Taunton NCT Pregnancy and Baby Fair

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I tend to keep quite quiet about my pregnancy and baby portrait photography as I get most of my work via work of mouth. However, I'm pleased to announce I've been 'persuaded' to be involved in the Taunton NCT Pregnancy and Baby Fair.

The Preganancy and Baby Fair will be the first of it's kind in this area and is being held on Saturday 13th June at King's Hall School, Taunton, Somerset from 10am to 4pm. It will be a great day for all the family with not only lots of exciting exhibitors but plenty of other activities for everyone from mums-to-be to energetic toddlers. The first 200 people through the door will even get a free goody bag packed with exciting information and gifts.

As well as providing all the images for the day, I will be setting up a mobile photography studio offering fun, informal portraits and have donated an all-inclusive portrait sitting plus a host of products for the tombola.

All the details for the Fair are on the poster below but if you want to know more contact Ruth or Beth on tauntonbabyfair@googlemail.com.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Venetia xx

Freya's Mummy's happy with her portrait....!

As you might have seen Freya and her Mummy and Daddy came to my portrait studio near Taunton, Somerset last weekend. I blogged a few of the images from the portrait and was so pleased when she sent me this email and left a comment on the blog:

"Hi Venetia,

It was lovely to meet you. Freya seemed to really enjoy herself and I just know you've taken some lovely photos.

Thank you for writing such nice words about Freya! The pictures are gorgeous... really really beautiful. We love them! I just know we are going to want them all. We'll start saving up!!

Looking forward to seeing the rest.

Ali (Freya's Mummy)"

I love my new portrait studio and my job so much....it never feels like work! Capturing those moments in a child's life and giving people gorgeous portrait images to treasure is always a pleasure.

Venetia xx

P.S And as all blog postings are so much better with an image....here's another one from their portrait sitting! I love this one Ali....hope you like it!

Mother's Day promotion

Mother's Day is just three weeks away and if your stuck for the perfect gift......look no further. I'm offering a series of very special portrait photography promotions to suit every budget.

A studio portrait sitting plus three, card mounted, 7x5 photographs of your choice is just £30.00(Normally £71). Three presents in one...a perfect present for Mum and both sets of grand-parents!

A studio portrait sitting plus a large 12x8 photograph beautifully framed in the style and finish of your choice is just £50.00 (Normally £110).

And for those looking to splash out for that extra special Mum I have a few gorgeous mini-album options starting from £70.00 including the sitting fee (Normally £95.00).

And if your worried about her feeling left out why not surprise her with one of our personalised gift vouchers....that way you can all be in the picture. Starting from £20 and available in £5 denominations they are the perfect gift for every special Mum.

Give me a call or drop me an e-mail for a full list of offers and more information.

Venetia x

What a cutie.......

I travelled to Paignton in Devon today to photograph a baby portrait of this gorgeous little baby girl, Georgie and her brother, Harry. Georgie is such an adorable baby, a real pleasure to photograph and has the most amazing auburn hair!! It's really important when photographing babies not to rush things so we had lots of cuddles in between photographs!

When Harry came home from school he was the perfect photographers assistant and I even had time to photograph a few portraits on his own and some family portraits together.

Thank you for a wonderful afternoon guys!

Venetia x

Check out the hair......

A perfect bubble blowing demonstration.....

A very handsome big brother.....

She's not sure about cuddling him though.....!

Happy New Year....!

Well as the first evening of 2009 draws to a close I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year!

2008 was a fantastic (hectic!) year for me especially as a wedding photographer. I had the pleaure to work with some fantastic clients and photograph some beautiful weddings at some gorgeous locations. I've photographed weddings around Bristol, the South West and as far afield as London, Manchester and even Cyprus! I had the pleasure to photograph at some of the countries finest venues; The Matara Centre, Cadbury House Hotel, Mere Golf & Country Club, St Mary Redcliffe, Priston Mill, The Celtic Manor Hotel, Guyers House, Belton Woods Golf Club and also some lovely intimate venues such as Coed-y-Mwstwr and the beautiful Glassboat in Bristol....to name a few. I've also had the pleasure to work with some superb suppliers and been featured in some great magazines, web-sites and venues.

On the portrait front I've photographed a record number and the end of the year ended excitingly with the launch of my new portrait studio near Taunton, Somerset. The new studio is attracting a lot of attention and I've already welcomed several new and long-standing clients there already. Gift vouchers were flying out the door before Christmas and I look forward to welcoming clients new and old in 2009.

As a wedding photographer 2009 is looking to be a very exciting year too. I have been booked by some lovely wedding photography clients and I am looking forward to seeing them again and photographing their big day. I have also being approached by a number of well-known wedding venues to work with them as a recommended supplier and also a number of high-profile magazines and web-sites to work with them on wedding related features....more about that soon!

Anyway enough from me.....I hope everyone had a fun filled Christmas with their loved ones and that 2009 is one of fulfilled dreams for everyone. I love every minute of my work and look forward to the exciting year in store.

Venetia xx

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

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 Somerset portrait studio is coming along.....

I promised an update on the new, exciting portrait studio in Taunton and here it is.......

The studio is in an existing building which was in very good condition anyhow so I just basically needed to convert the inside to a portrait studio. We started out by double insulating it and then gave it a thermal skin all over to make it warm and comfortable.

I've got so many clients wanting family portraits, child portraits and baby portraits done before Christmas that it was all hands to the deck and here is my lovely (and very supportive) husband laying the second layer of insulation!

We've then had the floor completely boarded to give a firm, even surface....

And sealed to ensure a totally flat, safe surface.....

As a portrait photographer it's so exciting having your own portrait studio and I just want it finished NOW! I had two weddings to photograph at the weekend so work was temporarily stopped but commences again in ernest tomorrow......I'll update you again with more photographs tomorrow evening!

Venetia xx