One of the joys of having an office on the Borde Hill is that I get to use the grounds for photoshoots.  Even though the Estate is closed for the winter, I have access to the gardens which are not only beautiful  at this time of year but great for clients who don’t want to be in full glare of everyone else. This family took advantage of the autumn sun and gardens this weekend – such fun to photograph three young boys – lots of hugs and kisses, jumping on dad and throwing leaves and conkers around. Actually, I think mum and dad enjoyed the leaf fight as much as they did!  I’m sure they must have spent the rest of the day picking mud and grass out of their hair.  Here’s a sneak peak of the shoot…

I was contacted by this young lady’s mum to say that she wanted  to capture some images of her daughter.  She had done a family portrait shoot before in a studio but wanted something different this time. No problem!  This young lady was amazing!!  Although a little shy at first in front of the camera (who isn’t?) and in denial about just how pretty she was, it didn’t take long to get into the swing of things.  I love the series of pictures of her with her ipod and seriously could have blogged just about every image  I took as she looked great in all  of them, but these were definite favourites.  A big thank you to her younger brother for coming along, keeping her company and encouraging her  at every moment. I have some great shots of him too but for now, this is her moment…

This young man was a little hesitant to start with but soon got right into the swing of things when I said he could throw some leaves at me!  Despite being stung on the head twice at the start of the shoot (I hate wasps!) we had great fun and we even managed to get it done before the heavens opened.  Here’s the sneak peak…