~ zurich ~ » Claire Pearson Photography

A few things about me:

I'm British.

My favourite relaxing passtime is knitting. In times past it used to be running (alas, not much since giving birth to my delightful daughter - one day I'll run a marathon again).

When I first came to Basel I brought with me only some clothes, 2 pairs of shoes, a shuttle computer (very small desktop PC, no monitor) and my cello in order to live a more simple life. It worked... for a while.

I am the eldest of three, my two other siblings being brothers, Dan and Tom.

There is a 13 year gap between me and my youngest brother.

I grew up in small southern villages in the UK.

I have a degree from the University of Sheffield in Mathematics and Philosophy.

I really wish there was a real fish and chip shop here in Basel. Just one. (Nordsee doesn't count!)

Same goes for a M&S.

In the right mood my eyes can change colour and become flurescent green.

I love taking pictures.

Category Archives: ~ zurich ~

~ A little angel ~

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Even though this little lady and I had met before, it was a long time ago when she was under a year. Last time I saw her, her hair was a lot shorter and darker. The little girl here looked like a little angel. Beautiful. I also know that she is very good friends with another of my supermodels and I guess that when they are together they probably look like angelic sisters.

There was a little bit of shyness, but within a small amount of time I think I proved myself to be safe and fun and friendly. Result!

I had so many amazing photos to choose from for this. The location we were at was an amazing little villa that is a middle school. It was just gorgeous round there. So much so that after our shoot I stayed to knit in the field next to the school with my friend that was visiting. Idylic.

So, here we go… What a location huh:

Warming up together with a bit of hide and seek/chase!

Isn’t she adorable:

Love the scrunchy nose..

And a fun fish-eye one to end the session on a high!

Thanks for a lovely afternoon, it was great to see you all again.

~ Play date in Zurich ~

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Shoot 1 in Zurich, a family that I saw a couple of years ago when this little girl didn’t have these gorgeous curls. This time we met up in the center of Zurich – on a day when the center of town was closed off to cars!! We managed to meet up and to warm the kids up a little. Here I tried to get them to just stand side by side and hold hands. Clearly they had a completely different idea! I love spirited kids, even if they do make my job a teensy bit more tricksy:

Cheeky little racer:

Best friends:

Gorgeous curls and eyes:

Then at the very end of our shoot the kids started playing around the tree together and I couldn’t help but get this shot:

Super cute. These siblings just love playing with each other. Suss!

~ Little boys and their big blue eyes ~

Sunday, June 10, 2012

The eyes on these boys are just amazing. The little one has the longest lashes too. Just to die for. I think mama is going to have her work cut out with these two as they get older and charm all the lucky girls.

Always always a pleasure to see this family. It’s amazing following families as they grow, we have another session later in the year and I am already looking forward to it. Just a little shoot in the local park for now, these two photos were taken on the walk to the park:

The two boys together in the dasies:

Family fun time in the park:

A little bit of attention to the younger brother:

~ Pretty girls ~

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Beautiful newborn babies. I’ve got to snuggle quite a few recently. This little girl was just gorgeous. We mostly camped out in the beautifully well lit bedroom and had fun getting some real lifestyle family photos.

Thanks for sharing such an amazing time of your life with me. Here are a few piccies of your beautiful family.

Happy Sunday mornings: