Studio Photography

Boob Art

As some of you may already know every couple of years I pull together a calendar to raise money for Cancer Research Uk

Over the years I have had the privilege of working with some fabulous people, some of whom have been or are on their cancer journey. I am always humbled by the strength of those affected and the courage and positive drive they have.

This year I have chosen to raise awareness of breast cancer, as it has been bought home to me recently by two of my closest friends going through and I too had recently the scare of finding a lump. For me it was good news however for some its not such good news.

Boob Art is this years calendar and for this I had the help of local Fine Art Artist/Illustrator Abbey Stevens a local teacher from Solihull.

I presented Abby with my ideas, along with my rough sketches of designs I was hoping to achieve and together we came up with 14 designs above and Abbey set about painting each of our models, both male & female. Because YES men can get breast cancer too, something that I didn’t know, in fact I believe every other day a man is diagnosed with some form of breast cancer!

Once the designs were painted, I then photographed our models and digitally enhanced each image to make a piece of artwork.

Well even it I say so myself the images turned out fabulous and I am now please to say we are launching the calendar on Friday 18th October 2019 in conjunction with Turn it Pink for breast cancer awareness month

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The calendars cost £10.00 with 100% of the monies from the sale going to Cancer Research UK as the printing costs have kindly been met by our Sponsors;

Astwood 4×4 Ltd, Patrol Alarm Systems, Turner Tyres, EMCS & Dunns Imaging who have contributed by giving us great prices, so huge thank you to Paul & the Team for the speedy turnaround on printing and to all our sponsors in helping us achieve this years calendar.

You can order via the following;

Paypal.me/limebridge
https://paypal.me/limebridge?locale.x=en_GB

or by emailing your request through to limebridgedesigns@yahoo.co.uk

don’t forget if we are posting out to you then there is a £2.00 additional charge for UK mainland.

Thank you so much for all the support, Now lets raise lots of money.

The Beauty within Us

This weekend I had the wonderful joy of being able to photograph my Goddaughter, now some of you may say, so whats unusual about that…well Molly is 15 soon to be 16 years of age and like most women I see today doesn’t really like being in front of the camera, has all the usual hangups us women have. So a little coaxing from mum and a plea from her God Mother she agreed.

Now, I think its important to say, that in this day and age with so much influence on young women and the demands of having to meet ‘a certain type’ a ‘certain shape’ a ‘certain look’ that the pressures are immense, and I can tell you it doesn’t get any easier as you get older. I have my own hang ups, I hate being in front the camera, my quick response has always been, ooh no don’t take a photo of me….I look fat!

Well its about time we all kicked back and looked in the mirror and began to love ourselves a little more, love our crooked nose, our not so perfect eyes, all our little ‘imperfections’ (according to the magazines) and actually really take a long hard look at our reflection and be thankful in what we see and to really love ourselves.

I find my job extremely rewarding, I love it when a client tells me..wow..I didn’t know I could look like that, wow I am beautiful….Yes you are and I can prove it!

I have, hopefully this weekend managed to convince a certain young lady that she is indeed a very beautiful person, both in and out, and in doing so also managed to capture some lovely images for her to sit and indulge in.  We also had a little bit of fun too with Mum…who I might add… was no! don’t take a picture I don’t have any makeup on!

Well…the proof is in the picture…You are both Beautiful..Thank you

So next ladies & gents you go to have a quick moan about how you look…think twice and say to yourself…I AM BEAUTIFUL !

 

Spring in the Studio..

Very pleased to announce the 4 part studio session as begun with ‘Spring’…. its been a lot of planning, late nights at the sewing machine and an absolute abundance of flowers

Last Friday you may have of seen several live videos via Facebook of the shoot in progress, below are  some of the shots which will work towards the series and form 1 of the 4 part series I am shooting over the next few months, so keep watching! Autumn shooting 21st November!

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#spring #louhoward #couturephotography #art #theatre #floristry

Special thanks to Make-up & Hair by the wonderful Gemma Howard Masters MUA, 

www.make-upandhairbygemma.co.uk

Beautiful Portraits

Last week I had the pleasure of photographing a friends daughter, Grace, and what a pleasure it was, so natural in front of the camera and so beautiful.

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I find my job incredibly fulfilling when I work with women, as women are the worst critics of themselves, I should know I’m the first to say ‘ooooh no don’t take a photo, I look fat!” Often women are so critical of themselves and in a world with so much pressure on both men & women to look a certain way its no wonder! That’s where I come in, I love to see that beauty, and show my clients that Yes they are beautiful, and yes we may not like certain bits, but its us, we are Beautiful!

Studio Portrait photography whether for yourself or a friend is a great way to empower the inner you, relaxing surroundings, music, cup of tea & a biscuit if you’re lucky! Nothing liked been styled & posed to make you feel wonderful.

Give me a call, come and see me, book the experience, gift vouchers are available.

A Wonderful Gift…

WOW – Its been a few busy days in the studio with 4 studio sessions last weekend, all need editing!

One of those days was a wonderful Family shoot for Holly, Cain, Oscar & Baby Bump….arrival of baby less than two weeks!  So it was with tender foot & trepidation I managed to get some great shots, and thankfully no hot water or towels needed! With permission from Holly I’ve attached a couple from the shoot, it still amazes me how much of a buzz I get out of photography, and it’s always pleasing when that client comes back with a list of images they love. I wish you all the very best and look forward to seeing your new arrival very soon!

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I am still taking bookings for October & November, it makes a great gift for Christmas, Gift Vouchers are available

Behind the mask

Quick studio shoot today…masks, feathers & lots of black! We will soon be in the witching month, masquerade balls, gowns & mask…..so how wonderful today to have a little dress up session in the studio!

Great Fun to do, why not get a group of your girlfriends together for a masquerade studio photoshoot for that inner witch in you……give me a call!

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Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous at 50…..who said you can’t be fabulous at 50! well you can and JoJo proves that in todays photoshoot. Jo is like, many of us, a hard working mother with a challenging career, children and a home to run, so how lovely to be able to have a few special hours to yourself to make yourself feel really very special.

Its not always a natural thing to be in front of the camera and most people put our hands up at the sight a camera focusing in on us, however with a little bit of encouragement, a few little moves, you can release your inner beauty.

Whatever your age, wouldn’t it lovely to get the chance to have a little YOU time….

Gift vouchers available for Studio Photoshoots – You too can be fabulous !

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Miss Isle Of Wight – Yasmin Black

It’s been busy, thats all I can say, but hey that’s good, I might be a little tired but hell it’s been a fun week!

The weekend saw a visit from a friend from the Island for a quick photoshoot in the studio however I was lucky enough to get a male model Kristian over to help out with a few shots. We live in a very beautiful country, its not until you get out and about you rediscover how lovely your local areas are. We started off in Alvechurch, after a sneaky coffee & breakfast at Morso, did a few little shots around Alvechurch, nipped up to the canal and then over to Astwood for a bit of rubble and to round off the day a quick shoot in the studio.

Yasmin has been lucky to be photographed by quite a few photographers and we all have different styles which is good for her porfolio & exposure.

Just a few little sneaky little ones for you to check out, good luck to Yasmin in her goal in future Miss Englands I’m sure she is going to go far!

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Newborn Photoshoot & a few secrets

Well what  a lovely start to the day, I got to meet Hunter, just about 2 weeks old and what a fabulous model he was today. Its always a little stressful for new mums when photographing their babies as they always worry about them not settling or crying.  Not Vicki, she through herself into it and even became one of the props! Sometimes you have to do what works and if baby needs mum then thats what you work with.  Today we did a little of both as Hunter soon settled into ‘fame’

Below are just a couple from today

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Not forgetting mum of course who helped behind the scenes & you thought it was easy setting up for a newborn photoshoot, lots of patience and a few giggles and in the end you get the shot you need!

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