International Professional Photographers Network Awards.

A while back I started looking to become involved with network of photographers for support, learning and somewhere to 'talk shop'. I looked in to a few and decided that The International Professional Photographers' Network seemed best suited to my needs The organisation is run by top photographer Simon Revill and boasts many more fabulous photographers as members... I'm in awe of most of them to be honest!

Anyway, not long after joining in August I decided to enter the monthly competition. I entered my images on a whim, literally 2 minutes before deadline. I'd previously looked at the other entries which were, in my opinion, AMAZING so I honestly believed that I would have no hope of being placed. I went off on holiday a couple of days later and never gave it another thought. Imagine my surprise when I came home a couple of weeks later to discover that this image of mine had been given a Bronze Award. Eek!!! Excited is an understatement, I am so, so chuffed.

To some it may not seem like much but to me it's really something and I'm very grateful to all 5 judges who took the time to mark the entries. :)

Featured - Plans and Presents Blog

I'm pretty chuffed to share with you this feature of my work on Plans and Presents Blog.

Plans and Presents is a UK wide Wedding and Event Planning service based in Glasgow, owned and run by the lovely Alison Tinlin. I've followed the blog for a while and love some of the work that's been shown there so it's an honour for me to have my images featured there!

I would like to thank Alison for showing my work and urge you all to contact her if you need an event planner of any kind!


Follow the link below to see the post in full. :)

www.plansandpresents.blogspot.com



Have a great Easter Sunday. :)

Competition Time - { Renfrewshire Wedding Photographer}

Are you getting married between September 2011 and May 2012?

Enter this fantastic competition from Julie Vance Photography for your chance to win a wedding photography package worth £1000.

The prize for 1 lucky couple includes a wedding consultation, an engagement shoot, an enlarged engagement image for guests to sign, all day photography and a disc of hi res images.

Every entrant will recieve a 10% discount on wedding photography if they decide to book with Julie... Win, win!

To enter just email Julie@JulieVancePhotography and explain why you deserve to win this wonderful photography package. Do you have a special love story, a funky wedding theme or are you planning under pressure? Anything goes, just let me know! Please include a picture of the happy couple for use on the blog.

Finalists will be posted on the blog and the couple with the most comments wins, simple as that, spread the word!


T&C's
•Prize includes wedding photography within Scotland. Entries are invited from outside Scotland, but travel and accommodation costs will be payable.
•10% disount will apply to the prize package only ( all day photography and a disc of images). Discounts do not apply to additional digital images, albums and products. To secure these discounts, weddings must be booked before 1st June 2011.
•Entrants will be required to provide a photo for the blog. Nothing fancy, mobile phone images work fine!
•Entries will be posted on the blog of Julie Vance Photography on 1st May 2011. Voting will be open for one week, closing at midnight on 7th May 2011. The winner will be announced on the blog on 8th May 2011.
•Entrants’ contact details will never be passed on to a third party.

New Package for 2011.

I'm happy to introduce to you, a new package for 2011.

I like to think of it as 'Keep it Simple'

Basically, it's photography by me, all day, from your preperations until your first dance. It also includes a wedding consultation, an engagment shoot, an enlarged engagement image for guests to sign and a disc of fully edited images from your big day.

All for £1000.

Simple.

That is all. :)

It's oh so quiet...

... I really must apologise, it's been deathly quiet round here for far too long now. My excuse? Being Mummy to 3 children under 3 and running a business, spare time is sparse!

The thing is, the busier I am, the less time I seem to have to post here. I actually considered shutting the blog down and just using Facebook but I've had so many nice emails asking about the business and my family that have encouraged me to keep going with the blog. Thank you to everyone who has contacted me over the last few months.

Loads has changed since I last posted here. My twins are no longer babies and Dan is no longer a toddler, they're growing and changing every day. I can't believe how fast time has passed.

Business has been steady but the last few years have been devoted to being Mummy rather than Photographer/Business woman however, I'm back and motivated to grow my business to another level so watch this space! :)

I've got lot's of great things in the pipeline starting with a very, very exciting competition to coincide with The Royal Wedding. There's going to be great give away here... Spread the word to all Brides and Grooms!

So there we have it, it's good to be back!

And just because no blog post is complete without a picture....


...Here they are, the 3 wee bundles of love who keep me on my toes. :) :) :)


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Ava...

... Was honestly one of the cutest, funniest, loveliest little girls that I have ever photographed. A total joy!

Here's a wee sneeky peek for her Mummy and Daddy.



One of my favourites from the day ♥



Love this one too. How cute is this wee girlie?







Thanks for having me guys, hope you like your images. xx

Hapiness is...

... My little boy.

I love this image, I love that he's concentrating so hard and I love that his sand is missing the bucket, he kept going though and got there in the end.

I took this a couple of months ago on his 2nd birthday, he's growing up so fast.

Dan{}my first baby{}my only boy{}is growing in confidence every day{}but is still a thinker{}is a mummy's boy{}adores his daddy{}loves ice cream{}would eat apples all day long{}loves to draw and paint{}would play with his trainset forever if he could{}is obsessed by trucks, cars, trains, planes and fire engines{}is fully potty trained{}but still has a dummy{}likes to be cuddled to sleep{}and still wakes up in the night{}talks all day long{}knows all the words to 'wheels on the bus' and will happily sing along{}has a great sense of humour{}has two little sisters that he adores{}loves animals{}likes to jump in puddles{}loves to go out in the car{}the museum is one of his favourite places to be{}has a best friend called Joe{}loves Ellie and would be quite happy to follow her about all day{}gives great cuddles and sloppy kisses on the lips{}has recently discovered Astroboy and is watching it every day{}likes to go swimming{}has a bath every day and loves it{}has only ever had 1 shower and hated it{}is quiet and thoughtful{}has the loveliest, gentlest nature{}makes his mummy and daddy proud every single day{}is an absolute joy.