Model Shoot: Lauren

I managed to squeeze in a couple of shoots before moving away from Leeds, one of which was with the beautiful Lauren.

Lauren was in need of some up to date shots for her book since dying her hair red, and a fabulous red it was! Lauren not only models, but also sings in a girl band in London so she was an experienced model with plenty of confidence. It was a pleasure to shoot with her.

Model Shoot: Jodi

I managed to squeeze in a few model shoots before the big move, one of which was with the lovely Jodi.

Jodi has very little experience modeling and was looking to test the water to see if modeling was really something that she wanted to do. Jodi had recently been approached by New Look to participate in a television advert which kick started her interest in modeling.

Here's a few shots from her shoot...

Owen #8

One from Owen's eighth shoot back at the start of September. He's quite mobile now and crawls along at lightening speed!

Children's Portraits: Luke

A couple of shots from a recent portrait shoot with baby Luke. He has such a big smile and bright eyes!

The big move: DEVON!

After much deliberation, conversations, exploring and so on, we have finally decided that we are going to move to Devon. So this is going to be a BIG move at about 285 miles south and just under 5 hours in the car.

Leeds was always going to be a temporary stop as both of our families are in the Cotswolds and Devon so this seemed like a logical choice. Its also at the bottom of the M5 so easy traveling to see my nephew Owen (BIG YEY!) as well as being able to cover weddings across most of the South West. 

About 20 minutes from the coast for landscapes, Dartmoor national park, Cornwall in easy reach - oh I can't wait!

Don't get me wrong, Leeds isn't a bad place. But I'm a coast and country girl, not a big city girl and I miss the trees and grass - red brick terraces just don't do it for me. Of course I will miss York, Whitby, Robinhoods Bay, the yorkshire dales and all of the other fantastic places we have visited up here and I will be back for visits and the odd wedding I'm sure.

Anyway, the move will be coming very soon - watch this space!

Hirst & Miller: Commercial Shoot

I recently teamed up with another photographer (Emma aka Black Cat Photos) to do a commercial shoot for a Leeds based Hair Salon, Hirst & Miller.

It was a fun day and really nice to work with another photographer for a change. The images will be used to promote the styling side of the business as well as produce a portfolio book for the salon.

Here are a few shots from the shoot...

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

At the weekend I finally visited the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. I have been meaning to visit for ages but I particularly wanted to see the Jaume Plensa exhibition that is on at the moment.

It was a brilliant day out and I would recommend it to anyone. Although I would suggest taking sun cream if the weather is nice - I got a little bit sun burnt!

I really liked the mesostic poems on plant labels - 'Propagator' exhibit by Alec Finlay as well.

Some fantastic works of art to see and I plan on visiting again before we leave. I would really like to see the Jaume Plensa exhibits lit up at night.