I’ve always said that my children give me inspiration and that is certainly true of our new baby girl, Verity.

Since her arrival my photographic passion has been reborn and I feel rejuvenated. Her arrival was one of the more straightforward of all of our four children, she came of her own accord and we left hospital just 7 hours after the birth. Unfortunately things didn’t carry on so smoothly and as I write this my wife and Verity are now spending their fourth night in the hospital.  They are fine and hopefully will be home very soon. So I have been holding the fort at home and trying to keep 3 young girls entertained and happy.

I won’t lie, it has been a stressful few days but when I look at my girls as they lie peacefully in their beds all the troubles disappear.  Similarly as I look through the photograph collections of my family I get lost in them and problems seem to evaporate.

Today has been a good day. Paying board games and dancing to music, the simple things make children happy.  Of course I always knew this but like most people I over look the simple things and get lost in trying to find complex ways to entertain the children. Taking a few shots of them at play captures moments that are so memorable beyond the image that is seen.

Being a wedding and portraint photographer can be the most rewarding job but nothing can beat the rewards of being a Dad. I love the fact that my children inspire me and I hope in turn that I inspire them to be what they want to be and so what they want to do. But for now I’ll let them be children and I’ll be there to soak up every second.

I am pleased and proud to announce that Ricka Sammon and the guys at Digital Photography Experience have shosen me (David Pearson) as todays Talented Tuesday Twitter Find.

http://dpexperience.com/2010/07/20/7-20-10-tuesdays-talented-twitter-find-david-pearson/

Are you a fan “liker” of our Facebook page? If not then why not?

Now is a great time to “like” our page because as soon as we reach 200 “likers” we’ll draw all the names out of a hat and award one lucky fan a limited edition framed print signed by me! We’ll offer the lucky winner a choice of 3 different gallery photos which are all limited editions of 100 and will be sized at 10×8 inches.

So, if want to be in with a chance of winning this great prize you need to become a “liker” of the Frame It Photography Facebook Page and then spread the word to your Facebook friends to get us up to 200 “likers”.

Here are the rules:

1. You must be a “liker” (aka fan) of the Frame It Photography Facebook Page in order to be in the draw to win the prize
2. Postage and packing of the item is free to mainland UK. If the winner is outside this are they are responsbile for the postage costs.
3. Should the winner dedcline the prize for any reason we will re-draw the names from the original list of fans.
4. Our decision is final.

Are you getting married this summer? If so then you could save money with our latest offer.

If you book your wedding photography with us for any day (providing we aren’t already booked) in August or September 2010 and you make that booking before the 31/07/2010* then you will receive a 25% discount off the package price.

So don’t delay! If you planning a wedding this summer please give us a call on 0844 504 9648 or email mail@frameitphoto.co.uk.

I thought I write a blog post about an animal I am very fond of – the Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica). Chester zoo are member of the European stud book for Asiatics and this yea they saw they male, Asoka, depart for an Italian zoo and he has been replaced with Iblis. Iblis is 2 and half years old and it is hoped that when he reached sexual maturity in around 18 months time he will become a mate for Asha, the resident female.

As members of Chester Zoo we go there about once a month, but our visit this last weeken was our furst since February and was the first time we had seen Iblis.  He is quite a handsome young lion and I found him to be very photogenic, so here are 10 of my favorite shots of home.

We thought we were crackers when we did our Easter special but demand was so high that we’ve decided to do something similar!!

Pay just £10 and you get a 30 minute shoot with a £20 voucher to use when purchasing prints of your choice from the shoot.

Your’re saving a huge £35 on our normal 30 minute sitting price but we are limiting this to just 6 sessions on Saturday 1st May 2010. It’s first come, first served so don’t miss out – call now on 0844 504 9648 to book your 30 minute session.

We have the following sessions available:

10:00 am
10:45 am
11:30 am
1:00 pm
1:45 pm
2:30 pm

Wow! I knew our 6 Easter Special photos sessions would fill up quickley but even I was suprised that it took less than 17 hours (and that was over night). So if you didn’t act quick enough to secure your slot you can still call and be placed on the reserve list in case anyone cancels.

Of course here at Frame It Photography we are always offering excellent specials to our customers.  The best way to keep up to date is to follow us on Twitter and become a fan of our Facebook Page.

Easter is fast approaching and we’re ready with a “not to be missed” offer.  The announcement will be made tomorrow night so watch this apce…..

Here are some of our favorites shots from recent shoots.  It’s safe to say that these clients we fantastic and we can’t wait to shoot more people like this.

Last night was Dewsbury Spirit 2010 and dragons were unleashed on the town centre.

Three dragons were taken on by a lone dragon slayer.

The crowds gathered as the dragon roamed the streets.

Luckily the dragons seemed uninterested in the surrounding crowd of people.

The dragons seemed to turn on each other at one point.

They started to charge down at the photographers trying to get “the” shot.

One dragon was momentarily blinded by the flash from the press photographers.

A dragon started to breath smoke and fire on the crowd.

One brave man seems to be escorting one of the dragons as it turns a corner.

Up close the dragins are 3 times to height of me.

The dragon slay gallops into the fray.

One last shot before the dragon slayed the slayer.

This was all of course a superb display put on by Kirklees Council in Dewsbury town centre.  My two eldest girls thoroughly enjoyed running around the town chasing the parade of giant mechanical dragons powered by pedalling men.  Well done again for another spectacular Dewsbury Spirit!