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Bluebell wood I Family photographer St Albans

Monday, May 14, 2012

I have waited a very long time to get some bluebells shots, just about a year to be exact.  So I could have put money on the fact that my children wouldn’t be in the mood on the day!  But, when have I ever let that stop me…..;-)

Since the bluebells have been out the weather hasn’t been kind to us, so we took the first good day we got, donned our wellies and off we went for some fun.  We found this little gem of a wood just south of Hitchin, and it was beautiful!  The colours really were this vibrant and vivid, I have done very little to them.  I guess all this rain does have its upsides!:-)

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Nina mace14/05/2012 - 2:16 pm

Gorgeous Claire and nice to see you in some Nina x

Laura A16/05/2012 - 7:59 pm

Beautiful! I especially love the boots picture!

Cary16/05/2012 - 10:01 pm

These are fantastic! I love them all! {especially since you said the kids were being photog kids ;) mine do that all the time}

My latest workshop I Natural Light

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

I have just come to the end of an intense four weeks doing my latest Clickin Moms workshop, Mastering Natural Light Indoors.  We had an amazing instructor and a fantastically talented group of ladies from around the world, all eager to learn and offer support and constructive critique along the way.

This class pushed me far out of my comfort zone to try more dramatic light and manipulate the light to work for me, rather than accept it how it is.

I loved every minute and I’m so sad it’s over.  Although I think my family are quite pleased!!;-)

I’d love to share some of my favourite pictures from each of the four weeks.  Get ready….there’s quite a few, I’ve been busy!:-)

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

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Laura A08/05/2012 - 3:03 pm

Stunning as always! I have that class on my wishlist!

Jessica08/05/2012 - 11:48 pm

Claire, these are just lovely!!!! I am glad you enjoyed the class so much, and got such wonderful images from it! Congratulations! I am always kinda sad when they are over too…

Linda10/05/2012 - 1:50 am

Oh my gosh such lovely work!! Stunning use of light! And now I really really really want to take this workshop too! I think I need a money tree …

Holly Thompson11/05/2012 - 10:32 pm

Claire, these are lovely! I see some similarities in working with light with what we did with Sarah. I love the silhouettes in front of the windows and the low light shots especially. Well done!!!

Cary14/05/2012 - 3:29 am

These are fantastic! Feel free to “overshare” images this beautiful anytime :) !

12 self portraits in 2012 I April

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

So here’s my self portrait for April.  I took this as part of the workshop I have been doing this month, Mastering Natural Light Indoors.  It’s run through the Clickin Moms forum and we have been learning all about different types and directions of light, and how we can work with natural light to best flatter our subject.  Quite a few of us tried out a self portrait this week in class and it was so interesting to see what everybody did because they were all so different!

This is mine.  It was taken under the remit to manipulate the light in some way, either adding or removing light from the original set-up.  I did this by closing the blind 3/4 down in my bedroom to achieve that shaft of light coming through.  I took this in a spot I would never have thought to before!;-)

 

 

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Laura A01/05/2012 - 2:17 pm

I’ve been wanting to take that class! Your self portrait is wonderful.

Linda01/05/2012 - 3:30 pm

This is a great self portrait – aren’t they so hard to take? I love the moody feel of it and the hint of wood in the background.

SimonaN01/05/2012 - 9:55 pm

Really beautiful, Claire – classic and stunning :-)

Cary02/05/2012 - 2:41 am

This is such a nice capture of a quite moment, beautiful job!

Holly Thompson02/05/2012 - 2:03 pm

Claire, you are so beautiful! I love this dramatic light and your thoughtful pose. What a gorgeous location to take photos in your own home!

Rebecca Spencer08/05/2012 - 2:13 pm

Love this Claire, wonderful lighting and good to ‘see’ you again! x

Monthly Challenge 2012 I The way I view…..Friendship

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Phew!  Here we are again at the end of another month!  April has been a crazy busy month for me, with two trips away to Norfolk and Suffolk (I still have to edit all the photos, they will follow in due course!) plus I have been fully immersed in my latest Clickin Moms workshop, Mastering Natural Light Indoors.  I can’t recommend this workshop highly enough, I have learnt loads and I am looking forward to sharing some of my favourites from the class once it is over – we are just starting Week 4!

So, onto the monthly challenge.  It’s quite a brief entry from me this month as I have been so busy.  The way I view friendship…..well when my two little ones are friends they are just the best friends in the whole world!!  It’s just a shame it doesn’t happen more often…..;-)

These pictures were taken in Blakeney in Norfolk right at the end of the Easter holidays.  We went for a long weekend with my parents and it was just lovely, if  a little wet!  Although, to be fair, considering we have just had the wettest April in the UK since records began we actually got very lucky with the weather.

Katie had some Willy Wonka sweets here which she was very excited about, and she was sharing them with Jack one…by…one…by…one!  It was all very friendly and sweet….for about two minutes!!  But I do love these pictures of them.  They are nothing special – but they capture the moment.

I love the way Jack is holding his hand out expectantly in this one!

Katie very carefully monitoring proceedings, making sure he doesn’t get more than his fair share….

Here you go Jack, don’t be greedy now!

To view how Cary views friendship please click here

Next month we will be looking at the way everyone in the group views Motherhood….Do you remember the bump pics I did recently for my best friend N?  Well she had a beautiful baby girl just last night!!  Congratulations to N and S and I think I might already have my subject sorted for next month’s theme!;-)

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Laura A01/05/2012 - 2:16 pm

So sweet. Love them!

Linda01/05/2012 - 3:31 pm

I love these photos! It captures the moment perfectly.

SimonaN01/05/2012 - 9:56 pm

Oh, kids, they are so cute! Love the light and bright colors in these shots. :-)

Cary02/05/2012 - 2:45 am

so sweet :)

Holly Thompson02/05/2012 - 2:05 pm

Claire, these are a perfect representation of friendship between siblings. They are so cute! I love how carefully big sister is doling out the sweets. They will love this series when they are all grown up!

Bump photography I Bedfordshire

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Blog posts are like buses after the school holidays, you wait for weeks for one and then…….

Meet my very best friend N.  We have known each other since we were 4 – I’m not going to tell you how long that is!!;-)

I am so excited that she is expecting her first baby any day now.  Isn’t she blooming?!  I took these for her during the holidays, and I can’t wait to photograph her gorgeous new baby very soon!

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Laura A19/04/2012 - 2:14 pm

She looks beautiful! Wonderful photos!

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