The Insight Family & Portrait Blog

What is it about portrait photography that creates such a strong response in the viewer?  For me, it's capturing a moment in time, a split second moment which can't be replaced, reproduced or seen again.  It's one of the reasons why I love photographing people so much...

I couldn't resist sharing a few sneaky peeks of a portrait session I recently did with some of my most loyal clients, Allan and Michelle.  I photographed their wedding last year and I this will be the third time I have photographed their children and extended family....

As a Yorkshire Photographer, most of my Summer is taken up with Wedding Photography but I still love to fit in some family portraiture when I have the time and space. I recently photographed these 2 sisters at my studio and just had to share this one. So...

This week's image of choice came from a lifestyle session from last weekend. As a portrait photographer I much prefer shooting outside than in the studio. Don't get me wrong, I do offer studio sessions and for larger groups, it works really well but give me the great...

As an East Yorkshire photographer based in South Cave, I love portrait photography and I like to keep it really simple. For me, 1 light is about as far as I like to go and when Mother Nature provides it through the window - I'm a happy camper. The portrait above was...

A few weeks ago, I blogged about Nikki and Gemma's shoot, sisters who don't get to see each other so often. Well, I spent the night working on their images and I'm really pleased with the results. Dark tones work with lovely frontal lighting to create a soft but...

As a Yorkshire Portrait Photographer, I had the pleasure of working with Nikki and Gemma over the weekend to create some images for their Xmas Box to give to their Dad. Nikki lives in South Cave, Gemma lives in Newcastle so their get-togethers are few and far between....

As a Hull Portrait Photographer, I can never get bored of this image. Shot in the doorway of my neighbour's house, this image of Elliot really shouts of what I love about capturing kids just being themselves. We didn't plan on this picture happening, but I had my...

As a Hull Portrait Photographer, I had the real pleasure of photographing Lisa, Marcus and their beautiful son Jamie last weekend. Jamie was just as most other 1 year olds are and was a real dynamo. The real key to success with this type of photography is working with...