Fine art family portrait photography in Guildford, Surrey

While I love photographing families in the London, it is always nice to get out into the country and so I always look forward to my regular shoots with Henrietta and her family. I have been photographing them since Poppy was just a bump and every shoot has been a delight.

We spent a wonderful morning in Guildford, Surrey playing in the woods and then going for a second short walk near home. Only Henrietta (an amazing classically-trained singer and now a brilliant singing teacher) will break into songs from Mary Poppins whilst out walking, and the inpromptu family dance version of Chim Chiminee Chim Chiminee Chim Chim Charoo will definitely be a highlight of my year. Hilarious!

Here are some of my favourite pictures from our family photography shoot in Guildford, Surrey. I hope you enjoy them.

Family photography in Holland Park

I love photographing children and families throughout London, and Holland Park in W11 is one of my favorite places - it's such a wonderful park with so many different things to do.

I was thrilled to see Genevieve for some family shots. We went out and explored the new nature reserve in Holland Park, taking some pictures as the children ran around and played hide and seek, before heading out onto the grass for a game of football. I love photographing the children doing the things they enjoy and it always results in lovely relaxed images that really show the children's characters as they interact with each other and their parents.

I hope you enjoy this set of family and children's portrait photographs from Holland Park in West London W11

On-location fine art family portrait photography

I love taking family portrait photographs and I love to give my images a fine art feel - avoiding staged poses and naff backgrounds - while still retaining a totally timeless quality; pictures that will look as great in fifty years time as they do today.

The main way that I do this is to let everyone be themselves, be led by the children and make sure that I record the things they enjoy doing and the places they enjoy playing.

I spent a wonderful morning with Lynzy and her family, playing in the garden - the kids were a dab hand a golf - and also indoors where the children's hobbies really came into their own, be that guitar, photography, or being a fairy!

We had such a great time and I am absolutely thrilled with the pictures. The fog made for such a wonderful atmosphere and I hope you enjoy this set of fine art family portrait photographs.

Family portrait photography in Wimbledon, London

I travel all over London to take children's, baby and family portrait photographs and so I was thrilled to go to Wimbledon to meet Rosemary and her family. Regular readers of the blog will know how much I love wooded areas for family photographs, and so Wimbledon Common is one of my favorite locations for portrait photography sessions.

It was a very cold morning when I arrived at Rosemary's beautiful Wimbledon home, so we started the morning playing indoors before heading out to the common. There was still frost on the ground so Wimbledon Common looked like a winter wonderland - a truly beautiful setting for our family photographs.

The twins were fantastic fun to photograph, braving the cold and taking early tentative steps - they had only been walking a couple of weeks. I am thrilled with the pictures and I hope you enjoy these few from our children and family portrait photography session in Wimbledon, London SW19 and SW20.

Family Photography at a fireworks party in Holland Park, London W11

Holland Park is one of my favorite places to take children's and family portraits in the whole of London - it is such a beautiful area, and I do like the different coffee options near the tube.

I was thrilled to be asked to visit one of my favorite clients for something a bit different recently (and you can tell we have been busy as the blog is a little behind) - I visited for Bonfire Night to take some portraits of the children as they enjoyed an evening of fireworks in the garden and sparklers, a personal favorite of mine.

I have to say though, that a small child wielding two sparklers like light sabers has to be one of the most terrifying things to photograph. I couldn't work out if my hat or my hair was more likely to catch fire first - luckily neither, but it felt a close run thing at times!

I love the results - capturing those moments of glee. I do hope you will enjoy this selection of children and family photographs from Holland Park in London, W11 with the addition of firework fun!