A picture of warmth and contentment

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  • kids embrace their dog at the bottom of their stairs
  • lane in little Baddow the road to the family home
  • kids playing the xbox in their lounge with the stovax fireplace in the background
  • An aerial photograph
  • Jasmine jades photograph of children expressions as they play the xbox
  • The family sit in the orangery to play a game of cards
  • The dogs asleep on the underfloor heating in the lounge kitchen dining area of the Blakesmead house in Little Baddow
  • All the family and the dogs playing a game of cards in their orangery on a cold winters day
  • A black and white photograph taken from the kitchen of the family in the orangery
  • boy thinking hard about his game of cards
  • man drinks his head as son contemplates loosing the game of family cards in the orangery of their home
  • Laughing and giggling in the photograph
  • girl still in celebration at her win
  • boy lying down annoyed his sister who is standing u leaning over him as she beat him at the game of their cards that Jasmine Jade photographed the family playing
  • Big cheers from all the family as the game of cards come to an end a wide angle photograph in black and white of the orangery in their luxury little Baddow home
  • The dog looks a the family playing cards the photographer is sat behind the dog so it looks like the family are looking at her
  • girl stroking her dog as her family play cards in the house
  • pose for a photograph at the top of their double staircase in their beautiful home in Chelmsford Essex
  • This photograph is taken outside looking through the large oak window of the sheldrakes home, through the window you can see the sheldrake children sliding down the double straicase
  • tickling each other and laughing so much at the bottom of their stairs
  • The handrail of the staircase is used to take the viewers eye to the children playing in the hallway of their luxury home
  • children stand posed next to the large oak window in their house
  • Jumping and running children
  • children run around the table in their hallway as Jasmine jade takes an arial photograph standing form the top of the staircase
  • A posed black and white photograph of the children
  • Mum and dad watching their children lie down in the hall way
  • girl making cakes in the kitchen stirring the ingredients in a bowl
  • Checking her iPad for the ingredients the photograph is take with a birds eye view
  • Photograph taken from the hallway of the girls baking in the kitchen of their luxury home in little Baddow
  • A black and white photograph of the kitchen
  • A black and white photograph of the hall with a mirror and the doorway where the dog is lying asleep on the floor
  • girls have burnt the waffles the both look concerned looking at the result of their morning bakery session in the kitchen
  • girl covers her eyes with her hands and burns her head into her mums shoulder as she is embarssed her baking has not turned out very well her mum is laughing so much with her headlined back a great moment and expression captured a real unposed moment photographed
  • debating what to do with burnt waffles
  • A look of horror as they realise the have ruined the breakfast
  • The children are playing table football
  • children concentrating hard on their game of football
  • The best natural photograph of boy with a great expression as he plays table football against his sister
  • boy giggling as he plays a game with his sister during the photoshoot
  • reading a book about football in his football themed bedroom
  • boy sliding across his window ledge in his bedroom of his luxury home in little Baddow essex
  • boy looking out the window
  • A black and white natural photograph of the children in their hallway. Josh is about to kick a football and millie is running through the hall to get to the lounge
  • Documenting girl in her bedroom doing her makeup
  • reflection in the mirror as she giggles to herself
  • The dog in the front garden walking around the grounds of the house
  • All the family laughing and playing naturally on the sofa as Jasmine Jade captures the special moment
  • Children again playing wit their Labrador
  • Mum and dad sit on the sofa as daughter attempts to jump over them great expression in this photography of the whole family having fun
  • The smiths playing piggy in the middle with their dog in the middle jumping for a toy as the parents watch them all play
  • A relaxed family photograph of the family by their fireplace
  • A formal black and white portrait of the family to end the photoshoot
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After the rush of Christmas I was invited to photograph the Smith Family, relaxing at their fabulous home in the pretty village of Little Baddow, Chelmsford.

It was the perfect time to capture the Smiths enjoying some quality, post-Christmas, family-time together and they extended a very warm welcome to me, which was much appreciated on a cold winter’s day. Indeed, warmth exuded from this family from the moment I met them and I wanted to make sure this came across in the photographs.

The key to achieving this was getting to know the family and observing how they interacted with each other. So I spent time talking to each of the Smiths, to understand what their passions and hobbies were. I chatted to the children, to find out what they enjoyed doing best. The daughter was excited to show-off her make-up collection to me and we had fun capturing some pictures of her applying it in her bedroom mirror. The son is into his football so he spent a fair amount of time kicking a ball at me (as I requested!)

Having fun together came naturally to the Smiths and during the course of my time with them, they were often laughing and joking, which is reflected in the photographs from the shoot. Encapsulating the joy of time spent with loved ones during the Christmas holidays, I captured memories of the Smiths as they relaxed. Each activity the family enjoyed together provided an opportunity for some wonderful snapshots. A competitive Xbox challenge gave us some great facial expressions! And a waffle-making session in the kitchen, which didn’t quite go to plan made the day even more memorable!

The photographs from my day with the Smiths capture lots of big smiles and affectionate moments, all in a candid and informal manner. Most of all, I hope they portray the sense of love and contentment, which surrounded this lovely family.