I generally feel infallible behind the camera! But when Simba the lion roared his deafening roar, shook his majestic mane and then covered me with raw horse meat saliva, I began to feel the reality of the situation!
Diane, who started work as the receptionist for Yorkshire Wildlife Park, now works as a lion keeper and is featured in Fabulous magazine’s ‘It happened to me.’
Single? – why not book yourself a mini-break at Butlins and hope to meet the love of your life.
It worked for Freda and Dennis who are still happy together after 61 years. Ahhh… a lovely shoot for S Magazine.
I photographed Emily and her naturally gorgeous baby girl Maddie for Femail. Emily has controversially announced that she is saving money in case Maddie wants to have cosmetic surgery and follow her into a glamour modelling ‘career’.
Well – who needs a uni fund anyway?!
Jenny and her husband Stephen very sadly lost their middle child Lucas to Spinal Muscular Atrophy at only four months old.
SMA is the leading genetic cause of death in young children and Jenny and Stephen are keen to raise awareness of the condition. Read their story in S magazine.
A fun shoot now with Emmerdale’s Gaynor Faye for S Magazine’s ‘Me and my handbag’ feature. What an excuse to be nosy!
Read the full article in the Daily Express.
Hayley Taylor (The Fairy Job Mother) stars in Woman magazine’s weight-loss feature.
Hayley was a pleasure to photograph for editorial photography and brought along lots of great outfits to show off her new figure.
Lastly, at this BBC shoot Tony Livesy couldn’t bear to be left out of the 5 live bump club pics so joined in sporting his own football baby – bless.
Just to remind you all that I am currently available Wednesdays through to Sundays until September when my availability goes back to normal and I would love to hear from you.
Claire x
I love these portraits for SMRS in Manchester! I had fun photographing about 20 employees and they didn’t need much encouragement to be themselves and let their personalities shine! John P worked his magic to transform the background into lots of different versions of their brand identity. I was thrilled with the results :-)
Read moreHappy New Year everyone, I hope you’ve had a lovely and relaxing Christmas. I’m already back behind the camera with two January photoshoots under my belt and a busy few weeks lined up. But firstly, here is a look back at my jobs from this time last year. If anyone ever wonders why I leave […]
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Read moreLast October found me loitering in parks, looking rather suspicious with my camera on a tripod pointing at nothing, whilst I waited for my next person to arrive for their headshot. Fortunately it wasn’t long, as there were plenty of people to photograph for Gillespies - (landscape architects, master planners, and urban designers).
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