Do you believe in magic?

Do you believe in magic?, a photo by Dan Baillie on Flickr.

We went along to the woods for this photo-shoot. The little girl really didn't want her picture taken and despite the best efforts of her mum, photographs were hard to come by. The little girl loves fairies and we began to play saying that we could see them amongst the trees. For a few moments she relaxed and I caught a few pictures. I had some fun with this in photoshop and added in one of the fairies that we thought we saw.

Portraits in the woods are magical, the light is very evenly distributed and there are frequent pools of light caused by the sun breaking through the foliage.

Wednesdays child

Wednesdays child, originally uploaded by Dan Baillie.

This shot was taken at a recent wedding, the little girl really didn't want her picture taken, but her mum really wanted her to, she refused to look at the camera, and in the end I had to take a couple of pictures of her when she wasn't looking.

This was one of the out takes but there was something about it and I prefer it to the 'official' shot.

Together

Together, originally uploaded by Dan Baillie.

This portrait was one of several taken on a recent privately commissioned shoot. The models here are Solway Star and Kate. I particularly love the moment captured here, there is a strong connection between the girl and horse and it makes for a lovely image. Ironically this shot was a grab shot which I took just as I was starting to put my camera equipment away after the formal shoot. Which just goes to show that some of the best pictures can not be planned!

The photograph was taken using natural light and Nikon DSLR with 70-200mm f2.8 lens.

I was recently awarded a distinction from the Royal Photographic Society which was a proud moment for me, and has encouraged me to try some new techniques and styles of photography.