Now available for booking: CHRISTMAS MINI-SHOOTS - the perfect opportunity to capture some great family images and give your family the perfect christmas gift!

Last year I offered mini-shoots for the first time.  My usual lifestyle shoots last 2-3 hours and are aimed at families looking to get a collection of images from which they select some wall art, albums or both.  I am aware however, this is not something every family wants to do each year. But that they do want to update their children's portraits and family images and not just rely on their own holiday snaps or a school photograph.  This is why the mini-shoot has become an important part of many photographers services - lasting just 30 minutes its long enough to get some great images to have as a family portrait and/or use as Christmas presents which are gratefully received by grandparents, aunts and uncles.

It also provides a great opportunity for new clients to try out my services for a limited investment and provides a little taster of a full lifestyle shoot.  While most clients choose to order just prints or framed prints, the full range of canvases and wall framed products are available.

This year I am offering mini-session shoots once again - this year they will take place on Saturday November 30th and 30 minute sessions will be available in Stanford or at the woods nr Faringdon (10 minute dive).  Session fee is £45 payable in advance and includes one 8x6" print plus 3x 7x5" prints.  The perfect Christmas gift!  Additional prints are available (as are larger print sizes).

Please call or email me or book your session:
t: 07535 613606
e: judi.checketts@gmail.com

Just to whet your appetite, below are a few images from one of last year's sessions.

I'm delighted to also announce that an image from this session received a bronze award  from the Guild of Professional Photographers monthly competition in July - the image is the B&W photograph of Ben jumping onto the log.


Judi x



Judi is a fine art lifestyle and wedding photographer based in Oxfordshire working mainly in Oxfordshire,  Wiltshire, Berkshire, Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds but will consider comissions throughout the UK.  Working on location using natural light Judi focuses on capturing beautiful relaxed images of you and your family. Using an artistic eye Judi will not just capture your memories but create a work of art which can be presented in luxury fine art albums or as framed art or canvases to hang in your homes. 

Judi also provides services for commercial businesses including headshots, nursery and pre-school portraits as well as special events such as birthdays and christenings etc.

Extended Family Shoot in Oxfordshire

Spring is not just in the air but arriving in our gardens every day.  The snowdrops here in oxfordshire are coming to an end and being replaced by the first daffodils. I was helping out at my son's school the morning and we making spring flowers from card and tissue paper to serve as table decorations so perhaps the end of winter is truly here.  I love the arrival of spring but before we leave the winter months completely I wanted to share with you some images from a Christmas shoot.  I never like to blog my clients shoots until they have had plenty of time to review the photos with family and friends - after all it is their shoot!

Emily contacted me in November last year looking for a photographer in the Oxford area.  A large party gathering was occuring over Christmas and with three generations of the family getting together for a holiday she wanted to capture some images of the occasion.  The shoot took place on Boxing Day - not usually a day I work but their stay was short and I had a pre-booked engagement the next day taking my son to the pantomine with his grandparents!  The shoot took place 5 minutes from where I live so I knew even if it was snowy I would be able to get there.  As it was we didn't have snow but a clear winter's morning. The children were adorable and comfortable in front of the camera.  here are a few of my favourite from the day, I hope you enjoy them.

Golden Wedding Anniversary in Dorset

Its amazing just how many wedding anniversaries there are at the end of July - both my parents and my husbands parents also married on the last weekend in July. They of course were teachers and keen to make it the first weekend of the summer holidays which goes someway to expaining the appeal of this weekend. This year it was the turn of Ralph and Freda to celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary and great to see two people still happily married and enjoying life together.  They had a celebration with their family & friends which included son Clive and his american wife Lisa - friends of my husband and I from our days when we were living in the USA. 

It was a lovely day, the rain stopped midday and the sun came out which allowed everyone to enjoy the garden which was looking splendid thanks to Ralph's green fingers! We enjoyed catching up with old friends and I captured some great pictures of the couple with their family and friends - some of my favourite from the day are below.