I imagine this is the last retrospective on 2014 that you’ll read and the first one in February! Updating my blog more frequently was a New Year’s resolution – OK, so not the best start!
2014 was a fantastically enjoyable year for me. January kicked off rewardingly for me, firstly through photographing Emily and Terry's beautiful wedding at Clearwell Castle - one of my favourite venues - and then winning the award for the Best Portrait in the BIPP South West Awards. In February I held my first ever workshop to help aspiring photographers improve their skills. In March I had the privilege of photographing a dear friend’s wedding, whereas May took Fiona and I offshore as we sailed over to the unique Spitbank Fort for Jemma & Jason's special day. In July, Kam & I were at Agatha Christie's former residence in Devon to document the Lacey family reuniting for their mother's 70th birthday. After that it was a case of whizzing back for Libby and Soren's wedding two days later – they came over from Denmark to get married at The Old Lodge in Minchinhampton, just a couple of miles from my studio.
September's 'nursery and schools' season kicked off with one of my personal highlights of the year, when the staff of Chestnuts Nursery presented me with my new white chair, a bottle of Prosecco and a box of chocolates, for photographing their children the past decade. Last year felt so nostalgic with many of my customers from the last 15 years appearing again. The majority whose weddings I had previously photographed, walked through my studio doors to have portraits and photographs taken of their growing families.
In the run up to Christmas I suddenly had an array of interesting shoots come my way. PR work ranged from a toddler hockey club to a church choir as they performed in preparation for their Christmas concert. Portrait shoots included returning to photograph Rosie and Erin, three years on this time on a cosy winter morning at home with their one week old sister, Georgia. The year came to a close on a real high, as I had the huge privelege to photograph Ciara & Brendan's beautiful winter wedding in Chipping Campden. I have known Ciara's family pretty much as long as I have been in business, as her father runs a photo lab I use and her brother Oli used to second shoot for me.
So, as you can probably tell, as we start 2015, I am feeling incredibly nostalgic. It’s now my 15th year in business – and I feel as passionate about my work as ever and feel particularly privileged to have met so many fantastic and happy customers. To mark this milestone appropriately I’ve decided to offer a 15% discount on ALL of my services and products for the whole year…or should that be the remaining 11 months? Oops! Happy New Year!!
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| Emily & Terry |
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| ... and outside Clearwell Castle. |
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| Discussing my award with Roy, president of BIPP |
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| The winning image. |
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| Rachel,during a demonstration on depth of field on the workshop. |
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| That moment in the speech! |
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| Jennifer & Leighton. |
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| Jemma & bridesmaids getting ready. |
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| Jemma & Jason, sailing around Spitbank Fort. |
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| Lacey/Beauman Family at Agatha Christie's home, "Greenways". |
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| and one of my personal favourites from "Greenways". |
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| Libby & Soren,and the residents of Minchinhampton Common! |
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| and again, one of my favourites. |
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| my gifts from the Chestnuts staff! |
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| and the chair in action, as demonstrated by Samuel! |
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| One from the hockey shoot! |
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| Stuart Singers Choir |
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| as enjoyed by the ladies.. |
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| and the gentlemen too! |
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| Rosie, Erin and 1 week old Georgia x |
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| Ciara, before leaving for church. |
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| Ciara and Brendan. |
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Such a lovely wedding to end 2014 on!
Please keep following this blog for further details on my 2015 15% discount, or drop me a line at rebecca@rebeccanorthway.com |
