The Blog
the stories behind the photos
Hetti is a 3 year old African Pygmy Hedgehog. Hetti loves to eat cat food, cooked chicken and mealworms. Her favourite place to be is in her cosy fleece snuggle sack. She loves to run on her wheel at night and loves cuddling with the kids. The domesticated African pygmy hedgehog is the most popular...
This family wanted to get a London vibe in their family photos for 2021, so we chose Camden for a gritty urban feel. It’s an art gallery of graffiti art before the shops are open, and then we retreated to the canal side for some quieter photo time.
Crawley is a baby Indian Stick Insect, and is about 4 weeks old. Austin is training him to like being picked up by giving him food. Indian Stick insects grow to about 8cm long and have been kept and bred in captivity for decades. They eat common garden leaves such as privet and bramble....
Mr Fluffy Head is a very fluffy guinea pig and he is 3 months old. Sadly there are more male guinea pigs in rescue centres as they are more likely to fall out when kept in boar pairs that are not well matched, and they are social animals that do not like to live alone....
The Arts for Life Project is a charity in based in the London Boroughs of Harrow and Hillingdon that is transforming lives through the power of the arts. Arts for Life Project supports and champions young people and their families’ emotional health and wellbeing through the therapeutic value of the creative arts. Arts for Life...
I was introduced to this lovely family through the Butterfly Wishes Network, and we met at a park near their home for a lively photography session with their two children. Butterfly Wishes Network is a charity that was set up in 2012 to provide professional free photography for families of children with life-limiting or life-threating...
So, masks are going to go away soon!!! Perhaps…. Have you embraced mask wearing? Do you have a favourite one? Or perhaps you work in a role where you have a corporate mask policy? I certainly feel I have got used to seeing them in this last year, though I hate wearing them. My nose...
I worked with Kian and his family for a charity photoshoot to produce pictures for the ‘Wouldn’t change a thing‘ campaign book. This Book produced by the Charity ‘Wouldn’t change a thing’ is designed to support new and expectant parents and maternity units in the UK. The publication focuses solely on the true stories of...
From a tiny pair of newborns, twins Authur and George are growing up into their own little people. With the baby growing up plan we are capturing their first year with beautiful details.
Are you tired of visiting the same old parks again and again? There are so many green spaces around about West London, I’m sharing my favourites with you. Perhaps you will find a new beautiful park to be your favourite adventure place this summer! Exploring our local parks is one of my favourite ways to...
Crumpet and Sprinkle are Teddy guinea pig sows, and are 11 months old. They live in a large indoor open topped C&C enclosure in the lounge and come out for exercise, cuddles and to mow the lawn. Though they don’t like to sit down and watch TV with us they do greet us every...
For these big boys, exploring the park and showing off their skills on bike and scooter made sure that the photo shoot went swimmingly. And once they had run off some of that energy we managed to get them to cuddle with mum and dad for those great photos where everyone is present!
Nibbles is a wild coloured male Mongolian gerbil. He enjoys exploring and climbing over his human and the whole room. Mongolian Gerbils are found in the wild in asia and were first bred in captivity in the 1930’s. They were introduced to the pet trade and became popular in the 1970’s. Selective breeding has produced...
