Are you a Mum with a cloud full of photos of your partner and children? But you struggle to find a decent picture of you with your kids? Welcome to the gang of “invisible mothers”! After seeing and hearing this problem for many years, I thought this week on the blog I’d delve into what’s going wrong and how we can give Dads a gentle nudge to pick up the camera...

This is the second half of a collection of candid details and intimate nuances I photographed for my trial day in the life of a young family series. If you haven’t already seen the first half, scroll back and take a look!

Having captured some beautiful black and white images in their home, the family ventured out for a walk along Hoylake promenade and invited me along to record this every day activity on film…

I’m kicking off 2025 with a collection of family portraits captured on film, one to inspire you for each month of the year.

In doing this, I hope to showcase the incredible quality of film over a year and how exceptionally well it captures the details and nuances of seasonality. From the soft yellow of a spring daffodil clasped in a child’s hand, to the earthy greens of a pine forest in December; these photos are representative of why I think film is a superior format for your family portraits, and why I’ll never go back to digital...

As 2024 draws to a close it’s an opportune time to reflect on the past 12 months.

This is the year I truly brought my Cheshire-based photography business back to life after a 5 year hiatus and in doing so I have learned a hell of a lot!

Come on in to find out my top 10 highlights of 2024, everything from reconnecting with former clients, to stepping in front of the camera myself and photographing a Strictly Come Dancing contestant…

Winter is often discounted for outdoor family photography sessions and I understand why. The cold weather and short days don’t always inspire us to get out and about with our families do they?

This festive family portrait session at Tarporley Christmas Tree Farm might just challenge you to think again! It was so much fun photographing my dear friend Sarah and her wonderful family in this festive setting, it really got us into the Christmas spirit. Come on in and take a look…

As the kids hurtle downstairs each morning for their daily dose of advent calendar chocolate, it’s got me thinking a lot about delayed gratification. Managing their excitement and practising patience during advent is a pretty universal way for children to learn that good things come to those who wait!

For me there are so many parallels to draw from this in relation to film photography and the patience it requires...

The coast is one of my all-time favourite places to shoot family portraits! The seaside hues, big skies and natural light lend themselves beautifully to film photography and I find the coastal environment is perfect for capturing families at play at any time of year.

With this in mind, this week’s photography blog post is all about coastal family portrait sessions, including a guide to seaside family photography and my top 10 coastal locations in the North West…

Looking for a Christmas gift that will stand the test of time this festive season?

I’m a big fan of gifting experiences over things, choosing presents for my own loved ones which give them more memories rather than more stuff!

With that in mind, I thought I’d explore some of the many reasons you should choose to gift vouchers for a family photography session this Christmas...

What do you do when you find a box full of rolls of Ilford 3200, many of which are expired? Well, I had one idea!

I wanted to try and create a collection of candid details and intimate nuances to create a sort of day in the life of a young family series. I asked lovely friends whether they would let me come to their home first thing one Sunday morning and photograph some everyday moments. Happily they agreed and these are the results…

Because of the investment you’re making in terms of time and money, you want your family portraits to be the best they can be and it’s completely natural to hope your children will look happy in them.

But in the back of your mind you’re also fearful your kids will decide that modelling isn’t for them and you’ll end up with photos of grumpy faces and, at best, cheesy grins.

Read on for my advice on how to get your kids to smile for pictures... and get ready, it’s not what you think!