Charity Donations

Barrett & Coe (Kingston) has raised £400 for two excellent charities in 2010.

The money has been donated to Bliss (which supports premature babies and their families) and the Love a Child foundation (which helps children living in poverty in some of the poorest countries around the world).

We look forward to supporting these charities further in 2011.

http://www.bliss.org.uk/

http://www.loveachildfoundation.com/

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers, a new musical, has opened at the Rose Theater in Kingston and is playing until 2nd January 2011. I haven't seen it yet but the reviews have been excellent.

These pictures were taken on the press night, attended by Dawn French. She's pictured above with Francis Matthews, the Director of the show. The other pictures show the leading cast members.

http://www.rosetheatrekingston.org/

November Baby Of The Month

My baby competition entries for the past month are shown above.

All Barrett & Coe photographers submit one portrait from each baby session to the Baby of The Month Competition. Each month one baby wins £50 and at the end of the year the 12 winning images are judges and one lucky baby will win £1000 for their Child Trust Fund.

The winners are displayed on http://www.barrettandcoeportraits.co.uk/

Westminster Events

Spent much of the past two weeks covering some fascinating seminars and meetings at Westminster. Firstly, there was a delegation of MPs visiting from Tajikistan. They are shown above during a lunch meeting at Lancaster House (top picture).

Then there were over 50 MPs from around the Commonwealth attending a seminar about parliament and governance. This included meetings at the Supreme Court (5th picture) and at Speaker's House, hosted by the Speaker of The House of Commons, John Bercow MP (final picture).

October Baby of the Month

Voting is now open for the latest Baby of the Month competition. The entries from all Barrett & Coe photographers can be seen via this link (click on October);

http://www.barrettandcoeportraits.co.uk/baby-of-the-month.shtml

My own entries are shown in the video below;

Free Enagagement Shoot

Free Barrett & Coe engagement shoot and the chance to win £1000

Receive a Free engagement shoot worth £250 with Barrett & Coe and you will automatically be entered into our Engagement Image of the Year competition where you could win £1,000 off a Barrett & Coe photography selection!

Click here for more information: http://bit.ly/ciLTAr

Rose Theatre

I did publicity shots for The Rose Theatre in Kingston at one of their open house events. The actor John Altman, a high profile supporter of the theatre, is pictured with members of staff.

Newsletter

Find Barrett & Coe's Autumn newsletter here;

http://hlp.barrettandcoe.net/news/AutumnNewsletter.htm

September Baby of the Month

All Barrett & Coe photographers submit one portrait from each baby session to the Baby of The Month Competition. Each month one baby wins £50 and at the end of the year the 12 winning images are judges and one lucky baby will win £1000.

All the entries, as well as the previous winners, can be seen at http://www.barrettandcoeportraits.co.uk/baby-of-the-month.shtml

August Baby of the Month

Here are my August competition entries.

All Barrett & Coe photographers submit one portrait from each baby session to the Baby of The Month Competition. Each month one baby wins £50 and at the end of the year the 12 winning images are judges and one lucky baby will win £1000.

The winners are displayed on www.barrettandcoeportraits.co.uk.

Find out more about our baby portraiture;

http://www.paulmilsom.co.uk/section137907.html

July Baby of the Month

Here are my July competition entries.

All Barrett & Coe photographers submit one portrait from each baby session to our Baby of The Month Competition. Each month one baby wins £50 and at the end of the year one of the 12 winning babies will collect £1000 for their Savings Account.

The winners are displayed on www.barrettandcoeportraits.co.uk.

Nursery Shoot

My daughter's nursery at the end of term - St Peters in Kingston. Poppy is top left.

Climate Change Conference

Had a fascinating week photographing the International Parliamentary Conference on Climate Change. The evidence for Climate Change is overwhelming and all the actions we can take to reduce CO2 emissions are hugely important.

The top picture shows the delegates in Westminster Hall. Below that is James Smith, Chairman of Shell UK; Chris Huhne MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change; Lord Adair Turner, Chair of the Climate Change Committee and Mr Speaker, chairing a debate amongst the delegates.

The Portraits Club

Get discounted photography from Barrett & Coe for 10 years by joining our brand new Portraits Club. A fantastic offer!

Click here to find out more;
http://www.barrettandcoeportraits.co.uk./portraits-club.shtml

June Baby of the Month

My comp entries for June are in the show.

All Barrett & Coe photographers submit one portrait from each baby session to the Baby of The Month Competition. Each month one baby wins £50 and at the end of the year the 12 winning images are judges and one lucky baby will win £1000 for their Child Trust Fund.

You can now vote online for your favourite image. Voting and winners can be seen here; http://www.barrettandcoeportraits.co.uk/.

I was delighted to win in March & April this year and hope to win more.

Find out about our baby portraiture here;
http://www.paulmilsom.co.uk/section137907.html

Drawing Competition

The images show the first winners of the family portrait drawing competition being run by Barrett & Coe, Kingston. The competition is still going on and entry is open to children aged under 12 in participating Kingston restaurants (currently Frankie & Benny’s, Strada, Tony Roma and now Frere Jacques). First prize is a family portrait session plus £300 of gift vouchers. Congratulations to joint winners Emily and Jack!

David P MacDonald

I’m delighted that I’ll be working closely with a new mentor for the next 12 months. David P MacDonald is one of the UK’s very top wedding and portrait photographers. He has won over 150 awards and is the only photographer to have photographed the Beckham’s children in their home. David is also on the judging panel of the Master Photographers Association. In addition I'll still be working very closely with all the talented people at Barrett & Coe.
http://www.davidpmacdonald.com/

Spain

A few photos from a great few days in Spain visiting my parents.

Baby Of the Month

Here are the Baby of The Month competition entries from Barrett & Coe Kingston for May. Best of luck to them all!

All Barrett & Coe photographers submit one portrait from each baby session to the Baby of The Month competition. Each month one baby wins £50 and at the end of the year the 12 winning images are judged and one lucky baby will win £1000.

The winners are displayed on www.barrettandcoeportraits.co.uk.

Find out more about our baby portraiture;

http://www.paulmilsom.co.uk/section137907.html

Father's Day Gift

Need a gift idea for Father's Day? Treat Dad to a Family Portrait Gift Experience, for just £24.95 (valued at £195). Enjoy a one hour family photographic session, a personal viewing appointment and one 7”x5” contemporary framed print. Give me a call on 07810 486 031 to find out more.

Wedding

Had a brilliant time photographing Corinne & Dimith’s wedding on Saturday. A great couple, wonderful guests and two excellent venues; Islingston Town Hall and The Hospital Club in Covent Garden. (The latter is a very cool private members club set up by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics and Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft).

It was great to see two of my previous wedding couples amongst the guests – Lou & Mark and Jane & Pete (who had twins just 2 weeks ago – many congratulations!). And congratulations to Corinne & Dimith on a wonderful wedding!

April Baby of the Month

Here's the April baby competition entries from Barrett & Coe Kingston. All Barrett & Coe photographers submit one portrait from each baby session to our Baby of The Month Competition. Each month one baby wins £50 and at the end of the year the 12 winning images are judges and one lucky baby will win £1000.

The winners are displayed here; http://www.barrettandcoeportraits.co.uk/

For more about baby portraiture at Barrett & Coe Kingston; http://www.paulmilsom.co.uk/section137907.html

Drawing Competition

A new Barrett & Coe drawing competition is happening in Kingston. In participating restaurants kids aged under 12 can draw a picture of their family and enter it into the competition. There'll be a first prize of a fantastic family photography package worth £375 plus lots of runners-up prizes.

The picture above is by my daughter, Poppy, with just a bit of help from my niece, Catherine.

The Kingston restaurants where you can take part are Strada near the Rose Theatre and Frankie & Bennys in The Rotunda. Best of luck to all those who enter!

March Baby of the Month

My March baby competition entries are shown below. All Barrett & Coe photographers submit one portrait from each baby session to the Baby of The Month Competition. Each month one baby wins £50 and at the end of the year the 12 winning images are judges and one lucky baby will win £1000 for their Child Trust Fund.

The winners are displayed on www.barrettandcoeportraits.co.uk.

Find out more about our baby portraiture;

http://www.paulmilsom.co.uk/section137907.html

Can your dog win you £500?

Calling all dog owners!

Come and have your dog photographed at my Kingston studio free of charge and be in with a chance to win £500 with the Barrett & Coe Superdog Competition.

You can choose which image you would like to enter and if you wish purchase a portrait for yourself you can do so.

Entry is limited to the first 100 customers in the UK. There’s one prize of £500 and five runners-up prizes of £50.

Contact me to register your interest. Click below for my contact details.

www.paulmilsom.co.uk

Easter Offer

Get your family together for a fantastic portrait experience this Easter. Only £24.95 for a photography session, a viewing appointment and a framed portrait of your choice.

Offer ends April 6th. The voucher is valid for two months from date of purchase.

Click below for contact details;

www.paulmilsom.co.uk

Number 10

This reception at Number 10 was hosted by Harriet Harman, Leader of the House of Commons (pictured with John Bercow, Speaker; and John Austin MP). The evening was part of a Westminster seminar on parliamentary practice organised by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK Branch.

For more about my event photography;

http://www.paulmilsom.co.uk/section137908.html

Gift Vouchers

The perfect gift! Barrett & Coe gift vouchers are now available. Contact me to find out more...

www.paulmilsom.co.uk

Baby of the Month

My February competition entries are shown in the video.

All Barrett & Coe photographers submit one portrait from each baby session to our Baby of the Month competition. Each month one baby wins £50 and at the end of the year the 12 winning images are judged and one lucky baby will win £1000 for their Child Trust Fund.

The winners are displayed on www.barrettandcoeportraits.co.uk.

Find out more about baby portraiture in Kingston Upon Thames:

http://www.paulmilsom.co.uk/section137907.html

Human Trafficking Seminar

I’ve been photographing a seminar on Human Trafficking. MPs from 20 countries met at Westminster for two days to discuss issues such as domestic slavery and child trafficking. Panellists included The Speaker of The House of Commons and Claire Short MP.

There are over 10,000 people in slavery in the UK and more than 1000 of them are children.

Antony Steen MP organised an awareness-raising exhibition in The House of Commons. The exhibition was opened by Alan Johnson, The Home Secretary, and William Hague, the Shadow Foreign Secretary (pictured with Anthony Steen). The exhibition included the opportunity to meet women who had escaped from domestic slavery in Britain, such as the one in the picture (her face is not shown for legal reasons).

http://www.kalayaan.org.uk/

http://www.ecpat.org.uk/

Mother's Day

Worth £195 but just £24.95 - a great gift for Mother's Day on 14th March.

Contact me to find out more info or to book your session. Call 07810 486 031 or visit http://www.paulmilsom.co.uk/contactform.html

Conference Booking

I’m delighted that I've been booked to cover the 2010 Solicitors (SPG) Annual Conference.

Here’s how the SPG are using my slideshow of pictures from last year’s event to promote this year’s;

http://www.spg.uk.com/article/view/?id=181

If you know of anyone who’s organising a conference please forward the link to them – I’d like to do more of these.

My Daughters

Here are two slideshows from last time I got my two girls in the studio…

Poppy; http://www.paulmilsom.co.uk/section373149.html

Skye; http://www.paulmilsom.co.uk/section373153.html

Valentine's Offer

Worth £195 but just £24.95 until 15th February. This offer could be your perfect choice of gift for Valentine's Day.

Contact me to find out more info or to book your session.

http://www.paulmilsom.co.uk/contactform.html

January Baby of the Month

My January competition entries are shown below. All Barrett & Coe photographers submit one portrait from each baby session to our Baby of The Month Competition. Each month one baby wins £50. At the end of the year the 12 winning images are judged and one lucky baby wins £1000 for their Child Trust Fund.

The winners are displayed on http://www.barrettandcoeportraits.co.uk/.

Peacebuilding Conference

I’ve enjoyed covering an International Parliamentary Conference on Peacebuilding at Westminster. The picture shows one of the delegates meeting John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House of Commons.

Parliament

Westminster hosted a parliamentary delegation from Afghanistan led by H.E. Younis Qanooni, the Speaker of the Afghan Parliament. The picture shows him (on the left) meeting Ivan Lewis MP, Minister of State.

Annual Conference Slideshow

Enjoy a selection of the images I took at the Solicitors Sole Practitioners Group (SPG) Annual Conference. The conference took place at the De Vere Staverton Park Hotel (Nr Daventry), 15th-17th May 2009.

Raising Money For Schools

Barrett & Coe is helping to raise significant funds for schools.

To find out how you could raise money for your child's school (in Kingston, New Malden, Surbiton, Richmond, Hampton, Twickenham, Weybridge, Molesey, Esher or Walton On Thames) than please get in touch.

See my website for contact details;

www.barrettandcoe.co.uk/kingston

Portrait Testimonial

It’s always great to hear about happy customers and their recommendations to others;

“Thank you very much for the fantastic photography session we had with you and the end results of a set of fantastic photos to give as presents and hang as pride of place in our living room.

After seeing the photos over the Christmas period our friends are very impressed and asked if I could recommend them for a photography session for their 6 month old son”.

If you would like to arrange your portrait session feel free to give me a call or visit my website;

www.barrettandcoe.co.uk/kingston

December Baby of the Month

Barrett & Coe photographers submit one portrait from each Emma's Diary baby session to our Baby of The Month Competition. Each month one baby wins £50 and then at the end of the year the 12 winning images are entered into our prestigious Baby of The Year Competition. One lucky baby will win £1000 for their Child Trust Fund.

The winning portraits are displayed on www.barrettandcoeportraits.co.uk

See the slideshow of my December entries;

Bliss Donations - 2009 Total

Barrett & Coe’s baby portraiture customers in Kingston Upon Thames have donated an impressive total of £270 to Bliss in 2009.

All our baby portraiture customers can choose to make a £2 donation to Bliss, the baby charity. As well as helping the charity they also then qualify for reduced prices on one of our Special Collections.

Many thanks to all those who made a donation. I look forward to us raising even more in 2010!

http://www.bliss.org.uk/