Jersey photographer: a family photoshoot at Queen’s Valley Reservoir

Autumn is a great time in Jersey to step away from the coast and explore the rich colours inland. Queen’s Valley Reservoir, in the east of Jersey, is a great place for a quiet wander amongst tree-filled pathways that skirt the waterside.

As a Jersey-based family photographer, I look for locations in the autumn that offer beautiful colours, let enough of the lovely low sunlight through, have plenty of leaf cover underfoot, and are easily accessible. Queen’s Valley Reservoir ticked all these boxes for my photoshoot with the Pomroy family.

We met on a beautiful sunny day in October. However, when I arrived at the location (after scouting it the day before), I discovered that some very tidy person had swept up ALL the leaves and cleared them away. Yikes! So I leapt into action and sprinted around the reservoir with a plastic carrier bag collecting as many leaves as I could find before my clients arrived. Luckily I found enough to make a decent few handfuls for throwing, phew! … who says you can’t bring autumn to the client!

I hope you enjoy looking through these golden lit images of this lovely family - it was a special time to capture them with a recent addition to the family. I just love how affectionate the siblings are with their new baby sister - an absolute joy to capture.

With thanks to the Pomroy family for letting me share my work. xxx