Brett Harkness Photography

Not long now and the Summer will be with us again! I hope it lasts a little longer than last year for sure! I thought I would post a few images from a family shoot we had in the Summer last year when the days are long and the wind is warm.

Whilst the winds were blowing we were nice and warm last Saturday in the studio shooting Amber & her family. It was the second shoot in a series of three since Amber was born last year.We spent around an hour and a half playing and letting her have the run of the studio! It was tiring as she kept us on our toes but great fun!

If you are interested in capturing your families memories forever with a fun, funky shoot on location then get in touch with us at the studio.

It has been  a year of travels for sure, whilst we were in Canada this year we managed to do a family shoot with the Flanagan family in the backstreets of Moosejaw, SK. A big thank you to Chantelle & Craig for making the shoot so much fun and of course to Ellah & Dillon for running around and being such great models!

A couple of weeks ago as the nights started drawing in we headed off down to Castlefield in Manchester to do some shots of Jess for her new portfolio. A huge thank you to her for putting up with the cold. It was worth it as we got some great shots and had a lot of fun.

Well what a difference a few years make! We first photographed Chloe when she was 14, then again for her 18th and now for her 21st. So we must be doing something right! It is always a pleasure to work with her and her family and this time was no exception. Even our baby Makenzie came along to oversee the proceedings! A huge thank you to Chloe for being such fun to work with and for giving us her best over the 2 1/2 hours that we had. I wanted this shoot to reflect the fun young woman that Chloe has become , being  a more of a fashion based shoot rather than a lifestyle one! Even wearing a dress that she designed!  You have grown into a fine young woman with the world at your feet.

A few pictures from a lovely shoot with Dani, Kelly & Abbie who's wedding we shot a couple of years ago in Canada. Despite the cold windy day the sun was shining so we ran around outside to keep warm , oh and took a few shots also!! Beautiful family. It was a pleasure to photograph them again and will be as the years go on!  Here are a few shots from the shoot:

What a great family shoot we had with the Smith family whilst in Canada. We didn't have too long to do the shoot so made the most of the open plan nature of their house. Using a large window, high ISO's and 50mm 1.2 lens. A big thanks to them for giving us their beautiful family for 20 mins and also for their hospitality.

Here are a few shots from the mini shoot:

2010 saw us shoot the wonderful wedding of Sophie & Chris. As often happens they came back to us when they were expecting the birth of their new baby! It was great to see them again and see their family grow! The weather wasn't too good so we stayed in their house for the shoot. We had lots of fun using most rooms in the house, using lighting to ad some mood to the shot. Sophie looked amazing to say that she was due to give birth in a couple of weeks, & Chris did ofcourse! ! Here are a few images from the shoot.

Our varied and very busy life at Brett Harkness Photography continues as the year draws to and end with some great family shoots. We were delighted to welcome back the Godfrey family,  after photographing their wedding in 2009! Now with a new little member, the gorgeous Nieve.

Last week in between the crazy showers we had a great shoot on a farm outside of Buxton, with Melanie & Jack, Jack & Freddie and the dogs! We had a great time and got some lovely shots of the family on Grandad's farm.