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The Strawberry Advent Blog: 13th December – An Actor’s Life

Katy — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:00:04 +0000

On the 13th day of Christmas the Strawberry Photographer brings to you….An Actor’s Life. As part of Serendipity Photography I don’t just photograph weddings and children but I also do corporate shoots and actor/model head shots. In September I got a call to do a set of head shots for a young actress who needed a selection of images and a portfolio to send to agents and auditions. We had a great afternoon doing a selection of different shots with a number of outfit changes as well as poses and backgrounds.

Here is Katie….hopefully she is one to watch out for in the future.

Katie

Pretty

Head Shot

Smiles

More Smiles

Cute

Attitude

I wish Katie all the best as she sets out on her dream of becoming a successful actress.

Rock The Dress – Jen

Katy — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:39:49 +0000

I had the pleasure doing another Rock The Dress shoot with Jen. Jen works for Gemini Directories which produces the Made in Sheffield Magazine and Hillsborough Directory. I met Jen at the Perfect Pink Tea Party which was put on to bring businesses together and raise money for the Weston Park Cancer Care charity. When Jen heard about my Rock the Dress shoots she was really keen to get the chance to wear her wedding dress again.

Jen got married on the beautiful island of St Lucia so it was great to be able to do a shoot with her in the English countryside. At this time of year I love the bright yellow colour of the rape seed oil fields so we decided to do the shoot in one of those. It really complimented her colouring and added to the romantic feel of wearing the wedding dress again.

As before when I did the Rock the Dress shoot with Liz I took Jen to Vicky from Passion Beauty Studios to have her make up done for the shoot. Jen looked gorgeous and it was a real pleasure to photograph her in her beautiful wedding dress. She rocked her dress as well as the Strawberry Hat!

Beautiful Bride

Hidden

Beautiful Bride

Makeup by Vicky from Passion Beauty Studios

The Stunning Dress

A Country Bride

Rocking our "Strawberry" Hat

Lifestyle Family Portrait – Shutterbug Sisters

Katy — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:39:39 +0000

Vouchers for my Shutterbug photo shoots are a popular gift for birthdays and Christmas so it is always lovely to meet the families who have received one. This family were lovely to photograph with their 2 gorgeous daughters.

The shoot was done in the comfort of their own home so that they could feel relaxed and I could get the best out of them. The children were both happy and made my job incredibly easy! It was smiles & giggles from the start of the shoot to the end. Perfect.

Sisters

Giggles

Too Cute

Blue Eyed Girl

Loving the camera.

Daddy Cuddles

Happy Mother’s Day

Katy — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:00:53 +0000

It’s Sunday 14th March and Mother’s Day here in the UK. In the last 2 years I have photographed some wonderful families and I wanted to celebrate Shutterbugs and their mums so I thought I would write a blog and show you some of the wonderful mums I have had the privilege of meeting. When I do a Shutterbug or family shoot I go to their homes or their favourite park or location. This means that the whole family are really relaxed and we have a lot of fun capturing some really special memories.

This 1st photo is of my first Shutterbug and her lovely mummy Katherine. This was taken just over 18 months ago and baby Erin is now a very gorgeous toddler.

Happy Mother's Day Katherine with a very sleepy Erin.

Another of my first ever Shutterbugs was with a family who have become lovely friends. Simon is a member of the same BNI chapter as me so when he had his first baby with his gorgeous wife Carmelina it was a real privilege to photograph their little one.

Happy Mother's Day Carmelina with the gorgeous Oli.

My friend Claire is expecting her 2nd baby in a few weeks but this is a photo of her first little one who will be 2 later this year.

Happy Mother's Day Claire with a very tiny Georgina.

I am doing a number of Bump and Birth to 1st year packages with some gorgeous Shutterbugs and their mums. Here are a few of them.

Happy Mother's Day Claire with little Celia.

Happy Mother's Day Clare with baby Lucas.

Happy Mother's Day Claire with little Evie.

Happy Mother's Day Louise with baby Daniel.

Happy Mother's Day with her two lovely children Abi and Jonah.

Happy Mother's Day Ruth with the gorgeous Cara & Ruby.

Happy Mother's Day Sue with the very cute Ruby.

Happy Mother's Day Becky with the very smiley Will.

One of my newest Shutterbug mums with her very new baby. I took these photos when Baby Blair was only 2 weeks old.

Happy Mother's Day Jessica with the beautiful baby Blair.

I can’t document every mother I’ve had the pleasure of taking photos of but to finish this Mother’s Day Special I just wanted to send lots of love to a few of my friends who I have photographed and are wonderful mums to some very cute children.

Happy Mother's Day Helen. Mummy to Jess & baby Milly.

Happy Mother's Day Sarah with the very giggley Daniel.

Happy Mother's Day Jan with the gorgeous baby Oliver.

Happy Mother's Day Susie. Mummy to 2 very lovely boys Sam and Oli.

Happy Mother's Day Kim. Mummy to the very lovely Rafi & Becca.

I couldn’t end a Mother’s Day blog without saying Happy Mother’s Day to my mum so Happy Mother’s Day Mum. : )

Happy Mother's Day Mum.

I hope you’ve had a wonderful Mother’s Day whether you are a mum yourself, godmother or have a mum.

Pamper your mum this Mother’s Day – SPECIAL OFFER with SPA 1877

Katy — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:23:35 +0000

Family Memories Captured Forever.

With Mother’s Day just around the corner I wanted to come up with a wonderful package that I could offer to make sure that the mothers in your life were shown how special they are.

In the last week I have had some very exciting coversations with the girls at SPA 1877 in Sheffield and am looking forward to working with them in the future. To celebrate this, as well as to mark Mother’s Day, I am offering a FREE 3hr Spa Experience Voucher with the 1st 10 Family Photoshoots that are bought from me between Saturday 27th February and Sunday 14th March.

I think this is a wonderful gift to give as a Mother’s Day present. Not only do you get a family photoshoot ( and a free 10×8 print) in a location of your choice to capture your wonderful family memories you can also give the mother in your life a chance to be truly pampered in the wonderful Spa 1877.
This offer is for the first 10 family portrait sessions that are booked so don’t miss out on this great gift for Mother’s Day. Contact me at katythomson@serendipityphotography for your voucher or for more details.

The vouchers are valid for 6 months.

Now I couldn’t do a blog about Mother’s Day without introducing you to a very special lady in my life….my mum. I’m dedicating this Special Offer for Serendipity Photography to my mum who has been an amazing support to me whilst I’ve been setting up my business. My mum was a teacher and I think was a little disappointed when I left my teaching career behind and started my life as a sole trader. At every point along the way (including the moment I phoned her to say I’d handed in my notice and was leaving teaching and then left her to tell my dad the news!!) she has encouraged and supported me.

My mum

Another two very special ladies are my Grandmothers who have also been really encouraging of my business. Both my grandfather’s were keen photographers and definite inspirations to me.

Granny M - loves her martinis!

Granny J - At 90 she is dangerously close to being old!

Show your mother/grandmother/wife/mother of your children how much you love them by taking up this fantastic Mother’s Day offer.

Shutterbugs Change the way of Nursery Photography

Katy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:29:13 +0000

As I develop my Shutterbugs brand I have looked at doing private nursery school photography. I don’t really want to touch schools photography but I really believe that my style of photography lends itself to private nurseries and pre-schools. I was introduced to a local nusery by some friends of mine and went to have a meeting with them. The nusery was really interested in my style of photography and booked me to come in to do their photos. I’m really keen to change the way school photography is done and so this could be the first step in the right direction. I think my more relaxed, informal approach to portrait photography really allows the personalities of the little ones to come through. Let me know what you think!

Gorgeous smile

Sweet

Cheeky

Coy

Adorable

Giggles

Not sure!

Smiley

Inquisitive

Very shy

The People of Castle Market

Katy — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:25:17 +0000

There is a rejunvenation project happening in Sheffield. One of the things the council is doing is allowing businesses the chance to create window displays which celebrate Sheffield and the business that work here. I am doing a project with Richard Smith who is a caricaturist. We decided to celebrate Castle Market and the people who work and shop there. Castle Market is 50 years old this year so it was a great opportunity to go and chat to people who work and shop there. Richard and I had a great morning meeting some great people. Everyone we met had a story to tell and we are looking forward to putting a display together in the next few weeks. We are going to create a Market Stall window with my portraits Richard’s caricatures of the same people. Hopefully people will love finding the caricature of each person we photographed. Here are a few of the characters:

She had the best laugh of the morning!

The bread delivery man.

This is a true gentleman....he had a great story and was such a charmer!

Another great character.

Local Newspaper Stall. Another great smile.

This guy was visiting from London to get a new tattoo done. His design would take 8 hrs to be completed!!

Rock on!

A very happy and loving couple.

A local butcher..another great character.

Ladies who lunch! These ladies had come out for a bit of retail therapy and a spot of lunch. They were a good giggle.

Another day at Castle Market