Photographing small independent creative business owners I love working with others who run their own creative businesses and I understand why they want to commission a personal branding photography shoot and how to help them achieve what they want from this. Being a small independent business owner myself, I also understand the challenges and joys … Read More
“I recently had the pleasure of working with Susannah, as I needed some portrait shots taken for work purposes. Her services are fantastic, and she was very flexible in putting together a package specifically for my needs. Pleased to say that not only was her studio set-up COVID – safe Susannah made me feel extremely … Read More
“We engaged Susannah to take some professional head-shots of the team. Our office has harsh fluorescent lighting but Susannah was able to get creative with her lighting setup and achieve the results I was looking for. She also took some more creative shots of each of the team down by the river and was able … Read More
Another great morning shooting for a fabulous woman in the fashion industry. This time it was the wonderful fashion PR, Marie Louise Pumfrey, founder of MLPR, Instagram for Business trainer and blogger @MrsMLMode on Instagram and the F Club. She and I met at an Insta meet last year and I ended up seeking her … Read More
A few more photos for Fashion, Travel & Beauty Blogger Coral Manson – a.k.a @stripeycoral – for a brand collaboration on her Instagram feed. The first photograph, amongst the trees, was a fashion photo to show off the green skirt, which was to be a giveaway for a competition. Then we set fun fashion portraits up … Read More
This was one of my favourite recent shoots because I love portraiture and using the natural environment to pose people and make them feel at ease is hugely satisfying for me. I also love working with real people because, even when they are as gorgeous as Carrie here, it’s still a challenge to get them … 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
A few photos for Fashion, Travel & Beauty Blogger Coral Manson – known as Stripey Coral on Instagram: @stripeycoral – for a brand collaboration showing off this lovely new dress from British fashion brand Hope & Ivy and shirt from Rebecca Moss London. We shot this Instagram fashion photo at my local venue Lauderdale House, which … Read More
Just a few shots of my delightful neighbour Alison, who wanted some new shots for her Instagram & LinkedIn profile. She had also just curled her lovely hair and so she wanted me to capture the style as well. This was also a chance to test my new lens and funky back-drop. If you want … Read More
It was with great pleasure I was asked by one of my hotel clients to create some new head shots of a close friend of theirs, French actor François-Eric Gendron. I took my backdrop and lighting with me and set up a small studio in his apartment. The intention was to get a good mix of … Read More
This was a simple brief from The Red Carnation Hotel Group – to photograph the hotel’s three leading ladies. That’s Mrs Tollman and her two daughters Toni and Vicki, who also work for the group. Apparently, whilst there existed a lovely portrait for each, that the press team were able to use when required, recent … Read More
I had an absolute blast working for Canary Wharf Group at The Winter Lights Festival last month, with my very own Sunlight Graffiti Booth. The Winter Lights Festival ran over 12 days and I was hired to ‘operate’ the Sunlight Graffiti photobooth, using solar powered lights to create long exposure photographs. During the festival my … Read More
Some new portraits for The Travel Corporation, of the founder and current Chairman, Stanley Tollman and his son Brett Tollman. I am known to the company through the work I’ve done for the Red Carnation Hotel Group. They needed a few pictures for PR and editorial purpose and to celebrate the unveiling of the painting of Mr … Read More
As a regular swing dancer, I am used to seeing a lot of amazingly dressed people at all the events I love to go to. As a result, I’ve been shooting a long term project on the vintage scene, which I really must finish soon……but that’s another story. As I do have a keen eye … Read More
Back to Demandware for some more fresh headshots this week, which they wanted to use for staff security passes, LinkedIn profile and general use when a professional portrait is needed. These professional headshots were photographed in the tech company’s London meeting room across the course of day and I used my brand new pop up … Read More
It was great to be asked by the London team at BaxterStorey to shoot some fresh new portraits of their staff for use in a series of company documents. They wanted fresh and natural shots, which were quite relaxed and reflected the great teamwork amongst staff. We had to power through a lot of shots … Read More
I was asked by Demandware to shoot some brand new head-shots for their staff at at their head office. A tech company, based in Southwark, they had a high number of staff that needed to be shot, in a similar fashion. The images would then be used for staff security passes, LinkedIn and any other … Read More
Some fun spontaneous portraits of the well dressed vintage scene who attended the fantastic Hep Cats dance weekender. These shots were taken when I was ‘swung-over’ (basically the feeling you get when you’ve been swing dancing far too much the night before) and wanted some fresh air. So I grabbed my trusty Olympus Pen, which … Read More
Delighted to see the issue of Roast Magazine out this month, celebrating all the iconic restaurant has to offer as well as other foodie features, recipes and some great behind-the-scenes pics – captured by staff. In preparation for the page 10 feature and the Roast Website, I was delighted to meet the new head chef Stuart … Read More
This was the final result from a shoot for Creativevents Ltd, a company that provides catering services to lots of major event spaces such as Earl’s Court, Excel London, Winter Wonderland and so on. They wanted the shots to be fun and light-hearted to represent their brand and the energy of the young team, so their … Read More