Peter Pan Styled Shoot....part 1

Ever since I was a small child I was fascinated by Peter Pan and Wendy and their adventures in Neverland.  So it was with great delight that I took up a chance of a Peter Pan photo shoot organised by  Melissa Love and Jayne Sacco, the team behind Styled Shoots.  The venue was a gorgeous East Sussex farm which provided a great backdrop and some wonderful styling by Hannah Best provided the added inspiration for our photographs. The shoot took part over 3 scenes - here in part one is the Wendy House....



“All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.” 

Credits:

Styled Shoot Team: 

Jayne Sacco  http://www.saccophotography.co.uk

Hannah Best  http://www.the-tea-set.co.uk

Melissa Love  http://www.melissalove.co.uk

Event Organiser

Jayne Sacco  http://www.saccophotography.co.uk

Lead Photographers

Joanna Brown  http://www.browns-photography.co.uk

Rosie Wooldridge   http://rosiewooldridgephotography.com

Lucy Woodrow http://www.lucywoodrow.co.uk

Guest Speaker

Lisa Devlin http://devlinphotos.co.uk

Set Styling

Hannah Best  http://www.the-tea-set.co.uk

Jayne Sacco  http://www.saccophotography.co.uk

Flowers 

Hannah Best  http://www.the-tea-set.co.uk

Catering

Hannah Best  http://www.the-tea-set.co.uk

Webdesign

Melissa Love  http://www.melissalove.co.uk

Fashion Styling

Laura Kate O'Rourke  http://noirmusic.tumblr.com

Jayne Sacco  http://www.saccophotography.co.uk

Hair Stylist

Aimee Sacco  http://www.rush.co.uk/salons/worthing

Makeup Artist

Nina Sagri  http://www.ninasagri.com

Children's Clothing

Bluebelle & Co http://www.bluebelleandco.com

To be Worn Again  http://www.tobewornagain.co.uk

Bridal wear

Joanne Fleming Designs http://www.joanneflemingdesign.com

Menswear

Rob The Dog 01273 628794

Hook's own clothes

Bridal Scene Models

Harriet Judd

Nick Judd

Lost Boys Scene Models

Neil D Campbell, Captain the dog, Esmé Judd, Hannah Best's family, Alfie Hay, Finley Hay, Soloman Winter, Isaac Adams, Rocco Sicilia, Daniel Beesley, Alfie Lee

Wendy House Scene Models

Scarlett Mackenzie, Aimee Sanderson, Lottie Sicilia, Lola Sicilia, Kia Baptiste, Sienna Baptiste, Isabel Acott, Lottie Petrou

Children's Model Agency

Happy Feet  http://www.happyfeetmodels.com

Lights

Cable & Cotton  http://cableandcotton.co.uk

Location

Avins Farm  http://www.avinsfarm.com

If you are interested in a photoshoot with your family please see my website for more details or get in touch on email or by calling 07535 613606.


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.

Oxfordshire Christening, Bridal shoot, Family portraits....reflections on 2011!

Bring on 2012!
Coming to the end of January and so many plans are beginning to form for the coming year.  First though a time to reflect on 2011.  Its been a great year after our move down to Oxfordshire and finally getting the business up and running.  I had some wonderful shoots - highlights include a gorgeous oxfordshire christening on a perfect summer's day and despite the tricky lighting with full sunshine captured some great images.  A golden wedding anniversary provided the chance to catch up with old friends and a summer picnic in Suffolk provided the perfect backdrop to the close of summer.  For me the year finished with a lovely extended family shoot on Boxing Day.

Its always great to network with local businesses whether you have a new or old business and so this year has seen me working with florist Holly Green at Thanks a Bunch in Faringdon, helping her with images for their new website.  We also worked together with Cariad bride on a bridal shoot at Kingston Bagpuize House near Abingdon - you can see the images in the new wedding brochure for Kingston Bagpuize House.

Its also been a year to keep up to date with my own personal development: workshops with Morag Macdonald and John Denton have been inspirational and allowed me to further my own creativity in my photography.  Next year will hopefully see more of this as I plan to undertake a personal mentoring course to take my photography to a higher level and really make my business deliver at the highest level.

Last but not least thanks to all those who were part of 2011 - my customers, suppliers, friends and family have all been a big part of my year and from whom I take my inspiration that pushes me forward.  As always a year comes with mixed blessings and like so many I have experienced highs and lows in the year, the joy of welcoming new life into the world as well as sadness of loved ones departed who will be greatly missed.  Photography is about capturing those moments in life that are meaningful to us and maintaining a record for years to come where we can look back and relive the memories and reflect on those times.  Life will never stand still but an image can capture a moment in life forever.

Some of my favourite images from 2011 are below, I hope you enjoy them and here's wishing you all a very happy, healthy and successful 2012!

Jx

SWPP Members Training Day - Morag MacDonald

Yesterday I attended a SWPP members training day.  It's been a while since I found time to attend an educational course for myself but it was a good reminder of the benefits and inspiration we can get from observing others work. The day focused on using natural light and creating additional lighting where necessary in a way which still retains a natural look. Something all photographers try hard to achieve! Morag MacDonald has I style I appreciate being a fellow documentary photographer so I was particularly keen to learn how she approaches her work and creates her images. Like me, she tries to avoid overly posed images and may direct on occasion rather than formally pose a shot.

Her work shows strong influences of film noir and uses natural light to create shadowy, contoured images which give her subjects a 3D feel and realism and thus creates a natural feel to her work. The ability to place a subject in the available light and position yourself as the photographer correctly to create these images is a skill and an art not learnt overnight but with many years practise and refinement. I came away from the day feeling inspired and with a passion to attempt some of what I learnt.  Although we have similarities in our style, it is not my intention to copy Morag.  As with all art and photography that inspires me, I take the learning on board to use and create images in my own style.  A few images from the day are posted below. (Thanks to our model for the day Vivienne Edge).