Race for Life 2010

I'm doing the Race for Life on Thursday 8th July and I'd love if you can spare a £1 or so to sponsor me and support Cancer Research UK. Just click below and you will be taken to my sponsorship page. Thank you in advance - I'm sure all of us know someone who has been affected by cancer, and many of you may have been affected personally. Thankfully more and more people are getting the help and support that they need much earlier than used to happen, and many of those with cancer survive and go on to live full lives. Let's work together to raise more funds to help others in the future.

Special Project - Portrait Shoots

I need help! I am working on a very special project and I need people who are prepared to be photographed for it. The theme of the shoot is "First Thing" and I want to photograph people doing what they do first thing in the morning - be it a quick smoke before getting up, a slow stretch, a cuddle with the kids, a coffee, a shower (not full nudity), reading the paper, brushing the kids' hair - whatever it is you do first thing, I want to record it for this special project. Hair will be the way hair is when you get up, and no makeup - unless you're putting it on!

The photographs will be taken in your home - bedroom, bathroom, living room, kitchen, garden, wherever your day starts. And need to be taken over the next 2 months or so. Oh, and one promise - this is not a sales exercise! Anyone who helps me out with this will get a little thank you of a 7x5 print.

Email me at info@zoephotography.co.uk to get involved.

Baby Portrait for Iris

I love it when a plan comes together - a few weeks ago someone told me that she was so disappointed that I wouldn't be able to photograph her friend's beautiful baby as she was just adorable! I asked where the baby was, and when I found out she was not too far from Bristol I started to hatch a plan - you see, last week I was photographing a wedding in Somerset, and I knew even though I'd have to do a little detour, I'd be able to get to photograph the beautiful Iris!

She was just 5 weeks old in her photo shoot - and look, she was exhausted by it right from the start! Here is just a teeny selection of what Iris gave us - she was a perfect model, keeping a beady eye on me for most of the shoot, checking out that everything was ok!

Weekly Update: Portrait, Wedding and Baby Photographs, Liverpool

It's been a busy week at the Zoe Photography Studio this last week - 2 weddings (one in Liverpool and one in Somerset!), headshot sessions, baby portraits and family portraits! We had new babies and visits from babies growing up just a little bit (it was so lovely to see Poppy again!), newborn babies, and babies well into the second half of their first year. And then there were headshot sessions, family portrait sessions, and the delivery of beautiful photographs to happy customers.

In fact, it's been so busy it's just not possible to showcase images from every shoot - more will have to follow in the coming days! But here are three shoots from last week - we start with beautiful newborn Elizabeth, whose parents I photographed getting married 2 years ago at Croxteth Hall, Liverpool, and then the gorgeous 8 week old Nathan (I have to stop falling in love with the babies that come to visit me in the studio!), and Abi's fun headshot session.

We also did lots of planning for April special offers this last week - we have already announced 2 of the special offers - watch this space for more this coming week! These offers are real steals and are getting snatched up fast - after all, it's not often that you can get such value for money shoots from one of the North West's best photographers with a string of prestigious awards to her name!

Oh, and of course, we can't end this week's update without a mention of the exciting exhibition that will be happening in The Gallery, Clayton Square, Liverpool from 6th May, and this last week has seen us finalising the images to be included!

Intimate Wedding at The Racquet Club, Liverpool

Yesterday was a very intimate wedding for Caroline and David at The Racquet Club in Liverpool. It was a huge privilege for me to photograph their wedding - not least because Caroline and I studied photography together at college many years ago!

Caroline looked amazing, her dress fitting beautifully into the grandeur of The Racquet Club, and David looked very dapper. And their little girl, Frankie, was the perfect princess in her pretty dress. We attempted a little foray out into Liverpool for a few shots, but it was ridiculously cold and windy for Spring! I was almost blown off my feet at one point! But thankfully we were able to get lots of fabulous photographs anyway.

Congratulations to the two of you! It was a fabulous day, I really enjoyed myself.

Photography Special Offers for April

Keep watching - special offers for your family portraits, 'look good naked' shoots, portfolios, newborn shoots, A Year In The Life Of shoots, and makeovers to be announced for April and May - come back daily for the next few days to see what the latest promotion is!

There is no better time than now to have your really special treat of a portrait session with one of the North West's most talented photographers - Zoe is a relative newcomer to photography, and yet she has awards to her name that are coveted by those with 20 or 30 years experience as a professional photographer! Her awards include NW Professional Photographer of the Year for Environmental Portraiture, Studio Portraiture and Fashion Photography, along with merits for Creative Portraiture, Weddings and Fine Art, and in April who knows what awards will come next!

You will need to quote a promotion code to benefit from our special offers, so make sure you visit the blog and website daily over the next few days to collect your special offer codes!

Knowsley Hall Weddings

As the recommended photographer for Knowsley Hall weddings I am often treated to the beauty of the Hall, and being based on the Knowsley Hall Park I daily get to enjoy the gorgeous grounds.

So I can't wait to tell you about some exciting news to come about weddings at Knowsley Hall - couples getting married at the Hall, and those thinking of getting married at the Hall will be wanting to know more ... so keep visiting to find out more about Knowsley Hall weddings, coming soon!

Sylvie's Newborn Baby Portraits

Baby Sylvie and her gorgeous big sister Evie came to visit me at the studio on Wednesday as part of a training session for budding photographer, Nicola who is learning about getting more in control of using her camera on the manual settings. Sylvie got the idea that she'd just eat! But even so we managed to create some beautiful images of her, and we also captured her with Evie showing her love too.

If you are pregnant or have a newborn baby, we just love photographing newborns, so please get in touch so that you can have memories of the early days that will last a lifetime.

Call for Models - Pregnant Mums-to-Be and Up to 1 Month Old Babies

Want to be an occasional model? Love having your photograph taken, or want to get photographs of your new baby? Then this is just for you! And don't worry about being a size 8/10 - this is for people of all shapes and sizes!

During February and March 2010 we are creating a book of models for when we need to test new props or when we have a workshop running. And we're starting with babies and pregnant mums - watch this space for the next call for models if you don't fit that description!

So, if you are pregnant and want to be included (we will call on you at certain stages of your pregnancy and when your baby is born) or if you have just had a baby in the last week to a month and you'd love photographs of them, then get in touch now!

All models will get a complementary print from the shoot, and 10% off all purchases (our introductory package is 5 prints for £50 and our top package is just £250 with a disk of images).

And then when we have a test shoot to try out new props, or during our training workshops for photographers we will give you a call to see if you or your baby are available to be our model! And then that's more photographs to add to the album!

We are limiting the number of places in our model book, so make sure you are one of the first to get in touch and secure your place in our book. Call 0151 546 4411 now!

And if you are one of our current clients and you'd like to be involved or you have a friend that you think would love this, let us know!

Professionals' Month! Commercial Photographs for Websites and Marketing

TIME SLOTS FILLING UP FAST
THIS WEEK AND NEXT NEARLY FULLY BOOKED!
DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS FABULOUS OFFER!!!

Do you own a website for your business? Do you have your own picture and your staff too for that matter on your website? If not, or if you're ready for an update, then February is the month to get things sorted out with Zoe Photography!

February is Professionals' Month, whether you're a financial adviser, solicitor, accountant, writer, musician, actor, consultant, therapist, lecturer, whatever you do, this is for you to get your marketing and branding to the next level.

We don't do Professionals' Month often because it's a silly silly cheap price! In Professionals' Month we do 30 minute shoots for £75 including a disk of 5 images, with a 6th image fully worked for you. The images are provided as web images and as images for use in marketing brochures and leaflets with full usage rights.

Got a whole team who need their professional portrait taking? Groups of 5 or more can have their Professionals Portrait sessions for £60 per person, and groups over 10 for just £50 per person.

As you can imagine we get inundated when we do Professionals' Month, as we only do a limited number each week, and there are only 4 weeks in February! So ring now on 0151 546 4411 and book your Professionals' session at this silly price!