Em & Ian brought little Eva over for a family portrait today. Making the trip from across the river, they could have chosen an Essex photographer, but I was pleased they came to Blackheath for their portrait photography and I’m sure they will be thrilled when they see the results.
Em & Ian wanted a good number of black & white photos, which suits my style perfectly & I was only to happy to oblige. I have to say, Eva was the perfect model, smiling throughout and not at all bothered by the studio lights constantly flashing.

So a big shoot at Uniqlo’s flagship UK store in Oxford St saw us photographing families to promote their brand new range, Uniqlo Undercover. This shoot was a lot of fun and something completely different from the norm. Family portraits, couples portraits, group portraits and kids portraits all rolled into a massive fashion shoot! Uniqlo had set up two backdrops, each with a huge gold frame to step inside for a portrait. I was stationed at one, while the hugely talented Jeremy Walker was photographing at the other one. Sarah was looking after the nerve centre where all the images were immediately beamed to via WiFi, (although I am aware she couldn’t resist taking a sneaky photo herself!). While I’m doing the credits, a huge thanks to Darren our runner on the day and Kat of Uniqlo who made sure everything ran to clockwork.
A great privilege to be involved in a project of this scale, Uniqlo Undercover has had a worldwide launch. The photos below represent a small portion of shots taken throughout what was a real fun day.

Tonight saw us fighting our way home in thick snow from an Essex Charity Ball. Event photography can be good fun, with everybody getting dressed up for the evening, all in the name of a good cause. Friern Manor Country Hotel is a fabulous venue and I’m sure it would be great to be a wedding photographer at Friern Manor.

Not just Ian and Nancy, but the whole family inc brothers, sisters, nieces, grandparents et al. This shot caught my eye though, I love the bond there between father and daughter

Full day of portraits today, firstly Cassie with her two children. For whatever reason, I seem to be getting a run of two year olds and today was no exception. At two years old, you can no longer sit children down in a position & get some good shots before they move, but they are still not old enough to take direction. So, all you can do is hope that whilst running around on the backdrop, they turn and face you for long enough to get some decent shots! Joking aside, the whole family was a lot of fun & we got some shots I know they will be thrilled with.



Next up was Steve and Laura whose two boys were thankfully old enough to take direction, which does make my job a little easier

Incidentally, Steve and Laura had intended to bring their dog, a six month old Labradoodle. Now that would have been interesting!



Then we had Kris with his family who brought a range of props which really made my job easier. Ask for an impression of Frankie Cocozza from X Factor and cue Victor on the guitar!

As well as shooting a lovely set of family portraits for Hooman the dentist, I had to do some profile shots for Charlie and his colleague for Linkedin. It amazes me how many people are happy to promote themselves on Linkedin, Facebook etc, and then have dodgy profile pictures!

Well done Charlie for acknowledging this and having decent photos taken for you and Julie



Not that it was raining in the studio, but Tiffany still felt the need for wet weather gear!