Lifestyle photography in Basel, Switzerland.

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.

~ Wedding – Christine & Gerhard ~

Thursday, October 18, 2012

My last wedding of the year and it was a pretty great party! Split over two days, I took a couple of hours of photos and a few formals at the actual wedding ceremony on the Friday, then on the Saturday was the big party! This couple have such a great positive vibe together and clearly enjoyed being able to share their special day with all their friends and family. With three dresses in total (and I didn’t even get to see the third one), this bride certainly enjoyed stealing the show. I must say though, it was her beaming smile that shone the brightest.

Doves, balloons, yummy chocolates, a beer barrel and flamenco dancing certainly kept everyone entertained. Here are a few shots from the actual wedding day next to the Binningen Schloss:

Here are just a few snaps from the amazing party location of Sichtwerk, that was just over the border in Einmeldung, Germany. Check out their girls in their super cute tutu’s:

Congratulations to you both! You have a beautiful family and a really great bunch of friends. Wishing you many years of fun and laughter.

by Claire

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Christine - Thank you Claire for these beautiful memories! The pictures look fabulous.
We’re looking forward to the rest
All the best
Christine

~ 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.

by Claire

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Deanna-Grandma Dee - My lovely Switzerland Family.
You take such wonderful pictures, Claire.
Patiently waiting to see the rest.

Alice - So excited to see these and can’t wait to see the rest! You rock! Thank you!

~ 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!

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ED - Claire, you’re a genius! Thanks for this sneak preview and we look forward to seeing the rest. Thanks again for a great morning with you last week x

~ Lots of pretty in the park ~

Saturday, September 29, 2012

I realised just before this shoot that most of my clients these days seem to be repeat clients and it’s just like hanging out with friends for a couple of hours and having a camera play date. This family is a new family to me and it was just as easy and relaxed. We were at Wenken Park in the very bright sunshine. Our little lady was in top form and was wearing an outfit that totally matched the space where we headed to first. I’d like to say that we planned that in advance, but it was just super great luck and good styling from mom.

Here is the start of our little shoot:

What a stunner. That will be easy to see where it comes from when you see mommy:

We had a bit of a play in and round the park, climbed a tree, petted soem dogs and they mostly laughed at me doing my famous monkey impression! Then we settled down for a bit of picnic blanket time: