Great photography locations in the Vale of Glamorgan
In the words of Kirsty and Phil - Location Location Location! One of the first things that I chat about with clients when they book a family photo shoot is where they would like to meet for their session. Sometimes people have a firm idea about where they want their images captured and sometimes they ask for a little bit of direction. Living in a very beautiful part of the world we're spoilt with lots of options. From the gorgeous beaches, to forests, to walled gardens, to castles there's loads of local beauty spots that will provide stunning backdrops. So, here's some great photography locations in the Vale of Glamorgan!
I thought it might be useful to write a post with some examples of my regular haunts so that you can see what they all look like and maybe help you make a decision on where you'd like your shoot to take place.
Of course each season provides not only different weather but also changing landscapes. In the Winter you can wrap up in hats, scarves and gloves and go for a good old walk in the forest or on the beach. As Spring arrives, you'll then have the choice of fields full of daffodils, bluebells and rapeseed as well as some gorgeous blossom trees. Onto the Summer months and then you can pretty much choose anywhere you like, the beach is always a popular choice, (especially Southerndown and Ogmore) as well the formal gardens of places like Dyffryn Gardens and the Physic and Old Hall Gardens in Cowbridge. There's also loads of local meadows to romp through too. In the Autumn the countryside looks beautiful with a whole host of gorgeous Autumnal colours. Autumn shoots are great in places like Ogmore Castle, Hensol Forest, Cosmeston Lakes, Bute Park and the countryside around Castell Coch.
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Here's just a few examples of great photography locations in the Vale of Glamorgan...
Beaches
Forests
Dyffryn Gardens
Meadows and farmland
Cowbridge Physic & Old Hall Gardens
Around Castell Coch
Bluebells
Blossom
Ballet Photo Session in Cowbridge
Ballet photo session in Cowbridge.
I feel really emotional looking at these pictures. They are just the sweetest little girls - EVER. So much cuteness in one photo shoot was almost too much to bear but I made it through. We got together last Summer in the gorgeous Physic Gardens in Cowbridge to do a ballet photo session. As you can see it's adorable. The best bits are seeing Indi show Isla how to do the different ballet positions. There was also plenty of skipping, twirling and even the odd jete (and yes, I did have to demonstrate what I meant by that, but luckily there weren't many witnesses). Ballet is certainly not my thing but having a ballet dancer in the family means that I've picked up a thing or two. It's just the execution that's the problem. Anyway, luckily it wasn't me in a leotard and tutu, so you've just got an abundance of gorgeousness to look at instead.
Thanks guys for being amazing!
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Gem x
