Lamenting a week of inspiring clients

Sunday afternoon confessional….

Full of gratitude this Sunday afternoon for incredible clients, for them trusting + entrusting their briefs to me.

Grateful for variety, for natural light, cloudy days AND sunshine. For the moments between moments and for getting up every day to work on something I love.

This week reminded me to take my time when something just doesn’t ‘feel’ right, to move around until I feel that synergy with what’s infront of me and if that means taking a breath or a break and coming back, that’s Okay.

Commercial shots, event photography, portraits

Friday night confessionals…..

Hello January!

Spent such a fun day recently exploring Greenwich and the Maritime Museum, The Astrological Photographer of the year competition has some breath taking and curious images.

Discovering old gems

That twilight time, reorganising work or boxes or offices when there's no real rush and you can enjoy finding pictures you took 20 years ago…..in film…..printed in a darkroom…on photo paper…..lol utter bliss creating and curating this project…I mean it was stressful at the time lol BUT I had that feeling in my abdomen that it was just so Or just right and kept being hit by fizzes of inspiration on how the images could sit together - or not - + doing every single part of this process was magical and it enabled meticulous crafting of the materials.

Loading the film, actually choosing which camera aesthetic would suit, which film to load, all the locations, all the elements of the ‘story’ or narrative. The decisions on processing times, paper to print on, chemicals used in printing, size and scale. Mounting, cutting the windows in the board, carefully attaching archival tape to secure them, sequencing the set, framing and displaying….photography is always a series of decisions. It’s always a process and that’s where the magic lies…..

A pre Xmas treat

I've had my eye on this place for ages and finally after my last photo session before Xmas this morning (+a last minute grab of festive gifts)…I landed here.

I'm in heaven. Not quite ready to reflect upon the year but ready to hibernate for family time, peace + fresh air.

I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a beautiful Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Friday Night Confessionals.....it's been a while...

Soooo, I did a thing,

Writing this from a hotel in Brighton, the night before a wedding I’m photographing, I’m on catch up and wanted to share the week, I’ve missed doing this and I hope it continues, fingers x’d!

So, the masters, it’s been going on for a while and aged me more than anything else I’ve ever done!

For the last 2 years I’ve been working on a MFA (Master of Fine Arts) in Photography, it’s a qualification I have wanted to work towards since I completed formal photography training on the certificate programme in America and as we came out of lockdowns in 2021 I became a little more serious about achieving it. Fast forward 2 years and here we are, my foiled certificate arrived this week and it became ‘real’.

Around a month before we finished I FINALLY felt I was drawing all my threads of research together and so the plan now, after the summer, is to dig in, continue the project and fine tune the prototypes and iterations I have started!!

Photograph certificate

Wednesday evening

Highgate Pergola - Emily & Stuart rocked their engagement pictures!!!

I’ve been missing my morning walks and Tuesday showered me with a gift of a walk - it was so joyful, out the door by 7am, 2 hours of bird song and fresh air was THE BEST start to the day!!

Here we are in Brighton, urban art everywhere + I’m snapping like crazy the ever changing landscape of the graphic art in the Lanes!!!

Sunday night confessionals

Ahhh I’ve been exploring…this morning I made my way up to Chelsea Physic Garden after seeing it in the ‘Green London’ book produced by the Hoxton mini press.

It was a real treasure trove of delights with 2 guided tours led at 11am and 12pm - these sounded wonderful, alas I wasn’t able to join them. The morning was crisp and fresh w a smattering of cold fingers and frost bite, I wound my way through the grounds. Some plants hibernating for winter, some in full delicious glory against the sunshine rising over the river (the gardens are south ish facing and must be a joy in fine weather)

Sunday morning confessionals

I can’t believe this time last week I was a bag of nerves preparing to hang my photo show at The Allen Gallery.

I’d been to a hot yoga class to help find some calm/grounding/balance + it worked but I was also a mixture of excitement to be displaying images in a different way (tacked to the walls) + nervous as to how it would look and be received.

A week on and its been pretty intense. The volunteers at the gallery, Mick and Josie were soooo helpful and encouraging and Tony gave the seal of approval when it was all in place and between them they were such a tonic :-).

International Women’s Day 2023

Celebrating International Women’s Day, 2023

 What’s your ‘Wish or Hope’ for the future? 

This photography project began with Ivy, then 5, in 2021. I was curious at that time to understand what people were thinking and I loved the idea of using audio and visual references to record each sitter's response. The project lay dormant until last year when I picked it up again as part of my masters programme and began asking girls and women in our community if they’d like to participate. 

Photographing in the garden at The Allen Gallery (which is beautiful) and around Alton, it was my vision to create a variety of images, at differing distances from each sitter with a mixture of quiet moments, reflections and laughter in order to begin building a collective visual.

 

I am incredibly grateful to all the sitters who shared their time and stories with me, it has highlighted just how much of a rich tapestry of inspiring, creative, generous and kind women we are surrounded by here in Alton.



Friday night confessionals…first one of 2023

This week I've taken time to rest , Reset and breathe ready for the year ahead and whatever it brings. I'm super grateful for a busy and productive 2022 but I needed to take some time as this new year began to get organised.

That sounds lofty lol I've been to hot yoga classes, walked deeply in nature, visited Wisley, Brighton, caught up with friends, eaten vegan chocolate brownie and been humbled by The Wildlife Photographer of the year exhibition - what part can we play in limiting our destruction of the planet and the harm we are inflicting on nature?????

never ending questions on the part we play…..

Friday night confessionals

Post photo shoot meanderings through town

After a wonderful proposal photo session along the South Bank, I wandered up to Trafalgar Square and through Soho to The Photographers Gallery - did you know its free entry after 5pm Friday!!!???

Two fantastic exhibitions are on right now here, Chris Killip and An Alternative History of Photography

I LOVED both - both absolute tonics for the soul and Chris's work really landed within my heart. His connection with his sitters/friends/places he encountered was breath taking, thought provoking, warm and worth another visit or two :-)

Check them out if you can x

Friday night confessionals…..

So happy to share this cute surprise proposal! Soft tones of beach time in late August/early September in Dorset

There were SO many special, thoughtful touches in the lead up to this moment - I've known Danni and Mark for a couple years, and so when March asked me to photograph this moment I was smiling from ear to ear and so excited! Although keeping it a secret from our friendship group was tough!!!

Danni has special childhood memories of Dorset and her favourite place to be is right here on Portland so it was Marks first choice when deciding where to pop the question and get down on one knee.

The weather was perfect, it was also Dannis birthday and I was hiding behind rocks to avoid being seen!

Tuesday morning reflections

The joy in the morning walk, time spent in nature and new magical discoveries

Gosh what a few sunny autumn days it’s been, back at luscious long morning walks, research visits to Wisley + 3 exhibitions at The Victoria & Albert Museum!!