I’ve always loved the classical look that photographers such as Patrick Lichfield used to create. His work was a massive influence on me – and here’s a prime example. This is from a shoot I did today with Alfie (5) and Evie (3). They were both lovely children to work with and they were telling me how much they were looking forward to playing in the snow tomorrow.

A little update on my availability. February is starting to get busy. We have some weekday availability, but we are now booked up for Saturday shoots. Call us now on 01279 843050 to book your shoot.

Would you like to see more of our child portraits? Visit our website here.
All photographs: © Copyright David Calvert 2012. Copying strictly forbidden by law.

Two shots for you today.

Firstly eleven month old Rocco (really cool name!) thought it would be a great idea to have a portrait taken with his mummy, so he came along with his granny for a portrait shoot. Next we have Louise who wanted me to capture a very special time of her life. Louise’s other children, Tyler and Honey Mae can’t wait for the arrival of their new family member!

Would you like to see more of our family and pregnancy portraits? Visit our website here.
All photographs: © Copyright David Calvert 2012. Copying strictly forbidden by law.

If you have been thinking about getting some beautiful portraits of your children taken, here is a great opportunity that could also win you £1,000.00!

We are looking for photogenic children to enter into the prestigious  Fujifilm / MPA Portrait Awards. Sponsored by one of the world’s top imaging companies, Fujifilm and the Master Photographers Association (MPA), we are offering entrants a portrait sitting for only £9.95 – a saving of over £40.00 off our normal price.

We shall select the best image from your shoot and submit it to the competition. If the photograph is chosen as the outright winner of the portrait category, you will win £1,000.00! Runner up prizes are also up for grabs.

To qualify for this great offer, all subjects being photographed must be aged between 6 months – 12 years. Sessions are undertaken by appointment Monday – Friday between 9.00am – 5.00pm.

In 2011, we won this competition for one of our clients – and we were the only studio in the UK to get three portraits into the finals. Could YOU be the next winner?

Remember, portraits of your children make fantastic Mothers Day gifts. To book your shoot and for offer details, call us now on 01279 843050. Spaces are strictly limited and are allocated on a first-come basis.

This offer is subject to terms and conditions, details upon request.

Here’s our final entry into our ABC Magazine Cover Star competition.

This the beautiful Marley Skye who’s 8 months old. I love this shot as it has a great Springtime feel. We also did some fantastic moody black and white shots too – which I’m really pleased with. But for the time-being, I’m keeping those for mum and dad’s eyes only – and for an upcoming portrait competition!

Would you like to see more of our baby portrait photography? Visit our website here.
All photographs: © Copyright David Calvert 2012. Copying strictly forbidden by law.

I met this lovely little fella yesterday. Brandon (4) came in with his mum and dad for a family portrait shoot. We had a lengthy discussion about the rights and wrongs of having pineapple on your pizza. He was for it, I was very much against!

Keep an eye on the blog and our Facebook page in the next week or two. I will soon be giving details on a great promotion, where you could win £1,000.00! Stay tuned…

Would you like to see more of our work? Visit our website here.
All photographs: Copyright © David Calvert 2012. Copying strictly forbidden by law.

Happy new year everyone! I hope you enjoyed yourselves over Christmas. I had a great time and eat far too much!

Its nice to be back in the studio and we kicked things off rather nicely with the adorable Poppy who’s 15 months old.  I wanted to get a shot of her that had a springtime feel – and I think we succeeded!

Poppy came in as part of our ABC Cover Star promotion, where you have the chance of getting your child on the cover of a magazine.

We’ve teamed up with top parenting magazine ABC to find their next cover star. If you live in Hertfordshire and have children aged between 6 months and 11 years, they could appear on the next issue of ABC magazine!

All entrants shoots are at a very special price of only £25.00 (normal price £50.00), plus you will receive a complimentary print from the shoot worth £49.00 absolutely free! But hurry, we only have a few spaces left and your shoot must take place by 18th January.

To book your shoot and for further details, call me now on 01279 843050.

Would you like to see more of our work? Visit our website here.
All photographs: © Copyright David Calvert 2012. Copying strictly forbidden by law.

In March we made some big improvements to the studio, which has resulted in our clients having a much improved and more comfortable experience when they visit us. The improvements meant that we had to close for nearly 3 months to get everything into place and not being able to do any business during that time was challenge for us, but its been worth it. A lot of you – especially our returning clients have commented to me how fantastic everything now looks.

In October, we learnt we had won one of the biggest portrait photography competitions in the UK – namely the Fujifilm/MPA Portrait Awards. Out of the ten finalists places available, we were the only studio in the UK to get three of those places. But it was our client of the winning photograph who was most pleased. For winning the competition, they were given a cheque for £1,000.00! We are running the competition again in 2012, so if you would like the chance of winning a cool grand, contact us on 01279 843050 now.

Shown above is a small selection of shots from some recent shoots. From the top is a publicity portrait of Onelia who is a very talented photographer, next is Denise with her family, who braved the wind and cold for a location portrait shoot, next is Lesley and her family trying not to crush dad and finally the very well co-ordinated Liam, Eddie, Tom and Eleanor.

So finally, a big thank you to you, our clients for choosing us to capture the spirit of someone you love and to our suppliers for going beyond the call of duty. Also a big thank you to Jane who joined me in September, who is going out and spreading the good word about our studio.

Time to go, as there is a bottle of beer with my name written on it!

Have a great Christmas and a happy and healthy new year.

David
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All Photographs: Copyright © David Calvert 2011. Copying strictly forbidden by law.

Gift vouchers make fantastic Christmas gifts for your family, friends or work colleagues. They can be used to purchase portrait sittings, reprints, or indeed both. If the voucher holder wishes to purchase goods that exceeds the voucher value, they can simply pay the difference. Vouchers are valid for 12 months and can be purchased for as little as £50.00 up to any amount you wish.

Our studio can accommodate groups of up to 6 people.

You can purchase vouchers securely online here, or by calling us on 01279 843050 now.

Your voucher will be posted to you within a few days of placing your order.

Apologies for the lack of updates just recently. We’ve had to give priority to to the numerous amount of shoots and viewings we’ve recently done.

We’ve had some clients asking us when they should place their orders with us to ensure delivery of their prints before Christmas. Because of the bespoke nature of our products, please place your order by the following dates:

For all framed and mounted prints, your order needs to be placed by 5th December. For loose prints and images supplied in a digital format, please ensure that you place your order by midday, 12th December. Depending on our workload, we may be able to extend this by a few days, but this cannot be guaranteed.

For clients who would like to purchase prints from their last sitting, please contact us on 01279 843050 and we can upload your images to an online gallery for a strictly limited period without charge. You can purchase prints securely online or phone us with your order.

Finally, I’ll leave you with a photo of a lovely family I recently photographed.

All photographs: Copyright: © David Calvert 2010. Copying strictly forbidden by law.

Things are getting very busy here and we’ve had lots of great people in to photograph.

Shown above are a couple of images from a shoot I did last Friday. Phoebe and her little sister Lexi came in for a portrait shoot with their mummy and daddy. They both looked beautiful in their lovely dresses.

Would you like to see more of our work? Visit our website here.
All photographs: Copyright © David Calvert 2010. Copying is strictly forbidden by law.