Claire Pearson Photography

Lifestyle photography in Basel, Switzerland.

A few things about me:

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 bought 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.

I grew up in small southern villages in the UK.

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

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

I love taking pictures.

Category Archives: ~ cool stuff ~

~ Wedding – Stephanie & Robert ~

Monday, August 30, 2010

It was a pleasure to take photos for Steph and Rob at the gorgeous Bad Shauenburg Restaurant and Hotel in Liestal. It was an absolutely stunning location and the food and service throughout the day was just amazing – I don’t think I’ve seen a more appetising desert buffet in my life! Luckily the rain abated for the day too and it was just gorgeous all day. The ceremony under the tree was just beautiful and I sincerely wish you a very long and happy life together.

So hard to only pick out a few images for now, the whole day was amazing, here are just a few images as a sneak preview. I’ll get the slideshow to you both soon, but for now here are a few memories from the day:

The beautiful bride:

The boys:

Ceremony moments:

Stealing a moment together:

And all the guests after the ceremony under the tree:

~ Beautiful Baby Bump ~

Friday, August 20, 2010

This was a dream maternity session, beautiful mum to be: check! handsome dad to be: check! willing to go with my creative eye: check! They had a beautiful flat full of inspiration, including a nice little balcony that they were willing to be out on in their undies. A keen yoga bunny, this mummy was looking fabulous and you would never guess she was only a month away from giving birth. Thanks for a great session, here are a few sneak preview images:

Posted in ~ big people ~, ~ cool stuff ~, ~ family ~, ~ maternity ~

~ In and around Basel ~

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Because the places you live have memories. To have records of you all together in your favourite places. Or, just because..

Last Saturday, I went on a little tour of Basel with this gorgeous family. Last time I saw them, I was raving away with a glow stick in hand in the Elizabethen Church, realising a dream of the birthday boy (daddy!). The boys were just so good and did a really good job walking all over town on a Saturday to get some lovely family shots.

We started at the Munster:

Enjoying the views:

Hijacking the Orange cinema seats:

Walking together down the beautiful streets:

We also played at the Rathaus and then finally ended up at my favourite spot in Basel. Just love these streets and the views of the rooftops up above Bafusserplatz:

Posted in ~ basel ~, ~ big people ~, ~ cool stuff ~, ~ family ~, ~ little people ~

~ Mini Summer Shoots ~

Monday, August 9, 2010

Sadly, the Picnic Party was cancelled, but I still kept my mini sessions running. Although one family ended up getting caught in the rain, I had lots of fun running after the kids and trying to get the best out of them in an open space within just 15 mins of shooting time. A tough challenge. Well, here is a sneak peak for you all a little out of order as there should be three other family sneak peaks before this, but I spent the time after these shoots quickly going through these and just had to put a little something up! You were all fabulous, enjoy: