I have always loved black-and-white film photography, and it was my love for this that first got me into the whole photography arena.  I had my rolls of film, my darkroom, and my artistic eye. 

But as digital took over, I was forced away from my beloved film camera.  I may not be able to easily return to the days of film photography (and to be honest, I’ll admit that digital is much easier to process!), but I can still make a welcome return to black-and-white.

‘A Black and White Affair’ is a new service exclusively for adults.  Shot in a selection of themes, ranging from classic Hollywood to contemporary urban, shoots take place in your home or on location.

In true classic style, the images are delivered as professionally mounted lustre/metallic prints.

To find out more, visit my website here, view my gallery, or visit my Facebook page. 

 I look forward to immortalising you in black-and-white!

Until next time…

Michelle

Yep, it’s been a long time. 

Sorry for the long silence.  As January and February are always my quietest months, it’s the best time for getting the behind-the-scenes stuff done.  So I worked on new styles for my photography, worked on a Photobook, and enjoyed time with my family in my beloved second home, Antigua.

 But now I’m back, and relaunching Essence this month with a couple of changes…

After much deliberation, I have hung up my commercial photography cap and will no longer be shooting business portraits.  I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the business portraiture, and the 52 Faces project in particular.  But, I’d long had a desire to return to one of my first loves, and the reason I first got into this kind of work – Black-and-white photography. 

So replacing my business portraiture is a specialised black-and-white portrait service for adults and teens.  I will talk about the new service in a separate post very soon!

Until next time…

Michelle x

A fun session with the lovely Sandy in Putnoe Woods, Bedford – my last of 2011.  She was a trooper for smiling through the freezing wind! 

Until next time…
Michelle

I’ve just updated my teenage portrait sessions to include a brand new package called ‘Friend me on Facebook’.

This mini-package is exclusively available for teenagers who ‘like’ or become a fan of my Facebook page.

It is £25.00 and includes 1 free watermarked image for use on Facebook profiles.

Please help me spread the word – if you are, or you know a teenager on Facebook who fancies being digitally immortalised (or just wants to show off a model-style profile pic to their friends), ‘like’ or ‘become a fan’ of my Facebook page, and drop me a message! 

Until next time…

Michelle