Smiling middle-aged man working on laptop outdoors at cafe table, wearing light blue shirt and bracelet.
Two women smile while sharing a smartphone at an outdoor café table with a MacBook laptop and coffee drinks.

Two sessions for Brooks Accountants


I recently spent two very different shoots with Suzie, Chris and Madison from Brooks Accountants - first at their office in Lytham, and a few days later out and about around Lytham on a lovely evening. Brooks is a family business, and that was something I really wanted to come through in the photographs. Of course, they needed professional images for their website and an upcoming magazine feature, but I wanted the collection to show more than what they do. I wanted it to show who they are together. And when you spend any time with the three of them, that part is actually quite easy. There was plenty of laughter.

Three people enjoying a conversation at an outdoor cafe table, viewed through a glass window on a sunny day.
Three colleagues laughing and collaborating on a MacBook laptop at an outdoor cafe table with drinks.

Starting at Brooks

 

We started at the Brooks office in Lytham, with a mix of individual portraits, photographs of the three of them together and some more natural working shots. They already had a great Brooks logo wall, so of course we had to use it — although I wanted to get away from simply lining everyone up underneath it.

With Suzie, Chris and Madison being family, it made much more sense to photograph the connection between them. We changed positions, mixed up the groupings and, most importantly, let them talk and laugh. Those in-between moments often ended up being my favourites.

Three colleagues smiling and collaborating around a desktop computer in a bright modern office workspace.
Woman in white top and beige trousers standing confidently with arms crossed in a modern office.
A smiling man and woman pose together on a gray couch, wearing casual business attire in a bright, modern setting.
Three professionals smiling in front of a Brooks company logo sign in a modern office setting.

Out to Lytham Green


A few days later we swapped desks and laptops for an evening around Lytham Green. This part of the shoot was much more relaxed. We walked, chatted, stopped when we found a good spot and, with Bonnie the Labrador joining us this time, it naturally felt more like photographing a family than a business. And that's really what I wanted from the two sessions. Not two completely separate sets of photographs, but a collection that shows the professional side of Brooks alongside the family behind it.

Two smiling adults wearing sunglasses pose outdoors near a coastal road on a cloudy day.
Two women and a man smile outdoors with a black dog, posing by a mossy stone wall in a lush green park.
Smiling woman with a happy black Labrador dog posing outdoors on a mossy stone wall in a lush green park.

And There May Be More




I loved creating this collection with Suzie, Chris and Madison. Two very different settings, but what comes through in both is the warmth and connection between them. And it looks as though we might not be finished yet. There’s already talk of an autumn shoot with another member of the family joining us - which I’d love. You can find out more about Suzie, Chris and Madison and the family business at Brooks Accountants.

Three people and a black Labrador dog sit on a wooden bench overlooking a calm seaside landscape.