Pencil Full of Lead

Wednesday, 15 September 2010

Competition Progress

So the competition has been running pretty smoothly since it launched and the photos I've had posted have been wonderful!

The first week's theme was action/motion and Dawn Goldsmith-Lamming won with her photograph of her daughters jumping into a swimming pool.

The second week was colourful photographs and Dawn won again but donated her prize to second place Joyce Neale. Dawn's butterfly and Joyce's horse are pictured below.

We're currently voting for the colourLESS photograph theme. You can add your vote by selecting like on the photo/s you like the best.

Week One Winner:

Dawn Goldsmith-Lamming

Week Two Winner:

Dawn Goldsmith-Lamming

Week Two Runner Up:

Joyce Neale

Sunday, 29 August 2010

My First Wedding

So I shot my first wedding yesterday. It was exciting, nervewracking and knackering but I did love every second. I also learnt an awful lot and have a wish list of kit I want right now!!

As promised, here's a sneak preview from the hundreds of photos I still have left to process:

Wednesday, 25 August 2010

So, I've launched a competition on my facebook page.

The basic idea is you post one photo each week that matches the theme and at the end of the posting, everyone goes back and likes their favourites. The person with the most likes at the end of the voting period wins a framed 8x10 photograph of their own. At the end of the 4 weeks the person with the highest number of accumulative likes wins a canvas print of their choice! Sounds easy right? Well get over there and get posting a photo then!!

This week's theme is Action & Motion and the deadline for posting is Sunday 29 Aug - 23.59.

Friday, 20 August 2010

So, hello again!

It's been almost a year since I posted on here. I've been very busy making a baby!! Eloïse was born on 8 May 2010 and motherhood is amazing and tiring and rewarding and emotional but I do love it.
So I had a rubbish pregnancy and I just took a step back from photography for the whole time (I didn't think anyone would appreciate photographs of the toilet!) and it's only the last month or so, since Ellie was born, that I've started picking up the camera and making something of the business again.

Ellie born by emergency c-section at 19:02

Ellie aged 12 weeks

So Pencil Full of Lead are back and open for business!! Contact me for any wedding or lifestyle portrait photography, or visit the website at www.pencilfulloflead.com for details of fees etc.

Saturday, 22 August 2009

Business Cards!

I came third in a photography competiton and won some moo.com business cards and postcards which are simply fantastic.

Sunday, 26 July 2009

What have I been up to?

The weather here has been awful now for a couple of weeks - rain most days which means any portraits have been postponed in hope of a sunny day soon!

So, to tide myself over I've been working on some more fine art photography.

Let me know what you think!

Tuesday, 14 July 2009

New Born!

My first new born shoot was short and sweet but really fab!
Congratulations Jenny and Stuart on the birth of little Conall - he's such a cutie!

Welcome

Thanks for stopping by! I'll be using the blog to post sneak peaks of my photo shoots, so feel free to pop in each week to comment on the recent shoots and vote in the weekly poll!

I'm a natural light, on location photographer which means all photos are taken at a suitable location (i.e. park, downtown, at your house) during the day. I live near Brownhills, but cover Bimingham and surrounding areas.

If you'd like to enquire about a photo shoot or wedding photography, costs and what's involved, pop over to my website at www.pencilfulloflead.com.

Rach x

Testimonials & Reviews

Reviews

"We originally asked Rachel to be an additional photographer at our wedding (summer 09) and to fill in any gaps that our main photographer would be leaving - cutting of cake, 1st dance etc. We were really impressed with the quality and amount of images she provided us with. Rachel captured some wonderful, natural moments that our main photographer hadn't and her creative take on them left us with some wonderful treasured images. So impressed with the images from our wedding, we asked Rachel if she would take a family portrait and photographs of our now 3-month old daughter. We were only expecting one setting for the family portrait and maybe a couple for our daughter... when it came to it we were blown away by the amount of different settings Rachel had planned for us and have been left with too many fab pictures to choose from for printing and framing!!! The photography session was all very exciting and well lead by Rachel. She'd clearly put a lot of preparatory thought and planning into it beforehand and it was efficiently executed with due professionalism. So we knew what to expect, Rachel first went through the format of each setting and explained her concepts and the scenarios she planned on putting us in. She asked for our feedback and was happy to use particular backdrops to our request. Rachel had no problem with us tending to our daughter when needed and adjusted easily to any complications that arose - like when the rain arrived! We'd definitely use her services again and would recommend her to anyone. Thank you Rachel x"

"Thank you! The photos you took of Conall are amazing"

"Thank you Rach - you worked so hard and did a FAB job! We just hope you took time out to enjoy yourself as well x"

"The photos turned out lovely for the prom. All my family loved them, so did Paisley's. My dress looks really sparkly :)
Thank you so much for taking them"

Testimonials

"My favorite things about Rachel's photos are her creative use of props and makeup. Her photos are so beautiful, and it's easy to see and appreciate the thought and time that go into her pictures."

"I have Rachel as a contact on my photo stream. I've met her through Flickr and let me tell you, I completely enjoy looking through her photos. She's very creative and it shows. I love the way she thinks and puts her thoughts and feelings in the photos. You never know what you are going to get with this magnificient photog."

"I'm so happy to have [Rachel] in my contact list and see how much she is improving and she is more than willing to try new techniques. You can really see the kind of person she is in her photos, she is very funny and deep at the same time. I like to see her photostream a lot!"

"Rachel's photostream is funny, touching, beautiful, powerful and gorgeous. Her ideas are always fresh and interesting, and she has the artistry to pull them off. Always worth a look."

"Rachel is a Brummie, and therefore automatically a top person. Add to it that her pictures are pretty good as well, and we're onto a winner :-)"

"Rachel is such an inspiration, and is one of the reasons I hang around this silly place. Her photos are always full of awesome, and makes me want to visit England even more. She has the raw power that I wish I could possess."