National Thank-A-Farmer Day. I completely missed this day in our national calendar last month. Why? Because I was, am and continue to be just “too busy” to think about anything outside the box called ‘life’. The hours/days/weeks/years just go? I live in this mystical world where ‘tomorrow’ I am going to have all my ducks…
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Choosing a wedding photographer is as important (nearly!) as choosing the person you are going to marry! And it’s tricky. We all have different ways of charging for what we do. It can be really difficult to compare quotes and to understand what you will get after the event. Here are seven things that…
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It’s not very often that I get to share my maternity work. Maternity images are quite “private” and Mummies don’t always want them shared all over the Internet. So it is lovely to be able to share a picture of these gorgeous eight mummies to be. I have the honour and pleasure to work with…
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At this time of year my inbox is full of queries about “What To Wear” In fairness my inbox is ALWAYS full of queries about what to wear – but these beautiful, golden, “last days of summer” session that I am booking now always seem to cause the most drama. So, rather than me waffling…
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There is a “Buy One – Get One Tree” policy here at Annie Bee. Every time I order an album for a client I plant a tree on your behalf to try and help offset your carbon footprint with my charity partner , Ecologi. The state of the planet and global warming terrifies me. We…
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Meg was adopted by her Mummy and Daddy when she was just 9 months old. She had been rescued by the RSPCA from appalling conditions and was starved and infested with mites. Mummy and Daddy told me that “she had taken a long time to trust them but was now the most wonderful dog” But…
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Some weeks ago I posted this image on my Facebook page. Within 24 hours over 100 of you lovely people had liked, reacted or commented. And I was very, very touched. And at the same time equally saddened. Because getting a mummy in front of the camera like this is about…
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So – what does a wedding photographer think it takes to make a wedding beautiful? Stunning venue? Gorgeous Weather? Radiant Bride? Cute Bridesmaids? Or something else? Something less tangible? I have known Cas (or ‘Spankey’, for reasons now forgotten) for a long, long time. Cas is one of the ‘us’ – a close knit…
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Sometimes it is just super difficult to get to the studio for a Newborn Session. It is probably your first trip out with Baby since leaving hospital. And sometimes the very thought just fills you with utter dread. And this is never more so than when said Newborn is a second baby (or third, or…
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The Consultation is the posh description for what happens before your portrait session. Basically, we chat – sometimes on more than one occasion – about what it is you would love to happen on the day. About what you would love as a final set of images. About what you are worried about. About all…
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