Feb 18
by Lesley Saunders in CHILDREN PARTY, Elle Je Studio, Food, People 0 comments tags: children, Leicestershire, Lesley Saunders, Lincolnshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, party, photo, photography, photoshoot, Professional, Whatton

‘NEW’ CHILDREN’S PHOTOSHOOT BIRTHDAY PARTIES

A4 Partyshoot
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Feb 22
by Lesley Saunders in Elle Je Studio, People, Stuff, Travel 0 comments tags: cultural, darjeeling, Elle Je Studio, Female, india, Nottingham, portrait, travel, Travel Photography, Whatton

The Tea Plantations near Darjeeling

Amazing how hard the women work when picking the leaves from the tea plants.  Regardless to the weather conditions they battle on. Check out my video
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Jun 01
by Lesley Saunders in Cities, Elle Je Studio, Nature, People, Travel 0 comments tags: Elle Je Studio, Female, Italy, Lesley Saunders, Maddalena, Nottingham, photography, Professional, travel

Beautiful Maddalena, Sardinia

Travel Photography The Enchanting Island of Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy Stunning, stunning, stunning………. When we were informed that our holiday on a Gullet Cruise around Croatia had been cancelled, 4 days before we were due to fly it was all systems go to find an alternative venue with flights the same day as the original.  The norm, we could get the hotel but not the flights or flights but not hotel.  Oh, and one condition it had to be somewhere warm.  Mmmm the weather forecast wasn’t brilliant in many parts of Europe and search became more limited.  Alas there it was a beautiful hotel in Sardinia, the forecast promised good weather and flights were available. What we didn’t realise was that Maddalena was a small island off Sardinia and accessible via ferry.  After lugging heavy luggage up narrow stairs on the ferry we sat in anticipation as to what we were going to find.  We fell in love with the Island the minute we stepped onto the ground, the people were warm, welcoming and helpful and the scenery was just breath taking.  I looked forward to taking my camera and going out into the wilderness. The quaint Italian town of Maddalena […]
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Jun 16
by Lesley Saunders in Nature, People, Travel 0 comments

The Gems of Araku – India

The Gems of Araku As I ponder about my experiences in India my mind wanders to my travels in South Africa and the description used to promote the country, The World in One Country. I cannot help but speculate if this is not a more apt description for Incredible India! Stunning, striking, spectacular are just a few words that describe the Gems of Araku Valley. As I travelled through the valley drinking in the delights of the rolling hills and lush green valley’s I contentedly relived part of my childhood. Having been weaned on Scotland as a youngster I was reminded of the picturesque scenes of hills and dales, greenery and jewelled colours of the variety of heathers. I certainly hadn’t anticipated such beauty when agreeing to do a photo shoot of the inhabitants of this amazing hidden jewel. As we drove through streams and across the rugged terrain towards the remote villages the location became more breathtaking. As we approached the first village I wondered what surprises I would encounter. We drove as far as we could then trekked towards the hamlet. On route we came across a group of females busily washing their pots and clothes, full of […]
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Jun 09
by Lesley Saunders in Cities, People, Travel 0 comments tags: cities, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, photography, travel, Travel Photography

The Beginning- Beautiful Kuala Lumpur

What a city, certainly exceeded all expectations and a great way to start the trip. Arriving at KL airport having flown on the A380 double decker plane a smooth transfer to our hotel, all was going well. Hello I wonder why there are earplugs at the side of the bed? Soon to find out as we took our first evening stroll was this really how you partied bar after bar, loud music getting louder and laughter and chatting everywhere. Certainly a vibrant and fun area but alas jet lag was setting in and time to get some sleep, would we require the earplugs, far too tired to notice any noise. Up bright and breezy, now to start exploring. Armed with camera we set off to walk from the hotel to the Petronas Towers. What an impressive site with the beautiful fountains framing the gardens the stroll in the heat was well worth it. Our next stop was China Town to try out our bartering skills, the first purchase being a sarong but oh no not just any old sarong but one of many talents from a beach cover up to a top for evening mmmmm lets see. Purchase number 2 the […]
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May 06
by Lesley Saunders in Artistic, People, Uncategorised 0 comments tags: Images, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, nude, photography, portrait

A Hidden Strength

Photographing A Hidden Strength It never stops to amaze me the strength that humans show when there is a need, a hidden strength that we don’t always realize lies within us. I had the privilege to work with Jane Riley, a wonderful lady who was diagnosed with breast cancer and refused to let it beat her. Jane is an inspiration to us all and I was enthralled to hear her story of how she found an inner strength that gave her confidence that she hadn’t experienced before. Prior to the mastectomy Jane although wasn’t timid didn’t have the same outgoing nature and would stay in the background observing more than participating in general activities. To help her confidence grow even more Jane decided to pose for some artistic nude photographs at Elle Je Studio, something totally alien to her. Once we started on the artistic nude photo shoot I was pleasantly surprised to see Jane relax within the first 30 minutes and not only did we capture some stunning images but had great fun in the process. Her new confidence and strength oozed out of her, a delight for a photographer! Sadly one person is diagnosed with breast cancer every […]
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