Exploring Thailand

May 19, 2015

Koh Samui, Phuket, Koh Racha & Koh Phangan
Thailand, April 2015

Shot on Nikon f100
Kodak Portra
Developed & Scanned by Carmencita Film Lab

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Hey 👋 And hello day one of lockdown 3 (hopefully the last one) I just wanna say - it'll get easier. What a total hideous time we're having. My inbox is open to friends and strangers. Sometimes it's easier to chat about worries/stress/rants with someone you don't actually know! I'm here for it ♥️

In terms of my business, once again I will not be able to shoot. To all my January and February clients - I'm so sad for us both. I will be emailing you all over the next few days to chat about what to do.

It is a really, really, really hard time. So being totally open, I still want to encourage families and brands to book shoots with me from March onwards. I'm staying optimistic that we can have some more normality around then and I have a flexible schedule for changes as well as a refundable deposit. But knowing I have the support of clients for Spring and Summer and even Autumn and Winter would be incredible. Luckily I do have some family and newborn shoots booked in for March/April and May but still space for more 🙌 So, I know it's tough at the mo, but if you think this is something you want and can do, I'd love to get your shoot booked in for this year.

Sending virtual hugs to everyone. Reach out to your friends, we need to have each others back. The end is insight 🤞

Hello 2021 🎉 I'm kick-starting this year with a

Hello 2021 🎉 I'm kick-starting this year with a lovely testimonial from a recent family session (before Tier 4 came and shut down all my shoots 🙃)

Last year was quite a year. We all know it. But I just wanted to take a mo to be super grateful for all my clients that booked me, that knew they needed to capture this time together. That trusted me to come into their homes (during a pandemic!) and record their families in this strange, strange time. Thank you 💕 I can't wait until things calm down again and I can come back and shoot more families and sweet newborns and crazy toddlers and awkward Dad's 🤭 - just kidding, the Dad's are usually pretty into it!

Anyway. 2021. I am all about this. I'm an optimist and I love a clean slate. I know it's not going to instantly be perfect, but I still see the new year as a fresh start in some ways. Full of potential and hope and ambition. So of course I have a ridiculously long lost of things I want to achieve this year. Are you the same? I'd love to hear a few little aims or accomplishments you'd like to see happen in 2021. This poor year has so much pressure on it! 😂

A few of mind include:

Reading. I wanted to finish 24 books. Mostly physical books but I'm gonna try the odd audio book too (I think it'll be a perfect running companion!)

Running. I've really gotten back into running in December. Though I didn't quite manage a run a day due to having to self isolate 😭 I ran every day I was legally allowed too! And I loved it. I'm not a great runner but I'd love to do a 10k this year as a little personal goal.

Shooting. I hope this year is even bigger and better than last year business wise. And last year was pretty incredible. So babies, families, branding - get in touch for a shoot this year (once we can!) It's gonna be a good one!

I have more things on my list (including a house move!) But this caption is far too long already! Happy New Year friends, thanks for all your support, likes, shares, reviews, memes, video calls and messages. You're the best 💕

This week has been wonderful, slowly winding down

This week has been wonderful, slowly winding down for Christmas. Wrapping presents (a job I still love), getting in the impromptu Christmas meal (since we're stuck in London this year - like many others!) and listening to Christmas music (still determined to feel festive!)

It's been a year. A long year. But a year that has some positives. We've stayed in with family. We've spent more time together with those closest to use. We've learned just how special and important our family, friends and health is. We've (hopefully) started working in a way that's better for us - less commuting, less long office hours. I'm hoping we can carry these good things into 2021.

A little moment I captured here from a newborn shoot in the Autumn. Sometimes it's about stepping back and just letting things unfold naturally. This was after the session was over actually and just Mama doing her thing. So obviously I had to whip the camera out and capture it 💕

50 families.

I've photographed 50 families this year. In a pandemic. It's been an incredible year for me business wise. I've started filling up dates for next year year (January/April/May are going the quickest!) So if you'd like a family shoot in your home next year I'd love to hear from you.

The countdown to Christmas is definitely on now 🙌 I've just received my final present, wrapped most of them, posted all my prints (they're on the way folks!) and just one shoot left and then I. am. Done.

I kick off every Christmas season so prepared and then something mad happens and it utter chaos. So ready to finish all the bits this weekend and one whole week of nothing but winter walks, cheese, sleep-ins (please!🤞) and cosy, Christmas telly! Yes please! A much more distant and subdued Christmas this yeah, but it'll still be lovely I'm sure!

These a few shots from a family shoot I did recently and it's so merry and warm and cuddly! I love it! I'll keep on saying it but what a joy to work with the families that book me, they're amazing 💕 Also love the Christmas hair slides! I need some!

When they're this small ♥️ Last night I went t

When they're this small ♥️ Last night I went through old pictures I had printed of my little one last Christmas and omggg pictures are everything! How lucky are we that we have an endless choice of how we take a picture to where we print it? And it's so easy! 😍 Those who know me, know I'm a big film fan. I love analog photography and shooting film and everything that comes with it. But something that's super duper special about film is the waiting. You have no choice but to wait to see what has been captured and that waiting is both frustrating and exciting (I see you fellow film shooters!)

When I moved to digital (and it took a while folks. I've only been shoot fully digital for about a year or so!) But when I decided to go this new direction I was a bit broken about it. But now I can look back and see all the positives and similarities with film in what I do now. I shoot slower. I wait for moments. I search for light. Each shot counts. I'm kind of a perfectionist and that stems from learning through film I think.

And there's something else that you get from hiring a family photographer that echoes that nostalgia of film. Can you guess? It's the waiting! You have to wait for your images. And that time between the shoot and the day you receive your gallery is incredibly special. In a world of instant gratification and likes within seconds to be faced with weeks of not knowing is completely new! But it's always worth it 💕 I'd love to be a fly on the wall when clients see their images for the first time, the rush of emotion and knowing that the waiting was worth it.

It's a strange one today as we head back into Tier 3. So I'm keeping all those who are struggling with this right now in my thoughts. I'm here if you need to talk. And if you read this far, well done! It was nice to ramble on a bit more than usual!

Hey 👋 And hello day one of lockdown 3 (hopefull

Hey 👋 And hello day one of lockdown 3 (hopefully the last one) I just wanna say - it'll get easier. What a total hideous time we're having. My inbox is open to friends and strangers. Sometimes it's easier to chat about worries/stress/rants with someone you don't actually know! I'm here for it ♥️

In terms of my business, once again I will not be able to shoot. To all my January and February clients - I'm so sad for us both. I will be emailing you all over the next few days to chat about what to do.

It is a really, really, really hard time. So being totally open, I still want to encourage families and brands to book shoots with me from March onwards. I'm staying optimistic that we can have some more normality around then and I have a flexible schedule for changes as well as a refundable deposit. But knowing I have the support of clients for Spring and Summer and even Autumn and Winter would be incredible. Luckily I do have some family and newborn shoots booked in for March/April and May but still space for more 🙌 So, I know it's tough at the mo, but if you think this is something you want and can do, I'd love to get your shoot booked in for this year.

Sending virtual hugs to everyone. Reach out to your friends, we need to have each others back. The end is insight 🤞

Hello 2021 🎉 I'm kick-starting this year with a

Hello 2021 🎉 I'm kick-starting this year with a lovely testimonial from a recent family session (before Tier 4 came and shut down all my shoots 🙃)

Last year was quite a year. We all know it. But I just wanted to take a mo to be super grateful for all my clients that booked me, that knew they needed to capture this time together. That trusted me to come into their homes (during a pandemic!) and record their families in this strange, strange time. Thank you 💕 I can't wait until things calm down again and I can come back and shoot more families and sweet newborns and crazy toddlers and awkward Dad's 🤭 - just kidding, the Dad's are usually pretty into it!

Anyway. 2021. I am all about this. I'm an optimist and I love a clean slate. I know it's not going to instantly be perfect, but I still see the new year as a fresh start in some ways. Full of potential and hope and ambition. So of course I have a ridiculously long lost of things I want to achieve this year. Are you the same? I'd love to hear a few little aims or accomplishments you'd like to see happen in 2021. This poor year has so much pressure on it! 😂

A few of mind include:

Reading. I wanted to finish 24 books. Mostly physical books but I'm gonna try the odd audio book too (I think it'll be a perfect running companion!)

Running. I've really gotten back into running in December. Though I didn't quite manage a run a day due to having to self isolate 😭 I ran every day I was legally allowed too! And I loved it. I'm not a great runner but I'd love to do a 10k this year as a little personal goal.

Shooting. I hope this year is even bigger and better than last year business wise. And last year was pretty incredible. So babies, families, branding - get in touch for a shoot this year (once we can!) It's gonna be a good one!

I have more things on my list (including a house move!) But this caption is far too long already! Happy New Year friends, thanks for all your support, likes, shares, reviews, memes, video calls and messages. You're the best 💕

This week has been wonderful, slowly winding down

This week has been wonderful, slowly winding down for Christmas. Wrapping presents (a job I still love), getting in the impromptu Christmas meal (since we're stuck in London this year - like many others!) and listening to Christmas music (still determined to feel festive!)

It's been a year. A long year. But a year that has some positives. We've stayed in with family. We've spent more time together with those closest to use. We've learned just how special and important our family, friends and health is. We've (hopefully) started working in a way that's better for us - less commuting, less long office hours. I'm hoping we can carry these good things into 2021.

A little moment I captured here from a newborn shoot in the Autumn. Sometimes it's about stepping back and just letting things unfold naturally. This was after the session was over actually and just Mama doing her thing. So obviously I had to whip the camera out and capture it 💕

50 families.

I've photographed 50 families this year. In a pandemic. It's been an incredible year for me business wise. I've started filling up dates for next year year (January/April/May are going the quickest!) So if you'd like a family shoot in your home next year I'd love to hear from you.

The countdown to Christmas is definitely on now 🙌 I've just received my final present, wrapped most of them, posted all my prints (they're on the way folks!) and just one shoot left and then I. am. Done.

I kick off every Christmas season so prepared and then something mad happens and it utter chaos. So ready to finish all the bits this weekend and one whole week of nothing but winter walks, cheese, sleep-ins (please!🤞) and cosy, Christmas telly! Yes please! A much more distant and subdued Christmas this yeah, but it'll still be lovely I'm sure!

These a few shots from a family shoot I did recently and it's so merry and warm and cuddly! I love it! I'll keep on saying it but what a joy to work with the families that book me, they're amazing 💕 Also love the Christmas hair slides! I need some!

When they're this small ♥️ Last night I went t

When they're this small ♥️ Last night I went through old pictures I had printed of my little one last Christmas and omggg pictures are everything! How lucky are we that we have an endless choice of how we take a picture to where we print it? And it's so easy! 😍 Those who know me, know I'm a big film fan. I love analog photography and shooting film and everything that comes with it. But something that's super duper special about film is the waiting. You have no choice but to wait to see what has been captured and that waiting is both frustrating and exciting (I see you fellow film shooters!)

When I moved to digital (and it took a while folks. I've only been shoot fully digital for about a year or so!) But when I decided to go this new direction I was a bit broken about it. But now I can look back and see all the positives and similarities with film in what I do now. I shoot slower. I wait for moments. I search for light. Each shot counts. I'm kind of a perfectionist and that stems from learning through film I think.

And there's something else that you get from hiring a family photographer that echoes that nostalgia of film. Can you guess? It's the waiting! You have to wait for your images. And that time between the shoot and the day you receive your gallery is incredibly special. In a world of instant gratification and likes within seconds to be faced with weeks of not knowing is completely new! But it's always worth it 💕 I'd love to be a fly on the wall when clients see their images for the first time, the rush of emotion and knowing that the waiting was worth it.

It's a strange one today as we head back into Tier 3. So I'm keeping all those who are struggling with this right now in my thoughts. I'm here if you need to talk. And if you read this far, well done! It was nice to ramble on a bit more than usual!

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