Andaleeb Lilley Photography

Arty+Sporty Teen Studio Shoot

I've had a very busy time recently photographing families in and out of the studio.  Families have been bringing sledges, toys, bobby cars and red clothes into the studio for Christmas shoots and we have been enjoying the mild autumn weather and leaves outdoors too.  Of course, photography shoots make lovely presents too - see here for more details.

Earlier this autumn I photographed Claire's family for a surprise birthday present for her husband.  I asked them to bring along any props to illustrate their hobbies and interests and they really took it on board!  We started off with some informal shots of them all whilst I asked them to do different things (play-fighting, piggy-backs) and then we got some of the props out to show what they like doing in their spare time.  The list of props included a cello, climbing equipment, ice-skates, Dr. Who items and a sketch book.  We also enacted two scenes the family wanted to do which they had taken in a studio when the first two were toddlers.  Ross will be going to base camp Everest next year and is looking for sponsorship so email me if you may be able to help!

Do you think Rosie has sketched her brothers before?  Maybe several times...? 




 

 

 

Teenage+Family Studio shoot

I have been wanting to blog this shoot for a while-both of the girls in this family are away at university so it was great when we managed to find a date when they were both in the country.  We started in the studio and then went outdoors for some images with natural light.  We tried out some different processing and cropping on these which were very popular with the family - some examples below! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sneak Peek for Evangelina and her family

Earlier this year, I donated a portrait shoot to the International School of Zug and Luzern's masked ball and Evangelina and Rafael bid for it in the silent auction and won!  We scheduled our shoot a few weeks ago when all the family were in Switzerland together and here are some images for them to peek at before our viewing next week!  

Had to leave this one in... hope you don't mind guys - it just makes me laugh!

Inspired by The Soprano's... 

Family and teen shoot in Unteraegeri

As an antidote to the weather, I am blogging past summer and autumn shoots and I will always remember this family shoot as it was the only date we could get all 5 of us together (that's me and the family) over 3 months and it was the day the wind (the famous Föhn wind) was blowing so strongly it was hard to walk forwards... 

But not to be outdone, we started off at home, moved to the garden and then braved the elements in the fields finding a shed to shelter behind... 

how cute are this brother and sister together... 

obviously this didn't make the family selection but it makes me laugh every time I look at it... (hope you don't mind Olga!) 

 

Family shoot with Astrid, Jonas, Luca and Perry

Back from the SWPP Conference in the UK with a lot of notes and inspiration so I need to start planning what I am going to do this year and when.  I have been busy answering queries this week and booking shoots and I have even found myself a viewing room / office / mini-studio to work from in Baar so am very excited about that new and unexpected development!  

I have been meaning to blog about my shoot with Astrid and her family for a while now - these were some of my favourites - enjoy!

 

Ich bin von der SWPP-Konferenz in Großbritannien zurück und habe viele Anregungen und Inspirationen mitgebracht. Jetzt muss ich mir Gedanken darüber machen, was ich in diesem Jahr wann umsetzen kann. Während der Woche habe ich viele Anfragen beantwortet und Shootings gebucht. Außerdem habe ich in Baar Räumlichkeiten gefunden, die ich als Büro und Mini-Studio nutzen kann. Wegen dieser neuen und ganz unerwarteten Entwicklung bin ich sehr aufgeregt!

Ich habe schon seit längerer Zeit vorgehabt, über das Shooting mit Astrid und ihrer Familie zu schreiben. Dies sind einige meiner Lieblingsbilder - Viel Spaß damit!

 

 

  
 

 
 
 

  

  
 

  
 

 

 

 

 

 

Summer catch-up

I cannot believe it's been a month since my last blog post... I have been busy with summer shoots, some corporate work and a week's photography in the UK.  It is hard to believe that I have now completed the Bespoke Programme at Annabel Williams and the year really has flown by.  I also spent some time with Damien Lovegrove and several other photographers and we had a great day out in Bristol shooting outdoors with flash followed by an informative day back at the studio.  I have attached some of these from our shoot and will definitely be bringing the flash into shoots when possible. 

 

Ich kann gar nicht glauben, dass mein letzter Eintrag im Blog schon wieder einen ganzen Monat her ist. Ich war sehr beschäftigt in letzter Zeit. Sommeraufnahmen, etwas Arbeit für Unternehmen und eine ganze Woche zum Fotografieren in Großbritannien. Kaum zu glauben, dass das Bespoke-Programm bei Annabell Williams jetzt schon zu Ende ist. Das Jahr ist wirklich wie im Flug vergangen. Ich habe außerdem gemeinsam mit Damien Lovegrove und einigen anderen Fotografen gearbeitet. Wir waren an einem Tag draußen in Bristol und haben Außenaufnahmen mit Blitz gemacht. Danach gab es dann noch einen sehr lehrreichen Tag im Studio. Ein paar der Aufnahmen von dem Shooting zeige ich hier. Ganz bestimmt werde ich den Blitz weiter einsetzen, wann immer möglich.

 

 

January "Slump"

I am hoping Jane at Annabel Williams will be very pleased with me when I go back to the studio later on this month - at the end of November, we were told to concentrate on marketing and pr until March and have campaigns in place for all the major events in the year (Valentine's Day, Mothers' Day, Fathers' Day, etc).  This is not a typical year though as I am still trying to set up the business but I will definitely be doing this with a vengeance next year and aim to do some of this this year too.  

So far my January has comprised of still trying to work out which company to select to do my website (answers on a postcard please), organising photos for my website and marketing material, photographing the snow and fog, going to a wedding fair in Zurich (and still need to follow up leads from that...), all the preparation involved in exhibiting at a welcome fair locally next week, attending a local networking evening and trying to do my homework for Jane for next week (it's the wedding seminar with Xander Casey which I am really looking forward to as well as catching up with everyone else once again).

Once I have worked through my snowy images I will post some up but for now, here are some from a teens shoot I intend to include in my marketing material this week - enjoy!