Courtney - Sneak Peek

I promise that I do have some full shoots coming up soon on the blog. Now that my new website is all up and running (did you see it yet?! www.kerriemitchell.co.uk) blogging can resume as normal.

To tide you all over and to give Courtney something to whet her appetite from her teen shoot this morning here is a awesome autumnal image for you all.

Thanks for today Courtney! Was lovely to meet you finally and I'm so glad we had fog!

Family Photo Shoot - Sneak Peek

Yesterday afternoon I met up with these five for a family photo shoot in Aldham. James, Alice, Georgia, Ben and Harry were great fun, striking some fun poses and throwing leaves (at my head!).  There were so many great shots to choose from but this one from near the end of the session stood out for me.

Keep you eyes peeled for their shoot being featured soon. You'll see those leaf-throwing ones in action too! 

The Bedford Babies - Back Garden Photoshoot

You may remember my recent sneak peek from a fun baby shoot I did recently. I felt it was time to show you all the images because to be honest they're both far to cute not to share!

Harry and Mayli are just gorgeous, we had some fun in the garden with bubbles before the rain came down and forced us inside. But we still managed to get some beautiful shots.

Take a look for yourselves!

Sneak Peek - The Costanzo Family

This morning I had lots of fun with these three, so much so that we were all worn out by the time we finished our walk-about photo shoot!

I had to get a sneak peek up, and look forward to showing the rest soon.

Steve Gerrard's Wedding Photography Workshop - Birmingham

On Wednesday Myself and 11 others attended Steve Gerrard's Wedding Photography workshop in Birmingham. I managed to peer pressure photography friend Amy along as well because I thought she'd get a lot from the workshop (and I didn't want to be lonely!) She did bring lots of entertainment especially when her tamogotchi decided to give birth.

Anyway... back to the course. Steve was very forthcoming with his knowledge and experiences in setting up a photography business. He told us a lot about the things he has learnt on the way and has definitely got me thinking a lot about the way I want to take things from now on. He also showed us his workflow, and gave us some great tips to speed up the editing process. I can't believe I didn't know about Photoshop droplets... but thankful that I now do!!

In the afternoon we wandered the streets nearby Steve's studio in the old custard factory and took some pictures of our models for the day Dave and Leanne. I loved the shooting, we do not have the gritty locations that Birmingham has to offer here in Colchester. But I certainly think I'll be looking more at the less obvious locations for future shoots. I mean these two even made a skip look great...

I'll be posting a behind the scenes post soon as well as I got some fun photos of everybody in action on the day as well. See the links below to see everyone else's results from the day too (I'll be adding more as and when people update their blogs)

Amy Radcliffe
Jenny O'Neill

Millie - Teen Representative 2011 - Mersea Photo Shoot Sneak Peek

I had a great time with Millie this afternoon at Mersea, and couldn't resist getting one of her pictures edited and ready to see! Expect the rest next week. :)

Hazy Days Caravan Hire - Promotional Photo Shoot Kent

See this beautiful thing? It's Kitty Carlight. Now I have to admit I've never been a caravan person, we had lots of caravan holidays when I was little and really all the memories of them is waking up freezing to death and only having a electric heater for warmth it was horrible getting out of bed into the cold! However Kitty is the most gorgeous caravan I've ever seen and more excitedly I got to photograph her for a promotional shoot.

Zoe from Hazy Days Caravan Hire kindly lent out Kitty for a bridal photo shoot that is top secret and being kept under wraps until August. I am so excited about showing those pictures and believe me the wait will really be worth it. In the meantime however I wanted to show off Kitty in all her glory. 

Hazy Days Caravan Hire rent out retro styled caravans for festivals, events, weddings, parties and of course holidays. But not just that they offer a complete vintage experience, you  don't just get the caravan you get camping goods, kitchenalia, soft furnishings and picnic gear. Oh and that added luxury of flushing toilets and hot water... never again will I camp at a festival!

I also had Lauren Baker of Lauren By The Sea photography along to assist and get some extra snaps for me, I'm sure she'll soon be blogging her images from the shoot soon so make sure you head over to her page as well.

Please note, this isn't a sponsored post I honestly love the concept of this company and having the chance to work with them was brilliant!

This shoot took place in Shottenden in Kent at a tranquil caravan and camping site called Orchard Cottage. It's definitely the place to go for peace and quiet and cute farm animals!

York Family - Wivenhoe Woods Family Photo Shoot with Bluebells

You may remember back in August last year I ran a competition for a free photo shoot for up to four people via my Facebook Page. 

Ali was the winner of the shoot (you can see the video we made for the drawing here) and she wanted to use it to get some up to date photos of her family. We finally got round to doing the shoot over the bank holiday weekend and decided to do it at Wivenhoe Woods as the Bluebells were out. Couldn't have asked for better weather either! I'm looking forward to more family shoots in this kind of weather.... hello summer!!

I'm considering running another contest for this summer so keep your eyes peeled and let me know if you'd be interested by commenting below!

Sneak Peek: Gemma

Couldn't wait to get started on these recent pictures of Gemma who is one of my last few teen representatives. Here is one to tide her over until the full set on Thursday night.

A Reminder About Family Photo Shoots...

On Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th of March I will be offering 45 minute photo shoots for families at Highwoods Country Park in Colchester, Essex. There is no limit to the amount of people for these photo sessions, just bring along the family, children and even your dogs for a fun photo shoot walk.

Highwoods has plenty of areas to explore, open fields, a lake and dense woodland so it will provide a beautiful natural backdrop for your photographs. We'll start off from the Visitors centre and follow the paths around the woodland, I'll take pictures as we walk and make sure we stop in pre-planned areas for the all important big family picture. For the rest of the session, I'll capture you in action walking, talking and playing with your family, occasionally taking some of you aside for extra pictures.

The main aim of these photo shoots is that you can all be yourselves and have fun, I'll only be posing you for the main picture and the rest of the time I'm there to capture you being yourselves around each other. Highwoods, is perfect for this. There are lots of areas for the children to run about and I even think the mud will add to the photographs! (bring wellies!!) It's a perfect little day out in the fresh air!

Included in these photo sessions are;

- A 45 minute photo session.

- A password protected gallery for you to view your images.

- A 15 x 10 mounted and framed image of your choice. (in a light wood or white wood frame)

- The same image on CD for you to make further copies from or use online.

- Between 20-30 fully edited and enhanced pictures in my usual style for you to choose from.

After your photo session I'll edit between 20 - 30 photographs from your photo shoot and upload them into a password protected gallery. You can then choose one image to be printed in 15x10 size framed and mounted. (this is included in the price of the photo session along with the same image on CD for you to make further copies from) you then have the option to purchase further prints but you are under no obligation to buy if you do not want to.

Your photo session, framed print and image on CD is all included in the price of £70 (normally worth £150) 

Photo sessions will start at 10.00am on both days and are by appointment only. 

If you are interested email me at kerrie@kerriemitchell.co.uk and we'll get you booked in! (Please note, I'm on holiday (yay!!) from the 14th-22nd March, but will answer all my e-mails the day I return and confirm appointments then!)

To see the results from my family's photo shoot click here

A Cambridge Bridal Shoot.

Last Friday I took my first visit to Cambridge, somewhere just an hour away from home yet I'd never been there before! When I arrived at Charlie Ross' house, we got carried away chatting with each other and the models for the day Lizzie and Olivia that we nearly run out of time for the actual shoot. Charlie provided some great neutral make-up for the day, the girls looked great.

Luckily the delay in getting make-up done and dresses on meant we caught some gorgeous afternoon light. We were so lucky with the weather, it looked like summer (although it was still freezing cold!). We walked around the college buildings in Cambridge and then took a few pictures around the town in quirky little cobbled streets surrounded by bikes.

This next photo is my absolute favourite from the day... I had a hard time choosing between colour or black and white because they both looked stunning!

I'm so pleased with the results from this photo shoot and think it's my favourite set of photos in my portfolio so far! Thank you Lizzie, Olivia and Charlie!