In the Autumn last year we photographed Chloe, Simon and Jayden. They had purchased a gift voucher from us and now wanted some outdoor family photos. Chloe and Simon wanted some pictures of Jayden on his own as it was his Birthday. We located a suitable wooded area not far from where they live in Braintree so we went there to take the pictures. What a good choice! It was early morning, no-one around, a dry day and leaves galore! A lovely family and some nice pictures.
A lot of our Baby and Family Portraits comes from recommendation. Laura and David had been given one of our Vouchers for a Baby and Family Portrait after the birth of their daughter, Amber. Laura’s sister, Rebecca and husband James used us as their Wedding Photographer at Layer Marney Tower in 2014 , and subsequently we took pictures of their daughter, Chloe, in 2015. They in turn purchased a Portrait Voucher for Laura and David. We were delighted to take some pictures of Amber by herself and some of the three of them together.. Amber was no trouble at all, preferring to sleep than to stay awake!
During our very busy time photographing Weddings in the summer, it’s nice to ring the changes! One morning in July this year, we went to see Sam and Paul and their family again to take some Family Portraits of the children and update their family pictures . We took a few pictures of Millie and Harry indoors but as it was such a lovely morning outside beckoned! Millie and Harry were stars! An enjoyable time was had and some nice relaxed Family Portraits were created!
Deborah and Nick were married at Crabbs Barn in 2014 and we saw them again at a Wedding we photographed earlier this year. Deborah and Nick got in touch with us recently to take some pictures of their newborn son, Edward and a couple of them as a family. We were delighted to do so and a few days after Edward was born we visited them to take some pictures. Edward was so good, we had a lovely time resulting in some nice pictures.
We were pleased to hear from Martin and Jess again in September last year telling us their news. They now have a daughter, Evie, and have now moved to Essex. Martin and Jess wanted some pictures of Evie and some up-dated pictures of Charlie, their Son, we couldn’t believe it was in 2010 they were married at Layer Marney Tower and almost a couple of years ago when we last photographed Charlie! When we arrived at their house, Jess was out picking up Charlie from a birthday party, which gave us some time to take some pictures of Evie. By the time they arrived back we had done this. After Charlie had told us about how much fun he had at the birthday party, he was more than happy to go outside. Martin and Jess wanted a couple of family pictures taken as well which we were able to achieve in the garden. An enjoyable time spent with a lovely family.
It was lovely to see Vicki and Sean again, together with their children Owen and Phoebe. We photographed Vicki and Sean’s Wedding at Crabbs Barn in June 2011 and subsequently photographed Owen several times and this was the second time we took Phoebe’s portrait! It is great to keep in contact with previous clients and become friends which Vicki and Sean truly are! The day when we took the latest pictures happened to be Owen’s Birthday, so excitement was rife! What fun we had and what great results! Child portraits are always challenging and usually fun.
Jane and Alan were married at Greenwoods Hotel, Ingatestone, in 2009 so it was nice to see them again, and meet their son, Harrison. They were down from Scotland visiting Jane’s Mum and wanted a few pictures of all of them. It was a beautiful morning and the garden proved to be a good spot for their pictures where we could have some control over the light but allow Harrison to be relaxed.
Lin and Harry wanted to update their family pictures, so it was nice to be asked to do this again. How time flies, we couldn’t believe the last time we took them, Elliott, Lyn and Harry’s youngest Grandson was not even born!
Over the years we have made many friends from clients whose Weddings we have photographed. We have known Tina and Stuart from 2004 when we photographed their Wedding at Layer Marney Tower and have photographed them at various times since. Stuart’s Mum and Dad wanted to update their family picture which we took a few years back and create a new selection of portraits of the individual parts of the family. One request was to use the same background so the pictures would look like an updated version of the original – happy to oblige!
It was nice to see Nicola again with members of her family, and to meet for the first time Annaliese, her daughter. Updated pictures was the request, since the last time we took some was in 2011. We photographed each child separately, with their sibling and as a group.
