so it’s nearly christmas and i have a real treat for you …. if you feel like really spoiling a friend or perhaps someone from your family treat them to a gorgeous piece of jewellry by the fabulously talented tanya at tlk jewellry..   i had a brilliant time on the shoot we did together recently to showcase her latest collections for her website – stunning jewellry worn by the beautiful JJ Fitch,  oh and lots of loud music and laughs !       have a look at this selection of her work and then go and look at the full collection of gorgeousness at her site  http://www.tlk-jeweller.com/

now click here http://www.tlk-jeweller.com/ and go and treat yourself – you know you want to   x

 C’est l’heure du Salon de la Mariée qui se deroulera sur Annecy du 22 au 23 octobre !      voici juste un petit rappel de pourquoi le salon est si magnifique – ces photos ont été prises pendant les défiles des années precedentes ….

it’s time for the Salon de la Mariée   which is on in Annecy this Saturday and Sunday ( 22nd & 23rd October) – here is a quick reminder of why this show is so gorgeous – these photos were taken during the beautiful catwalk shows over the last couple of years  …  enjoy !

à très bientôt

i love the ‘Carnaval Vénitien‘ in Annecy – the costumes are so spectacular, so intricate and so colourful that photographing them is just brilliant !    this is the second year i have been along (see here & here ) – the carnaval starts on the friday evening with the ‘costumiers’ parading round the old medieval town of annecy in all their magnificence, then on the saturday and sunday hundreds of them take over the old town and the area down by the beautiful lake.  You can’t help but be amazed and seriously impressed by the amount of work that has gone into the creations which often take the whole year to prepare.  It was extra special this year as i knew some of the participants – though if i’m honest they recognised me rather than the other way round (possibly helped by the fact that i was accompanied by two little girls armed with cameras on their own mission to create "Volume Two" of their "Carnaval Masterpiece").

oh and the other reason it was special ……. it was the very first outing of my new camera !  hope you enjoy these shots ….

 a huge thank you to Marie Christine, Antonio, Corrine and all of the participants for making it such a spectacular sight

and for those of you that are tempted,  next year the

Carnaval Vénitien d’Annecy  is on the   2nd, 3rd & 4th March 2012

PS à tous ceux qui m’ont donné leur carte de visite je ne vous ai pas oublié.

this year i’ve decided to include some other favourite shots i’ve taken that aren’t necessarily linked to lifestyle family portraits or the gorgeous weddings i’m lucky enough to be involved with. 

this beautiful cat is the most photo perfect model i’ve ever come across  – our cat here at home either runs off when she sees me armed with the camera, or with an amazing fighter pilot degree of accuracy manages to blink at the exact moment the shutter clicks !  not this beauty she positively posed for the shots !!!

wow – i’m really thrilled some of my photos from le salon de la mariée in Annecy have been used to illustrate an article about the fabulous dress designer Catherine Maréchal in "actives" magazine january edition.     a big thank you to Catherine & to Pascale Godin the journalist from ‘actives’.

catherine creates these beautiful dresses especially for you, to suit your tastes and your style  – using silks, lace, paper, ribbons, taffetas, …. a unique and special creation for your unique and special day … you can contact her to make an appointment on (00 33) 4 50 95 50 05 or by her website at http://catherinemarechalcreation.blogspot.com/

catherine crée et réalise sur mesure les robes, selon vos goûts, vos envies et votre silhouette utilisant soies, dentelles, papier, rubans, taffetas… tout est permis pour vous créer une tenue unique pour une journée unique…   vous pouvez prendre rendez vous avec elle au 04.50.95.50.05  ou par son site web http://catherinemarechalcreation.blogspot.com/

i wish you all a fantastic christmas and an excellent happy, fun filled and prosperous 2011 !!!

je vous souhaite à tous un très Joyeux Noël et une excellente année 2011 plein de moments de bonheur et de rigolades !

enjoy the festivities x        passez de très bonnes fëtes   !!!

these are a few shots from the product shoot for Bijoux Volutes for Vanessa’s gorgeous new wedding jewellry site which is going to be up and running early in the new year – how exciting is that !   Her jewellry is just stunning ….

if you are a bride-to-be DO go and have a look at her different ranges of necklaces, bracelets, etc on her site 

and all her jewellry can be adapted to fit your colour theme – how perfect is that !!!    ……..   

….. and if you aren’t a bride to be and just love gorgeous jewellry DO go and have a look at her site too because she does FABULOUS  ‘everyday’ jewellry too

     you can get in touch with her at  …

Bijoux Volutes
9 rue Etroite, 74540 ALBY-sur-Chéran
04 50 66 33 93 (heures bureau / office hours)

www.bijouxvolutes.com
http://bijouxvolutes.canalblog.com/
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000809787930

here’s a quick peek at Divya & Yann’s gorgeous Queensberry wedding album which i hope will serve as wonderful reminder of their magical day for a long time to come.

i just had to share this gorgeous wedding album with you – katya and seb chose to have a stunning queensberry album to present their wedding images – and wow i just love it !

 more images from their beautiful wedding here 

last weekend on a glorious september saturday i was invited along to a beautiful venue in a hidden part of geneva to take photos of a chorale group.    sue is the mastermind behind the group and they come together once a year for a weekend workshop where they are put through their paces by Mark Deller in the run up to their concert in the lutherian church on the sunday.    i thoroughly enjoyed my day spent with them and really loved discovering a total new style of music to me – absolutely beautiful.  

Many many thanks to you all

there is a gallery of shots from the day in the "client area" of this blog, you can access it using the password i forwarded to sue.