Back in August I had a bit of an adventure at Downes House in Devon. One of my commercial clients is a land agent, and I often get called out to photograph various houses, farms, barns etc. but this project was a bit different!

Downes House has been in the Buller and Parker family since it was built some 300 years ago. The house pulls together aspects of the history of this country, and the history of the local area. One of the ancestors, Sir General Redvers Buller, has a fascinating history, outlined comprehensively in the museum room, and won a Victoria Cross in the Anglo Zulu war.

The family are currently updating the website, and putting a brochure together, hence the need for some photograph’s, which I was more than happy to help out with! I had an amazing day exploring the house and grounds, and meeting the Parker family, who were charming and incredibly welcoming I wish them the best of luck with the website, and hope to see it live soon

Last week I travelled back up to Reading, to photograph my old Marketing Director, who has also recently changed careers! Sara is now a Personal Trainer and Yoga Instructor, and is setting up her new business, Kaizen PT, which she needed some pictures for.

The weather was gorgeous, so we headed out to the countryside to capture some yoga poses outdoors. We had a lot of fun, and I even managed to make Sara pose on one leg in the shallows of a river (revenge for all those reports I used to have to pull together at the last minute!! )

I wish Sara all the best with her new venture, and can’t wait to see the website once it is up and running with all the pictures from our photoshoot

These wonderful clocks, coasters, and candle holders, are by my little sister, Nikki, who has set up a shop on Folksy selling her recycled creations

She also has a blog at noon28

Nikki says: “I love all things design and have a passion for making things from ‘scrap’ that I find. I get a certain satisfaction from steering clear of high street retail chains and think the more bespoke, custom and individual the product is, the better really”

Her materials are sourced from fallen timber, broken or redundant products and any other found material she can salvage from in and around the farm she lives on, that would otherwise be destined for scrap.

We had a really good photoshoot capturing the creations, on location in our mum’s kitchen! I am looking forward to photographing more of her work over the coming months.

Good luck with the new shop Nikki Noon!

x

Earlier this week I braved the snow to travel out to meet Claire, an HR consultant, who needed some headshot portraits for a new website. We had a lot of fun during the photoshoot, and I got to play with a bit of off-camera flash as it was such a dark grey day.

Thanks Claire for being such a great model, and I wish you the best of luck with your consultancy business