Photos to remind you how it felt
Family photography in Brighton
made on film
Honest, nostalgic photographs, preserving the texture and rhythms of life together.
As a family photographer in Brighton, I work with film and digital to make honest, nostalgic photographs of the rhythms that make a life your own.
In the Weeds is rooted in the belief that there is a little magic in the everyday, in the lives we build, the people we love and the things we make. My photographs hold the texture and movement of that life, with a little of the feeling still left in them.
What matters here
Film , with all its grain and movement - holding time a little differently
There’s something in the texture of film that gives memory somewhere to settle. The photograph stays the same, but what it holds for us changes.
Enough direction to feel at ease, enough space to be yourselves
I’ll offer gentle direction and ideas for how we might spend the time, so you’re not left wondering where to put your hands. There’s room to get caught up in a conversation or follow your children’s lead, while I pay attention to what unfolds.
Every photograph worth keeping, included
Your session includes the full gallery of final edited photographs as high-resolution digital downloads, with no image bundles or extra photographs to purchase. I don’t work towards a fixed number, so every photograph that feels meaningful and worth keeping finds its way into your gallery.
A little about me, and why I photograph this way
I’m Jade, a family photographer in Brighton, and I’ve been documenting my own little world since childhood.
As a kid, I’d get in trouble when we collected our photographs from Costco and discovered how much of the roll I’d used on my rainbow Birkenstocks and stuffed animals.
I’ve since shot hundreds of rolls documenting my own life. Some of those photographs mean more to me now than I could have understood when I took them. That experience shapes what I notice in your life too, the details that belong so completely to this moment that it’s hard to imagine them ever changing.
The life you’re living is already worth remembering
You don’t need to know what to do
We’ll begin with how you already spend time together, perhaps cooking at home or taking a favourite walk. I’ll help you find something that feels like your own day, with enough of a plan that you can stop wondering what comes next.
Nothing needs to be perfect
The half-built block tower can stay where it is, and your children don’t need to be on their best behaviour. There’s room for the day you’re actually having.
An ordinary day is reason enough
You can book a session for a slow morning in the garden, simply because you’d like to remember it. The way your life looks and feels right now is worth remembering.
Based in Brighton & Hove, working across the UK and seasonally in New Zealand and the Pacific Northwest
I offer family photography in Brighton and Hove, with local travel included in your session. I also photograph across the UK and spend part of each year in New Zealand and the Pacific Northwest.
If you’re further afield, tell me where you are and what you’re imagining. We can talk through dates and travel, with any additional costs agreed before you book.
Ways to work together
Families
Family photography in Brighton and beyond, including maternity and newborn sessions. A record of your life together as it is now, with room for the small rituals and changing relationships that make it yours.
Couples
For an engagement, an anniversary, or a perfectly ordinary stretch of life together. We’ll make photographs of how you are with one another, from the way you fit together on the sofa to who makes the other laugh halfway through an argument.
Brands and Creative Work
Cinematic photography for brands, shaped around the feeling you want people to associate with your work. I’m drawn to movement and a sense of place, from something small in an enormous landscape to a moment you feel right in the middle of.
The days we keep
There are people I love here, and moments I’ve wanted to hold onto.
What happens next
Say hello
We’ll make a plan
Let it unfold
Tell me what you’re imagining: who or what is at the heart of it, where you picture it unfolding and how you hope the photographs might feel. The more you share, the more I can understand what matters to you.
Before the session, we’ll have a relaxed consultation call—a chance to meet one another and turn those first thoughts into a loose plan. I’ll bring ideas of my own, and together we’ll consider the setting, light, clothing and how we might spend our time.
Think of it as a slightly romanticized version of a normal day, a little more intentional than usual, but still recognisably yours.: a slow morning at home, time in the garden, a favourite walk, cooking together or working with your hands. Something a little more intentional than usual, but still recognisably yours. You live it; I’ll photograph what unfolds around us.
Pricing
Sessions start at £700. That includes our consultation, usually 60–90 minutes together, film and digital photography, and your complete edited gallery.
Film developing and scanning are included, and you’ll receive high-resolution downloads, usually within four weeks and always within six.
Film-only sessions are available as an upgrade. Brand and creative projects are quoted individually. Any additional travel costs are agreed before booking.
Work with me
Tell me a little about yourself and what’s bringing you here. It might be a part of family life you’d like to hold on to, or an idea you’ve been turning over for your brand. You don’t need to have it all worked out before you get in touch. We can talk through the possibilities and find somewhere to begin.
A few things you might be wondering
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You don’t need to book months ahead: I release the following month’s session dates on the 20th of each month. If you enquire earlier, I’ll add you to my priority list and contact people in enquiry order when those dates become available. Larger projects can be discussed further in advance.
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I’m a Brighton family photographer working across the UK and seasonally in New Zealand and the Pacific Northwest, with local travel within Brighton and Hove included. If you’re further afield, any additional travel costs will be agreed before you book.
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Your session will take place somewhere that feels like you, at home or outdoors, chosen together during our consultation. That might be your garden, a favourite stretch of coastline or the place where you make and work. Familiar places often hold the most meaning. We’ll choose somewhere that suits both the story and the light.
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Wear clothes you feel comfortable in, that feel like you and suit what we’ll be doing. There are no right or wrong choices, though timeless pieces without character prints and colours that work together can be a helpful starting point. Pyjamas and a nightgown for making pancakes, or wellies and raincoats for a countryside walk, make perfect sense to me.
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Yes, all pets are welcome in your session. Let me know beforehand so I can include them in our plans.
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We’ll reschedule at no extra charge if the weather is unsafe for anyone or my equipment, and you can move your session once for illness without a fee. A little rain won’t necessarily stop us, so we’ll consider the conditions and what we’ve planned. If someone is unwell, please give me as much notice as you can; any payment will transfer to a new date we agree on, subject to availability. If illness means we need to move it again, we’ll discuss it together.
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Your children don’t need to sit still or smile for the camera, and I’m happy to go at their pace. I’m a mother too, and I know that getting comfortable can take a little time. That might mean showing them how my camera works or giving them some space while they get comfortable with my presence.
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Sessions include both film and digital photography, with the option to upgrade to more film or an entirely film session. Combining the two lets me include film while reducing the cost to you. If you’d like more of your day photographed on film, let me know when you enquire.
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You’ll receive at least 40 edited photographs, with every photograph selected for your final gallery included as a high-resolution download. There are no image bundles or extra photographs to purchase. Forty is the minimum, rather than a limit on what I’ll include.
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You’ll receive your complete gallery usually within four weeks, and always within six weeks of your session. This includes the time needed to develop and scan your film photographs.
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Yes, you can order prints directly through your online gallery. Prints are purchased separately from your session, which includes your high-resolution digital photographs.
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I may share selected photographs from your session in my portfolio or online, but I won’t publicly show your children’s faces, and I’ll honour requests to keep individual photographs or your whole session private. Sharing small parts of the lives I photograph helps other families get a feel for my work. If there’s anything you’d rather keep just for yourselves, please tell me.