It was a great year at Bespoke Photography. I am just so lucky to meet and photograph so many great Families and Children. I adore what I do so much, it is indeed the most wonderful job in the world. Here are some of my fave photo shoots and portraits from last year photographed in Bangor, Belfast and Lisburn. Look forward to many more fun photo shoots this year. Have a good one. Jonny at Bespoke Photography x
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Shooting children is always a challenge because it is always dependent on their mood, but I got so lucky with these two cuties! They were two fantastic, adorable kids. For this session I chose to shoot at Castle Gardens, Lisburn, which is a place I know very well. There is so much variety in this location including a walled garden and a delightful flower area. Photographing this wonderful family in these surroundings created pure and genuine moments. The shoot was relaxed with the children playing around the gardens and enjoying family time together, whilst being captured naturally. It was lovely to be able to create some photos of the family; I really do love what I do because I get the chance to meet beautiful people and the cutest of children. Enjoy the photos. (click a photo to view slideshow) Speak soon Jonny xx
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The first photography session I did with Theo was a Cake smash for his birthday, it was a great introduction to a wonderful child. The second was photographed in Wallace Park Lisburn, Theo was in great form as we walked through the glorious Wallace Park stopping at various different sunny spots to capture Theo doing his thing. The park was so busy so we tried to find some secluded locations. No need to pose Theo for his photography session as he was a natural. Below are some stand out shots from a fantastic photography session.
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Ruairi – Shot at Bangor Walled Gardens Bangor This was certainly the most theatrical portrait session I have had the pleasure to photograph; I was entertained constantly with singing, dancing, some very skillful Ninjutsu and even a performance from the Bugsy Malone musical, all beautifully performed in the glorious Bangor Walled Gardens soaked in sunlight. We got warmed up by shooting some frames as Ruairi naturally fell into some beautiful poses in the flowered archways. Her energy was infectious, and inspired some action shots which were taken as she raced around the gardens with 4 foot wild flowers as a backdrop. She kindly demonstrated some cool dance moves but wasn’t impressed with my attempts. Ruairi suddendly transformed into a masterful blue Ninja and demonstrated some super sword skills as I shot her in action. She needed little direction as she gracefully executed moves from the ancient art of Ninjutsu. I lost my breath and broke into a sweat as I chased her around the herb and topiary garden before she retreated into the shadows. Next was Bugsy Malone; my personal favourite.Ruairi burst into song and dance entertaining the locals sitting aorund the main water feature where captured quick fire shots to the […]
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It’s never reliable in this country to get a good day for shooting portrait photography but shooting in the rain can be a great creative experience. The main thing is making sure the subjects of the photo do not mind getting a bit wet, also make sure you have a camera cover. Most people when it begins to rain will run for cover but I love the adverse conditions of a rainy day, it can lead to memorable creative photography. This little girl was taking shelter inside a tractor on this shoot. It worked out for a wonderful little shot. Luckily I got a photo of her brother before the heavens opened. Try shooting in the rain sometime soon it can be a wonderful and creative experience.
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What cute little kid, heaps of character, this was shot in the client’s home. Some of the best sessions happen in the children’s own environment when they are at their most relaxed.
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What a fantastic portrait session yesterday at Castle Gardens Lisburn, the sun soaked location was just perfect to photograph the little twin girls, who were cute as a button in their matching dresses. We took our time as giving children the chance to warm up and feel relaxed with the photographer is always a good tip. So we tried a few warm up shots and walked for a while enjoying the sun in Lisburn. It was the second time I have photographed this family and it is always a joy. We tried as much as possible to shoot in the shade where the sun was not overpowering, stopping here and there in various locations to take shots by trees and on the grass. At one stage the twins decided to take their shoes off and go barefoot and wore some adorable matching hats. By the end of the portrait session the girls were dancing and screaming ice cream (they were going for ice cream after the shoot) and just enjoying having their photograph taken. Being patient while photographing Children’s portraits is so important, the light can be perfect, the location just right but if the kids sense they are being rushed […]
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From my experience of photographing children, I love images where they are almost oblivious to the camera; where they are absorbed in whatever they are thinking about, or looking at. In these shots, I sometimes manage to capture this concentration, where Zak is contemplating the universe, or superheros! Although images with smiles are often the parents’ preference, children find it difficult to “just sit still and smile at the camera”, and while this may produce sometimes awkward smiles, allowing a child to embrace his/ her natural playful state allows me to appreciate their character, and reflect these in my images. Hillsborough Park is one of my favourite local locations; it’s a wonderful backdrop for portrait photography. Little Zak did really well in completing a full loop of the lake, stopping at various locations to take snaps of him doing his thing. Zak had a ball, and the pictures illustrate his character beautifully
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