Capturing those moments for yourselves

Obviously I'd love to take photos of you and your family - and I hope one day I will! - but with all the will in the world, I can't be with you 24/7 to capture all the lovely little things that happen day to day. (Although a few people have said they'd love it if I could be! ;) )

But that doesn't mean you can't capture some of those special moments for yourself and to help you I have a couple of tips I've picked up in my years of photographing children that I want to share.

Why I want to photograph your wedding

This is relatively easy to answer.

There are all of the obvious reasons - they're so pretty, they're full of love and laughter, all those gorgeous details crying out to be captured. Who wouldn't want to take photos of a wedding?

But the main reason I want to photograph your wedding is to do with my own.

Eddie ~ Family Photography

I had an awesome time yesterday photographing Eddie and his little sister, Ellen at their beautiful home.

Why I love photography

I remember when I was at school we were given one of those hypothetical questions to discuss in one of our lessons, social studies or something similar, we were to imagine that our house was on fire. Assuming our entire family was out, safe and well, and we were able to take one thing out of the flames with us to safety...what would it be?

We were teenagers so the answers were pretty wide ranging and, in a lot of cases, rather silly now that I think back. Some said their clothes, quite a few said their guitar or their CD collection, movies was another popular choice. Things that are important when you're that age. I answered in a heartbeat and the answer I gave then is the answer I would give now.

My photos.

My 365 Project ~ Week One

I did it! One week down and I didn't miss a day...I came close a couple of times with the daily madness but I managed to get a photo taken every day!

I promised I wouldn't spam you with updates every day but here are this week's seven images. You can click under each image to find out the stories behind the shots.

Heidi + Erkko - Wedding Photography, Oulu, Finland

Just over a week ago I was lucky enough to be taking photos for Heidi and Erkko.

Summer Mini Sessions

Summer is a fantastic time for taking photos. All that glorious sunlight!

So, I am offering a limited number of mini family sessions in the coming weeks.

All you have to give is 20 minutes of your time (plus the €45 session fee) and you'll end up with 10 - 15 gorgeous photos of you and your family having fun from which you can choose 3 to have as digital copies that you can print and use however you want!

Not bad at all, eh?

Available dates and times coming very soon and for more information, please don't hesitate to send me an email!

The difference between need and want...

Something a little different from me this morning so bear with me, I promise it's worth it....

Heidi + Erkko ~ Wedding Preview

Last Saturday the sun shone down for Heidi and Erkko on their wedding day. It was a lovely day full of smiles and so much love, I felt very lucky to be a part of it.

A full blog post is coming very soon but here's a small preview of the oh so beautiful couple.

Heidi + Erkko ~ Engagement Shoot

Earlier this week I met up with Heidi and Erkko at Ainola Park ahead of their wedding in a little over a week's time - so exciting! They also had their simply gorgeous daughter, Sofia, and incredibly cute dog, Tico, with them.

After a month of almost daily rain I was a little worried the weather might let us down but I needn't have worried. The weather was absolutely glorious.

SNEAK PEEK ~ Heidi + Erkko - Engagement Shoot

A sneaky peek from this evening's lovely shoot in Ainola Park, with Heidi and Erkko.

More photos coming soon!