Ben is a life coach and starting up a new business and so he needed some photographs that would help to show him as an approachable, professional person who can help you to make your life better. For this Ben chose the Personal Portrait option which gave him 30 minutes in the studio and 10-15 images to use on his website & social media profiles. &nbsp

  Wedding Photography scout today at Himley Hall. A stunning Grade II listed building that was built in the 18th Century (Wiki) and is seeped in history. We use wedding scouts as a way to meet up at venues and meet their organisers as well as the bride and groom-to-be to help work out the best locations for photographs and any ‘must-have’ photographs. This helps the bride and groom to relax and gives everyone a clear understanding as to the schedule for the day. The weather was decidedly grey and so we’re crossing our fingers it will be nice and

  5 Must-have WordPress plugins for Photographers   As a photographer I need the best website possible to display my work on and so around 2 years ago I made the decision to learn and utilise the WordPress platform. Wordpress is a CMS (Content Management System) and is available to download completely FREE  from here. The key reason to make the move from a HTML based website to a CMS website was to allow for worldwide updates and an easy to use Admin area. WordPress is used by millions of people (including The Rolling Stones and CNN) as the foundation to

  Double Trouble with Freddy & Jacob who were two great little boys full of energy! Freddy was an absolute natural when it came to photographs on his own but seemed to think that being about 2 inches from the camera was the best way to take his picture and gave me big cheeky smiles when I tried to get him to move back a bit. Jacob was a little more reserved and quite happy to sit on the bean bag and pose as long as he had the fun cuddly football and of course. Both little boys gave some

                A great group photo shoot with the Pugh family who were looking to get all five of their Grandchildren with Gran and Grandad into our studio for a fun portrait session. Jasmine, Logan & Ebony were naturals and seemed to really enjoy smiling for the camera. Freya and Lola were a little more reserved and it took quite a few silly hats and toys to bring out the big smiles but we got there in the end.   For those wondering what kit we use, a quick list for studio shoots can

Working with kids is what makes my job so rewarding, every child is unique and each has their own way of responding to the new environment they’re in. It’s a new person, new place and they’re expected to smile and have fun. This is when we have to work with them to ease them into the shoot with a whole host of silly hats, toys and daft sounds. Family Photo Shoots are a great chance to bring everyone together to celebrate being a family but it can sometimes get a little much for them, especially for younger children. This is

  Thinking about booking your wedding with any of the following venues? why not have a look at some of the photographs we’ve taken there previously by clicking the image for the venue.   Dunsley Hall Hotel – Kinver, West Midlands   http://www.danieljamesphotography.net/dunsley-hall Bodenham Arboretum, Wolverley   http://www.danieljamesphotography.net/bodenham-arboretum Redhouse Barn, Stoke Prior   http://www.danieljamesphotography.net/redhouse-barn     Stone Manor, Stone, Worcestershire   http://www.danieljamesphotography.net/stone-manor Clearwell Castle, Gloucestershire   http://www.danieljamesphotography.net/clearwell-castle The Blakelands Country House, Bobbington   http://www.danieljamesphotography.net/blakelands Delbury Hall, Diddlebury   http://www.danieljamesphotography.net/delbury-hall The Black Country Museum, Dudley   http://www.danieljamesphotography.net/black-country-museum There’s plenty of other photos on the relevant venue pages, enjoy and comments are

  Here’s little Theo in the studio from yesterday, this poor little man was yawning throughout the photo shoot but still gave us a couple of great smiles. Theo is having the First Steps Package which means we’ll get to see him again at 6 months old and also at 12 months old, this is a great way to capture his first year in photographs. We look forward to seeing you in 3 months time!

OK so it’s March but in fairness we have got snow and so I could be forgiven for thinking it’s still Winter time. Here’s some photographs taken around Christmas time last year in Kinver when the village comes alive with our Christmas tree (‘The Big Tree’) and row upon row of Christmas lights are draped across the High Street. I’ve finally got around to editing them and thought I would share them with you all. &nbsp

Aims and objectives Our mission is to play a leading role in the fight against disease of the heart and circulation, so that it is no longer a major cause of disability and premature death. In our strategy report, Beating heart disease together (published in 2007), we stated that: Within a generation, we aim to: reduce cardiovascular disease in the UK to one of the lowest levels in Europe. Within a decade, we aim to: halve the number of people under 75 who die from cardiovascular disease make sure at least two thirds of people under 75 survive a heart attack reduce heart-related