A Church Commisssion

I was commissioned by the local church committee to photograph the three churches which are in our parish. This was because the very nice Revd Prebendary Peter Rapsey retires at the end of this month, and they wanted to give him a present of all three churches.

These are the three photographs that were chosen

And Sam Hook framed it for me

Two Fairies sitting on a mushroom

My girls posed for me with the huge mushroom that grandad made.
My work in progress is progressing.


Potential fairies come forward.

Sisters, Sisters, there were never two devoted ...

These two are adorable, just full of smiles and laughter, oh and digestive biscuit at one point.
I photographed the older girl Ella about a year before when the mum was still pregnant with the little one, then by chance i got to photograph her again with her little sister, Daisy.



Now this old toy was a very good prop, they loved playing on it

The Royal Couple

I wanted to recreate that Royal Wedding portrait, the one that, that rather famous photographer Mario Testino did of Kate and Wills.
This one:

but unfortunately i do not have the lights, or the assistants or even the celebrity filled address book, so i made do with my sister and a couple of bowens in a very small flat, and this what we came up with:


This is my sister Polly and her boyf Chris, they make a lovely couple, and they posed for me without complaint which makes them the perfect models.

and here are a few more from the shoot.

Daisy the flower fairy

I've wanted to do fairy portraits for a while and this is my first attempt, well i've photographed the girls with fairy costumes and fairy wings on, but that to me doesn't constitute a fairy portrait.

I want to try to create more like a flower fairy portrait styleee thing.

I need some good props like a mushroom (Grandad Nick might have a go at making one) delicate flowing dresses, and huge oversized plastic flowers.

This shot was one of many in a flower fairy shoot of four children.

I came back from London

Just a note to say that London was wonderful, I saw lots of people and took lots of photographs of friends and of the Olympics taking shape.

Going to London to visit the queen.

I am off to London this week for a few days, i am mostly going to catch up with old friends (not the queen i might add) but i will try to fit in a few shots whilst i'm up there.