Time out to learn

As a photographer, it is so important to be constantly learning and exploring all sorts of genres of photography. Food photography may not seem like an obvious choice for me to be looking at but I have spent the weekend watching the amazing food photographer, Penny de los Santos, running an on-line workshop with CreativeLive.com.
It is a privilege to watch another photographer at work, to see their techniques and style and how they work with the light.
Even though I primarily shoot people, I have learned so much and been inspired by the course.
I would recommend to any photographer, taking time out to learn a new technique or a different style of photography as it all informs what you do.

Wakey wakey!

This gorgeous girl is just 5 weeks old and SO cute. She also LOVES her sleep (lucky mum and dad!). We spent a lot of time gently encouraging her to wake up, just for a moment so that I could photograph those beautiful eyes. Luckily, Ruby is just as photogenic asleep as awake.
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New Products

Well, it’s been a wonderful few weeks, with the children off school and lots of bank holidays – I have been taking a bit of time out but I haven’t forgotten you all!
I have been spending some time researching new products that I can offer. One I am very excited about is this bespoke wallpaper. It is printed locally on thick, wipe clean wallpaper and would look wonderful on a feature wall.
You will be able to choose an image from our session together and get made into wallpaper to fit the measurements of your space.
You can see here what one of my clients has done with their paper.
It’s a novel way to show off your images and will always be a talking point in your home.

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New website - April 2011

Pop along to www.janetpenny.com for a glimpse of my glamorous new website. It has taken me a long time to design and develop it but I am very pleased with the new look and feel. I will be running a blog on there, in tandem with this one.


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Editorial - Fitness for Women magazine

New issue out this Friday - another lovely model and some gorgeous fitness fashion

Private portrait - March 2011

I've had a run of photographing previous clients recently. I last photographed this fun three over 18 months ago. They're still full of energy and great to work with.

Private portrait - March 2011

A walk in the woods is always wonderful, but when you take a family of four and a bouncy young dog along, it becomes a whole lot of fun too.
People are often concerned about the weather when we do a location shoot, especially if there's no bright sun, but I love working on overcast days: no shadows under the eyes and a much softer light. Even if the sun was bright, I would be herding my client into the shade!