fun kids photoshoot

With my blogging being taken up by boudoir and portrait work, I haven't, unfortunately, had much opportunity to blog about children's photography.  This is the time to make up for it, with photos from a recent shoot with two pairs of kids who are best buddies, and who made for one of the most enjoyable shoots ever, due to the fact that the children were awesome fun, and ever so easy to engage with.

I'm pretty sure the level of that interaction has been captured in these photographs...  :)

We had lots of fun shooting in Ella and Ria's mum's garden, shooting in a mix of bright sunlight and cloudy sky.  I wanted to capture both the fun the kids had in their playtime, bring out the best in their friendship and also shoot in different styles to capture each of the kids indiviuality. 

When photographing children, the photographer must be able to make the shoot fun for the kids themselves, and even though I ripped a pair of jeans that morning in the trampoline with Logan and Josh, I had a right ball myself :)

It was really difficult to choose my preferred shots from the shoot so I've chosen 5 and put all the rest in a slideshow for you to enjoy....

Starting off with a shot of all four kids on a bench...

followed by quality time in the trampoline with Logan and Josh - love how the 20mm lenses' distortion has really brought Logan to the limelight... 

Josh's character really comes out in this one...

more fun in the trampoline with Ella...

final shot with Ella, Ria and Logan :)

Hope you like my work and look forward to hearing from you! x

Sizzling Summertime offers....

The holidays are nearly here, and the kids are waiting with trepidation for the lovely long days, the trips to the beach and masses of lovely ice cream.  Sluuuurp!

The lovely coast line in East Norfolk harbours the Golden Mile in Great Yarmouth, as well as the lovely promenade in Lowestoft and miles and miles of golden beaches that stretch out all the way from North Norfolk, into lovely little coastal villages full of character, dotted along the coast like Happisburgh, Southwold and Aldeburgh.  

The weather here has so far been fantastic - we've had wonderfully blue skies and high temperatures the sea temperatures have warmed up too!  Will it keep?  Who cares!  There is really so much to enjoy on the coast that it really does'nt matter if the skies aren't quite so blue :)

Just to make sure that you have some lovely keepsakes to take home from your stay on the coast this year I'm offering FREE family photography all through these six weeks of summer holidays!  That's right!  An hour's session with myself will cost you absolutely nothing.  You will then just pay for what you decide to purchase, whether it's a large framed print, and acrylic block with your favourite image for your office desk to brighten up the rainy days, or a lovely coffee table book full of images of a happy family enjoying their holidays.

If you're not really a beach family and prefer relaxing holidays in the broads, my offer still holds, it's holiday time wherever you want to spend it!  Bad weather should not be a problem either, unless it is raining heavily, as sometimes images taken in strong wind and a little rain tend to be very interesting, and can be a lot of fun to shoot! :)

If you are interested in taking up my offer, call now, as dates are limited, on 07748 197522 or email me on contact@antonellamuscatphotography.co.uk  Conditions apply.

Happy Holidays!! x

Baby Ollies' first photoshoot

I had the opportunity to shoot the gorgeous 19 day old Baby Ollie at home last week. It was my first shoot with my new Nikon D700 and I was a little apprehensive about being in control of the full frame beast initially, but the D700 is a joy to use and I was into the swing of things pretty quickly, capturing images of Ollie in natural light. 

Ollie seemed fairly content during the session, but he needed lots of breaks for feeding, which gave me the opportunity to try different shots out, with both his mum and dad and on his own.

Photographing newborns is always a challenge. Often they don't smile for long, move about when you're about to press the shutter, and turn very red when they cry.... but capturing the moments when they are serene and content certainly pays off with images that the parents will treasure for ever.

The following are some of my favourite photos of the day.  I hope you like them and look forward to your comments as usual.

Many thanks to Keiley and Jamie for allowing me to share these photos with you.

In the meanwhile I look forward to the opportunity to photograph Ollie with his parents again when he is a bit older.