http://www.janinewalkersblog.com/ Janine Walker's Photo Blog en-us http://www.janinewalkersblog.com/index.cfm?postID=324 http://www.janinewalkersblog.com/index.cfm?postID=324 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:01:00 GMT
Just thought I'd blog Mandy and Mark before I shoot off to Portstewart for Sinead and Pete's wedding. This was my first time ever shooting in Gosford Forest Park - can you believe that? It's like 12 minutes from my house! Mandy was having a lovely birthday day off from work with shopping and yummy Australian food and ME!

What a sweet couple - I'm so happy to be shooting their wedding :)

P.S. Mandy is a smart cookie - she is marrying someone with the same surname as her...how lovely to be able to keep your original name forever. I still miss being a Hughes. It's so much pressure being a Walker - Andy has quite high standards for the Walker Name lol.

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On Friday Emma and Andy were married just out the road from my house at Tartaraghan Presbyterian Church. Their reception was in the fabulous Brownlow House with a stop-off at the most divine photo location I could have hoped for! It all made for a stunning afternoon - Emma and Andy are just the easiest couple to photograph - they are so comfortable in front of the camera and were so relaxed about the whole day.

Emma invited me along to the hairdressers in the morning and I'm glad I took her up on the offer because it's a pretty cool spot for photos. The Surgery in Moy - I can recommend :)

Andy's dad, the Reverend Mattison, married them and it was a lovely service. My dad married us so I know how special that makes it all feel!

Oh - you wouldn't want to mess with the paps at this wedding...these people took their photos very seriously :)

We did the bridal portraits on the grounds of a family friend's home. Just a stunning location and I was very fortunate to have a beautiful day as well.

There were a couple of horses and I'm telling you, they were total posers!

And last but not least, the beautiful room at Brownlow House.

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Last week I met Archie the Daschund puppy for a very energetic photoshoot. I know when Noleen sees these pics she is going to be shocked at how still he looks for most of the session! He was so fast, as soon as he was let off the lead off he went, sniffing every stone and piece of grass along the way! I just fell in love with Archie - his coat is sooooo soft, honestly you could not find a sweeter dog to cuddle, and he's such a wee snuggler too.

Just beautiful.

"I'm not going to look at you because you are making me sit here and I want to run around..."

"...nope, definitely not going to look at you, no matter how many funny noises you make at me...!"

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I met Rodney and Teresa down at the Harbour in Portrush a couple of weekends ago. Their wedding is coming up fast and we wanted to get their engagement session in before the big day - just 8 weeks Teresa eeek!

It was a super-bright afternoon but there was just one big black cloud that hovered above us, threatening the mother of all downpours! However, the rain did not appear, and after the shoot my fab hubber took me to the Ramore for my tea. A perfectly lovely afternoon :)

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Oooooh I feel like a hamster in a wheel these days! I need to run faster to keep up! Sorry to all the lovelies waiting on their blog posts - they are coming, they are coming!

This is Isla and I know she is going to make you say 'aw' at least once when you scroll this post. Andy came in while I was editing this session and did the biggest AWWWW I've ever heard at this photo so I knew I had to make it the first one in her blog post. I loved all her little hairbands and if Future Walker Child is a girl she will have a collection of hairbands to rival Isla's because I think they are the cutest. Baldy babies with hairbands - love it love it love it :)

Go on...say it! Awwww :)

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It's been so long since I've made a baby boy book I thought I'd share this one I've just designed for Luke's mummy. Blog books are 5x5 inch, 10 page books filled with the best bits of your blog post. I love making them - they are so fun and totally adorable in the flesh :)

]]> http://www.janinewalkersblog.com/index.cfm?postID=318 http://www.janinewalkersblog.com/index.cfm?postID=318 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:24:00 GMT
I haven't chatted in a while. It's been work work work around here!

Today I feel a bit like how Buddy and Sonny look in these pictures.

I *love* this series of Buddy snuggling with his favourite toy in the world ever. This is so Buddy - he is such a wee snuggler!

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Luke is 5 months old. He has spiked hair, massive blue eyes and an adorable habit of folding his hands together like he is praying. He is also a wee chubber and there is nothing cuter than a chubby baby :)

He was such a joy to photograph, such a pleasant little boy.

I just love those chubby legs :)

Couldn't resist going in a bit closer (all the while holding my breath and praying the shutter didn't wake him!).

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Last Saturday I shot my first wedding of 2010 and it was perfection. It was a *gorgeous* day - bright, dry, crisp. Claire's styling was impeccable, vintage lace contrasted with deep purple hues. My favourite! Everyone was in such good form, such lovely people to spend the day with. I had a ball shooting all the little details and the Clandeboye Estate is just a great venue. Claire and John headed off to New Orleans on Monday just in time for Mardi Gras - so jealous!

I swooned over the flowers all day. The florist did an amazing job!

Oh-my-goodness these girls were so cute and funny. They made my job very easy!

It's not often that I really care what the boys are wearing, but I loved John's suit. He was so handsome!

The cake table looked and smelt divine. There were all kinds of cakes - chocolate, cupcakes, fresh cream and traditional. There were also jars of sweets and little bags that you could use to create your own pick n' mix, and the whole thing was wrapped in some really cute bunting.

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Poppy is a golden retriever and she is 14 years old. Lucy is a Bichon Frise and she is 4 years old. They are best friends :)

Lucy has some of the most human facial expressions I have ever seen in a dog.

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Last week I spent a happy afternoon photographing Daisy and Archie. They are both so different but equally bursting with their own unique wee personalities! Archie is a stereotypical Jack Russell with 'small dog syndrome' and Daisy - due to her rough start in life - is cautious, gentle and shy.

Gorgeous!

Archie is just hilarious. I've never seen a dog with such attitude. So cute :)

Archie's favourite toy is a ball that's about 5 times bigger than his own head. Says it all!

Daisy got a bit braver towards the end of the shoot and starting giving off alongside Archie!

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In honour of Valentines Day and my first wedding of 2010 I thought it was only right that I blog a nice loved up couple this weekend. Sonya and Steven are getting married in April at one of my favourite venues - The Dunadry Hotel and Country Club. They brought Jack along to their shoot and he was less than amused at all the starting and stopping that went on - I ended up spending the whole time giggling at him while he gave off to us. Ahhh Jack Russells are so funny!

Happy Love Weekend everyone! I am shooting Claire and John's wedding today at Clandeboye Estate and I'm so looking forward to it. It'll be a day of bonding with my new Canon 5D Mark ii. Sunday I'm off out for a romantic luncheon with Julie, Derek and Andy at Shu in Belfast!

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I'm *supposed* to be book designing, but these photos were sitting burning a hole in my desktop and what was supposed to be a quick look through them turned into a full edit and a blog post. I'm sorry, I just couldn't help myself! These photos make me so happy!

This is Tara, she is an Irish Terrier and I love her :)

We bumped into two Miniature Jack Russells (I'd never even heard of such a thing before today!) and the three dogs were just so cute bouncing around each other!

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This weekend I photographed Odhran and I knew immediately it was going to be an easy shoot when I saw his big smiling face waiting at the window for me. This child is an absolute sweetheart, he is just such a pleasant happy little boy. You should see him bopping along to the ipod - especially Lady Gaga - hilarious!

After the shoot Odhran's mum and dad fed me a full vegan cooked breakfast. I couldn't believe my luck - it really was the most rockin' Saturday morning ever!

Odhran also loves Iggle Piggle (who doesn't?!) and rocking it out to Glee's version of Journey in his little blue boat.

The end :)

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Ahhh I am totally loving my dog photo project! Please do get in touch if you have a much-loved pooch that you want photographed - especially if they are an unusual breed. I am currently offering free dog modeling sessions :)

These gorgeous girls are called Nellie (Bassett Hound) and Penny (Lab) and I had a lovely walk with them on Friday. Nellie was so shy at first, she really didn't like me too much at all! But she soon came round and posed it up a storm!

Penny loves the water and would have stayed in this little river all day if she could.

Not technically great, but I do love this image of Nellie shaking off her slobbers :)

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