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: ~ landscape ~

~ Little Miss Sunshine House ~

Friday, May 21, 2010

We were waiting for the blossom to be in full bloom and it was out everywhere else in Basel, but this tree was just holding off a little longer. In the end we got our blossom and we had our fun! This family are having a lovely house built and the photoshoot was to remember the spring and the blossom and the house as it was right now before they move in later this summer.

What a gorgeous place! I really loved the mound of grass out the back which we found was perfect for a picnic. There will be many many happy memories built there as well as the house, I’m positive of it!

~ I’m back! ~

Friday, June 19, 2009

After 3.5 weeks of travel, visiting lots and lots of family, we are back in Basel. I am working through my mail to answer all the new inquiries I’ve had since I’ve been away, with the exciting possibility of an exhibition in the near future too. For now though, here are a few images from my travels.

The rooftop of the family apartment we stayed in at Causeway Bay, Hong Kong:

Rooftops in Shanghai, in the old market area:

Maia enjoying her holiday:

And some time to get creative:

Including long overdue visits to my lovely UK friends:

Posted in ~ cool stuff ~, ~ family ~, ~ landscape ~, ~ little people ~

~ Baby Girl Bump and Big Sis ~

Friday, April 3, 2009

This shoot was very exciting. It is the beginning of my first Bump to Babe package. Mummy hadn’t been feeling so good and we were going to skip the maternity pictures, but a week before her due date the nesting instinct must have kicked in and she suddenly was feeling like she had more energy. Luckily, I was able to squeeze her in for a maternity shoot that spanned three generations.

Little Miss E looks like she is going to be a super big sister to her new little sibling – also a girl! I’m looking forward to being ‘on call’ again for our hospital visit and the following sessions that will unfold over the course of the year. Here are a few sneak peak piccies of our session. All the best for your second labour mummy.

Posted in ~ big people ~, ~ family ~, ~ landscape ~, ~ maternity ~

~ Zoo fun! ~

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Last weekend I rented a lovely lens, the 70-200mm L f/2.8 IS and the 2x extender. With this beast in hand, the only place to go was the zoo. Although I was totally trumped by another photographer that not only had 2 cameras, with ginormous lenses on, he also had an assistant. The biggest lens that Canon make, the 600mm L lens had to be held down for stability with a sandbag. Anyway, I was quite pleased that I had less lens envy than usual in the zoo. Here is a slideshow of our little visit (I worked out how to embed it this morning – well done me!).