Photo Blog

Bluebells in bloom is one of my favourite settings for children’s portraits. Typically bluebells only stay in flower for 14 days.  So, this year I really wanted to make the most of those days. I wanted to give parents photographs of their children that captured a special moment in the floral calendar. The difficulty is […]

My recent family portrait session was taken in Shadwell woods in Rusthall, the bluebells were in full bloom and the location was a firm favourite as it was a stone's throw from their house and perfect for exploring.

We had a wonderful morning, playing chess, drawing, walking, all the things they love, because a child portrait session is about your child and what they love right now.

40 children’s portraits in 4 hours!  At first it sounded impossible, but in fact it was lots of fun and the children were great. I want to take this opportunity to thank the lovely team at Play-school in Hartfield for asking me to pay them a visit and take portraits of all their pupils in […]

Dunorlan Park in Tunbridge Wells was a fantastic location for our family portrait session at the weekend. The children showed me places there that I hadn’t even explored yet and it was great to see how much energy and enthusiasm they had even though the weather was slightly overcast and the mud was thick from […]

As a children's party photographer I love to run around and to get in amongst the action. For Jared's 5th Birthday I new that Jared's parents would be busy running the event, working behind the scenes, speaking to the parents and making things went smoothly. So I consider it my role to provide them with images from the day that tell a story and take the pictures they don't have the opportunity to take.

My child portrait session on Ashdown Forest was with 5 year old Elliott. Last year at around the same time of year, I photographed Elliott's brother Archie so was overjoyed to have the opportunity to photograph Elliott too.

Looking for girls or boys for Autumn child Portraits this October, ages between 5 and 10. Please contact Mimivanpraagh@gmail.com

Winter is a great season to book a portrait session. Whether you're routing through the wardrobe or thinking of heading to the shops for something new, read this first for seasonal inspiration on what does and doesn't work.

Archie's mum responded to a recent casting call. I was looking for a boy or girl up for running around the East Sussex countryside. Looking at the photos that Archie's mum sent me I thought he would be perfect. He looked like a charismatic boy who was, chatty, engaging and ready for a woodland adventure. This session is part of my series, Portrait of a boy in Autumn, East Sussex.

This week's blog is entitled Child portrait session Hartfield, East Sussex. The little girl, Tulah, really reminded me of Alice in wonderland and so we loosely used this idea for the inspiration of the session. I had considered props, costume and photographic trickery, but after a lot of consideration, decided on the essence of Alice, in order to bring out the real "Tulah".

This children's portrait session was taken at the end of our long hot Summer in late September. When I spoke to Mollie and Jay's mother she told me that they spent a lot of time out door, running about the countryside and looking after their horses. So we decided that it would be great to capture these special moments and take some portraits with their horses.

Here are a selection of images, taken at The Big Draw 2016, Hartfield, East Sussex. The Big Draw if you don't already know about it is the world's largest drawing festival; and charity events are being carried out throughout the UK as we speak, designed to promote visual learning through the universal language of drawing.

My favorite 8 images from a child portrait session in Speldhurst wood. Three siblings, one photographer, an amazing location. Here are the results.

What if my child refuses to cooperate in a photo session? This was a question that came up quite a few times in a recent survey I did about FAQ's, so I thought I'd address it in today's post.

A selection of images from a country christening in beautiful St Mary's Church in Hartfield, on the edge of Ashdown Forest, East Sussex. The weather was dry, the service touching and the children were amazing. All in all a lovely morning.