This photoshoot was a project with a slightly different aspect to our usual shoots for sale or rental. The client was leaving this house, her home for many years, and wanted a portfolio of images as memories. The timing had to be right: before the contents of the house was packed away, on a day with good light. Despite being a shoot early in the year, we were lucky enough to get a day with a rich blue sky. In fact the sky was so blue, we had to tone it down in post-processing because its vivid colour might appear as fake.

The property consisted of the client’s main house and also a casita in the grounds. Both houses were full of colour and character, making it easy to find shots that were a little quirky and unusual, as well as the classic ‘room’ images. We were able to capture a few moments with the client’s cats which was nicely different for us because pet photography is not something we are asked to do.