Iv'e been quite busy recently and when I say busy, I mean distracted! My little Grace certainly knows how to keep me off this computer. These next few are portaits of Tom, using my Canon 40D. Location: Towneley park, Burnley

It was my birthday a few days ago and I was given a lovely bouquet of carnations. I sat them on the window sill and one day the sun shone though the vase and created wonderful reflections on the sill. I applied a filter to add warmth to the image.

This is an improved version of the image below. The hair was to static and didn't match with the second, close up portrait of my model, Sam.

I had my friend over the other day and persuaded her to let me take a few photo's. I had fun making these images fun and vibrant. I gave my model Sam, purple hair as I thought this would go superbly with her red top... both colours are totally different but work well together in making this portrait unusual and fun! I quite like the tattoos on her arm...

I've also been photographing family and friends and using the best ones to create edited versions on Photoshop. I've applied certain featuresand tones to make up a good compostion.

More self portraits.. this time I have digitized them and used bold colour for interest.

I,ve recently taken some portraits of a friend, using natural window lighting and the help of Photoshop to create a desired look.

I created this image in the bedroom, using natural lighting.... I recently purchased some cushions and a bed spread, which I made into a background. I then used Photoshop to tidy the image and bring out my subject, Grace..

A couple of christmas shots, telelphoto lens..

I was inspired by the detail that appeared on the eyes. I photographed her beside my window, where there were some crystal glasses on the sil. I colour spectrum was achieved and seen through the eyes. I chose to show this one because I captured reflection of the lashes in there too..

The above images are fairly random... all taken with my Canon 40D DSLR with natural lighting.

It's quite a while since my last post... I became a first time mum in December so I've found life these days rather busy. I've not had much time to plan and go out shooting! Instead i have focused soley on my daughter, Grace, who is a constent inspiration to me. I photograph her most days and each time I become more inventive with the compositions, which keeps me motivated as a photographer. I have missed the oppotunity to continue my photograhy at university this year and so I must maintain and practice what I have leant from home.

These new images are self portraits... it's something I've not really had the confidence to do before. I thought about the background, lighting and pose, to produce a raw photograph and then used Photoshop to help me achieve a final image. I shall post images up of my little Grace after these..

When I had all my images, I went through them and picked out the ones that showed key moments of their wedding. I wanted to create a photomontage with a magazine type appearence. I tmade up a title and used a quote they used on their wedding cake.