Leela B Photography

Sneaky Peek at a Richmond Wedding

Leela — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:26:01 +0000

Sneaky Peek of my latest Engagement Shoot in Kensington

Leela — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:12:10 +0000

Family Photography in Guildford

Leela — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:06:20 +0000

What a gorgeous way to spend a Monday morning. In the old days I would wake up and have to be on conference calls to Asia by 7am and into the office for 8 until 8. Those days are long gone and now I race off to the beautiful Surrey Hills to shoot a lovely family as a big surprise for their Dad and family. Love a sneaky shoot!. The sun was out, ‘Days like this’ by Elbow was on the CD and we 4 girls mucked about in the garden and threw apples about. These teenagers have a excellent healthy inner confidence and amazing articulation, and was as impressed to learn that one had dreams of becoming a Doctor and the other a Journalist. None of this X factor fame daftness. You GO girls! (and thank you for explaining who Justin Beiber is)

Latest Jorgensen Wedding Albums have arrived

Leela — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:31:46 +0000

It’s been crazy busy with shoots and editing, I have neglected my blog somewhat. But at last there is a few moments to spare on my rare Saturday I have off to show you the latest wedding albums I produce from Jorgensen. These guys are the best album designers out there (can only be produced by professional Photographers and sadly not in any shops) They are hand crafted no less. But that doesn’t mean extortionate prices. These are printed professionally and then mounted on superior mount board. The books are then hand stitched together ant to me for final approval. Wowee. I wish I had one from my own wedding. These will last 3 generations at least.

I spent more time of finding the exact ribbon to wrap everything that comes out of my studio than I did looking for a house I think!. I adore the scandinavian style and hope the new website will be oozing that whitewashed cool living styley. Bless the good people at VV Rouleaux in Sloane Square.. ribbon freakin’ heaven. (I shall work on my ribbon tying)

Can’t wait to catch up with old clients and deliver these in person. I miss them!

New photography website

Leela — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:03:03 +0000

Apologies for the quiet moment.. I am thrilled to be working on a new wonderful grown up website, which should launch in Sept. So most of the shoots I am doing I may keep under wraps to show at their best in due course. Got another 4 weddings til then and a numder of engagement and family shoots so very busy!

September 2011 wedding dates are nearly gone so book as soon as you can to reserve your date.. Weekdays ok but weekends nearly all gone.. April also popular..

Ascot Wedding Photography Natasha & Richard

Leela — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:28:01 +0000

The rather lovely couple Natasha & Richard came to me after their wedding for a quick close up shoot after they realised they didn’t quite get what they were after before using friends as their photographers. It was odd without all the chaos and people but we had such a great time. I was hoping for a ‘Trash The Dress’ shoot but Natasha wasn’t really up for jumping around in a lake. Some people eh? It was a great idea to re-shoot, we had such a good morning and hearing about their day. Just wish I was there in the first place. Which reminds me to tell you I am revamping the site and branding and is bursting with excitement about it. Watch this space..

Kent Family Photography with the Robsons

Leela — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:42:56 +0000

They wished for sun, I wished for overcast and we both got a bit of what we wanted. Who knew that house held the best window light I have used for a very long time. I might hire their living room out it was so good. But as a true fan of natural light photography, you gotta love a cloudy day, no squinting or dark shadows across faces.

A lovely day down in beautiful Kent with 3 generations of family to celebrate a wonderful 60th. Who was the best model that afternoon…?, hands down their beloved dog, Clara. She kept everyone on their toes and rounded up for me. I need a sheep-photograher dog on all shoots.

I love this first shot so much as it reminds me of me and my brother playing with our cousins when we were kids. I know it may not what the parents would have wanted as their first ever family shoot, but it’s my absolute favourite of the day.

Alice Holt Forest Family Shoot with The Jacksons

Leela — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:31:27 +0000

A quick sneaky peek at the latest family shot from last week that I have only got round to edit. More to come from this lovely lot. (Alice Holt Forest is vastly beautiful place near Farnham, Surrey).

Ham Polo Club Event Photography

Leela — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:40:33 +0000

I am still slightly burnt from the Argentinian sun that seemed to shine on this English day. Ham Polo club was baked in glorious sunshine for the Branding Science summer event (run by the very clever Papillion Events). A day playing the Sport of Kings in London. A great bunch of people had a great amount of fun on some very excellent polo ponies. The ponies humoured us all for a day and let the riders feel like expert horsemen & women. I for one was able to enjoy 5 minutes on a spare pony at the insistance of the (Argentinian) Polo Director (Adolfo, who should be in a Ralph Lauren Ad) to fufill a life long dream and have a quick whizz round on a Maserati-Pony. I smiled all the way home. I Hope your thighs have recovered everyone!.

Chelsea Wedding – A & HB Chic Nuptuals

Leela — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:28:20 +0000

Any bride who enjoys a glass of Bolly at 9am in the morning is my kind of bride! With an 11.30am wedding, things have to move fast and drunk even quicker in the morning. The race was on to get through London before the Chelsea football parade and arrive in elegance at the other end. Not so easy with a toddler on her lap and a photographer in the front. She should have had 2 Bollys. A wonderful day in Londontown for two very chic people. Good venue (BlueBird on Kings Road), Good style, good food, fantastic company and the best set of international speeches I have heard. The Dutch do not just speak with love, they show it in video & song. For the third time that day I blubbed and managed to just keep people in focus whilst wiping wet mascara off the viewfinder. Note to self, don’t give lens caps to toddlers to stop crying and wear waterproof mascara.