by Katie | Apr 10, 2018 | Latest Updates, Weddings
It was only a few weeks ago that there was snow everywhere, and I just had to organise a portrait session with someone in a wedding dress. Being limited by time and locations (I could only travel in walking distance and needed to organise something within a few...
by Katie | Feb 6, 2018 | Behind The Magic, Equestrian, Other Events, Weddings
I’m often asked about my workflow for editing a photo shoot so let me take you on a whistlestop tour of what I do from taking the photos to delivering the final images. In general I edit photo shoots in the order they take place. The slight exception is weddings...
by Katie | Jan 16, 2018 | Behind The Magic, Equestrian, Latest Updates, Other Events, Weddings
If you were ever a Scout or Girl Guide the phrase ‘be prepared’ will be well known to you. Preparedness is vital in becoming a successful photographer in so many ways. My inspiration to write this blog stems from an American photo that went viral of some...
by Katie | Dec 5, 2017 | Behind The Magic, Equestrian, Latest Updates, Weddings
Photoshop is a very very powerful tool when you know how to use it and can literally make the impossible possible. I utilise it on an almost daily basis but I try and use it to make photos ‘cleaner’ and try not to use it for things that are unbelievable....
by Katie | Nov 7, 2017 | Behind The Magic, Equestrian, Latest Updates, Other Events, Weddings
It’s Autumn here in England and the oranges are simply divine but sometimes it is worth enhancing the colours to really make an image stand out. BUT and this is a big but, if you are going to do it you need to do it correctly. I have seen an increasing abundance...
by Katie | Oct 24, 2017 | Latest Updates, Weddings
The Hartnoll Hotel near the Devonshire town of Tiverton was the venue for Laura & Justin’s wedding in September. Although I had lived in the area for many years and driven past on numerous occasions this was my first visit to the Hartnoll. In advance of the...
by Katie | Oct 17, 2017 | Latest Updates, Weddings
If you’re a bride searching for your photographer you will undoubtedly be getting numerous opinions over having one or two photographers, which in turn leads to many questions in your head. Is it essential to have two? Is it the best choice? Can you afford it in...
by Katie | Oct 3, 2017 | Behind The Magic, Equestrian, Latest Updates, Weddings
Have you looked at three photographers one charging £50 for a photoshoot, another £150, and another £500 and wondered the difference? Let me try to explain to you, and more importantly how and why that is not their ‘hourly’ rate. To break it down I’m...
by Katie | Jul 25, 2017 | Behind The Magic, Equestrian, Weddings
There are so many different forms of photography, even within portrait photography you have everything from newborns, maternity, weddings, family and so on and so forth. Different photographers specialise in different areas, some are jack of all trades some are...