The Campbell Family

August 31, 2018 by gill thomas

Helen booked me for a 90 minute photo shoot at a rather grand Cotswold estate in Frocester that her family had hired for the weekend. We began with some very informal shots of the children playing in the private playground before moving onto more formal family photos. The fun continued in the and around the grounds with a mixture of formal and informal shots. Here are some of the highlights.

If you would like to book an on location shoot then please get in touch using my contact page or send an email to info@mouseabouttown.co.uk. Alternatively, give me a call on 07983 465414. I'd love to hear from you.

Minnie and Sophie

August 25, 2018 by gill thomas

This is the second photo shoot I’ve done for Philippa and her family. To view the photos from their first photo shoot, which took place in Hatherley Park, please click here.

This time around we were on Selsley Common. It’s not an area I’ve photographed before but it’s a location I’ll be sure to return to! Despite the rather blustery conditions we ventured out onto the common. The grey clouds provided a magical light that really set off the colours in the long grass, which the girls loved crawling through trying to find the Gruffalo!! We then took shelter in among an old quarry.

The Thomas Family

August 18, 2018 by gill thomas

This 60 minute family photo shoot took place in Moreton-on-Marsh at a house the family had rented for the weekend. They were keen for less posed shots and more natural photos so I made a few suggestions about how we might be able to achieve that.

As with all my photo shoots, it was lots of fun and the children in particular felt it was more like one big play session than a professional photo shoot! I think that is the best way to approach this sort of thing though. If everyone is having a great time and smiling and laughing lots then that energy will come across in the photos. Here are some of the highlights.

Raffy, Ethan and Betty

August 04, 2018 by gill thomas

This on location two hour photo shoot took place in Ampney Crucis at a gorgeous Cotswold house that my clients had hired for the week. They weren’t celebrating a particular anniversary or birthday but it’s rare for the whole family to be together so they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity.

As with all my photo shoots it was very relaxed and informal. The emphasis was on having fun to try and get some energy into the shots. There are certain tricks one can do to achieve this but I find using things like swings, slides and other items of play equipment a great way to get everyone involved.

The Lynch Family

July 14, 2018 by gill thomas

It was another busy day last Sunday. I had a Baptism in the morning followed by a mini park shoot in Pittville and then finally, I was booked to cover this 50th wedding anniversary. These types of photo shoots, where the family hires a Cotswold cottage for the weekend, are becoming increasingly popular. I get a lot of bookings of this nature. This country residence was simply stunning and the family, (and their dogs) were good fun too!

The brief was formal family photos followed by more candid pictures. They also wanted photos of their dogs too. On my arrival everyone was still getting changed so we joked that we would start with the dogs, seeing as they were ready!! Here are just some of the highlights.

If you would like to book me to photograph your celebration then please get in touch using my contact page or send an email to info@mouseabouttown.co.uk. Alternatively, give me a call on 07983 465414. I'd love to hear from you!

The Confetti Fields Cont.

July 07, 2018 by gill thomas

Last Tuesday I was at the Confetti Fields in Pershore for back to back photo shoots with families keen to get some beautiful pictures of their children in amongst the gorgeous flowers.

The delphinium fields are only open for two weeks every year and they can get very busy. I chose a weekday to avoid the crowds. There wasn't not much shade either, but luckily there was a good breeze that day, which helped to take the heat out of the sun.

It was lovely to meet all the children. After my first three photo shoots with the younger ones, my next two were a little older. First up was Taya, who loved giving her teddy a cuddle, throwing bunches of delphinium flowers in the air, which her Mum had bought from the shop, and enjoying snuggles with her Mum. Max was my only boy of the day and he was a cool customer dressed in his hat and shades!

The Confetti Fields

July 07, 2018 by gill thomas

Last Tuesday I was at the Confetti Fields in Pershore for back to back photo shoots with families keen to get some beautiful pictures of their children in amongst the gorgeous flowers.

It was lovely to meet all the children. My first subject was little Elsie, who was so gentle she just loved exploring the flowers. Twins, Poppy, Reeva, loved looking at the butterflies and baby Henrietta was so little, all she could do was lie on her tummy and look cute!

A 50th Wedding Anniversary

June 23, 2018 by gill thomas

A couple of weeks ago I was booked to cover a 50th wedding anniversary with Emma and her family. The photo shoot took place in her parent's back garden and what a beautiful sunny afternoon it was too.

Cindy and Bob were married 50 years ago to the day and were excited to be able to celebrate with their two young grand children, Lauren and Jake. The brief was to capture a large group photo of the whole family and some more natural, candid ones of the children.

If you would like to book something similar then please get in touch using my contact page or send an email to info@mouseabouttown.co.uk. Alternatively, give me a call on 07983 465414. I'd love to hear from you. Thanks.

Rufus, Seth and Miles

June 16, 2018 by gill thomas

I was booked for this 60 minute family photo shoot in Leckhampton by Howard and Rebecca who wanted some up to date pictures of themselves and their three young boys, and what super fun they were too!

The brief was to capture some shots of the family inside and out. There were two photos in particular that Howard and Rebecca wanted to try and create and that was a shot of each of them with their youngest son, Miles. When the older two were born they had some black and whites done with them and they wanted to complete the collection.

The boys were a bundle of giggles as they played ball and chased each other round the garden. As with all my photo shoots, this one was very relaxed and informal. I often like to leave children to play and enjoy themselves as I find this gets the best results and captures their characters and personalities.

If you would like to book something similar then please get in touch using my contact page or give me a call on 07983 465414. I'd love to hear from you! Thanks.

Harry and Josie

June 02, 2018 by gill thomas

What a splendid display of buttercups I was treated to last week when I met Harry and Josie and their Mum and Dad for a 30 minute family photo shoot in Prestbury. The murky weather wasn't ideal but the beautiful abundance of flowers more than made up for it, plus the grey skies made a wonderful contrast against the yellow.