Flip Flops, Forests and Fallen Trees....and a beautiful girl too :)

To continue on from the previous blog, here are a selection of the images from Lisa's shoot. 

Firstly, I would like to thank the creative director for her assistance on this shoot, sorry I made you get out of bed after a night shift! 

The weather and nights are drawing in, so we were pleased that we only had a few spots of rain. Anyone would think though that their had been a down pour as my feet were wet and filthy from scaling hills (and fallen down trees) to get to our location. Note to self, flip flops are not a good idea when walking through fields and forests :)  On the plus side I managed to negotiate all the stinging nettles in said flip flops :D

Lisa you were a pleasure to work with and don't forget to keep practicing that Smize!

Elizabeth

Model portfolio shoot with lovely Lisa [Behind scenes]

Good afternoon everyone!

We've just got back from the model portfolio shoot with beautiful Lisa. :-) Today, I've been given a role of Liz's assistant, but I'd prefer to call myself a 'creative director'. :-DD Anyway, I had to pick up a camera and do something. :-)So here are a few behind-the-scene photographs to give you a better insight into our work. :-)

Hope you like! Love Karienne 

Photographer on the day: Elizabeth

Model: Lisa

As you can see there's stuff everywhere. :-) We always attract quite a bit of attention and get a few curious looks, when we are walking with loads of bags, suitcases and camera equipment around quiet local spots. :-)

Creative director: Karienne :-P

And this shot on the left is my personal fav :-) Hope Liz remembers how much she loves me, when she sees this... :-)))) 

Rachael - On location 'Be beautiful' photo shoot...

Hi there! :-)

Last week we shot with Rachael, beautiful, smart 19- years old (yes 19!!! :-D) photography student from Stoke On Trent. I've discovered this amazing location a few weeks ago and was dying to be able to take one of our clients there. When Rachael got in touch with us for a shoot, I knew straight away that her sophisticated, elegant style would be perfect for the sort of images I've had in mind. Soon we both discovered that we both have the same passion for vintage and fashion photography, so working together was a great experience.

Below are just a few photographs from the shoot, hope you all like! :-)

Please don't hesitate and get in touch with us for your 'Be beautiful' shoot! :-) Summer days are over but hopefully autumn will bring plenty of sunny and colourful days! 

To book your shoot CLICK HERE! 

Love K.

PS: And a sneak behind scene shot... :-)

On location 'Be Beautiful' Photo shoots... for those who are not afraid to be different!

Evening everyone!

It's Monday evening and for me is one of those days when I am glued to my screen, editing photographs and designing wedding albums! :-) 

I have done a number of location shoots over the last couple of days and looking at the results, I am really wondering why is it that most of the people prefer to have their photographs taken in the studio, posing in front of a plain background rather than try to be a bit more adventures and go for an on location photo shoot!?

As a professional photographer who has worked in the industry for a few years, climbed a lot of fences (... and high trees!! Btw, I am petrified of heights!), ripped a few pairs of her favourite jeans, got soaked in the rain, been stung countless times by nettles, vicious ants and even bees... I have to say that I still prefer working on locations more than in a studio. I am not saying that studio photo shoots are not fun but photographs taken on a location are usually more exciting,unique and unusual!

I think that people looking at our work, maybe just like 'you' out there reading these lines right now... often mistakenly believe that people in our 'Be beautiful' portfolio are all professional models with years of experience and hundreds of shoots under their belt. Well, I can certainly assure you that they are not! Our clients and people who we have photographed and you can see in the pictures on our website, blog or Facebook page are ordinary people just like 'you'! 

I guess what I am trying to say is that 'you' should give it a go!  Get in touch with us and let us show you that everyone is beautiful in their own individual and special way! Working with a professional photographer who can give you advise on how to pose your body and work angles of your face to highlight your natural beauty is an unforgettable experience, as we are often told by our clients and can incredibly boost your self-confidence. I personally believe that working on a location which can be anything from your favourite park, beach, forest or even a random fence or wall somewhere on a street, or even your bath :-) can really bring your personality out by capturing something that is personal to you!

Have I persuaded you yet?!? Well if words failed maybe following collection of images will help you to make a decision. :-) Introducing you our competition winner Marie! 

PS: And just to make things easy you can CLICK HERE to book your photo shoot and as a reward for reading this mahoosive blog till the end we offer you 25% discount on our 'Be Beautiful' package, use promo code: BLOG25KE. :-))   

Love Karienne

Lovestory :-)

‎'When you realise you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.' ♥

Our Graduation Day 15th July 2011

In our job, we are very lucky to share the most special moments of people's lives, so today  I've decided to post a sneak peek of our Graduation Day and for a change invite you, our dearest friends, to this very special occasion for us! Did we mention we both got Distinctions? :)

The ceremony took place in the Italian Gardens in Trentham which surely you'll agree with me, is an absolutely magical place. The whole experience was quite surreal with all the people 'dressed up as Harry Potter' walking around. People always say that I live in my own fantasy world, which I guess isn't far from the truth, so I was in my element. :-) 

I am not going lie to you... last three years have been... tough, to say the least! ;-) Studying for our degree, while launching our business and trying to remain healthy work/life balance was a challenge! Therefore I have to say that today I am really proud for both of us! This degree has challenged our patience, perseverance, knowledge and skills, but after all the lady moments, sunny days spent sat by the computer screen writing essays and all the horrible presentations we were forced to do, here we are at the end of one chapter of our lives, eager to start writing a new one! :-) 

There's a lot of things I thank this degree for but the main one is meeting Liz. We met during the studies and we are leaving as great friends who decided to take on this great business adventure together... ! :-) Yesterday was great day and we were really happy that we could spend this day with our closest families! Here are a few snapshots from the day! :-) I really wish I took picture of that gorgeous carrot cake we had! You know we both have a bit of a sweet tooth!

I'd like to end this post with a short quote from a popular song 'Feeling good' as it was quoted through the opening speeches of the ceremony quite a few times and there is something about that song that definitely sticks and describes how we feel right now...

'It's a new dawn

It's a new day

It's a new life

For me...

And I'm feeling good...'

Love Karienne

PS: The whole day has been great apart from someone hat landing with the sharp edge right on my head when we threw our hats in the air! Ouch that hurt! I mean the whole act looks innocent but I can tell you now that it can go horribly wrong! :-) And as for my progress with getting used to the heels, I think I am finally mastering the whole catwalk technique but by the end of the day I was defeated... or shall I say de-feet-ed! :-)