At any time of year, trying to find the right gift ideas for Newborns or their parents can be quite a mission. If it’s a first child then parents tend to buy a lot on their own out of excitement. If they’ve had a child before, they tend to have a lot to re-use. This is why I thought I’d …
Room on the Broom – How it was MADE!
The witch had a cat and a very tall hat and long Ginger hair, which she wore in a plat. For those of us with kids, there is a good chance you know this story and for a long time, it has been a favourite of my eldest daughter Grace. So much so that for a long time I could …
Shooting Composites – Behind the Scenes of a Creative Family Portrait
Shooting Composites is something I love to do at Made Portraits and today I wanted to do a little behind the scenes post of how I approach shooting composites to produce the more creative family photos I’m now known for. These images have certainly contributed to the studios success in terms of winning awards over the last couple of years and …
The Lemon Babies Portrait Project
One of the fantastic projects I do at Made Portraits is the incredibly fun and unique Lemon Babies. When my daughter Grace was a baby and tried raspberries for the first time, the result was a highly-amusing 5-minute video filled with amazing expressions. My wife and I always regretted that we didn’t take any photos of this so we could have hung …
Coming up with Movember Portrait Ideas
Coming up with a variety of Movember Portrait ideas the last two years was hard. I thought I would take you Behind the Scenes of Movember Portraits 2014, explain a little about my motivation, where I get the ideas and show you how some of the shots were achieved. 2013 saw the launch of my very first photography project, ‘Movember Portraits’. During …