My Muse

My children are SO sick of having their picture taken. My eldest asks for money (£5 if it's not going on my website and £10 if it is - you've just got to respect his business skills!) and my youngest screams and runs away. Great! Who to call on ... ahhh. This little girl is probably my most favourite child to photograph, it helps that she is the daughter of one of my loveliest friends, Lorna. She's the clever lady who is helping me style some recent sessions. Could this three year old girl really be my muse?

I had a free afternoon today and needed a bit more of a photography fix (even though i spent the morning on a newborn baby shoot!). I really wanted to practice using off camera flash techniques with children - I wanted something dramatic and a touch grungy. Luckily Lorna understood what I wanted to do and off we popped to an abandoned housing estate in Penarth. Don't worry, this isn't the type of location I usually take my clients. Safety is the name of the game ... always ... but on this occasion, why not?





Quite a contrast to the newborn photographs I captured this morning but variety is the spice of life isn't it? Thank you to my little muse for being so patient and for Lorna for being open minded enough to indulge me in something just a little bit different.