gill maheu photography: professional lifestyle portrait photography based in Annecy, Geneva, Rhone Alpes

last weekend i met up with the gorgeous kate and sebastien so we could do their pre-wedding shoot in annecy.   we met up in a café by the lake, sat outside on the terrace in the sunshine for the first time this year, chatted over coffee and decided to do the shoot around the lake visiting some of the places they want to have shots taken on the big day…. i never knew there was a red telephone box here in annecy, but the carousel is a great favourite and backdrop to everything of the snow covered mountains and blue lake is just fab.   they are getting married at the end march in the beautiful Palace de Menthon where i was lucky enough to do shots for a masked ball earlier in the year – stunning location. 

we had a great time and as you can see they were complete naturals in front of the camera and we got lots of beautiful shots, here are just a few of my favourites ….

 can’t wait to see them again – i just know it’s going to be an amazing day, and i’ve seen a sneak preview of the dress … what else can i say but wow ! 

back on a beautiful late autumn day last year i was lucky enough to do a family portrait lifestyle shoot for this gorgeous family.  recently i delivered the colourful leather albums and classy white frames and i have just had a lovely thank you note from them – "a gorgeous afternoon in mid-november captured in beautiful photos. thank you again for your work gill"  - which just seemed like the perfect excuse to put my favourite shots from the shoot up for you to see ….

and my absolute fave    …

myriam, ronan and the girls thank you again for a really, really fun afternoon with you all  x

how gorgeous are these two ?!!!!    this is just a little teaser and the first pre wedding shot from a brilliant afternoon yesterday, spent in annecy near the lake with the gorgeous kate & sebastien.  they were great fun and were so natural in front of the camera it was a joy to work with them …  thank you both …

more to come very soon    x

well how lucky am I – i was invited by the ski school to spend the day at the beautiful local ski resort of La Margeriaz to take photos of the children. 

picture it ….. a gorgeous day, civilised 10.30am start,  followed by a 40 minute drive to the ski resort… go on admit it sounds good !  Some of the children from my daughters’ school have been having ski lessons throughout January and they wanted photos of their endeavours.  The sky was clear blue, the snow was just perfect, none of that nasty icy stuff they’ve had to deal with in the olympics, there was virtually nobody on the runs and all i had to do is to ski from group to group taking shots of the kids having great fun !!!   here are some of the images … enjoy !

let’s face it as much as i loved my time at junior school this beats trips to see roman remains at Colchester Castle hands down !     …. and don’t they look fab in orange !

 roll on the next trip !  woohoo !    

there is an amazing centre for natural health called the bridge in derby – they have an huge range of different treatments on offer everything from acupuncture to no hands massage, osteopathy to reflexology, a brilliant fertilty support group run by emma, how about hypnobirthing or  aromatherapy, or perhaps drama therapy or ….. the list goes on and on and on … 

I was fortunate to spend a a couple of days with this great team taking shots of them for their new brochure …. they are warm and welcoming and incredibly passionate about what they do – not only did i get to do headshots but also to look in and take shots of some of the treatments too – hopi earcandles, drama therapy, no hands massage (i definitely recommend that one …well a girl needs a break after a long days photographing), plumb lines, hydrotherm massage, drama therapy and belly dancing …. a brilliant brilliant couple of days.

here are a few of the very talented practitioners …

do go and look at the The Bridge Centre for Natural Health website – and if you have any questions about the treatments available

do give them a call on 01332 521270 and they will help you choose the right therapy for you. 

the bridge centre for natural health, 185 ladybank road, mickleover, derby DE3 OQL.

i really love spending time with families and taking shots of them having fun and laughing, i love showing them just how gorgeous they are and then i love the designing and product choosing bit too.  this family chose some fantastic frames, a beautiful 9 shot frame for home, a classy white 4 image frame for the office and the girls had a contemporary box frame each for their rooms

then as an extra present from mum & dad they were given an album each,  as you can see in some really funky colours – i LOVE that hot pink suede look, and yes it really is that bright !  i know i’ve shown you beautiful portrait album shots before but i can’t resist putting some shots of the pages in to show just how good the quality is … just look at the thickness of the pages

and how about these little accordeon keepsakes that just fold up small and slip into your handbag … keep the gorgeousness with you but easier to carry round than the frames !