The land of sand and sky

Walking till the end of West Sands beach, where the Eden river meets the sea, is a nice week-end activity. When the tide is low, you are rewarded with endless vista of sand and sky.
 

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3 reasons to have your family photos in Villa Giulia park

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Villa Giulia is a park in historic center of Palermo. It has its origins in 18th century and is remarkable for its perfect square shape with diagonal alleys dividing the park in different sections. Marble statues and fountains, a sundial, shady alleys and open spaces, and wide variety of trees and shrubbery make it a popular spot both with locals and tourists.  If you'd like your family photos to have lush green background with a touch of special Sicilian atmosphere, this park definitely should be considered. It ticks all the boxes - plenty of space, nice surroundings, easy access, lots of options for things to do during your photo shoot to get natural and emotional images (anyway we don't do posed photos on the benches or next to flowering shrubs!).  Here are my top 3 reasons why villa Giulia is a great location for family photo sessions. Reason 1  Lots of space and diversity. The park has an alley with Ficus trees, a little bamboo forest, a hill with cacti and succulen...
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Her. And my personal photo challenge for 2017.

This was our special photo project for 2017, hers and mine. We were supposed to do a portrait a week. It was interesting, useful and a challenge in more than one way. Some weeks we did more, than we had weeks of doing nothing. Sometimes we both were excited, later we both hated it -  each of us for different reasons. Yet we are proud with results. Here are my favourites, and some of them I am getting printed. Quite large :-) Photographs are copyright of Julia Pagano Photography. Julia Pagano specializes in candid natural light photography of babies, toddlers and families, as well as children portraiture in St Andrews and Fife, as well as Dundee.
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Fife Coastal Path

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Our first walk of the year. Stomping through the mud, and lots of it. Some of us did even manage a bit of mud sliding. The sea had this surreal turquoise color, along with grey moody sky it was beautiful. Lots of dry grass, sticks and bushes, thorns. We did not go down to the beaches, it was too muddy and slippery for it. Next time.
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Autumn Mini Sessions / Family photographer in St Andrews

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Fancy getting some Christmas presents sorted, or maybe you'd just like some beautiful photos of yourselves? Autumn mini session is perfect for you! You go for a walk with your kids. You hold hands and throw leaves, play together and enjoy each other's company. I won't ask you to say cheese. But I might invite you to chase each other or tickle or do silly faces and messy hugs. Because I want to capture your honest smiles and moments that matter most. - 40 minute shoot in St Andrews, in Lade Braes or on the beach - suitable for a family of up to 5 - £100 fee includes 3 ready to print digital files, with option to purchase more. Number of available slots is limited! Message me to book at info@juliapagano.co.uk   or via my Facebook page, I'd love to chat with you. Photographs are copyright of Julia Pagano Photography. Julia Pagano specializes in candid natural light photography of babies, toddlers and families, as well as children portraiture in St...
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Photo a day - May

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Published on 15th of June 2023     It's June, school's over, and summer is finally here. It's a bit late this year, but I am not complaining, heat is not my thing. Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike summer! I am looking forward to spend days (and evenings, because - sunset!) on the beach swimming and splashing and digging in the sand, and all the fruit and summer salads, ice-cream and long evenings on the terrace. It's the heat that I have problem with, my brain just switches off and all I want is to find a cool corner under air conditioning and hide there with the book.  We've finally started our photo wall. The project was complicated - we wanted a photo and art wall that tells about us, that reminds of Scotland, and has each of the kids equally represented (they checked!). For now it has some framed art, artistic map of St Andrews, photos in vintage frames we had in our home in Scotland, and new photos too. I'm already thinking what else to print, an...
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Socks special

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What to say. They always fly around, these baby socks. Yet they can never be found when they are needed. They are played with, eaten, hidden... and sometimes worn too.
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Adventures of Maya and the Bear, in pink

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She picked her dress today. And some of the toys to play with. So the poor Bear (which has no name and had indefinite gender so far), had to keep up with pink, necklaces and other girly stuff. There was even mirror, a hairbrush and lipstick involved (fortunately a wooden one :-) So the party got started! Then the Bear was abandoned for the blankie, keeping up with the pink theme of the day. And peekaboo we played.
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Family photo session in St Andrews Botanic Gardens

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Late autumn is a tricky period for an outdoor family photo shoot, because - the weather. It's unpredictable, can be warm or chilly, can be rainy or sunny and absolutely opposite to what the weatherman said. This family wanted their photos in an outdoor space, but with an option to have some cover in case it starts to rain (which it did!), so Botanic Gardens seemed an ideal option with its glass houses. Trees also provide shelter from the wind, so it feels warmer too - good thing if your little one is not a friend of wind. St Andrews Botanic Gardens is not big, but very diverse with meadow, little pond, orchard area and forest area, plus lots and lots of very different plants and beautiful spots for playing, looking for treasure and running around.  My first and main suggestion for outdoor family photos is to do things and play games you usually do with your kids when outside. We discuss it while planning the shoot - how does your usual walk/outside time look like, what games you li...
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Very windy evening / Family photographer in St Andrews

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It was windy. So windy that we had to cut it short and run away. The little one did not like the wind, and I totally agree with her opinion. But the few ones we managed to take are wonderful - moody sky, flyaway hair, and all the cuddles! Photographs are copyright of Julia Pagano Photography. Julia Pagano specializes in candid natural light photography of babies, toddlers and families, as well as children portraiture in St Andrews, Cupar and Fife, as well as Dundee.
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