You may have heard the buzz words “brand photography” banded around, but aren’t really sure what it means… and I’m guessing you’re here because you’re a little bit curious and want to find out more. Well, firstly, let’s just be …
What’s all this “Brand Photography” malarkey anyway? Read More »
In our little boats, bailing out water and attempting to weather the storm, we all respond in different ways. Some people instinctively reach out and pull together, while others hunker down and try to get through it alone. I’m one of the latter. I’m not sure how many of us are out there – islands of stolid independence, where it somehow feels a failure to find help.
Professional headshots can be expensive. Many people who set up their own business do it on a tight budget and have to seriously prioritise what they spend their carefully set aside money on. (If you ever saw my first logo, …
Help! I can’t afford professional headshots right now… Read More »
Well what a year we’ve had so far. 2020 began with me putting plans into place to ramp up my workload after my Maternity Leave ended, with lots of exciting things on the horizon. Head of Sleep Control was settling …
Moving With The Times (from 2020 to 1950 and back) Read More »
We’ve just had a wonderful family potter around Middlecombe Nursery‘s pumpkin trail! The pumpkins have been donated by local businesses, and look fabulous. While 4 month old Head Of Sleep Control looked around in awe (to be fair, his usual …
This week I’ve been reminded of the importance of celebrating the successes on my freelance journey. It turns out that running a small business is very different from the corporate life I left behind when my first son was born …
Growing up, like many women, I struggled with not fitting in to the standard Female Stereotype. At school I loved maths and physics, and never fitted in with the popular girls who were into fashion, make-up and popular culture. In …
It seems that we move through each day, all seemingly more or less the same. And then something happens. Life changes. Time moves on. You may have noticed recently that although the SuperFunkyPenguin work has continued, there hasn’t been so …
We are far from the perfect eco-friendly, zero-waste, plastic-free family. I often still choose the “easy” (and less sustainable) path during the craziness of life-parenting-a-four-year-old-whilst-simultaneously-running-my-own-business-and-trying-to-pay-bills. But I’m horrified by how much unnecessary waste we’re producing. The issue of plastics has …
The Little Changes – A Steady Move to Sustainability Read More »
Does this ring true for you too? I often joke that the reason I’m a photographer is because I feel much more comfortable behind the lens than in front of it! Everyone feels self-conscious about what they look like at …
SAY CHEESE (Or, “GAH! I hate what I look like in photos!!!”) Read More »
