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Some of you will know that I have been supporting

Some of you will know that I have been supporting Cup of Uji @cupofuji last year and have organised a couple of fundraisers for them. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I’m planning to do a similar thing again but with Covid it is a little bit trickier. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What I did last year was offer headshots in exchange for a donation for Cup of Uji.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The work Cup of Uji does and it’s founder Francis Amonde is to provide a cup of porridge to children in school in Kenya. Because of Covid as schools are closed that work has stopped and he is instead focusing on helping the families of the children that live in conditions of poverty. The current campaign is #benicekenya
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I am planing to organise a day of “Headshots for Charity” in support of Francis’s work. Will announce the date and location soon. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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If you feel that you can support his work and help vulnerable families with basic food supplies, take a look at his page and find the contact details there @francisotienoamonde @cupofuji
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Anything you can afford will go a long way and provide rice, oil, flour, porridge for families and children.

Some colour inspiration for autumn photoshoots.⠀

Some colour inspiration for autumn photoshoots.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Although it definitely felt like summer today ☀️ the autumn is here and the leaves are falling 🍁 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I’ll soon be releasing dates for October mini-sessions. Only 2 dates are available in October at mini-session prices so let me know if you’d like to be added to the list. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Even if I’m not the biggest fan of autumn (because I am a big fan of spring and summer 😂), one thing I love about autumn are the rich colours.

What’s your favourite thing about autumn?

I am conscious that it is not everyday that famili

I am conscious that it is not everyday that families have photoshoots. In fact it is a special occasion and as such I aim to make it a memorable but also a relaxing experience 🧘🏻‍♀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Especially with newborn photos that tend to take longer and also ones that involved older siblings 👶 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Making the process easy starts from the pre-booking stage where I explain to clients all they need to know before the shoot, where it will take place, how long for, how they can prepare etc. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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During the shoot where I try to be quick but also get the beautiful shots and within the time that the toddler is still interested and hasn’t lots all of her / his patience. 🐥⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
For the newborn the best thing for them is to be asleep and have cuddles with parents, so I try to fit in as many of these moments as possible 🤗 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I also help clients in the process of choosing the images and printed copies, in the final stages. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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For the prints sometimes I deliver them myself to their house like I did with this lovely family 🏠 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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As a customer do you appreciate the smooth running of an experience you are buying? It makes it all that more pleasant and memorable, I am sure.

I really love sending the photos clients choose as

I really love sending the photos clients choose as their final selection for print and receiving the prints.
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They always look fantastic and it’s a whole different feel to hold the actual prints in your hands.
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The prints I provide come with a mount and are ready to be framed and displayed around the house.
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It’s so nice to have a physical representation of the family in the house rather than hidden away in computers.
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Do you print photographs often?

It’s been a bumper couple of days with a record

This morning I was invited to do a live in the new

This morning I was invited to do a live in the newly founded and exciting platform Amotherbrand in which I am a member together with some other awesome mums that run businesses alongside their families.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We talked about my journey and how following a passion was what triggered the start of my photography business.
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It will be 3 years this September since I started and to say the least it has been a journey full of discoveries, learning and creating something I’m really passionate about. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
It hasn’t always been easy and when the going gets tough, we need to remind ourselves of why we started. ⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Here is a quote for that and very fitting for our live today with @noniemcw at @amotherbrand ❤️❤️

When you look at one of your family photos what do

When you look at one of your family photos what do you most love about them? 🤔

I was reminded the other day about something I had forgotten.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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When I look at old family photographs, the most interesting thing for me is to see my parents ❤️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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To see how young they were, how different they looked and how they have changed. I find that there lies the whole interest of family photographs, to remind us of a special moment and also of how are parents looked when young, something we (sadly) only know through photographs. I wish I knew my mum when she was young as I do know her now... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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These photos were from a lovely recent family session outdoors in the park. I am sure the little girl will look at these and see something beautiful from the past. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Get in touch to reserve a session for your family and for your children to look back in time. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Laura x

For those that follow my feed you will have seen t

For those that follow my feed you will have seen that I also do product photography, although I don’t post about it a lot.
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For those that don’t I hear you go “what is product photography”?
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Product photography is photography for products that are sold mainly online. So products are photographed in a certain way, making use of light that makes the products look good.
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While I do product photography for clients I also like playing around and taking shots of everyday objects around our house.
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We ordered these colouring pencils during lockdown and they are amazing!
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They are so tactile, colourful, a pleasure to hold and use with your hands. Needles to say we have done a lot of colouring in with them 😂
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I took these photos using natural light, on a bright day with our kitchen worktop as the background.
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Let me know, for those of you that sell products online what are the most common issues you have photographing your products? I’m going to do a post with tips and how to to solve commons problems.
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Laura x

Back to school! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Did y

Back to school!
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Did your kids go back last week or did they start today? We had one go back last week and one today!!
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It’s been soooo long and it will feel so strange to have both children in education again for a whole week (let’s hope).
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To capture this special moment and to remember how much children have grown, I am offering “Back to school “ photographs for families in and around Tooting.
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These will be running for the first 2 weeks of September and are ideal for families with school age children that are starting a new school year.
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To register your interest message me or email 📧 ❤️ and to read more about these sessions, see the link in the bio.
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Laura x

It’s been a lovely ⛺️ weekend, full of laugh

It’s been a lovely ⛺️ weekend, full of laughs, constant eating, having long conversations about anything and spending time outside.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Time for a quote from the lovely Maya Angelou to close the week with 🙏.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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How has your weekend been? ❤️

I was so pleased to see the announcement back in J

It has been a few quiet months for our small busin

It has been a few quiet months for our small business network in Tooting group. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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With the lockdown we reverted to having meetings online and we had the first meeting face to face in the park in June since the start of the lockdown in March. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The next meeting will be on the last Wednesday of September, 30th September. I’m currently working on the agenda and a speaker. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The group is open and welcomes any small businesses in and around Tooting, do come and join us. You can message me here if you’d like to join or join our Facebook group (link in bio).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Laura x

It was part of my plan last week to create style n

It was part of my plan last week to create style notes to help my clients get ready for a photoshoot. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Happy to say that it’s all done and I have been sending the style notes to clients for upcoming shoots already.

The feedback from a lady I am doing headshots for on Friday has been great, so useful and she is anticipating the photoshoot with excitement! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The notes cover what to wear in terms of colours that compliment your skin, how to look your best and how to feel your best.
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I want to share my excitement and if you’d like to join in, send me a message and I’ll be happy to send you a copy.
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Grab yours, DM me 👉 📧

It feels like today is Sunday and I need a good qu

It feels like today is Sunday and I need a good quote to start the week. Except that it’s not... it’s Monday bank holiday!

Still this quote remains sooo relevant!

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I’ve followed the advice by a number of people, to spend some time on Sunday to plan my week.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

@amotherbrand, @alice_dartnell & @michellereevescoaching that I follow on Facebook and saw her quick live this morning. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I have done that as luckily my husband is looking after the children today!!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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So in my plan I have a schedule for the week, work wise and when I finish my hours I will do a schedule for meals for the family and other things to get the boys ready for school (uniforms, labels etc).
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Work wise I wanted to share this fabulous offer, “Portraits for Social media” for entrepreneurs and businesses that want to be visible and sell online. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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These start from £99 for the session, a gallery to choose from and one final edited image. More images are available should you wish to purchase and I can advice on the additional collections.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What about you, do you follow the Sunday planning tip?

Only a week ago (ok more than that) but it feels l

Only a week ago (ok more than that) but it feels like a different era!!!

I was in a bit of shock for the few first days... coming back from the beach to Tooting! Literally.

We went swimming in the morning, had lunch at home and then drove to the airport, 4 hours away from the south of Albania.

Queued, checked in, got on the plane, flew for 3 hours across Europe to reach London Heathrow in the evening. Got out of the plane, said hello to a few people I knew that were on the same plane from Tirana to London .

Roger picked us up and we drove to Tooting and in our beds at 11pm.

Quite an unreal day... but worth in terms of travel time and making the most of the day 🏖 ✈️ 🌃

Photo from @sanur.beach.house which is a lovely oasis inspired by a famous beach in Bali.

It’s Friday!!! Finally we made through the week

I am looking for some help. I am writing a blog

I am looking for some help.

I am writing a blog post about "Places to go in and around Tooting for parents with children".

Where have you been recently that you have loved and would like to recommend to other parents?

Also do you have a favourite place that you return to regularly?

We have a few which I will include in the blog but really wanted to capture what others are doing.

We return regularly to Kimber Skatepark & BMX track (pre-lockdown) in Southfields.

Please comment below or email / text me whichever is easier.

E: photography@shimilimears.com
M: 07934788100.

Laura x

Two more beauties to be added to the collection of

Two more beauties to be added to the collection of macro prints.

Now I need to figure out pricing and how to add prints on to my website and I will start selling and promoting these.

I’m excited for this new range of prints. The idea came during the lockdown especially at the beginning when st some point it looked as though we wouldn’t be able to do photography with people and in person ever again.

Also as different types of lockdown continue, currently for us not being able to do much as we are post-holiday at home (no work, no shops, no meet-ups) I feel that it’s always good to have another option when nothing else is happening.

Have a lovely (rainy here) Tuesday!

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Which one do your prefer? First or second? And i

Which one do your prefer? First or second?

And if they were for sale would you buy them?

This is just a mock up of a macro print in a frame and I am thinking to start selling them as prints.

Also to help and give something back I will give 50% of the prints sold to @cupofuji, a charity in Kenya I have been supporting since last year.

With coronavirus, the work they do helping school children with a daily cup of porridge (uji means porridge) has been put on hold as schools in Kenya are closed until January 2021.

Instead they are helping families of the school children with food supplies, through their campaign #benicekenya.

Would love to know your thoughts 🙏❤️

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