With over 54,000 photos estimated to be taken every second around the world, the visual footprint we are creating for ourselves at this moment in time is mind blowing.  There are estimated to be 6.8 billion smart phone users globally, so combining the users with the numbers of images being taken the likelihood is a high proportion of the photos will be taken on a smart phone. Many people love to have a play at editing and manipulating their images and with the huge array of apps on offer the ability to create high quality images are at everyone’s fingertips. ​ The question that I ..read more

As a business owner, we tend to do everything ourselves – the website, HR, sales, marketing, along with provide our service/product!  However, we don’t have to be and do everything.  Outsourcing the areas of our business that we are not enjoying, not qualified to do, or aren’t very good at is very normal (and important) - take for example, the accounts, the website etc.  Assigning tasks to someone else means that you can focus on the things in your business that you enjoy doing. ​Guess what – you can also do that with your photography! Outsourcing your photography can m ..read more

Professional development is high on my list of self improvement and providing the very best for my clients.  Usually this is in the way of entering national competitions, photographers training courses, residentials, seminars, webinars and such-like.  However, another area of importance for me has always been and will always be safety. ​My clientele varies from newborn babies that are anything from three days old, through to toddlers, families, pregnant ladies and grandparents.  Therefore, I feel that it is an important and essential skill to learn the basics of First Aid - not ..read more

For March and April (only) I am going to be offering Mummy and Me Photo Shoots.  This is a new shoot specifically designed for mums and their kids (from 0+), to capture precious images of whatever age and stage you're at.  You may wonder why I’m offering these shoots? Please read on... ​It’s the one thing that I always encourage with my newborn shoots, it's for mum to have pictures taken with her new little bundle.  But more often than not, mums are reluctant to get in front of the camera – they may be feeling tired, with little or no sleep the night before, not feeling the ..read more

​Although I'm known mainly as a baby, family and branding photographer, headshots is also an area of photography that I offer and really enjoy!   With lots of enquiries recently for headshots I thought it may be useful to create this blog to give you some information while you consider booking a headshot, or in preparation for your upcoming headshot shoot. ​People in all walks and stages of life will need a headshot at some point - whether you're a CEO and you're literally the face of your company on the website, google searches etc - or you're starting a job hunt and need a pr ..read more

They say ‘never work with children or animals’ but for me this is a part of my job that I absolutely love! It can be a stressful thing for parents if they worry about their children ‘performing’ on the day, not messing around or not pulling their cheesy camera smile!  So I’ve put together this blog to give you some hints and tips which help contribute for a fun photo shoot. 1. Choose the right time for them As a photographer golden hour (1-2 hours before sunset/after sunrise) is always my preference for shooting outdoors, as the light is warm and creeps through the trees to g ..read more

Have you made any New Year Resolutions yet? I have a few ideas for the coming year, slightly hesitant in making any plans too big or too adventurous during these uncertain times, but still trying to focus on what can be done, not on what can’t. If you have ever had a Resolution that has been broken within a few weeks, you are not alone, I have had many – cutting out chocolate, meat, alcohol and other various aspirations I think on the 31st December that sound like a good idea!  But one idea that didn’t seem too far reaching or unachievable was three years ago, almost to ..read more

Thanks for having a read of my blog.  My name is Kate and I am a photographer and mum to Darcey (8) and Layla (6).  I am married to Greg and last month we went to Lapland to meet Father Christmas!  ​I wanted to document our trip so that other parents who are thinking of doing this same holiday with their young families can see from our experiences what it was really like! We booked the holiday with Canterbury Travel, 13 months prior to our trip actually taking place.  This was a four day tour to Luosto, Finland and our one was called the Magical Interlude Tour ..read more

In my job I get to meet so many families - having now photographed over 130 newborns (and counting!) and many toddlers, tots and tweens!  I love meeting so many different people and their families, and I love to find out why people want to have the photo shoot – sometimes it’s just to capture a stage in their child’s development, and sometimes it’s to capture images of family members, who maybe live abroad and time together is all the more precious.  Whatever your reason, photographs at any stage in life are so incredibly important, as they capture an age and a moment in a persons li ..read more

There is so much that goes on in Marlow every day, for babies and young children - but sometimes finding these these groups can be a challenge!  So, I have detailed below a 'working document' (!) of what's on in and around Marlow from Monday to Friday - feel free to message me with anything I have missed off.  I've been to many of these groups myself when my girls were young, and they are great for meeting new people at the same stage as yourself! Monday: Tiddlywinks   Methodist Church Hall.   Drop in.  8.30-11.30 Liz Ferris 07799 854535 Little ..read more