A gorgeous little girl....

I love children. It's a fact. I always have done and probably always will do. Even to the point of voluntarily offering to have friends children.....just because I can.

I love their innocence, I love the way they love life and I love the fact they see things for what they are.

And what's more......I love photographing children. Especially gorgeous, beautiful little girls like the one that came to my portrait studio yesterday.

Freya, her Mummy and Daddy came to capture some wonderful memories of her as she grows (and a few of them as a family). There was lots of fun, lots of laughter, lots of nursery rhymes (thanks Philippa!) and hopefully some wonderful portraits capture.

Venetia xx

And of course bear came too......

And when you ask her to smile she does this really cute thing and closes her eyes.....I had to capture that!!

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

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

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