it definitely looks much better already. Have a look for yourself, by clicking on the icon below.

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29th Jun 2020 0

A strange year

Well its been a while since I last wrote a blog post. I don’t even have any excuses for not keeping my blog up to date, especially under the current circumstance. I suppose I didn’t have much to write about lol. I will go back to where I left off last April and write a few blog posts this week regarding the last year, bare with me.

Covid 19 has changed life as we know it and not for the better. I can’t speak for everyone, but it has certainly played havoc with my emotions and I’ve spent a whole year being all over the place.

As a photographer I have been unable to interact with others and capture the images I love. This time last year I was just starting out as a professional photographer and trying to establish myself in a world full of various photographers. Feels like I took one step forward and 41 million steps back lol. However, the current situation and worldwide pandemic didn’t stop me from picking up my camera and trying to have some lockdown fun.

The first thing I tried was working with water, never worked with water before and thought it would be fun. was it fun??

yes lol. I used my son as my model and I had soo much fun soaking him. Stressful doing it in the smallest space in my house (the bathroom) but still fun. I’ve attached a few of the finished images below…..

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18th May 2020 0

Winter struggles…

Well the flu and novo virus has resulted in a delay of my project. I have began capturing images for my next set, but it’s still a working progress and will be finished soon.

In the meantime I have been working on other projects and recently had the pleasure of photographing some school pictures for an old friend.

Siblings school shoot – Sophie and Harris

These two wee people had massive personalities, resulting in a fun shoot with a few silly shots to make their mum and dad smile.

I plan to get stuck in and capture the remaining images for the next stage related to my depression project and will post soon.

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17th Dec 2019 0