{About Me}

I’m an imaginative, fresh, inspired photographer with a passion for beautiful portraits. I own Glacier Cake Studios in Hampshire, England with my fantastic hubby.

I’m also a blogger. Yes, that’s right…blogging is a proper job now! I blog on DPS and here on my site. I write tutorials for DPS and here, I like to write stuff about editing using PSE (Photoshop’s version for amateurs) and tips for plain old parents who just want to take cracking good pics of their kids. Why does everything have to be aimed at the professional photographer? I don’t use mumbo-jumbo and I don’t think I’m the master of anything. I just share what I know with you fine people.

I’m a bit addicted to social media. LOVE twitter and have a constant connection to Facebook wherever I am. Oh and I just discovered StumbleUpon. A little bit of genius right there!

I grew up in Florida where I was home educated for my entire schooling career. I now live in Hampshire in the South of England where I raise my family and work in church ministry as well as the field of photography. I began my photographic education as a makeup artist. Attending many TV tapings and photo shoots, and always had one eye on the face, one eye on the photographer.

In my mind, I am ALWAYS thinking about photography. It never ends. My brain takes shapshots everywhere I go and because of this, I have a very keen photographic memory. This comes in to play often when my husband can’t find something and I can tell him precisely where I last saw it, even if it was months ago!

A few {more} random facts about me…I’m a published author. I would rather read than watch tv. I love to ‘stick it to the man’ and never ever do something because it’s popular (for example, I got rid of our TV so I could stop paying the BBC TV license. THAT’LL show ‘em!) Oh, and I love my dad’s Mexican food!

My photographic passion is people. My favourite thing about people is their hands and I particularly love photographing children in their natural environment. I am excited to begin shooting births as I have personally had a photographer at the birth of my daughter and it turned out to be such a beautiful record which we will cherish forever.

Please view the different pages here on this site to view the forms of photography which I enjoy and get in touch to book your session!

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Sara - January 15, 2010 - 11:19 pm

Elizabeth,

Found you through “DPS” and just wanted to say that your blog is extra special! It is so well laid out and it was very easy to find things. Your creative eye blows me away!

elizabethhalford - January 16, 2010 - 3:31 pm

Oh thank you so much! I find blogs difficult to navigate and couldn’t figure them out at first, so I tweaked mine to be more like a traditional site and a blog in one. Glad you find it easy :)

Matt Fulkes - February 5, 2010 - 11:04 pm

Interesting. I was born in Hampshire (Basingstoke), and now live in America (have lived here most of my life.) I’m an aspiring photographer myself, but still very much an amateur. I just purchased a Nikon D90, and am in the process of learning all that it can do. I read your comments about prime lenses, and that’s what I’m saving up for at the moment. Any recommendations as to which type of lens I should by first? Any information would be considered helpful.

Thanks for the wealth of information and resources on your Website. I’ve bookmarked this site, and added you on you FaceBook and Twitter. Keep up the great work, and have an excellent weekend.

elizabethhalford - February 5, 2010 - 11:11 pm

Wow thank you so much! Actually, I’ve gotten an excellent question about the ‘nifty fifty’ lens for my reader question Wednesday but I’m impatient I can’t make everyone wait until Wednesday! Will post that as soon as a get a second to write it. In the studio all day tomorrow so look out for a recap on that and the answer to that question!

Ron Melancon - February 26, 2010 - 12:04 am

Hello Elizabeth

Enjoy your writings for DPS and your Blog. I also use PSE, and have encountered a problem with Elements 7 that I have never had with any other version of PSE. When I load pictures into my computer with PSE 7, when trying to view them, they appear as a square with an hour glass in the middle and I have to click on each one to view them. Have you ever encountered this?

thanks

Ron Melancon

Woodland, California

elizabethhalford - February 26, 2010 - 1:23 pm

@Ron: Thanks! Do you mean that you’re using PSE to import the photos into your computer in the first place? I don’t do that so I’ve never encountered that problem :(

Wendy - March 29, 2010 - 1:45 pm

Hi Elizabeth,

I found your blog over the weekend through DPS and I just wanted to say thank you. I’ve only had a chance to read a handful of your posts, but I really appreciate that you take the time to share your knowledge. I also use PSE. I currently have PSE 5. I’ve just recently begun using actions with it and my world has opened up :)
Thanks again!

Wendy

Pam - April 1, 2010 - 8:02 pm

This was great to read Elizabeth. It looks like you have recently updated? I have commented one other time. I am so greatful for your blog. Just fyi…I am 36, the mother of 4, and pioneering a women’s conference ministry in the US called Unearthing Destinies. A few months ago my mid wife asked me if I would like to join their birth center as sort of an “in house” photographer. It was a strage question for her to ask me because I was not doing any thing with photography. My husband is the family historian, I usually forget to bring a camera with me. However, I have attened some friends births and thought it would be amazing to work with them. Since then another friend gave me a camera ( confirmation ) and I have began this porcess of learning about this craft. I just read that you area also going to be looking into photographing some births…I would love to ask you more ?? at some point about that!
Thanks!
Pam

elizabethhalford - April 1, 2010 - 9:41 pm

@Pam: Wow you’re so so blessed to be from the US where women are more likely to do that! Birth photography is my ultimate dream although I’ve never been given the opportunity :( So to hear that you’ve been asked to do that makes me super jealous! :) Go for it! I had a photographer at the birth of my daughter and the book she made is my most prized possession.

Erin Mallon - April 8, 2010 - 7:32 pm

Hi Elizabeth, Just wanted to say thanks for your recent post on DPS about “5 Tips for Consistently Good Photos Indoors.” Followed your link to elizabethhalford.com and found out you were homeschooled. Sweet! Me too! (but not for my entire school career) :)

Sylvie Carbonneau - April 24, 2010 - 2:45 pm

Hello Elizabeth,

I am from Montreal, Québec. I found you early this year and I really like your style. I registered myself for a CS4 photoshop course and cannot wait to learn more. As a new photographer and brand new grand-ma! yes I have a new grand son of 5 months and I cannot stop to photograph him. I love to photograph kids. I made a book through apple for my daughter with her pregnancy, now working on the first year of William.
You are doing an excellent work and your tips are so useful. Thank you.

Bonne journée!

Sylvie

Jamie - June 28, 2010 - 9:16 pm

Hi! OMG I think I am in love!! Your site is AMAZING and I can not even tell you how appreciative I am that you share your photo editing knowledge with the world! You are incredibly talented, witty and just real…I love that it is not just tech babble and that I can understand it. I love it. I am an amateur photographer and mother of 2 that has always had a passion for photography… that of course only grew exponentially once I became a mommy. We got a nice SLR camera and the PSE program but I could just never work the PSE program right and none of my photos ever looked even close to what a photographer’s pictures did. I am ever so grateful and you have been shot to the top of my favorites list!! Thank you!!!!

Jamie - June 28, 2010 - 9:57 pm

Seriously. I’m ready to plan our trip to England now. We are military stationed in Mississippi…If only you were still in Florida I would take advantage of your half day tag along option :o) Maybe we will get stationed there next :0)

elizabethhalford - June 29, 2010 - 8:38 am

@Jamie: LOL thank you so much! Look forward to havin’ you around.

Adena - August 11, 2010 - 2:00 pm

I have been visiting and learning from your blog for at least over a year now and linked on FB and yet I think this is the first time I have read this page! No wonder I like you so much – I am a homeschool mom living in Florida :)

RON - August 11, 2010 - 5:06 pm

HI ELIZABETH, WELL YOUR SITE AND YOUR SPIRIT FOR PHOTOGRAPHY HAS INSPIRED ME EVEN MORE AND THAT SEEMS TO BE ALL THE TIME BECAUSE EVERYTHING ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY IS INSPIRING TO ME, I AM ALSO A AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER AND SOMETIMES I JUST WANT TO SKIP THE WORD AMATEUR. I WOULD LIKE MY SKILLS IN ALL THE FIELD OF PHOTOGRAPHY BUT I THINK MY MAIN INTEREST IS IN WEDDINGS, CEREMONIES, RECEPTIONS BUT ESPECIALLY CHILDREN I AM A SINGLE FATHER OF (2) BEAUTIFUL GIRLS WHO LOVES TO BE IN THE CAMERAS EYE. I HAVE A CANON REBEL XSI AND LOVE IT.YOU ARE MY INSPIRATION THANK YOU.

elizabethhalford - August 12, 2010 - 7:57 pm

@Ron & Adena: Wow thank you so much guys I don’t know what to say! :) Thank you and keep reading! :*)

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