Exciting News | Sai Kung Childrens Portrait Photographer

 

Follow me on Facebook for all the latest news on ABP new website launch.

Anna xx

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Guild of Professional Photographers Photographer of the Year Awards | Sai Kung Portrait Photographer

About 3 weeks ago, I got an email from Steve and Lesley from the Guild of Photographers to say I had been shortlisted  top 10 for the Portrait Photographer category award. To say I was chuffed and shocked is an understatement. Well Friday night was the award ceremony, which I could not fly in for as you can appreciate, and I found out I came 8th !
OMG I was so surprised and honored to be amongst friends and talented photographers. It was my first year and I am really chuffed to have come away with 2 silvers, 1 image of the month and 24 bronzes.
A huge thank you goes to Steve and Lesley for their on going support and for making the Guild such a friendly and supportive place to be. Thank you to Simon Young for being my mentor last year, and to all my wonderful clients who chose me as their portrait photographer.

Below are a selection of my award winning images from 2012 :

Thank you for all your support, I look forward to continuing my career here in Hong Kong.
Anna xx

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Indoor/Outdoor Styled Shoot Brampton | Cambridgehsire Family Photographer

If you go down to the woods today.....you may find a stylist, a photographer and a heap of what may seem to some as junk!
This was the scene last month when Emily from The Daniel Partnership and I got together for a play in Brampton Woods, Cambridgehsire, with a styled interiors shoot, outdoors!

Check back tomorrow to see the results from our shoot!

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Just a little nudge and reminder, please vote for me in the high profiler category in the Business Mum Awards 2012

Thanks for stopping by

Anna xx
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Buisness Mum Awards 2012 | Cambridgeshire Family Photographer

I am so excited to announce that I have been nominated and shortlisted for the High Profile category in the Business Mum Awards 2012, how exciting is that!



The High Profilers- Mums in business that have a media profile and use it well. Who has the highest profile in the Business Mum world?  Who do you look up to?  Who inspires you?   

If you have a spare 30 seconds (seriously that is all it takes), I would love you to vote for me, spread the word, tweet, blog, post on facebook, where ever you like to hang out. Voting closes on Saturday 6th October.

Please follow the link here. Your vote means a lot to me.

Thank you so much!
Anna xxx

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Birthday Girl | Cambridgeshire Portrait Photographer

Today my first born turns 12! Yep a big fat twelve! I have no idea where those twelve years have gone, they have flown but they hold so many wonderful memories. Thankful that I love taking photos as I can look back over twelve years of memories that my camera's captured.

Happy Birthday Izzy, you are truly growing up into such a beautiful girl, whom is loved by all that meet her xxxx

Don't let your children grow up before your very eyes without taking photos of them. Why not give me a call and we can arrange a chat about a family shoot or even a teen shoot. You won't regret it.

Have a wonderful weekend
Anna xx

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What is inspiring me right now | Cambridgeshire Portrait Photographer

I love to be inspired by everything around me, by the seasons, textures, colours; if it makes me smile it inspires me.

I used to be a full time crafter, which means I was paid to play with lots of pretty papers and such! I know a great job. Being creative and finding inspiration all around me is just part of my everyday life.

I still have boxes and a noticeboard with tear outs from magazines, cards with words that inspire and colour palettes I love, but today my favorite pin board is Pinterest!
An online pinning board where you can pin anything you see form the web (with credit where credit is due!)

Beware it is so addictive, it has become my saturday morning passion, to sit with the iPad, a mug of coffee and loose an hour or so pinning!

Here are some of my favorites finds this week :

My dream kitchen, love the shabby chic island

 

Felt crowns, just adorable! Hope to make some of these for Christmas shoots

 

I know it has my name on it, LOL, its Kraft which I love! and the ribbon trim, just perfection

 

Great why to use up some of my old scrapbook papers and wallpaper left overs. Great idea.

 

finally a quote that I am loving this week

Happy Pinning!

Looking to update your family photo? Please do drop me an email or even better lets chat and meet over coffee and a cupcake! I'd love to talk with you about photographing your family. Christmas is really not that far away, and a new family portrait is a great gift for family and friends. Also do check out my baby mini session offer on at the moment here.

Love social media? You can find me here on facebook, twitter and pinterest!

Anna xx

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Mills Family Moxley | Cambridgeshire Family Photographer

I have had the pleasure to have met Annie at a scrapbook retreat earlier in the year , where I had the great pleasure of taking her portrait photos. A keen scrapbooker and a regular at The Moxley Massive Crop, Lisa and Annie invited me up for the day for a mini portrait party after the lovely comments made of the photos I took of Annie.

Annie asked me if I would photograph her gorgeous family and newest member baby Henry.
Our location was the back of the local community hall, and this just proves you can make even the smallest and not very excited areas still work as a backdrop!

Top tips :
Look for some simple greenery or a brick wall even, as a backdrop. You want as little distraction as possible. Change your angles to avoid distractions. If you can see a dustbin or lamp post even in your view finder, move around, take from below, take from above.

Here are a small selection and just some of my favorites for our session:

Looking to update your family photo? Please do drop me an email or even better lets chat and meet over coffee and a cupcake! I'd love to talk with you about photographing your family. Christmas is really not that far away, and a new family portrait is a great gift for family and friends. Also do check out my baby mini session offer on at the moment here.

Love social media? You can find me here on facebook, twitter and pinterest!

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by
Anna

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Day 5 Paralympics | Cambridgeshire Portrait Photographer

Some of you may be aware that Peter, my hubby, has been working on the Olympics for the past 5 years. He has won health and safety awards and saved us millions of pounds on build projects. As the logistic manager for all 3 sites he has been responsible for every nut and bolt that has entered the stadium!
Once everything was completed he was then released to LOCOG and the duty nights manager for the park.
Like everyone, the girls and I had hoped he would be rewarded with some tickets for the games, but just like friends and families of the athletes we had to go through the same system as you and we didnt manage to get any tickets :(

Well that was until Sunday night when Peter came home with the news he had 4 day passes for the park! This allowed us access to all venues except the 3 main ones; Stadium, Velodrome and the Aquatics. We had such an amazing day, the atmosphere is electric.
we say football GB vs Ukraine and wheelchair basketball China vs USA, and Seb Coe even made an appearance on teh pitch at the football!

Here are a few piccies of our day...

Today we are off again but this time the Stadium, we are all so excited. Peter checked out our seats last night and we are situated front row of the 2nd tier, 100mt start line. Now you know what we will be kitted out in and where we are seated, maybe you could try and spot us tonight LOL!

Thanks for stopping by
Anna xx

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Baby Mini Sessions | Cambridgeshire Portrait Photographer

I am really excited to announce my new baby mini sessions, perfect for 6 - 18 months old.
I love photographing children, but there is nothing cuter than baby cheeks and squishy chubby legs.

Your mini session includes :

30 - 45 minute photo session
10 high res images on disc
1 Facebook timeline cover
Online gallery to view your photos
Spotlight on my blog

all for £175  a huge saving of £250 when bought seperately!

A perfect way to start your Christmas shopping as well.
Full payment is required upon booking to secure your date and time.

Give me a call or drop me an email to secure your date!
m : 07939139685
e : anna@annabowkisphotography.com

Anna x

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Hitchin Lavender Fields | Cambridgeshire Portrait Photographer

As a photographer, one of the biggest compliment you can have is when another professional photographer hires you to take their profile pictures for their website, and this is exactly what Niki from Niki Wright Photography asked of me. I was so humbled that she asked me.
Niki sent me over her branding colours and a peek at her new website (coming soon) and we knew the perfect backdrop had to be Hitchin Lavender Farm.

I love Lavender, my last house had a lavender path up to our Victorian house, and my wedding accent colour was lavender, I love the smell, the colours and the numerous crafty things you can do with lavender!
Do you have a favorite crafty project with lavender? I would love to hear.


Grab a cuppa and sit back and enjoy the beauty of Hitchin Lavender Farm and the lovely Niki...

If you would like to book me for a family/childrens/portrait shoot, please don't hesitate to drop me an email or give me call. Would love to meet with you.

Anna xx

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July Winning Images | Cambridgeshire Portrait Photographer

Its that time of the month when The Guild of Photographers announces the judging of the monthly competition. Every month I enter 3 images into The Guild of Professional Photographers monthly competition. I am really pleased to have achieved bars each month to date. This month I received 3 bronze bars.  A reminder of the Judging:

• Platinum Bar – World Class / Awesome (one has yet to be awarded!)
• Gold Bar – Truly Exceptional (so very rare)
• Silver Bar – Very High Standard (very difficult to achieve)
• Bronze Bar – High Standard (above the norm)
• Commended – Good Professional Standard (a competent image)
• Unclassified – Images that are not of national competition standards

Here are my July  Entries:

If you would like to book me for a portrait / children's / family photo session, I would love to hear from you.

Email info@annabowkisphotography.com or why not call me on 07939-139685. I look forward to chatting soon.

Anna xx

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Gallery Open Evening | Cambridgeshire Childrens Photographer

Last night I held the first of my Gallery Open Evening for Anna Bowkis Photography. I was nervous yet excited and hoped with baited breath that someone would actually turn up on the night!

Weeks of planning and with amazing support from the girls and Peter, I had frames, mounted prints a styled set, canapes and sparkling rose all ready for my guests.

The idea behind the evening was for my friends to have an understanding on what Anna Bowkis Photography is all about. Yes I'm a photographer and I take photos, but there is more to just taking the photos. I want my friends and guests to feel  the love and happiness I get when taking photos of their children and families. There is a story behind every photo. I love styling but I don't style every shoot, there are no gimmicks, just a lot of passion and capturing your life and memories.

By 8.30pm the house was filled with 6 lovely ladies, a perfect number for my first evening.
I arranged a slideshow with music to be playing on the TV when everyone arrived and this was a huge success, helped by it being 50" ( first time I wasn't moaning about our large TV, LOL). This really gave my guests a feel of what a portrait would look like in a large scale.

After watching the slideshow and a small talk by myself, guests were encouraged to walk around with their gallery notes to view further images framed and mounted.

In the dining room I mocked up a set with background and mock wooden floor with a selection of vintage props that I love to use on a shoot to show my guests the sort of props I like to use. This was a great talking point as well.

The evening was a great success and I will be holding 2 more in September! Now I was so wrapped up in the evening I didn't take one single photo!
These photos were taken this morning from my set, a little snap shot of last night.... enjoy!

If you would like to attend one of my gallery evenings my next events are Thursday 13th September and Thursday 27th. Please email for details info@annabowkisphotography.com.

Anna xx

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The Hale Family | Cambridgehsire Family Photographer

A very overdue post, I am sorry. I have been so busy with gorgeous family sessions, a photographers portrait shoot, a newborn and cute kids that my poor blog has been neglected, oh and throw in the summer holidays, its been a little bit manic here to say the least!

Anyways, enough of my ramblings. Today I want to introduce you to The Hale Family.
Vicki and her boys are an absolute delight , as well as hubby of course! We had so much fun and lots of rough and tumble to see who could beat Dad up made for some great photos!

Now boys are not normally model material, they can be shy in front of the camera, feeling awkward, but not these 3 boys, they absolutely lapped up the attention. I made sure that they bought items that were important to them and made for great props too. Really does help with the shy member of your family.

The love the Hale's have for each other is so evident in these photographs.

A bit of fun was had by Mum and Dad!

If you would like to book me for a family session or discuss whats involved please drop me an email at info@annabowkisphotography.com, or give me a call on 07939139685.
I look forward to hearing from you.

Anna x

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