Portrait studio....pictures

As promised attached is a picture of the new portrait studio. It looks like a purely white room as to be honest....that's what it is. Perfect for portrait photography though!!

More to follow when the sample frames go up and the cosy finishes are in.

Venetia x

Baby portrait photography - Georgia

Just before I went away I managed to fit in a few family portraits, child portraits and baby portraits in my lovely new portrait studio!!

One gorgeous little girl that came for a portrait was Georgia. Georgia has been a regular visitor for portrait photography since her mum, Philippa was given a 'Bumps to Babies' gift voucher by a friend when she was pregnant. She was so pleased with the results that she has been a regular visitor to the studio in Bristol and has now come to visit me in Taunton.

Georgia is one of the happiest, energetic little girls I know and we had such a fun afternoon. We played with the bubbles and the bricks and had so many renditions of 'Hop little rabbit...hop, hop, hop' that I was singing it for days afterwards!!

It's so lovely seeing her grow up and such a lovely compliment that they come back time & time again.....and even follow me to Somerset!!

Fantastic to see you both again.....hope you have a fabulous Christmas & everyone loves their photo's!

Venetia xx

Somerset portrait studio.....finished......hurrah!

A lot of people have been itching to find out more about the portrait photography studio so apologies for not posting sooner with progress on this but I've been away photographing a destination wedding (more about that soon!).

Well......before I flew out I finished the portrait studio here in Somerset and even managed to fit in a few portrait photography sessions before I went. The studio has turned out much better than I could have imagined and everyone who has visited and has had a family portrait has loved it. The studio is in an ideal location here just five minutes off of the M5 with quick access from all over the South West; Exeter, Bristol, Taunton, Wells etc.

As a portrait photographer it's so nice being able to spend time on each portrait, make people so comfortable and you can really see the fun and relaxtion in people's faces....the photographs are just perfect!

Some pictures of the finished results to follow tomorrow......

Venetia xx

The excitement never ends.....new portrait studio in Somerset!

As some of your know, as well as being a busy wedding photographer, I also take on a few commissions for portrait photography. This has been mainly requests for location portrait photography and if I've ever needed a studio then I simply 'borrow' one off a friend. However, the requests have been growing year on year and in 2008 I've been inundated with them. So.......I have finally decided to build my own studio here at the new house in North Somerset......how exciting!

It's going to be a home based potrait studio as I love the benefits that it brings. The majority of my portrait work is babies and children whose parents bring them to me specifically as they know how much I love kids and the rapport I build with them. They know that the shoots will be fun for their children and stress-free for them!

It's imperative when you do a baby portrait or a child portrait that they feel relaxed with you and their environment before you start to shoot. Having a home portrait studio not only means I can make it exactly as I want and have all the little things to hand that makes life easier (building bricks, toys, bubbles!) but also means it's in a much more informal environment. I can spend time playing and getting to know everyone before I even take the camera out of the bag.

As those of you who know me well know once my minds made up I'm not one to hang around......so building work starts tomorrow!

I'll of course keep you posted on progress and of couse, post a few piccies!!

Venetia x