Acorn Childcare - Part 2 - Brafield on the Green

Part 2 of the Acorn Childcare photographs - It's hard as a creative photographer to shoot commercial work sometimes, but with children I think its made a lot easier, they tend not to play up to the camera after a while and just enjoy playing.  You have to think differently when tasked with a brief of photographs for commercial use as you need to get a range of key activities which your client can then tell their story with.
Also you have the challenge of parental consent - this makes group photographs a little trickier.


I am pleased with how the group of photographs have turned out - here are just a selection which I hope shows a flavour of Brafield nursery.


The last few show the talented and energetic Andy from Mini Strikers.

A great safe outdoor area for the children to explore

Boys and their toys!


Messy play - first start at mark making






Role Play - today we were a Doctors surgery




Andy from Mini strikers - the kids loved him!

Acorn Childcare - Part 1 - Abbeys in Bletchley

I had the pleasure of working with Acorn Childcare in the Autumn.  Acorn Childcare runs 8 nurseries, out-of-school care and crèches in the Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire area.  Acorn Childcare required photographs which they could use in future publications, on the internet and for promotions, I was happy to work with them at all their sites.


I captured both children, premises and staff portraits and would like to share with you some of the photographs from each site.  The sites all differed in size and atmosphere but the dedication of the staff and high quality of care was consistent throughout.


I also enjoyed meeting the girls who run Forest School  and Andy from Mini Strikers who were visiting a couple of sites - Photographs to come.


Here are a selection of photographs from Abbeys Nursery in Bletchley.  The rest to follow over the next couple of weeks............


Children enjoying story time.

It was to be Halloween in a few days and they all made some great creepy spiders


Enjoying some healthy snacks


Dress up and imaginative play is encouraged


The Children are taken outside to play in most weathers.... the kids love it

There is nothing better than digging!


For 4 - 11 year olds Acorn Childcare also offer Breakfast, out of school care and holiday clubs in some sites

Landscape Gardens - Family portraits and a 1st Birthday

Last September I was delighted to photograph this cute little girl days after her 1st Birthday.  The family and I decided on Stowe Landscape Gardens as the backdrop for our photoshoot.  Not the sunniest of days but with such a great background it was not going to be a problem.
Our little one was on good form with smiles plentiful and food and toys on hand when she got a little bored with being the star of the show.
We had a fun time and I think it shows......

Here are a selection from the days photographs..... enjoy x

Woburn Sands Woods - Family Portrait session

Earlier this year when the weather was a bit 'iffy' I had a family portrait session, with horrible grey cloudy sky and a bit of damp we set out to capture a family day out at the woods. Its always a great idea in these sorts of weather conditions to have a plan where minimum sky appears in the photographs as its pretty uninteresting!!! - the answer is to find a great wooded backdrop so you don't even miss a bit of sky.

The kids loved it... wellies and waterproofs on we headed to Woburn Sands Woods which is a lovely area covered in great walks and trails.

Here are a selection from the day............ enjoy

Wedding at The Lime Trees, Northampton

On the 9th October I photographed an afternoon wedding at The Lime Trees in Northampton.  The small boutique hotel was a lovely setting with cute outside space for some lovely photos.


The Dress was from Donna Salado in Northampton and the wedding colour theme was baby pink, White and grey.


Cake was made by Hockleys Cakes in Northampton and flowers by Florabunda also in Northampton


The tables were beautiful with the favours of 'Cards' for the boys and a 'butterfly' for the girls.


Here are a selection from the day

Christine & Jon - Wedding at Quorn Grange, Quorn

Well, I have not posted for ages, not because I have not had anything to show, but because I have been too busy to add anything! This is a good thing though!


Christine and Jon's wedding was back in September and was a brilliantly hot sunny day, which was ideal as they had wanted to get married in the gardens of Quorn Grange.  The ceremony was in the garden in the picturesque pergola with reception drinks on the lawns.


Followed by wedding breakfast and dancing with music from Dirty Carpet


Here is a selection of the best bits........