Yes I'm a little lazy and slack at wishing my gorgeous daughter a Happy Birthday. She turned 5 on the 30th January and unfortunately we had to cancer her birthday party due to the horrendous snow we have had. Poor Amara! Not once did she complain though unlike her brother who would have had a huge breakdown had his party not gone ahead. Instead it was spent at home with some friends and my little sister Kelly, MJ and baby Cody (who is growing sooooo fast).
I would have posted a rambling blog sooner but I always forget what my password is and give up after a while. I did start to store my passwords on one of those account password thingys but yet again I forgot the password for the password website. You know what I mean right?
Anyway, hope the start of the year is going well for all of you, mine is off to a slow start but I'm getting there.
Gosh I can’t believe it’s that time of year again!
I’ve neglected the blog once again but it’s all been down to being extremely busy all thanks to you guys who so kindly booked me for your wedding, portrait shoots etc. This year so far has been a good one for me in photography terms and I hope it continues and hope to offer new and old customers something new for next year!
The past couple of days have been lovely, spent at home, snowed in and cleaning cupboards. I feel like we have loads of room now in our house ;-). Four big black bags later as I de-junked the kids bedrooms I can safely say we are ready for Santa arriving.
So I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and hope you get everything you wish for. xxxx
P.s I got a nice surprise Christmas card in the post today from Alex Salmond!!
Well this has been another busy week. I was away with hubby and my darling children for a few days in Aviemore which was lovely, but it's now back to madness and trying to get organised for school next week. My house is in total chaos as we are or should I say hubby is laying new flooring in the kitchen, I had no idea how much dust there would be let alone how far it would travel. So at the moment it means the studio conversion is on hold for a day or two till hubby completes the kitchen complete with the odd four letter rant at times!
Today I photographed another little girl called Murron, this time she was only 4 weeks old and boy was she a little munchkin. She did not want to sleep but she did want to eat ;-) hee hee. Anyway she was a little star and I got some great shots of her in the end!
Thought it was time for an update on what my plans are for now and the future and a little insight into what to expect on one of my shoots.
I never seem to have the time anymore to enjoy or take self portraits which is how I started out in photography. Starting my business seems to have taken over a lot of things as well as trying to raise two children or should I say three including hubby! I can’t complain of course as things are going well and I’m enjoying every shoot that I take on. Having the chance to do a self portrait allows me to get all those mad little ideas that go on in my head out in the open. I hope to be able to incorporate these ideas into other shoots that I take on leaving the customer feeling that they have some images that no other person, couple, family have.
The kind of customers I’m aiming to attract and have done so far are those that want that little something different and are willing to work with me on creating the images you have in YOUR head as well as me throwing in my little bit of creativity …..after all the images are for YOUR wall not mine! But don’t worry if you haven’t a clue we can sit down and come up with some ideas together. This is just all part of the extra service that I provide. Chances are your sitting fee goes towards a prop that I will use for the shoot anyway. So you tell me “what other photographer offers styling, locations at the drop of a hat with a vivid imagination”? Hubby argues that I’ll never make money if I continue to buy as much props as I have been but I’ll do anything for that special shot! I remember feeling quite anxious when I took my kids to get their photos taken (this was before I became a photographer) I felt silly asking for poses etc and that I should just shut up and let “them” do their jobs. I never want for my clients to feel like that and what I hope to offer is a relaxed atmosphere with a few cups of tea thrown in for good measure! There are also many products/framing options available for everyone’s budget.
So what are the plans for the future?
Well I’m in the middle of converting our garage into a studio and very much looking forward to having a wee opening night. I’ve also been asked quite a lot for Boudoir photography. Many women of all ages are really wanting to try this and why the hell not? So whether you’re a mum of five or a bride to be or a hen party or just an average girl wanting some seriously wowzer images then watch this space as that’s coming soon also!
That’s about all I can tell you for now I will continue to strive for originality in every way possible and always stay one step ahead of the game and please, please feel free to ask me anything about anything. x
I've been making these for a while now and use them when photographing little girls. They are absolutely adorabley gorgeous and you can basically have them in any colour. I am now selling these so if there is a particular colour you are after then please let me know. Please email for details and prices.
Goodness, I don't think I've posted so many times in one week! ;-)
On Tuesday the 15th September I presented Alex Salmond with one of my images. During the summer holidays I received a phone call from the lovely Rhonda Fraser to ask if I would have an image available which was taken in and around Inverurie or would I be able to do one. Having been quite busy over the summer holidays with shoots, delivering babies and everything else I hadn't had much time to be creative in taking any kind of self portrait. Anyway, I had this idea of taking an image showing Bennachie in the background in a hay field but that didn't turn out so on driving home I stopped at the woods beside my house where I took a few shots whilst being bitten alive by little beasties!!!
The Tuesday of the presentation was very daunting indeed. I turned up to find all these men in suits, so I grabbed a cuppa tea trying to hide the nerves. Rhonda went over what I had to do and I had this vision of tripping up the steps as I presented him with my framed picture. However, all went well and I met some lovely people. Even the men in suits were quite friendly ;-)
Alex Salmond himself was very polite and seemed genuinely pleased with what I gave him, whether he was pretending or not he did a good job of hiding it.
Anyway, I thought I would get this posted as my Granny has been trying to get on my blog and I think she's been looking out for this post! "Hi Granny"
Some pics taken by a lovely lady I met called Kate Sutherland.
