Lovely little Theo was only a couple of weeks old when I went over to his house to photograph him recently. It's such a totally different style of photography than most of my other photography; it can take up to 4 hours to make sure the baby is really asleep to get those lovely naked, peaceful pictures that we strive for. We got a lovely selection with Theo, who was beautifully behaved and gorgeous. 

Newborn baby photo newborn with cute hat Newborn baby awake Naked newborn baby Newborn baby hand detail

With Valentine's day coming up I was thinking about the most romantic weddings we've photographed and one of them has got to be this one. 

Romantic weddingWedding photography in Devizes Richard and Natasha met around 10 years previously when he used to travel to Russia for business and they finally decided that once Natasha retired they would get married and she would move to the UK. No guests were invited to their wedding as there were complications with family so I took Lexy along as my assistant so that she and I could be witnesses at the register office. Richard had sneaked a look in the wardrobe and seen the colour of Natasha's outfit before the wedding and ordered a bouquet that matched perfectly and was a surprise to her. We were only photographing for a couple of hours and so I decided that we would take a tour of Devizes and get some pictures in the best parts of town (there was no reception). As it was February the weather was cold and it was also very overcast on this day - not the best weather for outside wedding photography! But I brought a flash along so we could get some stronger lighting which I used in a few situations. Richard had made a "wedding breakfast" of smoked salmon sandwiches, a Jamaica ginger cake and some chocolate and he also brought a bottle of champagne along and 4 crystal glasses (bought from Oxfam as all the furniture was in storage) so that Lexy and I could join in their wedding breakfast, which we enjoyed sitting outside before the photography began. 

The whole wedding was so simple but so lovely! And we got some beautiful pictures for Richard and Natasha to look back on. 

I'm not exactly rushed off my feet in January with these cold, dark days. It's actually really nice to have time to stop and think about my photography and do some training and planning. Next week I'm off to the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers' annual convention in London with a really interesting trade show with lots of new products  and lots of seminars covering every type of photography and every aspect.

However, today I've been looking over some of my favourite pictures from last year and I want to share a few with you.

childrens portraitureSisters in the sun!

This was taken less than 4 months ago but it seems an age ago now!

Child photographyI love bubbles!

A few pictures in the garden and then a walk in Hullavington to enjoy the late afternoon sun.

Childrens' lifestyle photographyGirls dancing without a care in the world

One day it will be warm and green again! In the meantime a bit of snow would be nice...