Tag Archives: Cowbridge

Grey is the New Black…

At Allan James Photography we are firm believers in offering our clients a choice of colours in the Studio backdrops we offer. We have a wide range of choice, but one classic colour that is chosen time and time again is the ever fashionable grey background.  It is often selected

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Engagement Shoot at Ogmore Castle, South Wales…

An Ogmore Castle Engagement Shoot… This is Jo and Blaine who we’d like to congratulate as they are getting married in May 2018 and they have asked us to photograph their Wedding in Tenby, Wales at the beautiful Manorbier Castle… Jo is a swimming teacher in our Swim School, Little

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Newborn Baby Photographer of Bridgend South Wales…

Welcome to my blog on Newborn Photography and what to expect at a typical session at my Studio in Bridgend, South Wales… PRO Member of BANPAS, the Baby and Newborn Photography Association… What to Expect When I’m Expecting You…. The diary of a newborn and baby photographer is a complicated

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A Christmas Photoshoot is such a Special Joy for the Children and their Families…

It’s Nearly Christmas… The Festive period is nearly upon us and it’s time to get those images of your children ready for the Christmas Cards… At Allan James we have a special offer this year… For just £50 you get the Christmas Shoot, An A4 Print, The Digital Image and

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Graduation/Celebration Photography… A Time to Graduate, A Time to Celebrate…

A Time to Graduate… A Time to Celebrate… Graduation Photography… Graduating from University, College, School or even just achieving is a special moment in your life. This noteworthy milestone deserves to be recorded in High Definition by a professional photographer so that you and your family can celebrate and remember this

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Children’s Headshots for Model’s, Actor’s, Spotlight or just Keepsakes…

A Children’s Headshot/Close Up is so important these days especially if they have ambition to be an actor or model and feature well in Spotlight to catch an employer’s eyes… Having a Headshot/Close up portrait is a daunting prospect for most people but actors, models, branding or just simply children

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Actor Headshots On Location in Wales…

At Allan James Photography we love nothing more than taking our equipment and lighting out On Location across South Wales to help capture the perfect headshots for our client’s Portfolios. Recently we had a Great Photo Shoot with Francois Pandolfo, a Cardiff born actor who has starred opposite Peter Capaldi

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Dandelion Child…

A Child of the Dandelion… I recently had a request to photograph a beautiful child, with the imagery specifically set amongst the dandelions and dandelion clocks of Wales as this flower has special significance to this family… One of the wishes of this particular shoot was to produce images with a warm

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Bluebells of Wales…

2017 was a great year for the beautiful Bluebells of Neath Port Talbot, South Wales which blossom towards the end of April and last into the middle of May when they sadly start to droop and lose their lustre. Across the woods of Wales, such as the magical Ten Acre Wood

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A Cake Smash To Savour…

Let be me your Cake Smash Photographer… A hugely fun and entertaining Cake Smash session with the beautiful Branwen and her older sister Arya as seen in our montage above. Cake Smash sessions take place in our photography Studio in Broadlands, Bridgend near Cowbridge and contain lots of laughs, outfit

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The Modelling Portfolio…

I’m Going To Be A Model… When you put your modelling portfolio together you need to think about what type of model you would like to be. There’s Children’s modelling, Fashion (Editorial), Catwalk and Commercial to name just a few. So for us it’s important to present yourself, or your

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