Surviving without a studio

We moved house last year, to our first proper home in Germany. One we own, and one where we hope to raise our family in the amazing community that we love. But it's old, and really tired. Built in 1936 and still showing clear signs of that, we are talking renovation from top to bottom! Luckily, that's something both Jon, my husband and I love to do, but it does mean I've lost my studio for now. 

We will be building a new studio for me, extending out the basement and adding some gorgeous floor to ceiling doors to bring in all the light, but for now it means every time I want to do a shoot I have to go outdoors, to a client's home or set up all my equipment in the kids playroom. 

Luckily I had to survive without a studio before, and it's amazing what you can do with a simple backdrop stand, a roll of photo paper and a single light! Because I photograph babies, very often parents really aren't ready to leave the house when baba is tiny, and that's totally understandable. With just a space cleared in their lounge I can bring a studio set up to them, and honestly, you wouldn't know the difference! Or we just go to my favourite style, which is lifestyle, capturing a family just being! I just love doing this style of shoot as it's so easy and authentic.

So in reality, you don't need to have studio to capture amazing images, it just gives you another option. Even once the studio is built, I won't stop offering clients to option to go to their homes. When you are dealing with tiny humans, doing what makes them and their parents feel comfortable is first and foremost, and that's the most important thing to me! 

Here are just a few examples of shoots I have done in a client's home! 

Cora's 1st Birthday 

Coralie and Quincy

Elliot and Family