Green Dresses

This shoot marks a passage of time. Ashleigh is now 10 years old will no longer accept being dressed the same as Ella. So this is the last shoot we’ll do like this – the good news is there’s another girl waiting in the wings for her matching outfit with Ella, hope I’m around in another 5 years to document the day Ella refuses to be dressed the same as Frankie.

I love my job. I especially love it when clients become friends and I can honestly say I love these girls – the fact they are amazingly photogenic and will pose for me at the drop of a hat is an added bonus.

The green dresses by the way are from Loo Loo’s in Ingatestone

Loo Loo’s Childrens Designer Boutique – Ingatestone

I am so happy to be working with Lucy at Loo Loo’s. We’ve known each other under a month but I couldn’t be more excited for her new venture. The shop opens in Ingatestone on Saturday 21st April, 12-5pm and is full of gorgeous clothes.

Lucy will be giving the first 100 customers a voucher from me as a thank you for their custom and I will be there on the day to record the shop opening for posterity!

Before the opening though we have had a couple of sneaky photo shoots to show off the clothes with some willing and gorgeous models. Loo Loo’s will carry brands that are familiar like OiLily and No Added Sugar as well as some new to me like Aya Naya, Tappa Nakki and Zee&Zo. Lucy has chosen some of her favourite shots to put up on the walls of the shop and shared them on her Facebook page so I decided to share some of my favourites too.

Lucy and her family have worked hard over the past weeks to bring her dreams to a reality and I am sure the shop will be a great success. I have 2 friends due to have babies this summer and plenty of friends with children in the age groups she caters for (up to 14 in some ranges) so I’m sure to be a good customer as anyone that knows me knows I love to shop!

Hampshire Summer Wedding

As the sun shines in March and we are having a few days of t-shirt weather I am bringing you a summer wedding in Hampshire.  You may or may not know that I am a Hampshire girl, despite having moved around over the years I still think of Hampshire as home (sorry Essex) so I was happy to be shooting a wedding there and this one was special.  The bridal preparations and reception were at the wonderful Lainston House on the outskirts of Winchester.

 

 

Then to the  Chapel at St Cross set in meadow lands to the south of Winchester for a beautiful ceremony.

Some gorgeous shots of the bride and groom after the ceremony.

Then a return to Lainston House where Charlotte, Guy and their guests had a wonderful evening.

Happy Wednesday everyone x

Baby Eira | Baby Portraits Essex

My blog zips around all over the place, I know that.  Horses, weddings, makeovers, babies and kids – I make no apology for that.  What can I say I get bored easily!  I really feel that the challenge of working with so many different types of subject makes me think about what I’m doing and stops me from falling into a rut.  Having said that, I love babies.  The easiest times to photograph them are newborn and around 9 to 10 months – from when they can’t move much to when they can move but are also able to support themselves.  Eira is in the inbetween time.  I’m not going to lie posing was a challenge as she spent most of her time trying to pull herself up, she is going to have rock hard abs if she keeps that up!

I think the shoot was a success, I definitely enjoyed it and hopefully I’ll be back to get some more shots of her when she’s perfected those crunches.

Baby Portraits Essex, By Joanna Pearce.

Leigh on Sea Portrait Shoot

I have recently updated my portrait gallery with a shoot from late summer.  As I realised I had never blogged this shoot I thought I would take the time to do so now.  It is layed out in the final cut for the album that came out of the shoot.  We had a limited amount of time at the beach because of some wardrobe ‘discussions’ with mum, the sun was coming down fast.  Luckily ‘A’ knows what she wants – I think all the ‘Next Top Model’ shows have alot to answer for.

 

With a shoot like this, that resulted in so many amazing images, an album seemed the best solution.  The finished product is gorgeous and resulted in a happy mother and daughter – dad was pleased too!