Let Me Introduce Myself
“Fiona listened to all of our requests and then added her own ‘magic sparkling’ over it all.
Our children adored her.”
I’m Fiona, a newborn baby and family photographer from Devon, but you’ve probably figured that much out already, right?
So, what else am I?
I’m obsessed with the colour blue - the ocean, the sky on a summer day (or bright winter day for that matter), my favourite jeans and comfy jumper, my son’s amazing eyes. There is way too much blue in our house.
I always drink my coffee black and wine white, unless it’s 2°c or below when I switch to red - I don’t know why, it just makes sense to me.
If ‘Carlsberg did cities’, it would be San Sebastian - it has everything; the sea, the beaches, the food, the mountainous backdrop.
As a child I desperately wanted to be able to draw and paint but I’m shocking at both…..’grown up colouring in’ is my consolation.
The smell of the sea and sun-dried bedsheets or seeing cows wander a field in the evening light make me nostalgic for my childhood.
Dogs win over cats, always.
I love a good winter storm but bury my head under the pillow in a thunderstorm.
I hate spiders but cobwebs in morning dew are one of life’s simple beauties.
So this is all very well but why would I want to take photographers of other people’s families for a living?
Well, to be honest, I didn’t realise I did for a long time. I’ve always loved my camera (possibly back to the thing about being rubbish at painting?) but as I hated the prospect of having my own picture taken I assumed the same about taking pictures of other people. Then my nieces and nephews started to come along and I was the one responsible for taking the pictures (well, when you are in the thick of being a new parent, you don’t really have the spare hands, right?). It was then that I realised that not only could I put my photography knowledge into action but that I loved doing it. It was also when I realised that portrait photography didn’t have to be the excruciating ‘say cheese’ experience that I’d always hated. I guess it was a bit of a light bulb moment and I’ve never looked back. I still love the landscapes and garden photography that I started with but its the ability to capture something unique for a family that motivates me.
If you can relate to any of this and you think we might get along, drop me a line - it doesn’t obligate you in any way, I promise!