KW Photography featured in Woman & Home magazine
Today I have some very exciting news. I am in the current edition of the national women’s glossy, ‘Woman & Home’ (March 2016 edition)!!!
‘Meet the new solopreneurs’
I’m featured as part of a positive article about women entrepreneurs and in the article I talk about my journey from working in print production for more than twenty years, to becoming a successful newborn photographer.
Woman and Home is a leading women’s magazine in the UK, read by almost 350,000 women each month. It covers lifestyle, fashion, business, home and travel stories and is genuinely one of my favourite magazines.
So it’s hugely exciting (and slightly embarrassing!) that I’m in the magazine myself!
I was interviewed for the article and then the magazine came and photographed me at my studio in Poole in mid-December.
While I’m never a fan of photos of myself (I prefer to be behind the camera, as most photographers do!), I’m really pleased with the pictures they took of me and the studio.
I was lucky enough to have the gorgeous baby Lucy join me in the photos. She was a complete star! Big thanks must go to her mum Gemma for bringing her in.
I wonder if any avid Woman & Home readers among you spotted me before you read this?! Ha ha! I would love to know!
Life after Redundancy: A Photographer’s tale
The whole thing came about when I heard that the magazine was looking to feature women who had a positive story to tell about being made redundant.
I’ve previously blogged about my redundancy story, but for those who don’t know; I was made redundant in February 2011 and while it was a shock and a massive blow at the time, I used the opportunity to embark on a completely new career.
I let my passion for photography lead me into a career in newborn photography and, well, the rest they say is history!
Since then I have carved out a niche in newborn and family portrait photography and almost five years later I’m extremely thankful for the way things have turned out. I get to work every day doing something I am so passionate about and absolutely love.
So that is my story.
If you’d like to see how Woman & Home have told it, do grab a copy of the magazine while you can. It’s available from newsagents and supermarkets now. I’m in the March 2016 edition (with Julie Walters on the cover) on page 145-146.
Once you’ve read it, please do comment and let me know what you think.
Until next time,
Karen x
MAMUK commissions KW Photography
National baby brand commission complete for MAMUK!
If you’ve been to me for a newborn photoshoot this year you’ll be well aware that I have been working for national baby brand MAM UK. They are the lovely people who have been providing loads of free baby products which I have been giving out to you all in goody bags after every newborn photo session!
The partnership with MAM UK came about earlier this year, after they saw an article with some of my newborn portraits in the national press. They liked my work so contacted me and we’ve worked together ever since. I’m hugely excited about it because while I have done commercial photography projects before, this is my first commission from a national brand!
MAMUK was after some new baby-focussed photography for their marketing materials. So I recently photographed their new range of dummies at my Poole-based photographic studio with the assistance of some obliging and extremely gorgeous baby models Marnie , Daisy Theo and Max – I couldn’t have done it without you!
After sending off the final images to MAM UK, not only did I get some really positive feedback from them but I’m delighted to see that they have already started to use the images in national advertising and in social media campaigns!
They’ve been posting the new campaign on their Facebook page and you can also find out more about the great range of MAM UK baby products on their website.
