by RachelH | Nov 19, 2021 | FAMILY
A fun filled family shoot at Lauriston Castle with the lovely Chukweneke family who were visiting Scotland for the very first time. ” We had a wonderful experience with you in Scotland. Communication was great from the start, you made us very comfortable and you...
by RachelH | Oct 7, 2021 | COUPLES, Featured Post - HOME
The lovely Tim & Lorel’s Calton Hill engagement session. Quintessential Edinburgh skyline shots, spectacular sea views and panoramic vistas over to Arthur’s Seat and the Pentland Hills beyond. What’s not to love ?!...
by RachelH | Mar 9, 2021 | BABY AND MATERNITY
Last Summer I did a maternity session with the lovely Philip & Bel and bump at Vogrie Country Park near Edinburgh, I’m hoping to meet baby Henry Fox at some point when we get out of lockdown!
by RachelH | Feb 5, 2021 | BABY AND MATERNITY, FAMILY, Mini sessions
I think we can all agree that 2020 was the year that we would like to forget, but amongst all of the difficult times there were still many moments of joy. For a few months last Summer and Autumn I was able to get out and shoot, which was wonderful. Here’s a...
by RachelH | Jan 28, 2021 | FAMILY
We had a super sunny Summer’s day for this fun family session at my favourite Yellowcraig beach last year. I can’t wait to get back out there this Spring and Summer!
by RachelH | Jan 27, 2021 | BABY AND MATERNITY, Featured Post - HOME
by RachelH | Sep 4, 2020 | BRAND AND PR, BUSINESS PORTRAITS
A lovely personal brand shoot with empowerment coach Kayleigh Scott at the beautiful Cammo Estate in Edinburgh. Kayleigh wanted a fun, relaxed vibe for her session and we aimed to create some fresh, Summery images despite Edinburgh being in the grip of a sea fog on...
by RachelH | Aug 26, 2020 | FAMILY
Summer vibes a plenty on this great shoot at Gullane beach in East Lothian with the Costley family – the lucky winners of this year’s family photography competition. What an absolute joy to photography this lovely bunch were – so much...
by RachelH | Jun 29, 2020 | COUPLES
An engagement session at Calton Hill and Stockbridge, Edinburgh. Rachel & Dean travelled to Scotland from Alberta, Canada last Summer and I was delighted that they booked me to do an engagement session with them during their stay in Edinburgh. I spent a beautiful,...
by RachelH | Jun 9, 2020 | BABY AND MATERNITY, FAMILY
What a delight it was to work with the lovely Torrens family on my first shoot since the start of lockdown. It was a glorious morning and we managed to find the perfect secluded spot, so it was just us and a couple of dog walkers. I was a little apprehensive about how...
by RachelH | May 24, 2020 | FAMILY
How do you choose the best location for your family photography session? Weʼre blessed with some absolutely stunning locations in and around Edinburgh so where to start when youʼre spoilt for choice? There are many factors that can influence your choice so I’ve...
by RachelH | May 7, 2019 | FAMILY
One of my favourite Spring sessions from this time last year with the lovely Coates – Auden family near their home in East Lothian. There’s nothing I like more than a forest and throw in stunning Belhaven beach, a really fun family to work with and...
by RachelH | Mar 21, 2019 | FAMILY
I really enjoyed this lovely family session at the Cammo Estate in March last year, the light was perfect and Emily & Charlie were a delight. I promise you I did not engineer any of the kissing & hugging, they genuinely were that sweet together! The shoot was...
by RachelH | Feb 1, 2019 | FAMILY, Featured Post - HOME
I really enjoyed this shoot with the lovely Whitehead family back in October, it reminded me of why I enjoy love photographing families. When I started out nine years ago, my aim was to capture families in a candid and spontaneous way and to be able to tell a story....
by RachelH | Dec 14, 2018 | FAMILY
A family session at Tyninghame woods and beach in East Lothian. This is the third session I’ve done with this lovely family and the first outdoor one. They’ve just moved out of Edinburgh to East Lothian so Tyninghame was the perfect location for our Autumn...
by RachelH | Nov 21, 2018 | COUPLES
This lovely couple came all the way from Vienna, having fallen in love with Edinburgh over several previous trips to the city. Calton Hill was the perfect choice of location for their shoot, it was a beautiful, chilly and windy morning but they took it in their...
by RachelH | Nov 6, 2018 | FAMILY
This lovely family session at the Botanics started out as a nice Autumnal session and then took a turn when the heavens opened. We had to take shelter and decided to head into the glasshouses, rescheduling isn’t an option when your clients have come all...
by RachelH | Sep 25, 2018 | FAMILY, Personal work
We had a cracking but chilly afternoon at beautiful Tyninghame beach at the weekend, Francis had a blast with his pals and we very much enjoyed a blast of well overdue sunshine!
by RachelH | Jun 22, 2018 | COUPLES
Heidi & Will were visiting Edinburgh for the first time and booked a couples session with me to capture them in this beautiful setting! We had a lovely morning for our shoot at Calton Hill which is the perfect location for visitors to the city ( as long as...
by RachelH | Apr 28, 2018 | FAMILY
Many of my favourite sessions are with repeat clients, it’s so lovely to catch up with families again and in this case it’s been five years, a move to the Borders and an addition to the family later. I really enjoyed this session for lots of reasons and I...
by RachelH | Jan 3, 2018 | FAMILY
It’s always fun to start the new year with a look back at some of the highlights of the past year. 2017 was a little different for me, I took some time out and headed to the States for six months. We left in July and did a five week road trip through Washington...
by RachelH | Sep 21, 2017 | BABY AND MATERNITY, FAMILY
Edinburgh Birth & Baby Family Of The Year. Lucky Sarah Campbell was the winner of the first Edinburgh Birth and Baby Family Of The Year competition that launched in the Spring. Parents to be Sarah & Chris won some fantastic prizes from the Edinburgh Birth...
by RachelH | Sep 19, 2017 | FAMILY
The Cockburn family were the lucky winners of this years family photography competition that ran on Facebook earlier on this year. After a few weather related false starts we finally did the shoot at the Botanics on a lovely Spring morning and it was worth the wait....
by RachelH | Apr 20, 2017 | FAMILY
Gregor & Lucy were a delight to work with during our family session at Dalkeith Country Park last month. They’re both great little characters who had loads of fun together and loved exploring in the forest. I love it when I can really capture little...
by RachelH | Apr 7, 2017 | FAMILY
The MacLachlan family – a Spring family session. We had an absolutely beautiful morning a couple of weeks ago for my shoot with the MacLachlan family. We headed out into the woods close to their home in Edinburgh and Zoe had lots of fun pootling around and...
by RachelH | Jan 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
Well 2016 was quite a year wasn’t it?! It certainly had it’s ups and downs, to say the least! I had another very busy year with lots of great shoots, I’m so very lucky to be able to do this job and meet so many amazing people on a daily basis. I...
by RachelH | Nov 21, 2016 | FAMILY, Mini sessions
Amelia at Lauriston Castle. It’s been a fantastic Autumn again this year, it was a little slow to get going but well worth the wait! I’ve done an awful lot of shoots at the beautiful Lauriston castle this Autumn and this one with Amelia was lovely. The...
by RachelH | Sep 28, 2016 | FAMILY
Euan & Anna at Yellowcraig beach. I think I can just about get away with blogging another beach shoot this year before Winter takes hold ! We’d planned an early Autumn shoot with the lovely Thomson family but it turned out to be more of a late Summer shoot...
by RachelH | Sep 8, 2016 | FAMILY
Magnus and Lochlan at home in rural Perthshire. This lovely little shoot will help to get me through the depths of a long Scottish Winter! After abandoning our first attempt at doing the session in June, everything came together in August. The boys had fun, the sun...
by RachelH | Jun 19, 2016 | FAMILY
A Father’s Day celebration of Dads. Some of my favourite Daddy shots from the last year 🙂 Happy Father’s day!
