Inspired, A Very Special Project | Emma Wood Photography

Wife of a pilot,  Mother of seven crazy but gorgeous kids,  but just your usual down to earth easy going Brit.  I’m  Scatty, forgetful and caring.   I’m shy-ish, until you get to know me but once you’re a friend, you’re a friend for life.

I’ve always loved photography, but recently it was watching my last babies grow so fast.  I wanted to find a way to document and remember them as they were as littlies and my love for photography re-emerged with an intensity that surprised even me.

My beloved Nikon D700, Nikon 85mm 1.4D, Nikon 50mm 1.4K  Nikon 20mm 2.8, Nikon 105mm Macro and a cute little Lensbaby Composer Pro

My Dad lent me his Nikon D100 and a bunch of lenses, which I sold to fund a Canon D550, I then got my hands on a Canon Mark 2 and finally about 5 months ago, made the switch to Nikon.  Finally no more itchy feet – Nik and I have a great relationship  🙂

 What a torturous question, lol.  I think (after deliberating for quite a while) that it would be my 85mm 1.4D.  I just love the tones, clarity and bokeh that come out of that beauty.

Well I’m not in business, but I think I would tell them to practise, every single day.  Don’t let a day go by when you haven’t picked up your camera, it all helps to build up confidence and experience.

I think the first crush I had was Stacie Turner…I adored her work and I still do.    I also love Sarah Wilkerson….Every single image that she takes moves me.

The sort of pictures I take for myself are capturing my children or family unawares.  I love those totally unexpected captures that make your heart sing.    I love looking at them knowing that it’s a precious and real little moment of reality frozen in time.

I would have adored to photograph Audrey Hepburn.  She had a grace and beauty about her that was mesmerising.

Film Inspired,  Timeless and Moody.

 Luckily I haven’t had that happen yet, but I’m sure it’s probably just around the corner…

I was married at an early age and after a while found myself a single Mum.  With 3 little ones, one of which has special needs.  I definitely struggled to ‘do it all’ on my own.   But ultimately I think its made me stronger, independent and appreciative of life.  The journey that we are on, makes us the people we are today.  I find great strength in that and that over-coming the hard times,  makes the good times all the sweeter.

Cry, cry and cry some more…  But seriously, I would probably write.

No formal education, but lately i’ve taken some wonderful ClickinMoms workshops that have pretty much changed the way that I look at photography.  The women there are some of the most amazing and talented i’ve ever met.

For me that doesn’t come easy.  I always get nervous, I always feel awkward, but in the end all you can do is be yourself and be interested in your client.   Being genuine, friendly and honest is what seems to work best for me.

 This year began with me being asked to be on the Mentor team for ClickinMoms and I’m hoping to write and run a workshop for them at some point this year.    I also want to expand my love for film – I have a mamiya 645 on the way and I cannot wait to get my hands on it.

I put in the time and the more I learnt the hungrier I was for information…I naturally pushed myself without even knowing I was doing it.  One big Aha moment was realising that indoor light was not only nothing to be afraid of, but it was my best friend.

Probably that I’ll end up boring everyone, or even myself.   I’m also really bad with settings etc.  I can use them when I have my camera in front of me intuitively without even thinking about it,  but I’m just so untechnical, that when I’m asked questions, I still struggle to explain why I’m doing what I do and how.

 Both 🙂