Portrait and Wedding Photographer - Susie Lawrence Photography

Daisy and her dad

Susie Lawrence — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:24:16 +0000

Daisy’s mum was so thrilled with her portraits she decided to commission a second set of Daisy and her dad. Daisy isn’t able to spend as much time with him as she’d like so these will mean a lot to her as she grows up. Back to Meanwood Park we headed, with mum and the crazy dog once again in tow. But this time we concentrated on father and daughter. What a very loved little girl Daisy is.

We came across a wish tree as we were finishing up. I wonder what Daisy wished for…

Family portraits – Saltaire

Susie Lawrence — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:40:18 +0000

This super family was photographed over two sessions. The first time we visited Saltaire it was a bitterly cold day. We got some lovely shots around Salts Mill, the River Aire, the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and Roberts Park but I didn’t feel quite the same excitement about them as I normally do after a shoot. I think it was the cold, combined with the fact that I couldn’t actually see out of my camera eye at that point (those of you who know me will know the story of why, as well as the fact that modern medicine has pretty much fixed the problem, so I won’t bore you with that) and my gut told me we should do a second set. I’ve never ever done this before and was in a complete quandary about whether I should put my clients to the trouble or indeed spend a lot of time myself doing the work again. Luckily for me these fantastic people were incredibly patient and totally up for a second go. This time it was much warmer and everyone was in a happy mood, especially me as I could see what I was shooting! I’ve included some images from the first shoot here as doing two shoots actually ended up with a great varied selection for them to chose from. Here’s day one to start with…

And now here’s the second shoot. I’m glad we did it. What do you think?…

Marie and Mark – pre-wedding shoot at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Susie Lawrence — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:03:01 +0000

I am so excited about Marie and Mark’s wedding in the summer. They are getting married in the heart of the Grande Champagne region in France at a fabulous-looking venue called Bellevue. They wanted a pre-wedding shoot as they both claim to be novices about having their pictures taken but they were absolute naturals. It was also a privilege to photograph their two sweet little dogs Ollie and Morris who unfortunately aren’t invited to the wedding itself so we lavished them with attention and they seemed equally at home in front of the camera. As always, Yorkshire Sculpture Park provided the perfect backdrop.

A walk in the woods – portraits of Daisy

Susie Lawrence — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:49:02 +0000

This is Daisy, her mum and their crazy dog. We went for a walk in Meanwood Park to get some portraits, mainly of Daisy because she’s nearly ten and that is a great age to be and she is very lovely, but also of all them together. We got a glimmer of spring sunshine and had lots of fun finding strange trees, secret glades and rope swings. I love Meanwood Park. I walk Digby there every day and it’s the perfect place for portrait photographs with lots of variety of woods and open spaces and quirky little spots to discover. Daisy was a dream to photograph (not to mention her sidekicks) and I was spoilt for choice with what to blog. Here they are…

Portraits in Norway

Susie Lawrence — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:49:50 +0000

Ida and her friend Emma will soon be confirmed. This is a major milestone in the life of Norwegian teenagers and it involves a big celebration for family and friends. I was asked to take a few portraits that they could use to make their invitations. Unfortunately the national costumes they will wear aren’t quite ready yet, as I would have loved to photograph the girls in their traditional dresses. But they look lovely in their everyday clothes and managed to look comfortable and relaxed despite the temperate – I supposed they’re more used to it! For the photographers who are interested, I only took my Fuji X100 with me to Norway, so all these images (and the personal ones I posted a couple of days ago) were all taken on that.

Our trip to Aalesund, Norway

Susie Lawrence — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:47:35 +0000

We are very lucky to have some Norwegian friends as neighbours when we go to France for the summer. A couple of years ago they came to visit us in Yorkshire and we showed them the sights. This half term we finally made the return trip to see them in their beautiful home city of Aalesund, which is about a third of the way up Norway right on the coast/fjords. I’ve actually been there before about 20 years ago when I was, unlikely as it seems, invited to go to a Velux window factory there in my capacity as editor of Professional Roofer magazine (I’ve had some weird jobs but that one had its perks). It’s not a place I ever thought I would be fortunate enough to return to but I’m so very glad I did. What a magical place for breathing the fresh air, enjoying the countryside and for photography. We enjoyed amazing Norwegian hospitality and the children even went to Norwegian school one day. Tak!

On the first day the sun shone brightly. It was about -20 degrees but we didn’t care. To get to the mountains to ski we had to take a ferry across the fjord. Then when we got to the top of the first piste, we looked down on a spectacular view of Geiranger Fjord. Incredible.

The next day we were persuaded to try what the Norwegians call ‘ordinary skiing’. Nothing ordinary about it! It was extremely difficult balancing on ridiculously thin long skis and I spent most of my time with my face in the snow. Still, another lovely way to enjoy the countryside if you don’t mind making a fool of yourself. Here are the children before we set off. The sledge is the style they all seem to have. Funny how the little things are the biggest differences.

There was a lovely sunset as we drove back. I photographed it very badly but I had to include it as I made Aud stop the car so I could try!

Day three was spent exploring the city, climbing up a hill to see the view.

Penguins! Did I mention it was cold?…

Newborn portraits – life’s journey

Susie Lawrence — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:30:10 +0000

One of the very nicest things about my job is seeing families grow up. Taking photographs of a wedding then being asked to photograph a new baby by the same couple is the biggest thrill. Cat and Nick had a pre-wedding shoot before their lovely wedding – you can see the fun we had at Castle Howard here and their wedding near Darlington here. Charlie really is the icing on the cake for me (and I think for them too!) They’d convinced me that he was going to cry the whole time as he has been suffering from colic, but he was an absolute star. A very adorable little star.

Getting a bit fed up with this modeling business now mum…

I am exhausted…

Mum gets in the picture

Susie Lawrence — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:00:01 +0000

Here’s another set of family portraits from a few weeks ago when the weather was getting chilly but there were still lots of lovely Autumnal colours around in the magnificent grounds of Harewood House. Michele is a keen photographer. It’s not her actual job, it’s her hobby, and she’s brilliant at it. So she has many many images of her two gorgeous children that she has taken herself. But like so many mums (or dads if they’re the photographer in the family) very very few with her in them. I was very flattered when Michele asked me to take some family portraits so that for once, she could be on the other side of the lens and they would have a record of all four of them being together.

Little Astronauts

Susie Lawrence — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:24:52 +0000

How these two little boys with big imaginations are growing up! I’ve been photographing Rohan since his first birthday (here) and Eassar had a birthday portrait shoot when he was one too (here). Now they’re both big boys and mad keen on space so their lovely mum got them a spacesuit each and painted them a rocket and we took all our props to the grounds of Harewood House for a space-inspired set of pictures in the Autumn sunshine. Blast off!

Third in a series – Autumn season

Susie Lawrence — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:59:13 +0000

Here are the lovely Oliver and Anna again and their mum and dad. As you can see a baby brother or sister is also on the way, which is very exciting and I can’t wait to photograph him or her too! You can see the earlier shoots with this great family here and here. It was quite a dark, slightly drizzly Autumn day when we took these portraits but with hunting for conkers and silliness climbing trees and walls these two little poppets provided enough brightness for a lovely set of images. We headed home to warm up at the end and for a few indoor shots of quiet time relaxing too.