Raising money for Refuge charity by taking photos of families on their doorstep during lockdown
Read MoreWhat I’ve learned from doing front door photos during lockdown
Reasons to book a family photo session
I feel so strongly about the benefits of hiring a professional to take some beautiful photographs of you and your family. What you will gain is something that you can never create yourselves.
Read MoreWhat happened for me in 2019?
2019: the year in which Nature herself gave me a kick up the butt, I started writing again and my beloved photography business blossomed once more For me, 2019 was very much a finding-my-feet kind of year. My youngest child turned two in the summer, and there had been a niggling sense of ‘who am… Read More
What’s your story? This is Elizabeth Reid’s…
I love hearing people’s stories. Everyone has one. Many people think that their story isn’t that interesting…or they think that nobody would be interested in hearing about it. They’re so wrong! The journalist-in-me has had this lady on my radar for a while. Two years ago she set up Little Forest Adventures in the Eversley… Read More
Light and shade on the Thames Path
We’re getting there! 100 miles walked out of 184… Yup, we were back on the river. It hadn’t been easy getting out – there were birthday parties and swimming lessons, grannies visiting and little ones with coughs and colds…but it’s always like that. With six children between us, the diary is always swamped. Trying to… Read More
Still walking the Thames Path for Mind…
OK, the Thames Path isn’t exactly the wilderness! It doesn’t compare to crossing the Bayuda Desert or ascending the peaks of Nepal, but this challenge has still pushed me and Victoria out of our comfort zone. There have been moments of tenuous map reading, the scaling of inhospitable fences after taking a wrong turn, cautious… Read More
becoming The Outdoor Studio
Like a vase holding all the stalks together If you’ve been on Facebook or Instagram, you may have noticed, I’m now The Outdoor Studio. Why? I’ve been Charlotte Broster Photography for 11 years now, and it was time for a refresh. Out with the old, in with the new. After all, my photography has changed… Read More
Outdoor photoshoots: I’ve realised how much I love them…
Sigh of relief, Spring is here (nearly!), I am really looking forward to taking my families outside again, it’s been a while! Outdoor photoshoots get the best out of me, they force me to be creative, to incorporate interesting backgrounds and shoot from different angles. Admittedly, outdoor photoshoots can be harder – I have to… Read More
There are some outdoor places we just shouldn’t be…
My experience of swimming with dolphins in Mauritius Before I get on my high horse about intrusive, mass tourism, let me be a total hypocrite and tell you how much I loved swimming with dolphins in Mauritius. Flippering through that warm, blue world of theirs, marvelling at their grace and friskiness, was unforgettable. It was… Read More
Tips for flying long-haul with a toddler
What was it like travelling to Mauritius with my 22-month old daughter Lucy? This Easter, we took our three children to the other side of the world, to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. My husband works over there a few times a year, and so we were fortunate to stay in a… Read More
Finding my feet on the Thames: walking for Mind
I’ve started walking the Thames river. Yup, all 184 miles of it, from it’s source in Kemble, near Cirencester to Woolwich, the steel barrier which protects London from the North Sea’s high tides and storm surges. OK sure, I’m not doing it in one go because it would take a solid 2 weeks to achieve… Read More
Experiencing an outdoor photoshoot for myself!
Things to bear in mind ahead of your outdoor photoshoot, based on my own experience I booked a professional photographer while on holiday last Easter and it was one of the best things I’ve done for our family. I switched from photographer to client. It was good for me to walk around in my customer’s… Read More
Walking the Thames Path, all 184 miles: a photographic journey
I’ve started walking the Thames Path.
Yup, all 184 miles of river, from it’s source in Kemble, near Cirencester
to Woolwich, the steel barrier which protects London from the North Sea’s high tides and storm surges…
Read More