Great photos, no cheese.
I loved photographing this naming ceremony for the beautiful Alila, which took place on August 16th 2015 near Cirencester. I was in my element with so many gorgeous children and babies to take photos of and all in a relaxed and natural setting, fantastic! For the full story and all the pictures click here.
Great photo shoot last Sunday up at the ever gorgeous Crickley Hill Country Park, at the top of Leckhampton Hill. Here's a few of the pics. For the full story click here.
Finally I've got a chance to catch up on some blogs after a hectic month of wedding fever! If you would like to see some of my wedding work please visit my other website, www.gillthomas.co.uk.
This family photo shoot took please last Tuesday in Charlton Kings. For the full story and all of the photos from this shoot, please click here.
Okay chaps. Wedding season has been in full swing this past month, but I've finally got a day in front of the computer to catch up with some Mouse About Town blogs!
This job is the second of two photo shoots that I've done for Florence and her ethical clothing company, Safari Ant.
For the full story and more pictures please click here.
Love these two french bulldogs who came into The Mousehole last Thursday! For the full collection of photos please use the link below.
http://www.mouseabouttown.co.uk/studio/2015/7/13/hank-ronnie
This 30 minute family photo shoot took place last Sunday in Chalford, near Stroud. Six month old Sid was a delight to photograph, nestled himself among the beautiful long grasses.
For the full story and collection of pictures please click here.
Baby Charlotte was just 8 weeks old for this photo shoot. Last time I saw her Mum, Alex, Charlotte was still a bump inside her tummy! They had come into my photography studio, The Mousehole, for some bump pics and a bit of a messy play around for their older daughter, Elodie.
For the full collection of photos please use this link.
Thanks!
As part of my Father's Day free photo shoot offer, here is another family that took advantage of the free 10 minute mini studio shoots.
Ali and George and their two gorgeous boy have had two or three photo shoots with me now, Ali booked this session for George as a surprise, without knowing that he had also bought her a Mother's Day photo shoot with me too!
For the full collection of photos from this shoot and other Father's Day studio shoots, click here.
This was the second photo shoot I've done for Kellie, Chris and their 3 fab children, Paige, Hayley-Ann and Jackson. The first shoot took place in October last year. To view the photos from it please click here.
Kellie asked me along this time to photograph Jackson in particular. It was his birthday a few days later and she wanted his nearly two's captured on camera!
Kellie booked a 60 minute photo shoot, which costs £100 and included are all of the high resolution jpeg files. If you would like to book something similar please get in touch using my contact page or give me a call on 07983 465414.
Erica was recommended to me by her good friend, Kellie Thomas, who I have done a couple of photo shoots for. Follow these links to view the pictures from both of Kellie's shoots.
http://www.mouseabouttown.co.uk/families/2015/6/24/kellie-thomas-2nd-photo-shoot-icomb
http://www.mouseabouttown.co.uk/families/2015/2/12/an-american-dream
For the full collection of photos from this shoot please click here.
If you want to book something similar, a 60 minute photo shoot costs £100 and includes all of the high resolution digital jpeg files. No copyright restrictions. Get in touch using my contact page or give me a call on 07983 465414. Thanks!
A few snaps from an NCT Birthday Party I photographed a few weeks ago.
A few weeks ago I headed over to Chipping Campden to photograph Lexi's fairy themed 9th birthday party. It was my first collaboration with The Cotswold Children's Party Company as their official party photographer.
Lexi and her friends were the supper cutest little fairies; they were a delight to photograph, and what a surprise I got when Lexi's Mum turned out to be Britain's Got Talent judge, Amanda Holden.
For the full story and complete collection of photos just click on this link:
http://www.mouseabouttown.co.uk/parties/2015/2/9/collaboration-with-the-cotswold-childrens-party-co
The Mousehole has been open for three months now and last weekend enjoyed its first newborn photography shoot. The booking only came in with a few days notice so I spent a manic few days busily sourcing new and interesting props, bunting and support pillows and making a bespoke wallpaper strip feature.
Baby Kyle was 7 weeks old when he came in to the studio, and despite his low birth weight was up to a healthy 8lb.
Shelly, Kyle's Mummy, had booked a half hour shoot but I gave her almost an hour; with a newborn there is a lot of stopping, moving of props, adjusting, re-positing, gently manoeuvring baby etc so actual photo time can be quite minimal. Giving her the extra half hour meant there was also time for some family pictures too, which was also important for Shelly to have.
Here's a quick peek at some of the pics. The full collection can be found at http://www.mouseabouttown.co.uk/studio-photographer-cheltenham/
The Cheltenham Animal Shelter recently popped into The Mousehole with a variety of rescued animals for me to photograph.
Behind these beautiful faces lie stories of neglect and abandonment, and yet, despite how they have been treated by us, these animals welcomed me into their hearts with a massive amount of love and affection. Since the photo shoot some of them have found new and loving homes, some have not. To view read about their individual stories, just use the following links:
http://www.mouseabouttown.co.uk/pets/2015/2/9/honey-bunny
http://www.mouseabouttown.co.uk/pets/2015/2/9/a-chilled-out-chinchilla
http://www.mouseabouttown.co.uk/pets/2015/2/9/cookie
http://www.mouseabouttown.co.uk/pets/2015/2/9/matty
http://www.mouseabouttown.co.uk/pets/2015/2/9/fi-fi-fiona
The Cheltenham Animal Shelter rescue and re-home unwanted and abandoned stray cats, dogs and small animals from across Gloucestershire. Each year they care for around 1000 animals at a cost of £500,000 without the help of any Government funding.
They rely on the generosity of animal lovers like us to ensure that their doors remain firmly open, so please show your support for the fantastic job they do. Go to http://gawa.org.uk/ for more information and to find out how you can help raise money and get involved.
On Tuesday evening, The Mousehole was thrilled to open it's doors to Mrs Tiggy Winkle, a hedgehog who was small in size but big in character!
To prepare for the shoot, I spent careful time picking out props that I thought might suit a tiny mammal. Having never worked with a hedgehog before, I was unsure what to expect. Would she freeze at the sight of me? Curl up into a ball for the entire shoot? Shy away from the flash of the strobe? Hah. She was a natural in front of the camera!
She arrived in a very unassuming small, cardboard box. After being carefully unwrapped from her cosy nest, she was placed in my studio setting. She was very active and extremely inquisitive, nosing in suitcases stuffed with toys and old vintage buckets bursting with colourful balls. She was completely unfazed by it all.
She was extremely patient with me and her handler, as she was carefully wedged into old boots, a child's wooden truck, asked to roll into a ball on que. She was a star.
An hour quickly flew by but it was the best hour I have enjoyed in The Mousehole so far.
For more photos from this shoot please go to http://www.mouseabouttown.co.uk/pets/2015/1/30/mrs-tiggy-winkle
Just a few quick snaps from Wednesday's photography session with the wonderful and very energetic Jolly Hockey Tots! The kids had great fun and, as a children's photographer, so did I!
On Sunday, Mrs Mouse spent a very enjoyable afternoon photographing the gnomes of Eastcombe as part of their annual gnome hunt, an event which the whole village takes part in.
Armed with a map, I hunted high and low, looking under branches and in streams, trying to find the little characters. It's incredible fun.
Below is a small selection of photos from the day, more to follow. Watch this space!
Following the family photography shoot I did for Ask Baby Cotswold last week, the editorial piece was released yesterday on their website. Here's a taster. For the full article go to http://askbabycotswold.co.uk/editorial/win-a-family-photo-session-with-mouse-about-town.
Alternatively a copy of the article can be found on my website, under Press. Click here.
The full collection of photo's are now live on my website. Click here.
A sneaky peek at some of the photographs from today's photo shoot with the Ask Baby Cotswold family; Angela and Darren and their two lovely boys, Henri and Stanley, in Chalford, Gloucestershire. A brilliant morning at a fab location. One to remember for the future. Full selection of pics to follow.
