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Free shoot, free pictures… is it all just free?

by admin | Jul 1, 2016 | Family, Lifestyle photography

I urge you to read this before booking a free or cheap photoshoot with anyone - not because of the pictures you will get, but because of the process you will experience... If someone offers you a £25 Mulberry handbag you most likely assume it is fake. If someone...

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Just messing about in the studio with the boys and Just messing about in the studio with the boys and love the arms above head ones of M – kids usually have far better ideas than me 😉 As previous years, you can choose to just have plain perfect portraits at your Christmas mini session, you don’t have to go for the Christmas look. Or you can have both… Slots are now available to book from the home page of my website. . . . #christmasmini #perfectportrait #classicportait #kidsphotography #kidsphotographer #chdilrensphotographer #childrensphotography #photographingboys #boyphotography #mumsofboys #myboy #harbslocal #leicestershirephotographer #capturepersonality #growingupsoquick
My “getting mums in pictures” might be a very My “getting mums in pictures” might be a very small and local movement, but after years of going on about it I do feel that 98% of mums come to my sessions fully expecting to be in the pictures, which is huge from the old days of “oh I just want pictures of the kids” 😉 It’s important…. And what’s not to love about this… 🥰 PS: This is from one of the Baby Joy sessions. . . . #harbslocal #mumsinpictures #babygirl #mumofgirls #babyphotography #babyphotographer #2020baby #buildingmemories #capturememoriestoday #familyphotographer #familyphotographer #mumphotography #mumphotographer #cuddles #babyycuddles #babyjoy
“I just need one picture of the kids” – I he “I just need one picture of the kids” – I hear this all the time, but I am all about big galleries with lots of pictures 😊 I had a flurry of interest after posting one of the images from this session, so I have added a blog post featuring lots of images from their session, to show that you get a big variety – you don’t have to keep your fingers crossed that there might just be one good picture, there will be lots, I promise 😊 . . . #marketharboroughliving #autumnphotosession #familyphotographs #familymemories #familydayout #remembertoday #autumnsdaysout #greatbowden #littlebowden #captureeverydaylife #everydaylifeoutdoors #familytimefun #leicestershire
Is it cheesy? Lot’s of people worry that bump pi Is it cheesy? Lot’s of people worry that bump pictures will be cheesy, especially with partners, and I do know what they mean (Pinterest has a lot to answer for). However, at the same time I think it’s a lovely little time stamp, and you can have a mix of pictures together and some of just you, so best of both worlds 🥰 There are only 3 spaces left for the December Bump Hour, I think lockdown might have something to do with it? As always, it is a £10 charity donation, and then nothing else to pay, you just get your pictures 🤗 . . . #harbslocal #marketharboroughliving #maternityphotography #maternityphotographer #kibworth #greatglen #leicestershire #leicestershirephotographer #bumphour #charityevent #givingback #capturelife #leicestershiremums #motherhoodmusings #maternitypictures #maternitylife #pregnancylife #babyontheway #bumppic #expectingmom #thirdtrimester #momtobe2020 #mothertobe #expectingmum #expectingmums #expecting #oundle #leicestermums #ketteringmums
After hanging out at home with the cat for 2 weeks After hanging out at home with the cat for 2 weeks, it’s been AMAZING being back out again! Thoroughly looking forward to the baby sessions in the studio today, can’t wait. Our boys break up for half term today, so I will be rubbish on email for a while, but I am working for another week before we have a little break. If you go away today have the most fantastic time, make a film ;) Otherwise, have a great weekend at least x . . . #octhalfterm2020 #octoberhalfterm #selfisolation #endofselfisolation #realwork #backtowork #marketharboroughliving #catsofinstagram #chilling #tophygge #weekend #happyfriday #ourcountryliving #everydaylife #athome #familylife
When did you last receive a “warm fussy feeling” in the post? We took my mum on a little road trip back to the island where she was born, last time I was in Denmark. We also picked her sister up and went for lunch, to the beach and back to where they used to live - it was such an enjoyable day out (especially considering the situation!) I did a little keep sake film from the trip (very rough on my phone) and I have just had a couple of little prints made, which I have sent to everyone in the post. So if you do manage to meet up with family during half term, take a picture (with you in the picture too), print it out and then send it to them with a little feel-good note. . . . #captureeverydaylife #roadtrip #denmark #fur #furisland #growingup #keepsakefilm #familymemories #familyphotography #harbslocal #snailmaillove #thelittlethingsmatter #thebeautifuleveryday #mylife #stylingmycreative
Do you ever think about the fact that your childre Do you ever think about the fact that your children can’t SEE your family? They can see you, and their siblings, but they can’t see themselves as part of the family, only in a picture. And you only get to see your self being a mum together with your children in pictures. They have actually done lots of studies that show how seeing family pictures strengthens children’s (and our) sense of belonging to the family, I think that is just the loveliest kind of study 😊 I don’t have any more October availability for outdoor sessions, but I do still have a couple of places for Nov. 14th and 15th – this was taken in November last year, and the colours were still glorious! . . . #autumn2020 #autumnphotography #familyphotographer #familyphotography #locationphotography #siblings #capturefamilylife #perfectpresents #harbslocal #kettering #ketteringmums #kibworth #greatglen #leicestershirefamilyphotographer #capturelife #beinpictures #leicestermums #leicestershire
Big thank you to the always beautiful @maha_magazi Big thank you to the always beautiful @maha_magazine for featuring our Bump Hour birthday in the current issue. In fact this issue is rather self indulgent for me, there is also a big feature about the success story of @randalls.mh full of my images – great with a positive covid story! And I even spotted some of my pictures in the features about @mindfulmortgages and @ada_gallery the joy of business having images ready to use 😀 Now, I did made an all time error, I forgot to enable the bookings for the December Bump Hour event on my website, so thank you to those who noticed and let me know… you really honestly can now book for the Dec. Bump Hour event ;) . . . #marketharboroughliving #supportlocal #featuredimages #mahamagazine #thankyouverymuch #maternityphotography #photographyfundraiser # localcharity #givingback #personalbrandingphotogrphy #homestart #homestartleicester
“That looks ridicules!” Let’s start the week “That looks ridicules!” Let’s start the week with a dose of judgement 😉 This weekend I looked through our Norfolk August images for the first time, and when I saw this picture a memory came flooding back. When we first had M, a friend came to visit with her older children. I vividly remember thinking “it looks ridicules picking an old child up like that!”. Of course now, with my wonderful lenses of hindsight, I understand that we keep picking them up like this for far too long because we want(need?) them to still be small, we want to cling onto the idea that our phase with little children hasn’t passed us by yet. I will file that memory of judgement (with a smiley sticker on it) together with all my other pre-children judgements, like “I will NEVER let my toddler eat in the supermarket”… these days when I roll my eyes at parents with children older than ours (because let’s be honest, we do sometimes roll our eyes, on autopilot), it’s swiftly followed by a thought of “oh no, mental note to self, that phase will be coming our way one day…” What pre-kids judgement did you have? I still think this picture does look rather silly, but in my head, at the time, it would look completely fine! And silly or not, it’s still going in the book, and one day S will look at it and think “Seriously, Mor why were you still picking me up like that?!” …. ;) Have a great week, judgement free!!! . . . #judegment #judgingmums #judgementfree #hindsight #livingandlearning #growingup #holidaymemories #captureeverydaylife #mumguilt #mumemotions #storytellinginpictures #familyphotography #mumsinpictures #beinpictureswithyourkids #practisewhatipreach #harbslocal #happymonday #greatweek
Today I should have been photographing mums and ba Today I should have been photographing mums and babies in the studio – my absolute favourite! Anyway, instead I shall be staying at home and planning for next Friday when I’ll be back in the real world and the Baby Joy sessions WILL happen ;o) Have a lovely weekend! . . . #happyfriday #mumandbaby #motherhoodmusing #mumofboys #leicestershirephotographer #harbslocal #marketharboroughliving #leicestermums #leicestershiremums #ketteringmums #harboroughmums #documentingfamily #leicestershirefamilyphotographer #kibworth #greatglen #oadby #babyboy #boycuddles #mumcuddles #capturelife #emotionalmum
Colour or black&white? I can never decide when it Colour or black&white? I can never decide when it comes to newborn images… I always like both version 👶 I’ve had several messages asking if I’m open for newborns again, and I certainly am. There is always a big gap between session to allow for a good clean of the studio. I highly recommend my “Natural newborn” sessions rather than the heavily posed newborn image to keep a bigger distance. . . . #newbornphotography #newbornphotographer #babyphotographer #babyphotography #leicestershirephotographer #harbslocal #marketharboroughliving #leicestermums #leicestershiremums #ketteringmums #harboroughmums #documentingfamily #leicestershirefamilyphotographer #kibworth #greatglen #oadby
Nothing beats an autumn family shoot 🙂 But I on Nothing beats an autumn family shoot 🙂 But I only have 4 available dates while the colours are great, so get your self booked in, and connect with the super smug feeling of getting things sorted. And, that’s Christmas (whispering it!) presents sorted for the grandparents… in fact bring your parents along!!! Saturday 17th Oct - 1 space, afternoon Sunday the 17th Oct -1 space Saturday 14th Nov - 2 spaces Sunday 15th Nov - 2 spaces . . . #harbslocal #marketharboroughliving #capturelife #familyphotographer #familyphotography #leicester #kettering #kibworth #documentinglife #oureverydaymoment #keepthismoment #capturelifedifferently #myfamilycomesfirst #documentingfamily #leicestershirephotographer #leicestermums #leicestershiremums #ketteringmums #harboroughmums
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Just messing about in the studio with the boys and Just messing about in the studio with the boys and love the arms above head ones of M – kids usually have far better ideas than me 😉 As previous years, you can choose to just have plain perfect portraits at your Christmas mini session, you don’t have to go for the Christmas look. Or you can have both… Slots are now available to book from the home page of my website. . . . #christmasmini #perfectportrait #classicportait #kidsphotography #kidsphotographer #chdilrensphotographer #childrensphotography #photographingboys #boyphotography #mumsofboys #myboy #harbslocal #leicestershirephotographer #capturepersonality #growingupsoquick
My “getting mums in pictures” might be a very My “getting mums in pictures” might be a very small and local movement, but after years of going on about it I do feel that 98% of mums come to my sessions fully expecting to be in the pictures, which is huge from the old days of “oh I just want pictures of the kids” 😉 It’s important…. And what’s not to love about this… 🥰 PS: This is from one of the Baby Joy sessions. . . . #harbslocal #mumsinpictures #babygirl #mumofgirls #babyphotography #babyphotographer #2020baby #buildingmemories #capturememoriestoday #familyphotographer #familyphotographer #mumphotography #mumphotographer #cuddles #babyycuddles #babyjoy
“I just need one picture of the kids” – I he “I just need one picture of the kids” – I hear this all the time, but I am all about big galleries with lots of pictures 😊 I had a flurry of interest after posting one of the images from this session, so I have added a blog post featuring lots of images from their session, to show that you get a big variety – you don’t have to keep your fingers crossed that there might just be one good picture, there will be lots, I promise 😊 . . . #marketharboroughliving #autumnphotosession #familyphotographs #familymemories #familydayout #remembertoday #autumnsdaysout #greatbowden #littlebowden #captureeverydaylife #everydaylifeoutdoors #familytimefun #leicestershire
Is it cheesy? Lot’s of people worry that bump pi Is it cheesy? Lot’s of people worry that bump pictures will be cheesy, especially with partners, and I do know what they mean (Pinterest has a lot to answer for). However, at the same time I think it’s a lovely little time stamp, and you can have a mix of pictures together and some of just you, so best of both worlds 🥰 There are only 3 spaces left for the December Bump Hour, I think lockdown might have something to do with it? As always, it is a £10 charity donation, and then nothing else to pay, you just get your pictures 🤗 . . . #harbslocal #marketharboroughliving #maternityphotography #maternityphotographer #kibworth #greatglen #leicestershire #leicestershirephotographer #bumphour #charityevent #givingback #capturelife #leicestershiremums #motherhoodmusings #maternitypictures #maternitylife #pregnancylife #babyontheway #bumppic #expectingmom #thirdtrimester #momtobe2020 #mothertobe #expectingmum #expectingmums #expecting #oundle #leicestermums #ketteringmums
After hanging out at home with the cat for 2 weeks After hanging out at home with the cat for 2 weeks, it’s been AMAZING being back out again! Thoroughly looking forward to the baby sessions in the studio today, can’t wait. Our boys break up for half term today, so I will be rubbish on email for a while, but I am working for another week before we have a little break. If you go away today have the most fantastic time, make a film ;) Otherwise, have a great weekend at least x . . . #octhalfterm2020 #octoberhalfterm #selfisolation #endofselfisolation #realwork #backtowork #marketharboroughliving #catsofinstagram #chilling #tophygge #weekend #happyfriday #ourcountryliving #everydaylife #athome #familylife
When did you last receive a “warm fussy feeling” in the post? We took my mum on a little road trip back to the island where she was born, last time I was in Denmark. We also picked her sister up and went for lunch, to the beach and back to where they used to live - it was such an enjoyable day out (especially considering the situation!) I did a little keep sake film from the trip (very rough on my phone) and I have just had a couple of little prints made, which I have sent to everyone in the post. So if you do manage to meet up with family during half term, take a picture (with you in the picture too), print it out and then send it to them with a little feel-good note. . . . #captureeverydaylife #roadtrip #denmark #fur #furisland #growingup #keepsakefilm #familymemories #familyphotography #harbslocal #snailmaillove #thelittlethingsmatter #thebeautifuleveryday #mylife #stylingmycreative
Do you ever think about the fact that your childre Do you ever think about the fact that your children can’t SEE your family? They can see you, and their siblings, but they can’t see themselves as part of the family, only in a picture. And you only get to see your self being a mum together with your children in pictures. They have actually done lots of studies that show how seeing family pictures strengthens children’s (and our) sense of belonging to the family, I think that is just the loveliest kind of study 😊 I don’t have any more October availability for outdoor sessions, but I do still have a couple of places for Nov. 14th and 15th – this was taken in November last year, and the colours were still glorious! . . . #autumn2020 #autumnphotography #familyphotographer #familyphotography #locationphotography #siblings #capturefamilylife #perfectpresents #harbslocal #kettering #ketteringmums #kibworth #greatglen #leicestershirefamilyphotographer #capturelife #beinpictures #leicestermums #leicestershire
Big thank you to the always beautiful @maha_magazi Big thank you to the always beautiful @maha_magazine for featuring our Bump Hour birthday in the current issue. In fact this issue is rather self indulgent for me, there is also a big feature about the success story of @randalls.mh full of my images – great with a positive covid story! And I even spotted some of my pictures in the features about @mindfulmortgages and @ada_gallery the joy of business having images ready to use 😀 Now, I did made an all time error, I forgot to enable the bookings for the December Bump Hour event on my website, so thank you to those who noticed and let me know… you really honestly can now book for the Dec. Bump Hour event ;) . . . #marketharboroughliving #supportlocal #featuredimages #mahamagazine #thankyouverymuch #maternityphotography #photographyfundraiser # localcharity #givingback #personalbrandingphotogrphy #homestart #homestartleicester
“That looks ridicules!” Let’s start the week “That looks ridicules!” Let’s start the week with a dose of judgement 😉 This weekend I looked through our Norfolk August images for the first time, and when I saw this picture a memory came flooding back. When we first had M, a friend came to visit with her older children. I vividly remember thinking “it looks ridicules picking an old child up like that!”. Of course now, with my wonderful lenses of hindsight, I understand that we keep picking them up like this for far too long because we want(need?) them to still be small, we want to cling onto the idea that our phase with little children hasn’t passed us by yet. I will file that memory of judgement (with a smiley sticker on it) together with all my other pre-children judgements, like “I will NEVER let my toddler eat in the supermarket”… these days when I roll my eyes at parents with children older than ours (because let’s be honest, we do sometimes roll our eyes, on autopilot), it’s swiftly followed by a thought of “oh no, mental note to self, that phase will be coming our way one day…” What pre-kids judgement did you have? I still think this picture does look rather silly, but in my head, at the time, it would look completely fine! And silly or not, it’s still going in the book, and one day S will look at it and think “Seriously, Mor why were you still picking me up like that?!” …. ;) Have a great week, judgement free!!! . . . #judegment #judgingmums #judgementfree #hindsight #livingandlearning #growingup #holidaymemories #captureeverydaylife #mumguilt #mumemotions #storytellinginpictures #familyphotography #mumsinpictures #beinpictureswithyourkids #practisewhatipreach #harbslocal #happymonday #greatweek
Today I should have been photographing mums and ba Today I should have been photographing mums and babies in the studio – my absolute favourite! Anyway, instead I shall be staying at home and planning for next Friday when I’ll be back in the real world and the Baby Joy sessions WILL happen ;o) Have a lovely weekend! . . . #happyfriday #mumandbaby #motherhoodmusing #mumofboys #leicestershirephotographer #harbslocal #marketharboroughliving #leicestermums #leicestershiremums #ketteringmums #harboroughmums #documentingfamily #leicestershirefamilyphotographer #kibworth #greatglen #oadby #babyboy #boycuddles #mumcuddles #capturelife #emotionalmum
Colour or black&white? I can never decide when it Colour or black&white? I can never decide when it comes to newborn images… I always like both version 👶 I’ve had several messages asking if I’m open for newborns again, and I certainly am. There is always a big gap between session to allow for a good clean of the studio. I highly recommend my “Natural newborn” sessions rather than the heavily posed newborn image to keep a bigger distance. . . . #newbornphotography #newbornphotographer #babyphotographer #babyphotography #leicestershirephotographer #harbslocal #marketharboroughliving #leicestermums #leicestershiremums #ketteringmums #harboroughmums #documentingfamily #leicestershirefamilyphotographer #kibworth #greatglen #oadby
Nothing beats an autumn family shoot 🙂 But I on Nothing beats an autumn family shoot 🙂 But I only have 4 available dates while the colours are great, so get your self booked in, and connect with the super smug feeling of getting things sorted. And, that’s Christmas (whispering it!) presents sorted for the grandparents… in fact bring your parents along!!! Saturday 17th Oct - 1 space, afternoon Sunday the 17th Oct -1 space Saturday 14th Nov - 2 spaces Sunday 15th Nov - 2 spaces . . . #harbslocal #marketharboroughliving #capturelife #familyphotographer #familyphotography #leicester #kettering #kibworth #documentinglife #oureverydaymoment #keepthismoment #capturelifedifferently #myfamilycomesfirst #documentingfamily #leicestershirephotographer #leicestermums #leicestershiremums #ketteringmums #harboroughmums
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