I've photographed Rob, Michaela and family many times over the years so photographing their special day, almost felt like attending a friends wedding. I arrived at the Lakeside Hotel, right on the edge of the stunning Windermere, at 8am after a beautiful journey through the Yorkshire Dales and into the Lake District. The spring sunshine couldn't ha...

One of my most popular photo sessions at Joy Photography is the first birthday cake smash. What is cuter than a baby turning one getting stuck into their first tastes of cake and making a big mess and then having a cute clean up session in a little tub with lots of bubbles? But maybe all that sugar and mess isn't for you and your little one? I h...

As well as 2 human boys, we also have 3 gorgeous girl doggies, Daisy, the Cockerspaniel, Luna the Long Haired Miniature Daschund and Coco the Pomeranian. All have had litters of adorable babies and we have loved the experience as a family. As well as all the puppy snuggles I've really enjoyed documenting their amazing growth and change through my p...

Do you have a camera collecting dust you'd love to learn more about? Or have you got a desire to learn more about photography? Well how about a lovely 3 hours in York with 1-1 teaching either getting to grips with your own camera or learning on one of my DSLR's? That's just what Katie signed up for yesterday and we had a great time! We started o...

If you follow my page on facebook or my insta I'm sure you'll have seen me posting about awards and achievements through The Guild of Photographers, but you might not really know what this is or what it means so I thought I'd write a little blog about my time with this prestigious organisation. In photography there isn't any recognised qualificatio...