Inspired By Joseph – looking back on my best bits!
As I sit writing this blog post on a truly miserable winter’s morning, I smile as I hug my coffee and look back at the zillions of photos I have taken, both personally and professionally in 2018. Trying to pick my best nine is always a challenge but a nice one to have! For one, I will never be short of great photos that document life!
It’s been another fabulous year when it comes to Inspired By Joseph.
I celebrated three years in business and continue to work on creating an offering that works for my ideal client. Celebrating family life with my clients through the art of authentic, real life, photography has been a pure joy and I feel honoured to have served so many wonderful clients in 2018. It has been extremely difficult to do but here are just a few of my highlights:
1.Debbie and the boys
Yes you might think it sounds cheesy but the best bit of my job is going on adventures with my clients with no set agenda and more importantly, no time constraints!. I take my lead from the kids just like I did here and still laugh when clients thank me for my patience! Imaginative play is always at the heartbeat of my photos so I just adore this one.
This is what Debbie said about our time together:
Bev’s warm personality and patience is what makes her such a pleasure to work with. No tantrum is too big no person is too small. She captures lovely natural moments by making you feel totally at ease. I have had 2 sessions with inspired by Joseph now and thoroughly enjoyed both experiences. I would certainly recommend her.
2. Jack turns one
For me, turning one it is massive. For everyone. A time to celebrate the rollercoaster ride that is babies first year is one of the best times in life. It’s also a chance to reflect on how different life is and as parents, to do a bit of high fiving for getting from tiny bundle to an eating and crawling and perhaps even walking mini person. It’s simply massive and the perfect time to stop and celebrate with a cake smash experience that will cement those memories for generations to come. I love this moment when we were having a break, the balloons remind me of Winnie The Pooh from our time together! There is just something about the simplicity of it….
Amy said this about her experience with Inspired By Joseph:
We had the most amazing experience with Bev for our sons 1st birthday cake smash shoot. It was so relaxed, friendly and everything we imagined. We all just ‘went with the flow’ with no time limits, in our parents back garden, a perfect scenario for a 1 year old boy. The end result is amazing, with all the photos to hand we have been able to sort thank you cards, birthday and Xmas presents way in advance :-). The most memorable day! Thank you so much!
3. It’s all about the wellies!
The idea of a perfect photo often just exists in our minds and yet the reality is what shows the authenticity of a family and the gorgeous personalities that sit within it. In reality, there is no such concept as perfection only doing our best and being who we truly are which this session was in spades. This photo reminds me of home with one of the best views in the world – the Liverpool skyline…. It literally brings a tear to my eye!
Helen has had three photo sessions with me now and I look forward to the next one! Helen is smart as she knows that you don’t have to wait for the summer to update your family photos, in fact, all of our sessions together have been in autumn or winter!
4. My first time photographing twins
Out and About Mummy Rachel is a gem sharing insight and ideas with local parents and it was an honour to photograph her family. We had so much fun during our time together. Whether they were daisy chain making, running around or plain simply having fun, I was able to capture all of those intricate moments. It’s the way Dad is looking at everyone that get’s it for me!
Rachel has shared her honest perspective of our time together on her own website.
5. I just love the backlighting!
I love how the closing summer light catching Scarlett’s hair – just wonderful!
Mum Tracey came on one of my training courses and said this about her Inspired By Joseph experience:
Whether you go on one of Bev’s photography courses or book a one to one session you can be assured you will get some amazing photos as Bev puts everyone at ease……and of course her photos are beautiful ! Thanks Bev!
6. Always giving back
Josh won my six week summer holiday photo challenge and was an absolute pleasure to spend the morning with. Courageous and brimming with positive attitude are two fine regularities I like to see in young people and Josh had it in spades with a camera in his hand. Good luck in the world on your photography journey!
Another lovely compliment that keeps me going!
Thank you Bev for an amazing fun morning on a cold autumn day! We love the photos and need to find more wall space now to put some up! We’re all so proud of Josh, he put a lot of effort and enthusiasm in to your photo challenges and really enjoyed himself (away from Xbox and YouTube for a time!) It was great to see his ideas come to life in his photos. Thank you again for your encouragement and spending time giving him a 1:1 tutorial, he’s learnt so much and you’ve boosted his confidence!
7. Meet baby Alyssa
It was wonderful to capture Alyssa at eleven days old. I loved peeking into their lives at this amazing time of their life. They were so calm and collected – something I definitely wasn’t when Joseph was 11 days old! I love this one as it’s like we are peeking into that intimate window of a new born, when it’s all staring and cuddles! One of my fave sessions!
Mum Becky had this to say about our time together:
Bev was very calm and patient with us and our baby and the time flew by. We absolutely love the pictures and will treasure those memories forever. Also extremely good value for what you pay, no extortionate prices and no hidden costs at the end! We could tell Bev totally loves doing photography which made it all the better. Thank you Bev!
8. Photographing another Joseph makes my day!
Lifestyle sessions are some of my absolute favourites, especially when there are two children or more! I know how difficult it would be to get photos like this without a photographer to hand. I adore the interactions that are happening and how content everyone looks, as if it had always been a family of four….
And of course I was biased when I found out the eldest was called Joseph!!
9. I’ve never felt more at home….
Rachael and Brian’s wedding was the most loveliest of days mainly because I felt like a guest! I got to know everyone so well and didn’t want to leave! I make it my mission to get to know everyone and I also did a secret high five to myself having created a number of couple portraits which they just smashed (having not been to keen to do so!).
Rachael was pleased that she could do as she wanted with all of the photos and said:
‘We’ve shared with the whole world! We cannot thank you enough. You really captures the happiness and love we felt on the day.’
Thank you 2018 and here is to an amazing 2019!