Romantic Couple Shoot

Sophie and Dan are very much love's young dream.  I met them on a recent trip to the wonderful Aspire in the Lake District.  This was a shoot I set up with fellow photographer Sandi Gall and together we got some great shots of these two.  We were lucky with the weather - one of the few glorious summer days we have had this year.  It allowed us to be outside where I prefer to work with natural light getting some relaxed pictures of this young couple.  Here are some favourites of the shots I captured.

Judi x

Teen Shoot - capturing the fun and friendships

Teen shoots are a great opportunity to really have some fun and we certainly has that with this shoot I want to share with you.   Teenagers love life to the max, are very fashion conscious and typically spend much time with their friends doing the things they love.....  as a photographer its so exciting as it provides so many story-line options when it comes to a shoot.

This styled shoot from last month was shot up in the fabulous Lake District at the second of my visits to Aspire as part of the wonderful Bespoke course.  We have a great team spirit up there and are really getting to know each other well.  Once again the amazing Tamara Peel was on hand to offer us her wise words from years of experience as a photographer and former graduate of the Bespoke programme.

Lorna and Hannah were amazing to photograph - best friends and that friendship really shone through. They brought with them a fabulous collection of clothes to wear and mixed in with a few props from style guru Rachel Hayton we were ready to get going.  We started with some dressy outfits and heels capturing the girls looking amazing.  From there we moved to a styled vintage look with some retro cameras thrown to add to the mood. Finally we finished up with a summer festival feel as the girls donned wellies and shorts to be the ultimate Hippy Chicks!

 If you have a sister or best friend (even better if your sister is your best friend!) then consider have a fabulous shoot done to capture this amazing time in your lives.  We can have great fun choosing a selection of outfits and locations to really show off your fun side.  You may have a pet you want to include such as a dog or a horse or maybe a hobby we can include in the shoot too. Whatever you pick, you are guaranteed to get some wonderful images to treasure in recognition of a special friendship.  Call me to explore the opportunities!



Judi x

ASPIRE...just fabulous!

Such downpours as we are experiencing up and down the country right now always take me back to caravanning holidays with my parents in the Lake District. My parents were not for going abroad so we spent our summer holidays in Scotland, Wales and most often the Lakes.  On this particular occasion we did not step out of the caravan for four days due to heavy and continual rain - it was pretty miserable, even as a 6 years old the delights of camping in a forest were staring to wear thin. Mum kept us busy doing drawings and sticking pictures in our holiday scrapbook.

The similarities and contrast with my visit in March to the wonderful Aspire photographic training school were marked!  The weather was glorious - warm and sunny and awash with daffodils.  Spring at its best in the Lakes! Although not my first trip to Aspire, this visit was to be the first of many training sessions to come over the next 12 months as I embarked on their renown Bespoke programme.  I met my fellow Bespokers for the first time and was happy to be amongst a bunch of like-minded creatives with a passion for photography, each pursuing their own business goals.

The three days flew by and covered an array of different topics;  Catherine and Jane welcoming us and preparing the business ground work, highly motivating as always; Melissa Love discussing branding and creating our personal scrapbooks - yes, here I was about to get sticking again!

Our photographic shoot was led by Tamara Peel - her warmth and individual style put a smile on our faces and kept us engaged as we hunted for perfect light. By the end of the session we were all adopting brummy accents and "fabulous" catchphrases!  Finally, Phil Barber engrossed us with workflow and post-processing, and inspired us with a selection of images from his wedding shoots.  With our heads buzzing and emails of homework pouring in as we packed up to leave it was an inspiring start to our year of learning. First thoughts running already as to where to get hold of our scrapbooks...

I can't wait to see what is in store for the next visit later this month.  Until then, here are some images from our shoot on day 2 with Tamara and our gorgeous model Courtney with her Mum Anne-Marie. Tamara really couldn't have put it better. It was all "just fabulous"!



Judi x