Fun Family Shoot

What do you give to grandad on his big 7-0. Lucky for this one, his grandchildren had a plan - a fun photoshoot and some beautifully framed and mounted prints. If you click below you can see the other pictures that made it into the final selection!

Happy New Year!

This time of the year feels good because after total moral decay and gluttony (well, in my case that is), it feels as if you can start afresh with a shiny new diary, crisp new wall calendar and a sheet dotted with bullet points about how to become a better person. The New Year resolutions list that is - and this year I've broken mine down into the major life-changing ones (not telling until they happen) and the other resolves. Some of my 2012 aims are:
*Get our home furnished by end of February - ok, so it feels wonderful being in our new home but, after years of renting, it's the first time we've had to find our own furniture...*gulp*. We're planning to hire a lorry and hit the markets for unique one-off pieces.
*I want to fit back into my wedding dress...seriously, I've been tempted to see if it still fits three years on and I have a horrible feeling it won't - so I'm going to hit the gym, starting with a 1-2-1 tomorrow. Oh yeah!
*Get a photo shoot with my man - three years of being married (and ten of being engaged) and I have a pathetic amount of photos together. It's the curse of being a photographer and preferring to hide behind the lens. Here's planning to add to my own memory box!

Sarah and Nick's Engagement Shoot

Nick and Sarah wanted to send a fun "hold the date" to all of their friends and family - something a little bit tongue-in-cheek and with a vintage feel. E voila...

LexChef Competition Winner

Carl Williams, Head Chef at Man Group, has been named Lexington’s chef of the year at LexChef 2011.

This was such a fascinating shoot for me; I felt like I was stepping into the scary world of Master Chef. In it's fifth year, Lexington Catering run an annual chef competition open to chefs around the country and not only is there a judging panel, but they have a discerning audience of food lovers as well who get to vote for their favourite dishes.

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Last Big Get Together before London 2012

From left to right: UK Sport Chief Executive Liz Nicholl OBE, Lord Seb Coe and Chair of UK Sport Baroness Sue Campbell

UK Sport’s 11th World Class Performance Conference got underway at ExCeL London, last night (14 November). The three day Conference was the last opportunity for coaches, practitioners and leaders from Olympic and Paralympic sports to share experiences and best practice ahead of London 2012. Click to see more photos.

BBC2 Life's Too Short

The paperback of Warwick Davis's life is out in the UK - check out my cover and inside cover photography! And DON'T MISS the first episode of his spoof documentary by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant on BBC2 tonight (9.30pm). Click to read more.

Welcome to Hollington Towers!

They said it couldn't be done. They told us to get a surveyor. They said we'd pay over the odds. They were (and I say this with MUCH relief)...wrong. Thanks to my dad as foreman and a brilliant team of builders (VDK Building and Construction Ltd), we are now very nearly ready to move. The boxes are packed (well, stuffed to the brim), the date is set for the end of November and I'm about to be carried over the threshold (properly this time, no steps up to a dilapidated first floor flat).

My Week's Album Round-Up

The amount of times a couple says to me, "we thought we'd save some cash by doing our own album". Then, on their first anniversary, I hear back from them, jokingly admitting that they never did get round to doing it. And, in the meantime, their most treasured memories - be it of their wedding, a big family celebration, their kid's birthday bash or an engagement shoot - are all stored somewhere on a hard drive, tucked away and never really looked at. Now - I do understand the temptation. After all, there's a selection of online suppliers and shops offering photo books. Click below to read on, *rant alert* 

My Big Greek-Nigerian Wedding

These two met at Uni and their love, friendship and happiness came together in two beautiful wedding ceremonies (one Catholic, the other Greek), a cozy ride in one of London's vintage routemasters, followed by a spectacular party at Altitude 360 in the Millbank Tower overlooking London in the last of the autumn sun. Here are just some of the highlights - click below to see more.