Adventurous photography
I am an enthusiastic advocate of the #mumventure – that is, an adventure that a mummy has in the great outdoors after leaving the kiddies safe and sound with their daddy or grandparents for a few hours. It’s a chance for her to get out of her comfort zone, see what she’s capable of and… Read More
Outdoor swimming, or wild swimming, is trendy now. As an outdoor fitness activity, it can be an effective antidote to depression, anxiety and stress but I’m not here to document it’s wide-ranging benefits. I’m here to explain what it did for me, personally and professionally. I make no secret of the fact that I went… Read More
Raising money for Refuge charity by taking photos of families on their doorstep during lockdown
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I feel so strongly about the benefits of hiring a professional to take some beautiful photographs of you and your family. What you will gain is something that you can never create yourselves.
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2019: the year in which Nature herself gave me a kick up the butt, I started writing again and my beloved photography business blossomed once more For me, 2019 was very much a finding-my-feet kind of year. My youngest child turned two in the summer, and there had been a niggling sense of ‘who am… Read More
I love hearing people’s stories. Everyone has one. Many people think that their story isn’t that interesting…or they think that nobody would be interested in hearing about it. They’re so wrong! The journalist-in-me has had this lady on my radar for a while. Two years ago she set up Little Forest Adventures in the Eversley… Read More
We’re getting there! 100 miles walked out of 184… Yup, we were back on the river. It hadn’t been easy getting out – there were birthday parties and swimming lessons, grannies visiting and little ones with coughs and colds…but it’s always like that. With six children between us, the diary is always swamped. Trying to… Read More
OK, the Thames Path isn’t exactly the wilderness! It doesn’t compare to crossing the Bayuda Desert or ascending the peaks of Nepal, but this challenge has still pushed me and Victoria out of our comfort zone. There have been moments of tenuous map reading, the scaling of inhospitable fences after taking a wrong turn, cautious… Read More
Like a vase holding all the stalks together If you’ve been on Facebook or Instagram, you may have noticed, I’m now The Outdoor Studio. Why? I’ve been Charlotte Broster Photography for 11 years now, and it was time for a refresh. Out with the old, in with the new. After all, my photography has changed… Read More
Sigh of relief, Spring is here (nearly!), I am really looking forward to taking my families outside again, it’s been a while! Outdoor photoshoots get the best out of me, they force me to be creative, to incorporate interesting backgrounds and shoot from different angles. Admittedly, outdoor photoshoots can be harder – I have to… Read More
My experience of swimming with dolphins in Mauritius Before I get on my high horse about intrusive, mass tourism, let me be a total hypocrite and tell you how much I loved swimming with dolphins in Mauritius. Flippering through that warm, blue world of theirs, marvelling at their grace and friskiness, was unforgettable. It was… Read More
What was it like travelling to Mauritius with my 22-month old daughter Lucy? This Easter, we took our three children to the other side of the world, to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. My husband works over there a few times a year, and so we were fortunate to stay in a… Read More
I’ve started walking the Thames river. Yup, all 184 miles of it, from it’s source in Kemble, near Cirencester to Woolwich, the steel barrier which protects London from the North Sea’s high tides and storm surges. OK sure, I’m not doing it in one go because it would take a solid 2 weeks to achieve… Read More
Things to bear in mind ahead of your outdoor photoshoot, based on my own experience I booked a professional photographer while on holiday last Easter and it was one of the best things I’ve done for our family. I switched from photographer to client. It was good for me to walk around in my customer’s… Read More
I’ve started walking the Thames Path.
Yup, all 184 miles of river, from it’s source in Kemble, near Cirencester
to Woolwich, the steel barrier which protects London from the North Sea’s high tides and storm surges…
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