So there, I’ve said it. Life as we know it will change. Ok, maybe not, but this business will be changing in the next few weeks. Every single aspect of it will be reviewed, re-arranged, re-designed to make your photographic experience one you will never forget. Meanwhile, I will be working under the old Ana Taylor Photography banner. Or you can catch my personal ramblings on Two little women and a welshman. Or you can join us on Facebook.
A few weeks back, I had the immense pleasure of photographing lovely Lars in London. It was a beautiful afternoon and he was an absolute star! Here are a few shot of the day.
I would like to say a big big thank you to Lola for having bought the gift voucher for Lars, to Ligia for letting me photograph her baby (and herself! Isn’t she gorgeous!?) and to Lars for being the sweetest little boy. I had a great time photographing you and I hope you love your photos. 
Like I said last week, this was my first gig. Unlike last week’s though, there are some photos from this lot that I really like. For some reason, my absolute favourite from this day is nowhere to be found. Maybe it didn’t copy from my old HDD, but I will dig it out.
What I learned from this “job”:
It was a fun day though and a great experience, I recommend volunteering to anyone wanting some experience in something different.
After spending the weekend working my way through my old photos to build a new portfolio page, I decided I should have a new feature on the website, called “From the Archive”. It will have photos I have taken in the long and winding process of becoming a professional portrait photographer. I must warn you, some photos are good, some are ok, some are pretty rubbish. But I want to show them anyway, to register the growth I’ve gone through as a photographer.
This first post comes from the gig I attended after deciding I really wanted to be a professional. It was a charity fashion show by Elevation Networks. It featured up and coming fashion designers and models. I found a notice on Gumtree and offered to go. I had never taken photos professionally before and had very substandard equipment. My camera body was ok, but I had lenses with very poor optics – specially for an indoor, night shoot. That didn’t put me off though.
(For any pros who might be reading this and calling me names for having ruined their show by supplying horrible photos, dispair not, there were other photographers on the day, some even had white, pretty L lenses).
I am proud of some of the photos I took this day, but none of them are on this post – they were taken on the show itself, and today’s post only features behind the scenes and rehearsal. I don’t think I would show a client ANY of these photos if I had taken them today.
It was really good to have a look at these photos again and see how much my photos have improved. This day have taught me lots, but I will leave that for the next post!
Ok, it’s just the 25th March mini sessions I am cancelling. But it’s all for a great cause: my 33 month old daughter and I are running* the Sport Relief Mile. Being a mother is something that affect your life in many ways and one, for me, is to always think about the children that, for one reason or another, cannot have all my child does: love, education, clean water and a clean, warm and safe environment to live. Comic relief helps to change lives across the UK and in many countries around the world. To see everything that is done with the money we donate, click here.
So, what do YOU have to do with this? Well, I would like to invite you to come and sponsor us. Lily and I have raised ZERO pounds so far, so will you help with whatever you can? Please? I will donate whatever is left for us to reach our fundraising target on the 25th. **Edit: we have now had donations, hurrah! But keep them coming, please**
And for everybody out there, we will be taking part at the Slough Mile, in Upton Park. We will be there from about 11.30 am and it would be a pleasure to meet some of you. I will be the lady with my name on the back – look out for Ana T and Lily! 
* Lily might be running but it’s very unlikely you will see me run. I will probably walk.
