Family sittings with me are calm and unposed. I’d rather catch you as you really are, the closeness and the small bits of mischief, than line everyone up for a stiff row of smiles.
Children set the pace, and animals are always welcome. No one has to perform. We’ll wander a little and let the photographs happen, and what you keep is your family as it feels right now.
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Before we meet
A quick chat about your family, your pets if they’re joining, and a setting you all love.
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The session
An easy hour or so, mostly letting things unfold, with the odd gentle nudge from me.
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Your photographs
A finished gallery of the day, and prints and albums chosen together afterwards.
Recent family work.
The fine-art approach to family.
Fine-art photography is about making something to keep. I work slowly and in low, natural light, paying as much attention to mood and feeling as to likeness. The result sits closer to a painting than a snapshot, something quiet and a little timeless that you’ll want to live with for years. Every image is finished by hand, one frame at a time.
Sessions & pricing.
The Sitting
Most loved- A 90-minute sitting
- Ten finished images
- £149 toward prints for the wall
The Heirloom
- An unhurried, longer sitting
- Twenty finished images
- £199 toward prints
- £50 toward your next sitting
A £99 booking fee secures your date and comes off the collection you choose. I photograph throughout Hertfordshire and Essex with no travel charge, and travel further by arrangement. Weddings and larger commissions are quoted on their own, so tell me about yours and I’ll shape something to fit.
Fine-art prints & framing. Prints and framed pieces, along with albums if you’d like them, are chosen together in person at your private viewing after the shoot. Your photographs are made to live on a wall, not just a screen.
Frequently asked.
Can our pets come?
Always. Animals are part of the family, and some of my favourite frames are the ones with a dog leaning in.
What if the children won’t sit still?
Good. The best family photographs are rarely the still ones. We work at their pace and let the real moments come.