There is always SOMETHING going on here, whether it’s a portrait shoot, a wedding, a meeting (or, to use the photographer’s vernacular, a client consultation!) or just us lot all laughing and drinking coffee while we sign frames, cards and quality check albums (I am not sure Michelle is ever happier than we she has finished bowing a whole heap of our finished wall art ready to head out to our clients!)
So I thought I’d write a little about the life here: the shoots, the people and, of course, the images.
Have a read and if you have any questions at all, we’re always very happy to hear from you!
Branding Images For A Personal Trainer And Coach
With a brief like this one, who wouldn’t love to be a photographer: creating branding images for a personal trainer and coaching website. I love a brief like this one! We were asked to create a ser...
Personal Branding Headshots – With A Twist
I so love it when someone arrives in the studio and cannot wait to be photographed. Suvi was that client. It’s always a little tricky to define exactly what a ‘headshot’ is – beyond the obvious, of...
MPA National Awards Winner 2020!
While it is true that this year hasn’t gone entirely to plan – a worldwide pandemic tends to have that effect – it has certainly had its high points. The weather for one (what a summer!) and we’ve...
Libby, Actor Headshots
In so many ways, this year has been a challenging one yet, if I am honest, it’s also a year that I have enjoyed enormously. We have had some incredible clients, we’ve created so many images that I...
Headshots For A Surgeon
So this year has been a decidedly odd one: nearly all of our weddings were moved to 2021 (some to 2022), Zoom calls have become the new normal – as has the associated wine consumption – and it’s be...
Two’s Company, Three’s A Party!
When Kate asked if she could bring her two best friends for a portrait session in celebration of her 40th birthday, I couldn’t help but laugh as I just KNEW it would be a lively (and lovely) shoot!...
The perfect summer wedding – Sue and Peter
As a wedding photographer, I am always called to take photos on weekends and maybe even on special personal days. There aren’t many, but I do have a few special dates that I always decline, becau...
FitLife Gym – The Coolest Commercial Photography Shoot
There aren’t many gigs I get that are commercial photography and possibly the coolest shoots I take at the same time. Luckily for me, shooting with FitLife – a brilliant gym in Haddenham – was just...
Posing Portraiture Superclass at the SWPP Convention 2019
Being able to pose someone is absolutely key to creating great portraits. But what if you’re not comfortable directing someone, or you’re looking for something that little bit more natural? In thi...
John-Oliver And Cara: How To Make The Most Of Rain On Your Wedding Day
Although it may seem a lifetime ago now, cast your mind back to this summer, 2018 – the seemingly never-ending heatwave that made headlines across the UK. So you can imagine John-Oliver and Cara’...
Ben and Amy: A Wedding To Remember
As a wedding photographer, I like to make sure I know where I am headed for my clients’ Big Day in advance – so I can plan and prepare those perfect photographs in my head before the hustle and b...
MPA National Awards 2018 Winners!
Well, it’s been a little bit of a busy year! So many clients, so many stories and there’s no sign of it slowing down any! I so love this job and the people that I get to create images with. Over th...
The Laughter Was Irrepressible!
Every day in the office (aka studio) is a good day. But there are good days and really good days. This was the latter: creating headshots and portfolio images for Libby. This is the second time we’...
Vintage-Styled Photography Workshop
There are many, many aspects of this job that I love: the laughter, the creativity, the passion, the energy, the people I meet, the sense of achievement to name but a few. And one thing should be n...
Why Are Le Manoir Weddings Simply Perfect?
The sun is shining, the menu has a couple of well-deserved Michelin stars, the setting is glorious and the couple are beautiful. But this doesn’t provide the entire answer. So why, then, are Le Ma...
Styled Wedding Shoot at Nether Winchendon House
A speculative phone call, a serendipitous slot in the diary thanks to the early arrival of a baby and the opportunity of working with a wonderful team results in a magazine cover image. Some days a...
A Gorgeous Session Both In and Out Of The Studio
There are many reasons for having a portrait session but a significant birthday is one of our favourites! A beautiful 16th birthday portraits session with one of our nicest clients....
It’s All About The Laughter And The Joy
Family photography is the very backbone of our business – and for good reason: there is nothing more exhilarating than spending time (and creating pictures) in the company of parents and kids, pa...
Location Portraiture Superclass at the SWPP Convention 2018
Even a cold, grey day in London can still culminate in beautiful portraits. Our Societies Of Photographers Convention Superclass focussed on being creative with light and location – a chilly, but c...
Lilah and Mark’s Beautiful Le Manoir Wedding Album
Beautiful weddings need celebrating – the memories are beyond priceless. And the best way of doing that is in a beautiful, leather-bound, hand-made album that will last for generations to come. Enj...
Another Award For The Cabinet.
Sometimes, the best awards are the ones you least expect and for things you didn’t even know you did. Having become one of the regular judges at the Master Photographer’s Association (The MPA) Annu...
It’s So Much More Than A Haircut
Went for a haircut this week. It was much needed. It’s a funny thing, hair. Mine is particularly so. I have hair that has a social life all of its own. At least, I assume it does. I go to sleep a...
Italy Calling Part 2 – Florence And Flat Tyres
I have always wanted to see Tuscany, so imagine the excitement at the prospect of driving right through it’s lofty heights as we travel from Pisa to Florence. It was early. OK, it was earlyish as w...
Libby, Luck An’ A Load Of Laughter
Luck's a funny thing. You can't touch it, can't see it, can't smell it, it has no substance and yet I feel it every day. Particularly shooting portraits!...
Italy Calling Part 1 – Pisa (And A Speeding Ticket)
It's a bonus of being a portrait photographer that I get to travel. This Italy trip was to visit a key supplier, Graphistudio, whose incredible albums bring so much pleasure to our customers....
Unusual Image Request At A Wonderful Hampden House Wedding
A gorgeous day, a stunning venue and an unusual image request, Rebecca and Tom's wedding was unique beautiful!...
Ox Weddings Magazine Shoot At Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons
Sometimes it's nice to create wedding images without wedding day pressures! Imagine our delight to be asked by Ox Weddings Magazine to shoot images for them!...
Location Family Photography: Chillin’ Chattin’ Shootin’
There are so many joys to being a wedding and portrait photographer – particularly with location family photography – that I am forever in danger of sounding like I am on happy pills but, trust me,...
Penny and Jon’s Wedding At Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons
A wedding at Le Manoir that was as beautiful and romantic as it was small and intimate....
Molly’s Beautiful Portrait Album
A portrait album is more than just something for the coffee table: it is an heirloom, a record of a moment in time. It's also very heavy!...
Teenage portraits of Molly – and one or two of her mum too!
To take a great portrait you have to like the person you're creating a portrait of! With Molly's portrait session that was easy but one of our clients is too honest for their own good!...
Five Frames To Fill With Family Photography
Family photography is always a joy, possibly an adventure, never, ever a chore - but then, just sometimes, it is, quite, simply amazing!...
Emma & Richard: Commuting Coincidence Leads To Romantic London Wedding!
Emma and Richard’s eyes met across a London Tube as they commuted to work. Little did they foresee that, three years later, this would lead to them getting married at the most romantic London weddi...
Capture Birmingham Workshop At The Photography Show 2017
The Photography Show and Capture Birmingham Photography Workshop Date: 18th March 2017, Location: Resorts World, The NEC, Birmingham, Time: 17:30-19:30 In conjunction with The Photography Show and ...
Emma: Images From One Of Our Portrait Photography Workshops
I’m sitting here planning one of our portrait photography workshops that we’re to be running in a few weeks, and so I thought I’d post some images from one we ran late last year. As is so often the...
Family Portraits of Mimi, Milos & Dominik
Well it’s a really funny time I guess, there’s no getting away from that, but some things are certain: our dog will always try to get on the sofa and/or bed every 20 minutes, insurance premiums wil...
Lilah & Mark’s Lovely Le Manoir Wedding (in spite of the rain!)
Well it’s cold outside. Flippin’ freezing. On the bright side, however, the sun is crashing in through the windows, bouncing off every surface here in the studio. Aesthetically magical but I am now...
Eliza, Leo and Austin: Family Photography in the Sunshine!
I’m writing this blog in the middle of the winter, with dark nights (and the days don’t seem much lighter!) though today we’ve had a lovely family portrait shoot but I admit we had to skip in and o...
Loretta and John’s Crazy Crazy Crazy Bear Wedding!
It’s the end of our most successful year to date by any measure which is a lovely thing to round 2016 off. Next year is looking even more exciting too so we’re unbelievably excited about everythin...
Beautiful Family Photography In Late Summer Sunshine
Beautiful late summer sunshine for a lovely family photography session!...
Jane and Stewart: Two’s Company At Le Manoir…
A very good year! It’s been a lovely day today – but then, life at the moment is pretty cool all round: I don’t remember ever having more fun working with clients or creating images! It was unexpe...
Kate and Darrell’s Wedding At The Crazy Bear In Beaconsfield
A Weird Time. Really? Christmas tunes are already playing on the TV adverts and Donald Trump is the 45th President Of The United States Of America. Not sure quite what leaves me more bemused – the...
Michael and Patrick’s Wedding at Le Manoir
A magically musical Manoir marriage. Gotta love alliteration!...
Royal Institution BBC Christmas Lectures 2016: It’s All About The Energy
One of my favourite jobs each year, is creating the imagery for the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures on the BBC. Just love it!...
A Wonderful Family Session In The Sunshine (And In The Studio!)
A wonderful family shoot with one of our Crazy Bear Wedding clients - but now they're three not two!...
Doreen & George’s Le Manoir Wedding
It’s Such A Pleasure! Ah, this job is always a joy so imagine the excitement when one of the people we have worked with regularly over the years is getting married – particularly when...
Finding Your Bearings As A Portrait Photographer On Board Crystal Cruises
Over the past couple of years, it has been a great privilege to be a Master Photographer for Crystal Cruises, a truly luxury cruise company (it really is like a 5-star hotel on the ocean: even the ...
Photography in the rain (what to do when the weather doesn’t play ball!)
When we originally scheduled this particular shoot for our Mastering Portrait Photography series of videos, we didn’t anticipate that we’d be doing the photography in the rain but such is the crazi...
Photography How To: Use Reflections In Portraits
I have created portraits ever since I was a kid, it’s a very natural thing for me and I know exactly what I’m doing, in spite of appearances! However, it turns out it’s much much harder to create a...
Lizzie: Location Portrait Photography
Whether it’s for a wedding or portrait photography, it’s always a shame when the weather breaks, particularly after we’ve had a spell of such warm spring days. Prior to today, we’ve had a few perfe...
Gina: Soft Portraits In Harsh Sunlight
Creating soft portraits in harsh light is well worth practicing!...
A Stunning Late Autumn Wedding In Somerset!
Photography is not, as some might think, an easy living. Long hours, hard work and constant worry you're not being creative enough....
A Marriage From Mayfair To Le Manoir
A wonderful wedding from Mayfair to Le Manoir, storm clouds and gales didn't get in the way of a stunning day!...
A Year In The Making!
This year, it must be said, has been a little bit of an adventure. OK, so that’s a bit of an understatement. It’s been a LOT of an adventure. We have had an incredibly full diary – and when I say ‘...
Andrea and Tom’s Castle Combe Wedding
Andrea and Tom’s wedding was the first time I’ve worked in Castle Combe but it’s not the last: coincidentally, we had a wonderful engagement shoot the following day, the bridal preparations for ano...
A Magnificently Musical Marriage!
There are days when you have to pinch yourself. This being one of them. Imagine my delight when a couple of world-renowned classical musicians asked us to create their wedding images for them. N...
Sunny Soprano Sets Our Studio Alight
It's a wonderful thing when someone walks into our studio and we just know it's going to be a magical portrait session!...
Kevin Fong PR Images for the BBC Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
PR images of Kevin Fong for the BBC Royal Institution Christmas Lectures on How to Survive in Space!...
Late Summer Family Portraits: The Jacksons
A lovely session with one of our favourite clients creating some summer family portraits here in our studio and garden. Just perfect!...
An Arctic Circle Adventure: Photography On Board Crystal Cruises!
My first time creating exclusive portrait photography on board Crystal Cruises ship Symphony for a three-week cruise from Iceland through the Arctic Circle!...
Welcome To Our New Website
Well, here we are, 4 months later and the new site is up and running!...
Alison, Ross & Theo
We were lucky enough to be gifted a family photo shoot and it has been the most amazing experience and the best gift we could have ever wished for. We felt totally at ease and had a really fun day....
A Glorious Summer Wedding At Le Manoir
To have a summer wedding at Le Manoir Aux Quat'Saisons is a wonderful thing - and I think this venue has looked the best I've ever seen it this year....
Sarah and Sarah’s Wedding in York
One of those simply beautiful days (one of the country's first same sex weddings) where everything was utterly perfect - at least it was once the weather cleared!...
Rosie and Ethan Family Photography
A wonderful family photography session here at our studio in Haddenham. Just beautiful!...
The Le Manoir Wedding Behind THAT Image
A beautifully hot and sunny Le Manoir wedding that produced an award-winning image....
Family Photography, Finn and Eva at Nether Winchendon
A beautiful day for family photography (and a lovely walk as well!) here in our beautiful Buckinghamshire countryside....
Anna & Adam’s Engagement Photography At Le Manoir
It's lovely to be swept along in the moment when you're photographing an engagement at Le Manoir (particularly when it's only just happened!)...
Huifen & Kelvin’s Le Manoir Wedding
One of our favourite events from last year – Huifen and Kelvin’s Le Manoir wedding. It was such beautifully sunny day, stunningly rich with colours and laughter!...
An Autumnal Portrait Session At Nether Winchendon
Being out in the open for a shoot is a real joy – particularly in the autumn. I don’t know why this time of year is so exciting for me but it is: it just seems to bring out joy! Maybe it’s the co...
Katherine and Emmanuel’s Le Manoir Wedding Album
Felt very emotional when we received this Le Manoir Wedding testimonial as the whole of the team here genuinely care about our clients!...
Master Photography Awards 2014 – A Fantastic Year!
A fantastic result at this year's Master Photography Awards (in spite of the hotel kettle!)...
The grin that captivated us all!
A lovely family photography session - Hattie's irrepressibly energetic smile (and hair to match!) had all of us here at the studio utterly captivated!...
Susanne and Paul’s Crazy Bear Wedding
A wonderful Crazy Bear Wedding with a beautiful couple - even the weather perfectly played its part!...
Amrit & Mark’s Hedsor House Wedding
A simply amazing Hedsor House wedding, fusing European and Asians colours, styles (and a little dancing too!)...
Hannah & Mark’s Wedding Photography at Blenheim Palace
A beautiful day having a ball with wedding photography at Blenheim Palace!...
Steve Cole, Author Headshots
A portfolio of headshots for the new author of the Young James Bond books....
Claire Hanson Makeup Portfolio Photography
Claire Hanson and her team represent the very best of the art (yes, it is truly an art!) of hair and makeup and it has been my absolute pleasure to work with them on numerous occasions...
Emily and Javan’s Wedding Album (And A Few Lovely Words!)
It's only once the images are designed into an album that they really tell the story of such an amazing day!...
Melanie & Peter’s Summer Outdoor Wedding At Le Manoir
A quick selection of images from a stunning outdoor, summer's wedding at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons....
Sam and Sam’s Wedding at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons – The Finished Album
Read what one of our lovely wedding couples have to say about their gorgeous winter wedding at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons...
Jim & Caroline’s Wedding at the Crazy Bear – A Testimonial
A few words from a wonderful client about their wedding at the Crazy Bear...