Maternity Leave - Closed for a while.

Just a quick note to let you all know that I'm now closed for a while. I'm off on Maternity Leave for a few months as I'm due to have twins in about 3 weeks time!!

I will continue to check emails on a weekly basis so feel free to get in touch.

I'm still taking bookings for the 2010 so please do not hesitate to contact me if you wish to discuss your requirements.

I'll also be posting here (when I have time)so please pop back to catch up... And to see pics of my wee babies.

Best Wishes,

Julie.

Liam

Here's a wee sneaky peek at Liam's recent photoshoot. He was fantastic in front of the camera, so confident and full of attitude which makes my job much easier.

It's hard not to look cool when you're 12 years old eh? My guess is that Liam will be happiest with the mean and moody shots like these...








...And that his Mum will prefer some smiley ones like these:












I like them all!

A beautiful girl with a beautiful name.

A little preview of Summer's photoshoot. Isn't she pretty just like her name?

More to follow soon.

Baby Photographer - Daniel

I'm sure that I've said this before but I love photographing babies... especially with no frills and fuss, all you need is a little cutie some lovely natural light and away you go!

Photographing Daniel was an absolute joy, he was one of the happiest, loveliest little boy's that I ever had the pleasure of working with... Must be the name eh?

So thank you to Daniel and his mummy. I hope to see you again in the future.

My favourite, look at those eyes.

Portugal.

It's been quite a while since I posted any personal images here so I thought that I'd put up these shots that I took on a recent trip to Portugal.... Indulge me, it's art!

Communion Portraits.

I can't believe that we're fast approaching August 2009... Where has this year gone?

I'm happy to say that this summer has been my busiest so far with weddings, babies, engagments, families, couples, boudoir.... The list goes on. So, as you can imagine I have lot's of blogging to catch up with which I'll do over the next few weeks as I'm finishing up for some maternity leave in August for a few months but I'll tell you more about that in another post.

Anyway, in the meantime I'll start with some Communion Portraits that I took back in May. This was a new service from me this year but it went down a treat and I'll be offering it every year from here on in.

It was so hard to pick images to post here as all the girls and boys were gorgeous... So here's a few for starters, I'll probably post more at a later date.

Spam!!!

It's come to my attention that many of my emails have been going straight to the Spam box, so please check that box if you're waiting to hear from me... I'm working on the problem just now!

Wedding Prices 2010

Package 1 - Arrival at Ceremony until Cutting of Cake - £995

Full coverage from guests' arrival at the ceremony until the cutting ofthe cake/start of the wedding meal.
Includes 100 images from the day
Bespoke 10"x10", 20 side wedding album.

Package 2 - Brides Preparations until Cutting of the Cake- £1195

Full coverage from the brides' preparations until the cutting of thecake/start of the wedding meal
Includes 120 images from the day
Bespoke 10"x10", 30 side wedding album

Package 3 - Brides Preparations until After Dinner Speeches -£1395

Full coverage from the brides preparations until the after dinner speeches
Includes 140 images from the day
Bespoke 12"x12" 20 side storybook album
Complimentary weekday engagement shoot
Your favourite engagement image enlarged and mounted for guests to sign

Package 4 -Brides Preparations until First Dance - £1495

Full coverage from the brides' preparations until the first dance
Includes 160 images from the day
Bespoke 12" x 12" 30 side storybook album
Complimentary weekday engagement shoot
Your favourite engagement image enlarged and mounted for guests to sign

Package 5- Brides Preparations until Evening Celebrations -£1595

Full coverage from the brides' preparations until the eveningcelebrations
Includes 180 images from the dayBespoke 16" x 12" 30 side storybook album
Complimentary weekday engagement shoot
Your favourite engagement image enlarged and mounted for guests to sign
CD with all images from the day.

John & Sarah

My favourite weddings are the ones where there’s lot’s of laughter, lots of love and it is clear that the couple are just meant to be together... The wedding of John and Sarah was one of those days and I enjoyed every minute of photographing both them and their lovely family and friends! The happiness that radiated from the couple on that day couldn’t be missed and I have a feeling that they’re going be just as happy for the rest of their married life.

John and Sarah; Thank you so much for including me in your big day, it was an absolute pleasure meeting and getting to know you. Congratulations once again, I really hope that married life is good to you. xx


Anyway, here's the good part... A few of my favourite images from the day.

Gaynor Part II

More images of Gaynor as promised... Again, I'll let them do all the talking!

Intimates.

Due to popular demand I am now offering 'Intimates Portrait Sessions' for the ladies.

Sessions start at £75 for 1 hour of photography from Julie.

Professional hair and make-up can be added to the package if required.

Contact me to arrange a session before the end of May 2009 to recieve a special introductory rate of £50.

Contact details:

M- 07773321803
T- 0141 846 6186
julie@julievancephotography.com

Here's a sneek peak at some images from my most recent Intimates Session.... The beautiful Gaynor was a complete natural in front of the lens and the images speak for themselves.

This is probably my favourite image from the day... Simply beautiful.

Watch this space as I'll be posting more of my favourites from Gaynors session over the next few days... Oh yeah, I've got a secret to tell you too, so come back soon!

11 months.

I've just realised with my last post that today is the 13th of the month, Friday the 13th no less!

More importantly, around here that means that Dan is 11 months old today. What a bitter sweet feeling, I am so happy and proud of the little boy that he has become but also just a teeny bit sad that my baby is growing up so fast... He's going to be 1 long before I'm ready for it!

And... (whisper) he slept through the night last night (whisper)

Here he is, the apple of my eye, my pride and joy, my little boy, Daniel.

Long time no see.

So, I have been exceptionally bad at posting here recently haven't I? I find myself apologising once more. I realise that there are a few of you who follow this blog regularly ( Thanks!) so I realise that it is frustrating when I fail to update it, so once again, I'm sorry.

As always, things have been pretty busy. I've recently started shooting 'Intimates Portraits' which have been going well, watch this space for some Intimates posts in the near future.

Wedding season is upon us also so I've been busy meeting with couples to finalise arrangements and discuss album requirements. Again, watch this space for some wedding posts coming soon!

And finally, I've been shooting portraits which I've been busy editing and processing orders for, there is not enough hours in the day to do everything that needs to be done is there? No complaints from me though!

Anyway, no post is complete without a picture. So here's one of my faves from a recent portrait session... Some of you might recognise this chick!

Alison... Doesn't she look good?