A little luxury photography shoot in the countryside I love exploring – whether it’s the streets of London, locations abroad or the gorgeous English countryside. Part of the joy of exploration is architecture and peeping inside beautiful buildings. So how lucky was I to get to photograph in a place as stunning as The Langley … Read More
Drawing on My Travel Experience for this Travel Hostel Photography Shoot When I got the call from Astor Hostels asking if I was available to help them create a series of photos, which showed the fun and relaxed side of their hostels, for their website and marketing materials, I was delighted. Being an avid traveller … Read More
We all know just how important photography is in today’s digital world, and you’ve no doubt heard many times that a photo can get your message across quickly, helping you make a sale and connect with your market. But have you ever considered how the photos you take or have commissioned will actually affect your … Read More
Choosing great images to help sell your hotel online It’s half way through February and most of us are starting to dream about any kind of holiday once this lock-down is over……..we need something to look forward too. Even if it can’t be a holiday abroad, or anything abroad, there’s nothing to stop us all … Read More
Another great shoot for a hotel, this time The Danubius Regents Park, who have the fortunate location of being right next to my favourite London Royal Park. I did end up staying at the hotel, due to an early start on the second shoot day, which not only meant a fabulous dinner at the hotel … Read More
Wow, what another wonderful event I was privileged to photograph for the luxury hotel group Red Carnation Hotels; this time for the Knightsbridge based boutique hotel Egerton House. They had just commissioned an amazing garden installation, by the extremely talented Jane Wadham, Chelsea Flower Show Gala Night florist since 2000 and asked me to do … Read More
It was delightful to see how the garden at the back of the Montague on the Gardens Hotel has been turned into a beautiful event space for the summer season, in partnership with The Edit Events. My mission was simple – to capture it on camera for future marketing activity, with detailed shots, which would … Read More
This is a small sample from a full day of shooting at the fabulous Rubens Hotel, which is always a major hub of activity at all hours of the day. Squeezing in photos is always a challenge, yet it gets done, with great organisation from the marketing department, willing staff, understanding customers (actually they often … Read More
I have to be honest, I was surprised when I was shown the area to be photographed at my hotel photography shoot for The Montague on the Gardens – part of the Red Carnation Hotel Group – because I had no idea it had even existed! It amazes me how such a modest boutique hotel … Read More
At this time of year, most of us are starting to dream of summer already. Christmas was a month ago, children are back to school, the world of work is churning again and we’re thinking of somewhere or something to look forward to. Even if it can’t be a holiday right now, perhaps a hiking … Read More
These week I shot some fresh new photos for The Milestone Hotel, Kensington, who have introduced their brand new personalised chauffeur service with a fleet of beautiful cars and wanted some photographs of the cars and the very dapper chauffeurs, to publicise this. One of the key shots that The Milestone Hotel also wanted was … Read More
Christmas is such a magical time of year, especially so in the hospitality sector, where restaurants, bars and hotels all throw open their doors to welcome their guests for the season ahead with extra magic sparkle added. For those hotels who offer beautiful afternoon teas, such as The Wellesley Knightsbridge, it’s a good idea to … Read More
I’ve been getting to know a group of amazing women who are all involved in blogging and/or Instagraming in the fashion and beauty industry. Some of them do this as a full time profession but most juggle their online activity with careers, parenting and other personal commitments. I am seriously impressed by their dedication to … Read More
The Royal Society of Medicine is one of the country’s major providers of postgraduate medical education, providing a neutral platform for informed debate about important, often controversial, healthcare topics, and has over 20,000 members. Based at 1 Wimpole Street – where I recently did some venue photography – the RSM houses 47 ensuite bedrooms, which … Read More
The last time I shot the Leopard Bar at The Rubens at the Palace Hotel, in Victoria, it was half this size! The Red Carnation Hotel Group have now expanded this elegant bar to create a spacious lounge area for hotel guests and walk-ins. They will regularly have music with a live jazz band playing … Read More
In celebration of Harry and Meghans’ upcoming royal wedding, The Rubens at The Palace Hotel, right opposite The Palace Mews, on Buckingham Palace Road have created a beautiful “Royal Afternoon Tea”, complete with a stunning cocktail called “The Wedding Story”. We also popped next door to Bbar to capture “The Markle Sparkle”. Cute right? ” … Read More
Back to The Lansbury Heritage Hotel in Poplar to shoot some new photos for the restaurant, which had undergone a refurbishment, some bedrooms, which we hadn’t shot last time and the spa area, which they were planning to promote more. One of the great things about this hotel is the fact that is a short … Read More
Great to be back at The Wellesley London, Knightsbridge and also great to be shooting cake. Well, it’s one of my favourite things after all 🙂 So this time it was the new, aptly named, Pa-tea-sserie, which The Wellesley describe as “a new twist on the classic English tradition, the ideal treat for true tea infuse-iasts! … Read More
Today’s shoot was what I call a ‘mixed bag’ hotel photography shoot. Basically a hotel, usually the marketing team, have a set of images they need to get professionally shot for a number of different purposes. In this case, there is a mixture of guest gifts, menu items, a new cocktail, the iconic ‘sweet station’ … Read More
…….I was delighted to be asked by The Rubens Hotel in Victoria, to take some photos during their Royal Afternoon Tea – which just happened to be on April Fool’s Day….and was greeted by my client ‘Lady Lydia’. As a little surprise to guests, The Rubens welcomed Her Maj* into the tea rooms….check out some of the fun … Read More