Three Shoots in One Month

Running a bit late with this post—about a week behind, actually—so thanks for bearing with me. It’s been one of those months.

My husband left for a four-month stint, which was always going to throw things off a bit, no matter how prepared you think you are. On top of that, my day job had booked in a 24-hour team-building exercise (still recovering from running around in the heat), and the rest of life didn’t exactly pause to make space for it all.

In my last post, I talked about how life gets in the way—and this month has fully backed that up. But even with everything going on, I managed to squeeze in three completely different shoots, all within a few weeks. None of them planned back-to-back, they just landed like that. And honestly? It was good. Busy—but the good kind.

We kicked things off with a short trip to London. Same Airbnb we always stay at—simple, familiar, does the job. While we were there, I did a mini shoot with Hugo the Basenji. He was absolutely not in the mood. Loves a lie-in, and this was definitely earlier than he’d have liked. I caught him mid-yawn, eyes half shut, ears on alert but face saying “you have got to be kidding me.” Still managed to get a few great shots—he always delivers, even when he pretends not to.

This has got to be may Favourite pet portrait - theres something creative with the lighting and the whiskers that makes me smile.

Next up was a black tie event for the Bognor Regis cadet staff. A complete shift in tone—polished outfits, proper group photos, a lot of handshakes and catching up. It was really nice to be part of. These kinds of events are always full of moments people want to remember—some posed, some not so much. It’s the in-between bits I like the most. You see a different side when people think the camera’s not on them. I love the Cheeky Shots, when they’ve spotted the camera and decide to make a face and the more candid ones when you can pick them out in a picture and they content in their own world.

And to wrap it all up, I did a pre-prom shoot for a couple before they headed out. It was a quick one—tight window before they had to be off—but it was fun. They looked great, the excitement was real, and it was nice to be the calm before the glittery, chaotic storm of prom night. - I’m still Learning and trying different styles but here are a few of my favourites from the shoot. The couple were adorable and their Families were ecstatic - I am learning so am spotting things I can do better - The AI features on Lightrooms are great but on a few of the photos below you can see where the AI in light rooms was confused and almost ruined the photos - AI is great but cannot be relied on - Find your style don’t Rush - Rushing can cause bad editing like some of mine below - I love these photos - I just wished I had had more time generally.

So, three shoots. Hugo being a diva, cadets in their best, and prom night nerves. All completely different. All a good reminder that I love doing this—capturing little bits of real life, however random the week (or month) turns out to be.

Thanks for sticking around—even when I’m a bit behind.

Just a thought.