Once again, rather than send out Christmas cards I have made a donation to charity. The chosen charity is ‘KIND’ which is a children’s charity that works with thousands of children, young people and families across Liverpool and greater Merseyside, developing new and imaginative ways to help them cope with many forms of disadvantage.

Wishing you all a very mery Christmas and all the best for 2012 from KJP Images.

Maybe as a photographer we see things differently, we see more than what’s in front of us.

On the drive back from this mornings pre wedding session I saw a few moments which most people would not think too much of but I didn’t just see those moments, I automatically started composing the image as if shooting through the camera and began thinking of the emotional value those images may hold in 10, 20 or 30 years’ time and the effect of that moment on the future.

A boy and his father at a car showroom. In the image I could see the decision making going on as the boy and father stand next to the car presumably discussing whether or not to buy it.  I could also imagine the changes, freedom and independence that would follow in the boys’ life once he bought the car.  Imagine the boy seeing that image in 30 years, perhaps his father may have passed but the image would provide a priceless reminder of a moment if their lives.

A Grandmother and her Grandson as she stooped down to help him blow dandelion seeds. A beautiful moment unfolded as the Grandmother and Grandson were walking along, suddenly she stopped; knelt down and picked up a dandelion clock and helped her grandson blow the seedlings.  Again, imagine you are that boy and you see that image many years later.  It would provide a beautiful and priceless reminder of a moment you may not have even remembered.

An elderly couple walking hand in hand. A sight often seen but as an image tells a story, you can imagine their long life together, what’s it been like?  What do they do that enables them to still be in love and walk hand in hand after all those years?

The importance of photography in our lives should not be underestimated.  Life is a series of moments and a photographer who captures these moments can capture and preserve not only a beautiful image but also a story containing emotions and memories forever.

As a wedding photographer I am fortunate to witness beautiful moments often and being able to capture those is the most satisfying job ever.  Knowing the value those images may hold in the future is extremely rewarding.

For those like me who can never say no to coffee and cake, I can highly recommend a visit to Los Cabos in Heswall to sample one of Liah’s lovely cupcakes.

Customs Cupcakes at Los Cabos had an opening day today so we had to pay a visit for me to get my fix of coffee and walnut

Wishing Liah the best of luck.

I don’t normally do posts about product endorsements but this is one product I can highly recommend and has saved the day for me a couple of times.

I got home from a lovely pre wedding session today to find that one of my CF cards had failed.  Despite windows showing it as full, it was telling me it was empty and I couldn’t view any images via the PC or by putting the card in the camera

Fortunately I had used VirtualLab in the past to recover some images and thankfully it has saved the day again today, managing to recover all the RAW files from the card.

The CF card will now be binned and replaced but thankfully I’ve not lost any images

Wishing you all a loved up valentines day

Have a lovely day, whatever you’re doing.

Click here to view all the photo’s from this event.

I’d like to say a big well done and congratulate all the ladies who took part in Sunday’s Deva Divas 2009 Triathlon at Manley Mere in Cheshire.

It was an amazing event to photograph with almost 300 competitors completing the 750m swim around the mere, a 16km bike ride and finally a 5km run – and I felt out of breath walking from the car park so well done to you all.

The event is organised by Chester Tri Club and well done to Sally and the team as the event was brilliantly organised.  If you are interested in taking part in next years Deva Divas Triathlon, get in touch with the club.

The official charity of the 2009 Deva Divas Triathlon is Breakthrough Breast Cancer and you can help support the fight against breast cancer by donating online  and by purchasing your photo’s as £1 from each photo sale will be donated to Breakthrough.

Click here to view all the photo’s from this event.

Yesterday my family & I spent the morning at Birkenhead Park to support family members and friends taking part in this years Race For Life in support of Cancer Research UK. 

The Race For Life is an emotional event as most people have been affected by cancer and to see over five thousand women in a sea of pink taking part to help in the fight against cancer is very humbling.

Everyone made the effort, from the entertainment, warm-up and minutes applause before the run, the people wearing fancy dress and fighting the pain to complete the run to the runners and supporters who braved the weather and still had a smile when it turned from glorious sunshine to heavy rain.

Well done to everyone who took part and those who have donated to Cancer Research UK, you are all stars.

If you would like to make a donation to support Cancer Research UK, you can do so here.

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