The Hamiltons asked me to come across to Kington St Michael to photograph their Children in the Garden. This was my first experience with one of those Gazillion Bubble machines, they are brilliant! But right at the start the machine fell over the and the bubble mixture went everywhere, the bubbles then blew straight into my left eye! The thing is, I use my left eye to look through the viewfinder. So from the start of the Portrait Session I couldn’t really see! I am amazed that my photographs were in focus…


What you don’t see here is his mum to the left waiting with tissues because of teething dribble! A great fun image nonetheless.


This is a lovely image of their daughter in the garden. It just proves you don’t need a huge space to create great images, but you do need a professional lens.


I love images like this. What is he thinking?

Tags: garden portrait, childrens portraits, fun, bubbles, Kington St Michael, bubble machine, left eye blues, chippenham, wiltshire

The Evans wanted a traditional family portrait for their Mum and Dad. All were quite nervous of the camera, but I soon put their fears to rest and got them to enjoy a drink and family chat in their beautiful garden.


It is great when people relax and forget that you are there. Something a good photographer can do and always happens on an Openspace Portrait session.


Enjoying conversation and some great images to look at.


The ‘Main Event’ picture. I don’t normally go for a complete posed shot, but this works. Everyone is relaxed after the pictures round the table above. I love the way the baby is looking at the dog standing to attention. This framed picture now sits proud in their house and will be a reminder of the family tree.

Tags: wiltshire, family portraits, garden portrait, highworth