Blog Source I have previously written about the risk we all face of losing our treasured photos and it got me thinking…When your children want to look back on their past, will they have to flick through your old computer to do it?When I was younger one of my favourite pastimes was to snoop.

My parents’ and my grandparents’ homes — their dresser drawers and closets, in particular — were my main targets.

I don’t know what I was searching for, I just know that I wanted to find something fascinating.Some coins, a few letters, but mostly I found photos, some in an old box or arranged in an album.

My grandmother had a very old one she’d inherited from her grandmother that I liked best.

Often my mother or my grandmother would patiently explain to me who the people depicted were and my relationship to them.

Most were of me, my parents when they were young and some much-loved family pets.There was something about those pictures that made me want to keep them for myself.

Blog SourceAre Studio Portraits Making A Come Back?If you were to go back 15 years the only type of portraits you would have heard about are studio portraits, it was an industry standard.

This tradition has stuck and there was a perception that having your treasured family portraits taken in a studio environment was not “natural” enough to bring out the true nature of your family’s personalities.

Clients are requesting a more classic, authentic and boutique style of portrait.It is true that location photography shoots can certainly introduce different aspects when compared with a studio photo shoot and there will always be a place for that style of photography.

We suggest there are other, perhaps more important, factors to consider.Over the past year or so the tides look to be shifting and professionals in the industry have now realised there is an emerging push back on the outdoor location photo shoot trend.

I focus on traditional, timeless photography; pieces that my clients invest in as a piece of art on their wall not just a portrait to be replaced in a few years.

I use only RAW files and have built from scratch a state-of-the-art boutique photography studio with customised lighting and backdrops that ensure I can capture the best black and white portraits possible.