A very long while back I did a short photography course/styled shoot with Nicola Dixon. I threw myself into my mates car (she/they are wedding photographers) and went along for a jolly. Interested in what it would be like to look through a lens for a day I again threw myself into crouching positions, cocked my head, squinted and tried to see what others might think beautiful in my surroundings. Below is what I saw and thought lovely to document.

Then, just like that another opportunity arose for me to again step behind the camera. I booked a wedding cake in and like any good wedding supplier gave my two pence on who I thought would be a good fit for the client/friends wedding photography. As a result myself and the photographer, who is of course a gorgeous friend of mine, threw ourselves into her car cake included (of course I didn’t throw that, I carefully placed it in) and drove down to the venue.

After delicately placing the cake in its intend resting place I shadowed Fiona Saxton for the day. Carefully stepping out of her eye line like a ninja and taking my own snaps of the moments I liked the most. The images below are but a tiny fraction of what I took. I got completely carried away. It was so hard not too.

There were loads more images but these ones were my favourite. I love photography but if I am honest I don’t have time in-between my five girls, husband, business, parent governor duties (for two schools), cello/piano playing to fit it in. I have come to terms with this, I am putting it in my pocket and carrying it around with me until the next photographer I know asks me to tag along.

Until the next time, 

A.xxx

As family we had a lovely thing to do last week which was a family beach shoot by the very talented Fiona Saxton.

As I have a large family its so hard to get everyone together but we threw caution to the wind, packed the kids in the car and drove to Bamburgh beach. Fiona was amazing with the girls and directed us to make sure we had a variety of images. I was so blown away by them. We now have some gorgeous pictures of us and especially of our eldest, before she leaves us at the end of summer to go to university. Fiona’s family package was brilliantly priced at £300 which includes ALL images!

Here are a few of some of the beautiful images Fiona took…

I will try to be more cake orientated next week. There will be orders to talk about next Monday!

A.x

But i am back! My littlest is now in care for two mornings a week allowing me, what feels like, a crazy amount of hours to get stuff done. Including blog posts! Here is the first one.
I often get asked how i find the time to do everything. Be a mum and run my tiny business. The answer is simple. I work nights. When the kids go to bed i work until 1am. and sometimes spend another hour in bed on Pinterest ha!

This week my favourite person is Faye Cahill, of Faye Cahill Cake Design in Sydney, Australia.

Not only is she a working mother like me, but she also somehow finds the time to travel the globe teaching too!!! Incredible.

I am currently sharpening up my work, after being inspired by her. Although I have a design background but sometimes i think my work can be too busy in appearance.

Here are my efforts…

I think it worked. I have two further designs in the pipeline, as soon as they are done i will share them with you all!

A. x