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Autumn 2020

9/12/2020

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Another beautiful Autumn - thank you to all of my wonderful clients, it is a joy to see you all! The season was cut short again by yet another lockdown, but we still managed to catch the best of the Autumn colours.

​Here's some Autumn Favs...

Upcoming Mini Sessions 
This Winter

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Late Summer 2020

4/9/2020

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After an odd Spring & Summer, it's amazing to be back! I've had a wonderful time shooting at the new secret Heather location, which has been beautiful. I got to meet sweet little baby Georgia - my only newborn this year (thanks to being in lockdown throughout newborn season). Welcome to the world, little one! I'm now working with the start of the beautiful Autumn colours coming in as the backdrop for some gorgeous family sessions. Most of all, it's been so nice to see my wonderful clients again!

Autumn is now upon us! Don't miss out, get in touch to book your Autumn or Winter package session now, for Family & Child, Maternity and 1st Birthday & Cake Smash

Mini Sessions
have also been launched for
Autumn Pre-Schooler Mini's - Oct & Nov Weekdays
Christmas Pre-Schooler Mini's - Oct & Nov Weekdays
Mummy & Me Mini's - Dec-March Weekdays & Weekends
Winter Mini's - Dec-March Weekdays & Weekends
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Pre-Schooler Christmas Mini Sessions and Autumn Mini Sessions are now available to book for your little ones, on October & November weekdays. These are at secret locations just outside of Dunstable
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claire@chinchillaphotography.com | 07722 743428
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A lovely mention on the Loxley Colour Blog

1/7/2020

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Thank you Loxley Colour for the lovely mention on their Autumn blog, with sweet little Sienna being featured  :) see the full post here; https://www.loxleycolour.com/blog/autumn-has-arrived-56880
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July Covid19 Update - Rescheduling & Booking Plan - BACK IN SEPTEMBER!

1/7/2020

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Hi Everyone, happy July! 

I hope you're all keeping well! It looks like there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel... I am able to get back up & running from SEPTEMBER :D 

In the meantime, I will be getting in touch with everyone individually who has missed their session due to lockdown, to reschedule you. I have 6 months of sessions to reschedule, so I’ll be doing this in phases throughout July;

Those on the waiting list but not yet booked – You’ll be contacted on Tuesday 28th July to get your session booked in for September onwards

Taking new bookings for September Onward – From Tuesday 4th August

SESSIONS GOING AHEAD / BUSINESS AS USUAL – From 7th September

Have a look at the new Covid19 Health & Safety Page for information on a few changes to how things will run going forward.

I can't wait to see you!
Love & wellness, Claire 


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New Book Cover! Emily, Charlotte & Holly on the cover of 'Aromatherapy for the Healthy Child'

28/6/2020

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It is an honour to once again have one of my images featured on such a lovely book! Here's Emily, Charlotte and Holly in the Lavender, featured on the cover of ​'Aromaterapia para Crianças Saudáveis' (Aromatherapy for the Healthy Child) by Valerie Ann Worwood. Don't they look gorgeous! 
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The book is now on sale in Brazil here

Hope everyone is staying safe during lockdown!

Quick Covid19 Update: I am currently home-schooling full-time, but I'll be back in business in September. I've missed you all!

Much love and see you soon! Claire Xx
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Winter 2019 / 2020

10/3/2020

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Thank you so much to this years amazing Winter clients! 

  ♡ The Starcevic Family ♡ The Grant Family ♡ The Puthiyedath Family ♡ Geoff, June, Alfie & Buddy ♡ The Davies Family ♡ The Khaira Family - Maternity ♡ Lorna, Adyson, Amaia & Diesel ♡ The Marotte Family - Lys's First Birthday ♡ The Finn Family - Penelope's 1st Birthday ♡

 ♡ Love & wellness to all as we go into lock-down. I'll be back!  ♡

Here's a few favourites, from December to March...

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​Spring/Summer 2020 is on it's way!

Start planning your beautiful & unique session now;
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✓ Family & Child - Year Round
✓ Maternity - Year Round
✓ Newborns (April to September)
✓ 1st Birthday - Year Round

Contact claire@chinchillaphotography.com, find me on facebook, or call for a chat on 07722743428 

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Making it Magical | Eleanor : Fairy Tales

1/12/2019

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​Hi All! Today's focus is on the editing process. One of my favourite parts of my job and despite it being the most time consuming, one that is often completely overlooked, as no one sees it happening. 

We'll be looking at this image of beautiful Eleanor, wearing the Sadie Gown - one of my favourite images from this Autumn.

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Eleanor | Fairy Tales
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Mum requested a gown for Eleanor, and I put this together with a vintage book ('Fairy Tales', by Hans Christian Anderson), a matching flower crown and a vintage oil lamp. Together with the gorgeous autumn scenery, this was a really lovely scene to create - I had a vision for this one, and Eleanor was the perfect subject! She was dressed in the gown, arranged with the props, and asked to gaze upwards slightly - what a star!

The image was shot on a lightly overcast, mid November day at around 2pm, under the tree canopy, on a Canon 5D MkIII, using only natural light.

Settings: 1/1250sec, ISO 1250, f/2

As you can see, the straight-out-of camera (SOOC) version is still a beautiful image. But in order to really bring it to life, there was considerable time taken in photoshop.
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​Here's my photoshop editing flow which I use for every image I create, and how it applies to this image.

~ Correct Background Distractions ~
Background distractions are anything that distract the eye from the subject, or make the image unnecessarily 'busy'. In this case, gaps in the background tree cover, a stick emerging from the ground to the left of Eleanor's hem line, a dark tree trunk on the left side of the image, and a dark patch of ferns on the right. These have all been concealed or softened, to create a seamless, even and pleasing backdrop for our subject.

~ Liquify ~
Liquify is a handy tool which can be used to warp or change the shape of elements in the image. Here it has been used very sparingly to 'puff out' the skirts of the gown. It's hardly noticeable, but subtly adds some extra oomph and drama to the gown.

~ Correct Skin Tones & Touch-Up ~
Outdoors, skin tones are rarely correct SOOC. The surroundings reflect onto the subject, as do clothes, and then there's consideration for cold hands, noses, ears etc, which will take on a red or blue hue. In this case there are some unwanted yellow tones reflecting from the surroundings on to Eleanor's hair and skin - these have been removed. Her hands have a red hue, which has been corrected, and her neck, which was in shadow, has been lightened slightly. As for touching up, Eleanor's skin is wonderful, so there was just a small area of chapped skin on her lower lip which needed to be removed.

~ Enhance Details ~
Shooting wide open does a fantastic job of isolating the subject from the background, as you can see from the SOOC image. However, to really make the subject 'pop', I like to enhance and sharpen specific details of our subject. Here, I have enhanced the detail of the flower crown, the lace of the gown, the book, the lamp and Eleanor's hair. 

~ Add Magic ~
Now that we have our basic retouched image, it's time for the fun stuff! For this image I have added a light glow to the vintage lamp, to make it look like it has a glowing flame inside. I've also added a few falling leaves to enhance the feel of Autumn - some of these leaves are out of focus, with just one in focus to the right of Eleanor. The size of the leaves and their focus corresponds to how they would probably look if they were falling from the tree in real life at that moment.

~ Tonal Adjustments ~
The finishing touches! I have a secret recipe of tonal adjustments that I use for my images - this has been applied here, followed by a warming brush which has been used on a few areas of the background to create a warm and rich atmosphere. 
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​And that's how this image was lovingly created! It is a pleasure to capture this lovely young lady growing up, along with the rest of her family -  I always look forward to seeing you all!

See you soon for the next Making it Magical feature ~ Claire Xx
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Autumn 2019

30/11/2019

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Thank you so much to 2019's beautiful Autumn clients! 

♡ The Miller Family ♡ The Finn Family - Penelope's 1st Birthday ♡ Maria, Alex, Danny & Ariadne ♡ The Radford Family ♡ The Dougall Family ♡ The Pickard Family ♡ The Sullivan Family ♡ The Dark Family ♡ The Henriksen Family ♡ The McKenzie Family - Baby Harry Newborn ♡

During late September, through October and November we've had an absolutely gorgeous display of autumnal colours in the woods. Here's some personal favourites...

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Learn more about the creation of this image in Making it Magical!
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​Start planning your beautiful & unique session now;
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✓ Family & Child - Year Round
✓ Maternity - Year Round
✓ Newborns (April to September)
✓ 1st Birthday - Year Round

Contact claire@chinchillaphotography.com, find me on facebook, or call for a chat on 07722743428 

Now Booking for 2020 - get in touch soon!

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Summer 2019

30/9/2019

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Thank you so much to this years wonderful Summer clients! 

♡ Baby Kosi ~ Newborn ♡ Nicole, Cătălin & Bump ♡ The Peters Family ♡ The Powell Family ♡ The Elodi Family ♡ The Burks Family ♡ Natalie & Isabella ♡

During July, August & early September we've had beautiful displays of Lavender and Pink Rosebay Willowherb. Here's a few personal favourites...
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Waving a fond fairwell to Spring/Summer for another year.. what a pretty one it's been! Next up, AUTUMN!

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Have a look Behind the Scenes for this image!
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Shooting Nicole's Maternity Session © Cătălin Niculescu

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Start planning your beautiful & unique session now;
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✓ Family & Child - Year Round
✓ Maternity - Year Round
✓ Newborns (April to September)
✓ 1st Birthday - Year Round

Contact claire@chinchillaphotography.com, find me on facebook, or call for a chat on 07722743428 

Now Booking for Autumn & Winter 2019/2020... get in touch soon!

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Behind the Photograph with Claire Conybeare | Loxley Colour Blog Feature

17/9/2019

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Thanks so much to Loxley for this wonderful feature article, about one of my favourite images :) You can view the full article here
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