Poppies, barley and rabbits … the Spillett family {sneak peek}

The sun shone. It really did. After what seems like the longest winter and spring ever, it was warm today. And what better way to spend an hour than with the fabulous Spillett family. I first met mummy Helen when she “won” me in a raffle and we’ve kept in touch ever since. I’ve photographed her gorgeous children many times and they are absolutely delightful and a credit to their parents.

Without further ado, and because I know that mummy can’t wait … here’s your sneak peek!

Tom … oh Tom, you are going to break some hearts …

And Freya, last time I photographed you, you were just tiny … and now …

And I think that mummy and daddy were just so happy to be with their lovely children …

We took so many photographs. The light was perfect and the location was perfect and the images are just the best. I’m so pleased that we managed to schedule this shoot at such short notice and the forecast of thunderstorms wasn’t right. If you would like to book a shoot, please do fill out the contact form below.

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Thank you again to Helen and Harry, and Tom and Freya and I look forward to photographing you all for many years to come!

“William is a very relaxed and chilled out baby” says mummy … {sneak peek}

Thank you to my good friend Helen who introduced me to lovely mummy Belinda and gorgeous little William. Who, apparently, is very well behaved. But today was a little camera conscious … but after a nice long feed, and when the heating was popped on full blast, drifted off into a delicious sleep … check out his cheeky sneak peek below!

I love the way that this little montage shows so many different aspects of this scrummy little chap. Apparently, he is now sleeping like a baby!!! Lovely to meet this fabulous family and I’ll be editing and uploading your gallery for you to enjoy next week. And thanks to Emily, big sister, who made me laugh out loud!

Strawberries and cream … baby Aoife’s first (and second) photoshoots {sneak peek}

I’ve met baby Aoife twice now and she was as super cute the second time as she was the first. At a whole week old, we met at the beginning of the week for her newborn photographs. But baby Aoife decided that she wasn’t quite ready for her public so we rearranged another mini-shoot … and she was perfect! This first montage is from her shoot on Monday …

And these are a small selection from today … mummy cranked up the heating, baby Aoife grinned and yawned throughout …

And this young lady can really “work” a hat!

I’m so glad that we could schedule a return visit – it really was worth it for some super shots. Sadly we didn’t quite manage to get her handmade slippers on … but here they are anyway!

I understand that, as Aoife’s next photoshoot will be scheduled around Christmas, that she may have to model a different outfit … can’t wait! Lovely to meet you, mummy and daddy and hope that you enjoy this little sneak peek of your gorgeous girl.

If you are expecting, or indeed, have a newborn, please do fill out the contact form below if you are interested in a home photoshoot in the Faversham area. I love meeting newbies!

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The brightest colours and the biggest smile – Charlotte “Rock the Frock” {sneak peek}

Sometimes I have daft ideas. Well, to be frank, I often have daft ideas. I had a photoshoot in Folkestone recently and, as I was driving back out through the city centre, I noticed a brightly coloured wall. And some graffiti. It really struck me that it would be a great place to shoot a bride. You may remember Charlotte and Daniel’s wedding in April and I was just so in love with Charlotte and her dress. One text later, and I had a bride. Two messages on Facebook later, and I had a hair and make up team. We arranged a date … and the sun decided to take a vacation. However, despite the leaden and very bland skies, we found colour. Lots and lots of colour …

Thanks to my hair stylist for the day, lovely Helen from www.myhairangels.co.uk and make up artist Nicola from www.nicolamitchellmua.co.uk (who also assisted brilliantly on the photoshoot) and, of course, thanks to my gorgeous bride, Charlotte. And thanks to Folkestone for having amazing and brightly coloured walls!

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I think Charlotte enjoyed herself and I certainly did!

How gorgeous? Pre-wedding photoshoot with Hannah and Simon {sneak peek}

I cannot wait to photograph Hannah and Simon’s wedding celebrations in a couple of weeks’ time. They are getting married at a church with Hannah’s father officiating and will be leaving their ceremony in a vintage Austin 10. There are so many details to be captured on their wedding day that my head is spinning. I think I need to draw up a little mind map to make sure that I remember everything.

We met up today for a mini-photoshoot and to chat through timings. And oh my goodness, Hannah you are gorgeous! Take a look …

Hannah has, what the modelling agencies call “wind in her hair” … and Simon makes her laugh. A lot. Which is pretty fab.

And, despite the bracing wind, the sun came out.

Oh it’s going to be great …

With tipis in the orchard, an MG called Margot, Harley … and something perhaps with a little Venezuelan influence … I love my job!

A different kind of signature “book” for a wedding

I had the pleasure of second shooting a wedding with Nataliya of Akira Photography at the beginning of May in glorious wall-to-wall sunshine at Winters Barn near Canterbury where I will be also photographing Hayley and Dominic’s wedding in February 2014.

Heather and Markus celebrated their wedding with a mixture of Scottish and German traditions. But I wanted to share with you this very unusual signing “book”. Guests made an imprint of their thumb or finger and then signed their name.

I haven’t come across this at any weddings that I’ve photographed in the past but thought it was innovative and unusual. You can see in the bottom right hand image how the tree “grew”. What a lovely and very personal reminder of your guests and something lovely to frame.

I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Heather and Markus’s guests and working with Nataliya. It was also brilliant to be able to use some of my very rusty German!

Harvey and Hannah – fabulous family photoshoot by Kent photographer Samantha Jones {sneak peek}

Harvey is about twelve weeks old which is quite old for a newborn photoshoot – but mum had moved house and misplaced the voucher that she had been gifted at the beginning of the year. Luckily for me, she found it, called me and two days later, I met mum, Hannah and Harvey. As they’ve only been in their house for about three weeks, things were a little displaced so we decided to make it easy rather than trying to tidy … we pulled the couch level with a large window, covered up the couch with a neutral blanket to reflect in more light, used a little bit of fill in flash mixed with the natural light … and got these shots …

A sweet brother and sister shot …

Cute, huh … as Hannah is quite the little model, I popped on a close up filter and got a great variety of shots …

After all of his effort in beginning his modelling career, Harvey nodded off …

Such a fun way to spend a couple of hours and I’m so pleased that mum put Hannah in such a gorgeously bright dress and that Harvey eventually relaxed into the session. The online gallery will be up as soon as possible but I hope that you’ve enjoyed this little sneak peek! If you have young children, you don’t need to go to the trouble of booking a studio photoshoot – I come to your home and make it as relaxed as possible. If you’d like to book a shoot, you can check out my prices here or drop me an email to sam@samanthajonesphotography.co.uk to check availability. Hope to hear from you soon!