Family Photo Session at Dyffryn Gardens
Autumn is a gorgeous time for a family photo session. Not only because of the beautiful colours but because it's an opportunity to wear chunky knits! I'm a sucker for a chunky jumper. For this family photo session we had a lovely walk around Dyffryn Gardens and stopped each time we saw a gorgeous tree with stunning colours. There were lots of Japanese Acer trees with fabulous red leaves, so we made the most of those!
I've photographed this family a number of times over the years, from preschool photos to school photos to a studio shoot and now they're looking very grown up indeed. It's great to capture families as they grow and change. I love seeing the sibling interaction between them but also love the individual portraits from this session. They all did such a good job! I'm pretty sure that's Christmas presents sorted for Grandparents this year... :)
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Children's portrait session
There's a little story behind this children's portrait session... I decided to do a surprise session of this gorgeous pair as a present to their grandmother who has been a fantastic help to my little boy. My son Dylan has dyslexic tendencies and had been really struggling with his reading. When Fiona offered to help, we were so grateful, but we had no idea what an enormous difference she was going to make.
Within a few weeks, Dylan has gone from struggling over every letter and every word to reading beautifully. His self esteem and confidence have grown so much and he's so very proud of what he can now do and it's all thanks to Fiona. There are no words to express how grateful we are, the change in him is magnificent and it was so wonderful to have someone take such an interest and care in his progress.
So, by way of thanks, I grabbed these cheeky little monkeys and we had a fun time in the studio taking lots of photos for Nana Fi.
A massive heartfelt THANK YOU Fiona for everything you have done!! Also a big thanks to Chloe & Rob for being lovely and kind as always and helping Fiona and Dylan to get together.
Lots of love from all of us. Gem x