A Family Photo Shoot In The Woods

The bluebells may have been and gone, but we wanted to prolong their gorgeousness by sharing this shoot with you. Addison and her Mum, Dad and puppy Bronte live close to the woods, so it seemed the natural place to have the session. With the sun shining through the tall trees, we took a walk into the heart of the woods where the light danced on the river.

It was a shoot of two halves, and we went to their house on the edge of the woods. I think we need more toasted marshmallows on sessions (I am writing this at lunchtime with a sugar craving!). There were trampoline moments, the puppy singing along to a recorder, and if only this came with a smell alert, as the apple blossom was so sweet in the air.

A West Yorkshire evening at its best!

Wild Meadow

We're away on holiday next week with our friends Hannah & Dean at the beautiful Wild Meadow in the Welsh borders. We all went down there last year for Suzi's birthday, and then we returned for my birthday too. I might have become a little bit like my family before me, holidaying in the same spot, but when you discover somewhere as beautiful as Wild Meadow, I think you'd probably feel the same! It's a beautiful haven, an eco house built lovingly by the owners in the middle of a meadow. A kitchen garden, orchards, wild flowers, tall grass and birds and creatures a plenty. The last time we were down, we also had a family shoot with our friends who live down there. I realised we hadn't shared these photos, and thought it was timely. When we come back from Wales, we'll be in full family shoot swing and have a few slots for our meadow sessions in Hebden Bridge. Please do let us know if you'd like to book a shoot for your meadow runners!

Boys In The Wood

On a recent commercial shoot, we saw this quote on the windows of a house we visited:

In the darkness of the forest
There may be an open space
An interval
Or Gladness
That once discovered
Can be visited again and again.

It reminded me of a shoot we had with brothers Julian & Ben last year in Ainsdale Woods, low light and trees are a good mix for a shoot. After seeing that quote, it reminded us we hadn't shared this collection of images - here's to sunnier days!