A morning at the beach with the Buttery family...

We're in September now.  The time of year were when you get up in the morning you decide a sweater is the way to go, clothes wise.  Then by the time lunchtime hits you're sweating!  That being said, I do love September - the teasing of Autumn starts.  You notice the mist first thing in the morning and there is the scent of the cooler, crisper days to come in the air.

But today, I'm taking us back to the month prior.  Only a week before September arrived, but yet we still had much warmer days.  Like a switch was flicked on the 1st of September.  Having said this, myself and the wonderful Buttery family did have reservations at to whether some summer showers would hit us on the early morning trip to the beach.  The forecast was mixed, but we took a chance.  And, oh, did it pay off.  

We spent an hour together.  And what I love most about having that amount of time to document is that I get the best of both worlds as far as documenting 'you being you' is concerned.  The slightly more formal shots are captured, the ones that grandparents and traditionalists love; happy smiling faces, engaging with the camera.  And in slight contrast to that we have the story telling.  The documentary style images that show you as you are.  The details, playing, laughing, loving...

I hope you enjoy this little glimpse into the Buttery families gallery.  Many thanks for looking.

x Fleur x

(as always, click into the images to view a better quality version...)

Couples Photography | Pete & Debs are to wed...

There's a special day planned this summer.  Pete and Debs are set to wed!

I have no doubt in my mind that this couple will share a very special place in my heart from now on.  I had the pleasure of meeting Debs a couple of years ago when she was my eldest's class teacher.  She did the world of good for my daughter and definitely still runs high up as "best teacher ever" in my young girl's eyes.  Many tears were shed on the day she left our school to move on with her teaching career.

The evening I received a message from Miss Johnston asking me if I was available to photograph her wedding day in summer 2017 was one of the most exciting things to happen to me in my photography journey.  We exchanged a lovely thread of written messages before meeting in person over a coffee last winter and finalising all the details of our agreement together.

Since then the three of us have met to capture some wonderful images of the happy couple while enjoying their engagement.  I have shared a couple of these images over on my Facebook page and within my Instagram feed, but I knew the time had come to pop a handful of my favourites into a blog entry.

And all I have left to say, is roll on summer!

Thanks for reading.

Fleur x

(PS - It's best to click into the pics too see better quality versions...  Thanks Peeps.)

Family portraiture: The Brennan family...

I had so much fun last month with the Brennan family!

We met early on a Sunday morning for a family walk in the park down onto the beach...   Jokes were made about how they were getting shots suitable for an album cover.  And funnily enough, a few family members said the same about the finished images.  And I'm good with that - they are a super cool fab four. ;)


Thanks for looking.

x Fleur x


(PS - the trick to seeing better quality versions of the images is to click on them... Cheers loves!)

Poppi ~ when you were 6...

Our strong willed, fun loving, witty little rocket in your pocket is turning 7!

Wow - this year is going quickly.  This one has always been happy to be in front of the camera - and has fallen in love with being behind it too.  *note to self: get around to clearing her memory card that she has nagged me about for a while.

Happy Birthday sweet little one.   May all the wishes you have for yourself and we have for you come true!

Thank you for looking ~ Fleur x

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