Cardiff Natural Light Child Photography { Let it Snow! }

As I sit at my desk in my office watching the snowflakes floating down outside my window, I am feeling inspired to do a quick post on shooting sessions in bad weather. Yes, we live in Great Britain and the weather is predictably unpredictable!

Many people that I speak to often think that as I am a natural light photographer that when the weather takes a turn for the worse that the opportunities for beautiful and natural images are limited. This couldn't be further from the truth. Yes, if you want those shots in the leaves or a summer meadow then the weather plays a HUGE part in capturing the best shots but don't discount the wonderful images that can result from an indoors shoot.

You don't need a big posh house, it doesn't need to be totally tidy and look like a showroom (mine sure doesn't!). All we need is a light room, nice natural diffused light from a window and a willing model. These shots were taken in the little girl's bedroom on her bed. Bedrooms are typically great, especially if you have neutral walls and white bedding.



You don't need anything fussy for sessions indoors in fact keeping it simple is so much better - keeping the focus on your child and avoiding unnecessary distractions.



The following shots were taken on a VERY dull day but we just moved in closer to the window, using every last drop of natural light for some really natural and intimate shots.



So, the moral of my post? Don't let the bad weather put you off booking a photo session. There are so may other possibilities available.