We have used these as a great location in the past for a photo shoot. We loved the photo's, and so did the client, so we thought, 'Why not do some more here'. So, we did exactly that.
We ran two special days, with bargain price sessions at two such locations on each day. We had a good response to them, and had a lot of fun capturing the images.
Okay, so the first day was Weelsby Woods, and the second was at People's Park in Grimsby. Yes, outdoor photo sessions...in England...In the Summer. Risky, I know, but for weather held, well, at least for the first day it did.
Here are some images from three of the sessions that we held over the two days.
The first, little 'O', was a very lively boy, who wanted to run everywhere.
This was great for the photo's, as it meant that they would all be very natural, playing, laughing, doing "his thing" was fantastic. And allowed his personality to come though, and allowed me to capture the images that the parents wanted. It meant their photo's would be of the little boy that they know, and see all the time. Not one who is being told to sit, and smile for the camera!
One thing this did mean, was the photo's would be at the expense on any professional dignity that I may have; crawling & rolling around on the floor to get the perfect photo's maybe wasn't the best way for me to present myself. But, at the end of the day, how I look wasn't important, getting the perfect photo was.
But, here a few of my favorite images from the session. I hope that you like them. I know his mum does.
Later on that day, we met a lovely family; Mum, Dad, and their two children.
Because the children were a little older, we were able to get some images, that were a little more posed, but still allowed them all time to play later.
It seems that part of the woods was going through a "mini-autumn", and the leaves on the tree's were starting to turn, and fall. This let us get some our favorite images of all; A Leaf Fight!
These are great fun, but work best in the autumn, so we thought there would be no chance of getting some today. Thank you British weather!!
So, after a good 20 minutes of leaf throwing, they were all covered in leaves. So we went to capture one of the images that Mum said that she said that she really wanted. We encourage any input like this, after all, they're your photo's, so it makes sense that you get a say, right?
Some of our favorites...
And then, on the second day of the sessions, we were at the People Park, This is a beautiful space, and that has been used as a backdrop for many sessions with us. We love it here, so much for the kids to see and do; ducks, flower beds, and the amazing Floral Halls.
Sadly, the floral halls are closed at the moment, but the rest of the park is open, and still looks great!
So, around comes the morning of the People's Park day, and upon getting up, I look out of the window, and am confronted by the sight of rain, and lots of it!
Disaster. Some of the parents cancel, and others are happy to dodge the rain, Fortunately.
In the afternoon, I meet up with a couple of parents who I'd met before. A few weeks earlier, we helped with some fundraising for the Firefighters charity, and they'd had their photo's taken with us there.
So, on with the session. This one wasn't a family shoot as such, as there were two mum's here, and their beautiful daughters. Both very young.
Not walking yet, so we were limited with the images that we could capture, but it still left us with plenty of options.
So, we head for the park, and get some photo's of them together in the basket swing. We had to ask some older kids if they'd mind stepping aside for a minute, while we took the photo's. And, they did just that. Of course, they stayed close by, to see what was going on.
After this, we headed for the flower beds, and got a lovely series of photo's of one of the girls sat amongst some pretty flowers. Mum loved these!
Just then, the heavens opened again, and we all had a mad scramble into some cover (Actually, some nearby tree's gave us some much welcome shelter).
We decided that shooting without cover of some sort just wasn't going to happen, so we headed for the Bandstand in the park, it has a roof, so figured it would be pretty dry.
Once we got over there, we were able to get some more images of the girls, both on their own, and together (The mums are very good friends, and the girls spend a lot of time together anyway). We even managed to convince the Mum's to join in, and have their photo's taken with them too - this is always a bonus.
A lot of people say "ooh, I hate having my photo taken" or "You're not getting me in front of that!". We hear it a lot, and I think (with the exception of politician's, and models), no-one actually enjoys having their photo taken. But, we say, give it a try. And some do just that, some even enjoy it too! But, nearly all of them will purchase the image. It's a moment that once it's gone, it's too late. Have your photo taken as a family more!
Here are a few of the images from this nearly rained off session.
One of the Mum's said "You can't tell its raining". And, she's right, and it just goes to show, that even the (typical) British weather can't dampen the smiles!
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