I read somewhere recently about a photographer who decided to write five days of blog posts showcasing their favourite images from the last year. I was fortunate in 2012 to be kept very busy with photo shoots so I thought this was a really good idea because it would give me a lovely excuse to look back over the last year’s shoots again. I thought I’d kick off with some photos that I took last June. Anyone who knows me will realise that the star of these ones is our daugther, Lola. It might be cheating to feature her, but I thought it would be a good warm-up for the rest of the posts this week (!)
Here are the photos…
Like any parent, I love pretty much any photo of my daughter. But the photos above embody what I, as a photographer, am trying to present to my clients at the end of a photo shoot. A precious moment in a special place captured in a photo so that you can keep it forever… The pictures were taken in Burnham Overy in Norfolk in front of a windmill that I used to visit as a child with my parents. It’s somewhere that we’ve taken Lola each year since she was about three years old. Each holiday photo album features her clutching her faithful friend Rabby (who each year looks a little floppier and a little more threadbare after chalking up another year of hugs) in front of the windmill. One year Lola’s dancing about in poppies, the next in grass and then last year in beautiful yellow flowers. Her love of Rabby, even though she is now a busy and important 10-year-old, and her joy at just being back in one of her favourite places and having a good run around (despite having to wear wellies – remember how wet last June was?) shine through in the photos and that’s why I love them.
Tomorrow I’ll be sharing a studio shoot from last February with a less-than-willing model. But it all turned out well in the end…
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