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MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Instead of traditional tinsel this year I've re-purposed some incredible vintage upholstery fringing (found on Ebay) into opulent festive decoration - I love the luxe gold bugle beads! (I'm heavily...
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MARZIPAN CASTLES
We spent our festive break in Ireland with my husband's family, and my mother-in-law always makes an amazing marzipan covered Christmas cake, embellished with geometric detailing, then studded with...
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SHIMMER
I couldn't resist signing out on 2012 without a last bit of festive shimmer, some snapshots of favourite baubles captured on the tree in Ireland. My in-laws approach to tree decorating is similar to...
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ORIGAMI
I'm not making any specific New Year's resolutions this year, but I do love the feeling of renewal that abounds in early Jan, and the promise of the new adventures unfolding ahead of us. These shots...
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AN ENCHANTED GARDEN - PART 1
I thought I'd share some recent work, shot in an expansive private garden, which is a wonderful mix of a rambling, enchanted, cutting garden of flowers and a traditional walled vegetable garden. The...
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AN ENCHANTED GARDEN - PART 2
As promised here is the second part of the garden shoot I recently worked on, this incredible garden is set within an original Victorian walled kitchen garden and is now split into a rambling cutting...
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NEW PORTFOLIO WEBSITE LAUNCHES
Just a quick note to let you know that my newly revamped portfolio website has launched today, over at www.hollypickering.com(All images are my own photography/styling, please contact me before...
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WILD THING....
So last month we accidentally became a three cat household, thanks to the unexpected addition of a new rescue cat, named Fudge due to her unusual colouring (after much heated debate!).She is a real...
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HOMEMADE PIZZA - PART ONE, DOUGH RECIPE
I've been working on some really interesting and varied photography commissions for the last few months, which I hope to be able to share over the next few weeks. In the meantime, I wanted to post a...
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NEW REPRESENTATION....
I'm absolutely delighted to announce that I'm now represented by top London based agents Lisa Pritchard Agency for commercial photography commissions, as part of their Futures roster.More news and...
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RECENT PRESS FEATURES.....
I just wanted to share a few recent press features, all relating to myself and the four other lovely new photographers joining Lisa Pritchard Agency, as part of their Futures roster......Feature on LPA...
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SCANDI CHIC....
© Holly PickeringI was lucky enough to head back to Copenhagen for a second time last month, and with a few more days in the city was able to venture further afield to the lovely town of Roskilde, and...
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5 MINUTES WITH......
Just a super quick post to let you know that I'm interviewed today over on the lovely Lisa Pritchard blog, talking about food photography and other bits and bobs!
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NEW WORK: SCREEN TEST
© Holly PickeringI love finding interesting new props and picked up an unusual roll of vintage screen test photos from the 1940's/50's a while ago, which was the starting point for a little mini food...
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NEW WORK: CREATIVE PORTRAITS PART ONE....
© Holly PickeringI've just started working on a new portrait series, featuring a varied selection of artists/shopkeepers/creatives and their work spaces/studios, so thought I'd share the first...
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DOWNTIME, LINCOLNSHIRE COAST
I spent all of last week in Lincolnshire, working on shoots for my new portrait series, but managed to take a morning out for a bit of downtime. We headed over to Gibraltar Point nature reserve on the...
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NEW WORK: FLORAL LANDSCAPES
©Holly PickeringJust a quick post to share some new work, playing with scale and the idea of creating immersive/ethereal mini floral 'landscapes'. I've also been tweaking my portfolio site layout a...
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NEW WORK, THIRTIES COLOUR PALETTES..
©Holly PickeringAnother mini interiors shoot to share, the starting point for the styling/props was an image of a slightly 'off' 1930's colour palette, mixing nude pinks, egg yolk yellows and a pop of...
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NEW WORK, NEW COVENT GARDEN FLOWER MARKET
©Holly PickeringA bit of a belated blog to share some recent work! I've been working on some lovely foodie shoots of late, but won't be able to share any images until they're released in a few months...
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SOME RETRO BISCUIT LOVE....
©Holly PickeringA quick post to share some recent food work, a fun shoot playing around with a selection of retro biscuits, from old school Jammie Dodgers to those little pastel pink wafers that...
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CAFFEINATED
©Holly PickeringA quick sneak peek at the beginnings of a new shoot celebrating all things dark and caffeinated, and a good excuse to break out some new props - in love with the green of the Victorian...
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ALL HALLOWS EVE
©Holly PickeringA belated Halloween food post, it's been an unexpectedly hectic few weeks, so Halloween and Bonfire Night have flown by, but these images still feel autumnal and appropriate. I shot...
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NEW WORK AND A RECIPE: LITTLE POTS OF CHOCOLATE CREAM
©Holly PickeringA few more new food shots from a recent chocolate project I've been working on, and a recipe.... I don't often have a chance to share recipes but thought I'd take a few minutes to write...
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RECENT WORK ROUND UP...
©Holly PickeringI thought I'd kick off the New Year with a brief round up of some commercial commissions that I've been working on recently.....I was commissioned by Immediate Media to shoot a couple...
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MODERN MEETS VINTAGE....
©Holly PickeringI recently shot these new interiors images at a stunning North London mews house - love the stark modern glass and Corian surfaces, which are softened by quirky finds like the retro...
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