Pre-wed: Nadia & AJ

I consider it a really important part of what I do; making my clients look as good as possible in my photographs. I do everything I can to ensure that the best of a person is shown and the flaws (we all have them) are minimised. Every now and again, I am fortunate enough to get clients that make this a little easier than usual. This doesn't mean I can relax and shoot with my eyes closed. Quite the opposite, expectations are higher I feel. But I know that if I work hard and push my self the results can be really special. That is my aim for Nadia and AJs wedding this August. If I can get a nice little set of photos like these in a short space of time in the freezing cold as dusk was falling I have high hopes for gorgeous Northumberland location in the summer time! 
Henry

Baby portrait - Oscar, Part I

This little fella is Oscar. I was delighted when his proud parents asked me about arranging a photoshoot for him a little while ago. Not least because they were two of my favourite wedding clients from 2011; you can read about their fabulous Guyzance Hall wedding in a previous blog post. Nick (über-assistant) and myself travelled over to meet Oscar and spent a couple of hours with him, Andy and Katy. If you've read any of my previous blog posts on family photography you'll know how I feel about the importance of ensuring I don't just get photos of the baby or child but include parents as much as possible. I believe that children should be able to look back in time to the beginning of their life's and that those sort of picture stories are not complete without the parent or parents. Fortunately I didn't have to do any convincing with Katy and Andy, they 'get it'. As existing clients of mine I like to think that they already understand the power and value of good photography. Here are a few of my favourite shots from Oscar's first shoot. I look forward to photographing him again in an few months time. 

These were all taken in my client's home using day light or off-camera flash.