Photographs in a Shoebox Podcast

You may be surprised to learn that my initial training as a landscape photographer actually was transferable to portrait photography, and in this episode, I share 5 ideas on how you can create storytelling family memories with your own photographs.

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

When it comes to photographs, what's more, important to you? Being able to view a digital or a hard copy print? Different generations will give different responses, my generation only has printed photographs to spark memories, whereas my daughter has digital memories too. As a baby photographer, it influences the products I offer my clients, as I adapt to how people want to enjoy their photographs.

 About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

Someone recently shared a quote with me: 

“If you don't think photos are important, wait until they are all that you have left. “

It made me stop & think about things, and why I had started the podcast. 

For me, it’s about 2 things: encouraging people to take everyday photos and preserving their story in photographs. 

As much as old family photographs.

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

Baby Memories - ideas for capturing the first 400 days, starting with a maternity photograph, and capturing key milestone memories during your baby's first year.

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

What habits do you still have from childhood? I’m thinking in the context of making memories here. And have you continued to make the same memories for your children?

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

Well 2021, you were quite the rollercoaster year, although despite this we as a family still managed to make plenty of memories - albeit in a different way as plans naturally pivoted in response to changes brought about by the pandemic, which is the theme for today's bite-sized episode.

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

In this 5 min episode of the Photographs in a Shoebox Podcast I chat through ideas for 10 baby photos to take before you leave the hospital. Precious memories to capture during those first 48 hours of your baby's arrival, simply because this time can be a bit of blur, so prime your partner to capture at least one photo :-)

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

I hear the phrase 'just one photo', all the time in the studio, and in this episode, I discuss, why this surprises me.

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

This episode is all about the concept of creating a memory book of your life before you became a parent, and sharing random facts with your children. I love the idea of creating memories about you for them as much as you creating memories of their childhood.

Inspired by the article '30 things my kids should know about me', which you can read here.

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

As Christmas approaches, I share a few ideas of photographs to take whilst enjoying the festivities during December, to prompt you, and avoid the "I wish I'd taken a photo of that!" moments.

Aim to capture a photo a day during December that tells your Christmas countdown story.

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is

brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

In today’s episode, I am pondering different Christmas Traditions that we have in the UK, specifically family photography memories, and the must-take photos I have for my family.

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

Is it tacky to display family photos at home?

In my portrait studio, I rarely meet people that would answer yes to that question, as they wouldn’t desire a portrait session in the first place. However chatting to friends & family I do occasionally encounter this, and the answer is a firm no, for a variety of reasons.

I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on the question too, you can comment under this episode’s social media post @photographsinashoebox

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

4 simple ideas to help you organise your family photos. Make a start with just one, and hopefully, by the time your children are 18, you can easily create a photo wall to celebrate their birthday, with a collection of photos: some will be funny, others serious, perhaps some will be messy but all will be beautiful sentimental memories of them and for them to mark the moment.

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

As a photographer, I love hearing the story behind a photograph, and in this episode, I am joined by author Eden Gruger chatting about a photograph of her father taken when he was a young boy after he'd converted his pedal bike into a plane. As you do!

About Eden

Eden is an author, speaker, and writing and publishing mentor, she lives just outside London, in the surprisingly green Essex, with 2 dogs, 1 part-time cat, and a full-time husband. An eclectic mix of expert knowledge and unicorn wellington boots. 

Eden's Treasured Photo of her Father riding his bike/plane

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

“The greatest legacy we can leave our children is happy memories.”

I came across this quote by Og Mandino an American author whilst I was researching ideas for the podcast. It really resonated with me, and the longer version of this quote too. So please do listen to the podcast, and let me know what you'd like to be remembered for? And if we could time travel, I wonder if what our children would say in the years to come, matches our hopes :-)

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is

brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

Getting started with decluttering old photos. Back in the day we'd pick up our photos from the processing lab in paper envelopes and often they would get looked at once, but never properly filed, sorted, or displayed. Here's how to make a start .....

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

In this episode, I talk about remembering what your child was into at different ages, as it's important to weave them into some photos of that chapter of childhood.

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is

brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

As a photographer, I love hearing the story behind a photograph, and in this episode, I am joined by Fiona Kearns a Business Psychologist speaking about a photograph taken at her Deb Ball, and why this photograph is particularly special to her. I have included a copy of the photograph below.

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is

brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

The Grandparent Questionnaire is a series of questions you can ask with the goal of capturing their memories of days gone by, which I am sure they love to talk about anyway?! This just gives it a little bit of structure ... well, in theory, it won't stop them going off on a tangent, but that's part of the fun.

I wish I could sit down with mine, and find out what they enjoyed doing as a child, their dreams and ambitions versus what they actually went on to do. Their story would bring another dimension to their portrait photograph. I bet they knew how to have fun?!

This episode explores this idea, and I'd love to know if you do the Grandparent Questionnaire if there were any funny stories or surprises in there.  

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is

brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love. To find out more visit: suekennedy.co.uk

Today we are talking about types of memories - specifically wax figures. A visit to Madame Tussauds surprised me with a piece of history about how wax was used to capture a person's likeness before photography was invented.

About your host: Sue Kennedy

I've been photographing, bumps, babies & families here in Harlow, Essex since 2004.

If you are local to me and want to book your own portrait experience, then read on!

I know you don't want to spend forever sorting through all the different packages and options out there.

You just want to find someone who's experienced and will be able to deliver great photos that look and feel like your family without a lot of fuss & fluff.

I specialise in babies of all ages, so there's no pressure from me to come in when your baby is brand new. Babies are cute for a long time, and once their little characters emerge it's a great time to start capturing memories.

I have built my whole business around making this whole process extremely easy for you and creating beautiful photographs I know you’ll love.

To get started click the link, and book a 15-minute call with me. 

It's definitely the fastest and easier way to answer all of your questions and to start talking about the next steps.

I can't wait to hear more about you & your family.