A Family Portrait in Duncombe Park, Helmsley
JUNE 13, 2023
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On a stunning June Saturday morning I met with Holly, Ed and Esme to capture this beautiful family in the stunning ground of Duncombe Park in Helmsley. It's always a privilege to capture a family portrait that I know they will cherish and hang on their wall.
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The family had won this shoot from a prize I donated to the Sarah-Louise Ashworth School of Dance for their Easter fund-raising raffle and it's always nice to be in a position to do something to help a good cause, especially grass-roots performing arts.
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We kept the session really relaxed and just went with the flow - always the way to go when working with children of any age in my experience. The set of 50 photographs delivered to the client contained a blend of the posed portraits and some of the candid moments in between.
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Using the features in the parkland we created a varied gallery of photographs. The red brick of the Helmsley Walled Garden and the blue door were especially great backdrops, as was having Helmsley Castle there too.
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Towards the end of the session we moved into Helmsley town centre and used the banks of the beck opposite Crowberry Wood to add another variation to the backdrop.
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Working with this lovely family to create these photographs was an absolute pleasure.