It was pouring with rain this day, I remember it so well as I had to lug all my equipment from Blackheath train station to my clients house in one go, feeling a bit like a pack mule. I was a little soggy by the time I arrived on the doorstep (and of course it had stopped by the time the shoot ended). What a gorgeous family I got to capture and photograph. Baby boy was such a sweetheart and mum and dad were absolute naturals in front of the camera. Just before this shoot I was going through a spell of not really liking my work, and I had taken some photos prior to this shoot that I really wasn’t happy with and it was going to take a lot of work to fix. I was getting frustrated going through the editing process (which is a long process and I honestly spend more time editing than actually taking photos) and decided I need to leave that work for a moment and come back to it with a fresh set of eyes. I opened this shoot and, it almost instantly made me cry with happiness because I couldn’t believe that I had captured moments that were so beautiful, magical, and pure. This shoot restored my own faith in my capabilities, plus it did make me laugh that within about 10 images I can captured baby boy sticking his middle finger up.
Date: August 2022
