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Christmas Magazineing
My goodness, Christmas takes magazine shoots to a whole new level of styling and creativity! I remember last year when Naomi (Jones Homes) and Rob (Sanderson) came to photograph my cottage, I had to put so much more work into getting it ready than the previous summer shoot for Period Living magazine. One has to clean, tidy (hide most of life’s rich tapestry), probably repaint the hallway to cover the…
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November Norfolk Magazine shoot Part Deux – Reclamation and Roses
Tucked beautifully away on a bustling Georgian High Street in Hingham, Norfolk this stunning 14th Century home looks out over the village green, is rammed with medieval beams and wonky floors whilst also hiding a treasure trove of reclamation pieces in the shop below. Hingham received a Georgian make over in 1800 which has given this house the joy of characterful dark medieval beams but coupled with huge Georgian windows.…
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Norfolk Edwardian home magazine shoot
The not quite Christmas magazine shoots but by gum we will make them as super cosy and probably even as atmospherically moody as we possibly can (mainly because the photographing day is chopped in half by the light fading!). Our first house this month was in the Norfolk Broads, an incredibly beautiful part of the world, which was apposite given just how beautiful both the home and the homeowners were!…
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My English Country Cottage at Christmas
Well it’s mainly about the magazine shoot but lots of Christmas photos – ok? I wrote this blog last year when the glamorous magazine people came to shoot my house for a Christmas magazine feature. The English Home magazine Christmas edition FINALLY came out this week (I had to wait an ENTIRE year!!) so I thought I would add the professional photos from the shoot that the genius who is…
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Autumn Magazineing part Deux (it sounds more stylish)
A double date with two timber framed Suffolk gems. Naomi Jones (https://www.naomijoneshomes.com/) and Rob Sanderson (https://robertsandersonphotographer.com/) and the very important Assistant stylist roamed the hill-less Suffolk countryside to track down these absolute beauties. This was a two day shoot of country home drooling (mainly me) and historical joy (mainly Rob “Where’s Rob?” …”Examining the markings on the beams in the hallway…again…”) and impeccable styling (Naomi “Is anyone going to do…
