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Category Archives: portrait photography

Recent portrait photography in Birmingham and across the Midlands.

We don’t just photograph toddlers…Reeves Family Portrait

Many people don’t realise that we photograph just as many teens and young adults as we do toddlers. We have an increasing number of parents contacting us because their children are about to go to Uni or even travel to other side of the world and photographs are a fantastic way to keep a record [...]

A breath of fresh air…

By total chance we picked the week with the most amazing weather to have a break with our boys down in Dorset in March. You wouldn’t believe it now, but we got to spend some great time out and about with the boys, on the beach, and yes, even in the sea. As you can [...]

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A Mother’s Love

Mother’s Day or Mothering Sunday falls on Sunday March 18th this year. Although we should be telling our mums that we love them every day, sometimes it takes a little nudge to remind us to do something truly special for them, and remind them that we think they are wonderful for putting up with us… [...]

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Competition Time – Hurry, deadline soon!

We are working with the fabulous people at Archant ‘Life’ Magazines, to offer a great competition for anyone who lives, works or just loves the counties of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Herefordshire & Wye Valley. Just tell the Life Magazines your favourite location, send a pic and some words about why it means so much to [...]

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Josh And My Canon 5Dii

Josh is now 3 1/2 and loves to pick up and use my cameras. From an early age he has been interested to find out which bits to what, and although he has a small kids camera he always prefers to use mine. Although they are quite large for his small hands I love the [...]

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Our favourite Photographs from 2011

Picking out our favourite photos from the last year has been really tricky – we have had such a great year, and looking through the thousands of photographs has reminded us how lucky we are to be able to have our own business doing what we love. Some of you may not realise that we [...]

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Introducing… Baby Theo

Bonnie & Toby from the gorgeous wedding venue Alrewas Hayes recently had a beautiful baby boy, Theo. I felt really honoured to take photographs of such a warm and genuine family. Tweet

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A bit of Soul Food….

One of the things my lovely little boys love is baking with Mummy. This is one of my first experiments with the video on my Canon 5Dii and editing it into a movie. Love my boys…. And their Mum. Tweet

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Harford Family Portraits

Although many of my family portraits are of younger children, I always enjoy taking photos of teens – not only are there are different opportunities for photos, but the dynamics of the session are also different. I spend a lot of time with my clients, so I really get a glimpse into their personality and [...]

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8 Top Tips To Truly Tremendous Holiday Snaps Part Two

Hopefully by now you will have had a chance to practice the first four techniques in my 8 Top Tips to Truly Tremendous Holiday Photos Part One. These are simple ideas to help you make the most of your camera when you are on holiday with your family or friends, so you can enjoy [...]

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