Life is a Fairy Tale

I have to admit, deep down girls are my favorite subject!  Cute dresses, pretty hair, lots of princess play and of course (my secret love) PINK

Taken In Marbury Park, Northwich during a break in the weather (Literally an hours break from monsoon style rain) The sun decided to come out an play with us on our shoot. It may have only been an hour but wow, this young lady rocked the camera! A girl of few words (only for me im sure) Laura's beauty shone through her smiles and well kept guarded confidence ;)

Thank-you so much for giving me the chance to photograph your sweet girl! She was a treasure to photograph!

PS Fairies do exist.....

Why is a raven like a writing desk?

Why have I not done this before?

Today while out shopping for school supplies for my boys, I had a flash of inspiration that could make for some really fun photo sessions with kids! CHALK DOODLES! Yes its all about going back to what kids do best! Doodling on the ground. Why not let the children that I'm photographing set up their own scene and theme? Want to be a Prince? - Doodle a crown. How about a Fairy? Easy! Or hey! Lets do an under water scene!

Buying the most pathetic set of chalk sticks (I'm going to have to hunt down some chunky ones) I set off home and turned my driveway into a world of colour (under the intrigued eyes of the neighbours of course) This bit was alot of fun, as I had my son Jack join in with the doodles which in turn, not only did we have fabulous mummy and JJ time, but it also adds a little extra personal touch to the final images. We followed the the drawing up with some craft camera angles and poses and PRESTO! Our very own fairytale images. The best thing is, you can do anything that your imagination allows you to do! I cannot wait to try out some more!

Me and my dog..

I took some shots of the boys yesterday with their favourite "teddies" Below is Luke with Benny and Jack with Doggy. The plan is to take the same photo when the boys are 21 and give it to them for their 21st Birthday :)

Benny..

Doggy

I Heart Art

Beauty in Nature

It's so Beauuutiful!

Oh My Gosh! The weather has taken a turn for the better and it's so sunny outside! My family and I have been enjoying ourselves by visiting a couple of parks, having picnics, doing some gardening and will soon be off to the zoo with all the family in tow! Yipppeee!

All of my special boys!

Above, I mentioned about gardening. Actually to be more specific, Myself and my boys have been planting THE MOST girly flowers on the planet! Not only are they all pink (well I have one which is lilac) but one of the ones a bought has flowers shaped like little hearts! The species is called Dicentra. Dicentra spectabilis or bleeding heart name is actually – Lamprocapnos spectabilis.

Bleeding heart is a rhizomatous perennial herbaceous plant native to eastern Asia from Siberia south to Japan. It produces wonderfully delicate flowers from long arching stems. It makes a wonderful addition to any mixed border, and can be very easy to grow.

Dicentra spectabilis