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Family portrait session in East Sheen

I had a family portrait session with this lovely family in April. We started off the session in their home and garden and then moved on to Sheen Common where we did a mini Easter egg hunt among the daffodils. We were very fortunate with the weather since it started pouring practically as soon as we had finished the shoot and carried on for what felt like most of April…

family portrait shoot in east sheen

The family had received a voucher for a family shoot for Christmas and have ordered a DVD of images which comes personalised and beautifully presented along with a gift print. Please visit http://www.sweetheartstudio.co.uk/prices-and-packages/ and click on the ‘Buy a gift voucher’ link if you’d like to treat someone to a voucher.

family portrait session east sheen

 

 

Headshot session in SW19

I have been lucky to have lots of headshot sessions lately which I always enjoy. The session below took place in Wimbledon a couple of weeks ago. David Fierstone, the star of the headshots, needed some new photos for his CV and got in touch. As usual with the headshot sessions I run, we had a chat over a coffee beforehand so that I could find out exactly what he wanted. He admitted that he didn’t like having his photo taken and found that his face froze once a camera lens was pointing at him. I can identify with this since I don’t like having my photo taken, so we chatted throughout the session and he relaxed and stopped being aware of me snapping away. I really enjoyed the photo shoot too, especially hearing all David’s stories of celebrities! David took the time to write this lovely testimonial after the session which I wanted to share:

“I needed some professional head shots for my CV and general use. I’ve always been uncomfortable in front of a camera, so I was slightly apprehensive about having them done and about the cost factor! Then I found Jo, we met for a coffee first to discuss what I needed and she immediately put me at ease. We continued to chat throughout the photo shoot which certainly helped me to relax to the extent I forgot Jo was pointing a camera at me. The result was that she took the best shots I have had done for years and did the impossible, actually caught me naturally smiling and looking quite handsome, the woman’s a genius! Needless to say I’ve appointed her my official photographer and commissioned her for my wedding! She’s really correct with her prices and great fun to work with too.”

headshot photos for CV

Please get in touch if you need some up-to-date headshots for your CV, blog or social media profiles. I promise to make the experience as painless as possible!

 

Portrait session on Wimbledon Common

This bout of unseasonably cold weather has meant that I have just postponed my spring mini sessions for a second time! They were originally booked for last Saturday and then this Sunday. And I have been refreshing the BBC Weather website hourly in the hope that the sleet and snow showers forecast will be replaced by spring sunshine. But the cold weather looks set to stay for a while longer so, to save the families booked on the mini sessions from freezing, we have moved them to Saturday 6 April. I now have one slot free for then at 10.45am so if you would like a spring shoot then please get in touch asap… You can see details of them just here http://www.sweetheartstudio.co.uk/spring-mini-sessions-in-march/

In the meantime, since I don’t have any spring shoots to blog, I thought I would catch up and post one of the many shoots from last year that I haven’t got round to sharing yet. This one took place in September on Wimbledon Common. I had taken photos of the little star of the shoot when he was just a baby so it was lovely to catch up with the family again and to see him running about and being a very entertaining bundle of energy.

family portrait session on Wimbledon Common

 

 

 

 

Headshot session in Wimbledon

headshot pooto shoot in Wimbledon

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of taking some headshots for Louise Abbott-Little of Essence Therapies. Louise is an aromatherapist and massage therapist based in South London with, as she puts it, a sideline in handmade jewellery. She needed some up-to-date headshots to use on her Facebook and Twitter profiles. We used the natural light studio above Gooseberry Bush Centres in Wimbledon for the photos as Louise wanted a location where she could have some outfit changes. This was an ideal location since Louise is one of the therapists at Gooseberry Bush and uses the treatment rooms there.

Before the session Louise admitted that she doesn’t like having her photo taken, and since I feel the same way about being in front of the camera lens, I did all I could to put her at ease and make the session as enjoyable as possible, which I think shows through in the photos. Louise sent over a lovely testimonial after the shoot: ‘My portrait session with Jo was such fun, I had to remind myself that it was actually work! I normally hate having my photo taken as I tend to close my eyes or pull a face at exactly the wrong moment, but Jo put me at my ease, chatted easily and understood my nerves. I now have a set of pictures for my business website, Facebook and twitter where I look friendly, approachable and happy. I highly recommend Jo’s photographic skills and personable approach.’

After we had taken the photos Louise gave me an aromatherapy massage which I can highly recommend! I felt relaxed and recharged for several days afterwards and am looking forward to my next appointment. To book a treatment with Louise you can visit her website http://www.essence-therapies.co.uk/ or see her on the Gooseberry Bush website http://gooseberrybushcentres.com/therapies Or why not have a look at her Twitter page www.twitter.com/essencetherapie

Spring mini sessions in March


spring mini photo sessions with Sweetheart Studio

Even though it’s nearly dark at 4pm today, I thought it was time to start thinking about spring so I wanted to share that I will be running another morning of Spring Short and Sweet photo sessions on the morning of Saturday 16 March this year. These sessions are suitable for children, couples or families and will last 30 minutes (full portrait sessions usually last up to two hours). Because they are shorter, they offer a considerable saving on my normal package prices which start at £350 for a similar package with digital images.

The sessions cost £150 which includes:

  • the shoot
  • a What to Expect guide
  • a selection of images from the day uploaded to a password-protected online gallery which will be live for seven days
  • your choice of five images as 8x6in prints and on DVD so that you can print as many copies as you like (along with resized images for you to share on Facebook) which will be delivered to you beautifully wrapped and presented.

They will take place Kingston, Richmond or Teddington, but I will confirm location during the week before the shoot once I have been on a hunt to see which locations are looking their best. Available times are 9.15am; 10am; 10.45am and 11.30am.

If you would like to book a slot, please call me on 07711 087636  or at jo@sweetheartstudio.co.uk I will require a £50 slot reservation fee so will invoice you for this once you have chosen a time for your mini session. I will then send you a What to Expect guide and other shoot information.