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I must admit this was session I have been planning and wanting to do for a long time! A pre-wedding photoshoot at Perrygrove Railway in the Forest of Dean. Perrygrove Railway is one of my favourite places to capture memories, whether it is a wedding, a family day out, an event or images for Perrygrove’s website. The […]

PRE WEDDING PHOTOSHOOT – PERRYGROVE RAILWAY, FOREST OF DEAN, GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pre wedding session at Perrygrove Railway, Gloucestershire by Kathryn Goddard Photography

The value of an image for Your Brand Did you know that visitors to your website are 80% more likely to read your copy if it is accompanied with an image? Further-more they are 64% more likely to remember it! Obviously the quality and relevancy of the image is as important as its very presence, […]

Photography for Your Brand – the value of an image

Personal Branding Photography by Kathryn Goddard Photography

You may be familiar with the term ‘Personal Branding Photography’, it has been growing in popularity recently. But what is Personal Branding, and how can it help your business grow? First, let’s start with branding. What is a brand? Your brand is more than just your logo or your colour scheme or the pictures you […]

Personal Branding Photography – what does it mean?

Personal Branding session by Kathryn Goddard Photography

I recently had the pleasure of working with Abbe Opher, a voiceover artist. Our paths had crossed previously, Abbe attended one of my workshops Instagram. From that one meeting I remembered Abbe as being a warm, calm person with a wonderful voice that I could listen to time and time again. It was  lovely to […]

Your Brand | Abbe Opher voiceover artist

Personal Branding Session for Abbe Opher by Kathryn Goddard Photography

There’s no doubt that you need your best girls by your side on your wedding day. Your girls have been there for you through thick and thin – what do you need to know about choosing your bridesmaids? What is a bridesmaid’s role? Bridesmaids are there to support you in the planning of your wedding […]

Here come the girls! What you need to know about choosing your bridesmaids.

Bride and Bridesmaids giggling on sofa, Cheltenham by Kathryn Goddard Photography

They are part of the family! Why won’t you want to include them your special day? Sadly, this isn’t always practical, pets at weddings pose many challenges and sometimes it just isn’t possible.  If you happen to be getting ready at home, you can have your beloved pet appear in a few photos without too […]

9 Ways to Include Your Pets at Your Wedding

Bride petting dog at Bowden Hall wedding by Kathryn Goddard Photography

Since the law changed in 1994 The Marriage Act allows weddings to take place in venues licensed for civil ceremonies, rather than just places of worship and register offices. This gave couples a huge amount of choice when it came to their civil ceremony venue there are literally thousands of venues out there from barns, […]

Choosing the perfect venue for your wedding day

Bride and Groom Parade Gardens, Bath by Kathryn Goddard Photography

Family photography in the bluebells – updated for 2020 Normally April and May are always busy months for child and family photographers because of the emergence of the bluebells. Sadly, at the moment we are unable to capture any wonderful memories for you all. Here in the Forest of Dean, the bluebells are looking amazing and we are […]

Family photography in the bluebells

girl walking through bluebells by Kathryn Goddard Photography

The wedding photographer is a unique service, their job is to capture the atmosphere, the special moments and the love between you as a couple. This is why when selecting a wedding photographer there are lots of things to consider other than the price, you need someone who can capture your day in a way […]

Why should your wedding photographer visit your venue?

Night time portrait of Bride and Groom at Tracy Park by Kathryn Goddard Photography

Whether you’re planning a family shoot, booking a wedding photographer or getting headshots done for your business, one thing that plagues a lot of people when they book a professional photographer is anxiety about what they will look like in the final pictures? Will they be good enough? Will they look overweight? What will other […]

Nervous about a professional photo shoot? 5 top tips to look your best

Headshot on location by Kathryn Goddard Photography