@before.sunset.studio

šŸŽžļøPortrait + small event photography šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆQueer owned + run šŸ¹Nottingham based DM to book a session ✨
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A portrait session in a home worthy of a Dutch painting, designed by beautiful subject @coletteg13 . Colette is a curator, artist developer, artist mentor, arts writer and the director of the Contemporary Visual Arts Network East Midlands+West Midlands. šŸ“Nottingham Portrait and Events Creative Photography - DM to book your session šŸŽžļø #NottinghamPhotographer #NottsPhotography #NottinghamshireCreative #EastMidlandsCreatives #CreativeUK #PhotographyLife #VisualStorytelling #AuthenticPortrait #NaturalLightPortrait #MoodyPortraits #ArtisticPortrait #FineArtPhotography #IntimatePortrait #SelfPortraiture #PhotographyOfTheDay #UKPhotography #LensCulture #CreativePhotography #PhotographyArt #CinematicPortrait #EverydayPortraits #AtmosphericPhotography #BoldPortraits #ContemporaryPortraiture #ExploringCreativity #ArtPhotography #VisualPoetry #InspiringPhotography #PortraitPhotography
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5 months ago
Today is Small Business Saturday! We are blessed in Nottingham to be home to so many wonderful independent shops, restaurants and venues. I want to give a special shoutout this year to our city’s creative scene. Last week, I was honoured to be part of the opening of @warpminiatures at @sneinton_market_avenues , run by one of my closest childhood friends and her husband. I learnt that Nottingham is known as the ā€œlead beltā€ because of our world-leading gaming industry. [Photos by @before.sunset.studio ] Here are just a few of my favourite independent businesses and markets - perfect for shopping local this Christmas: @handmadenotts @icenine_1979 @dizzy.ink @thebeadshopnottingham @megancrooktextiles @halloceramics @mimm.studios @broadwaycinema @shopzeronottm @luisasveganchocolates @fiveleavesbookshop @cobdenplace @sherwoodmakers @friendlyfolkmarkets @nottm_contemp craft fair Tag yours below šŸ’–šŸ¹
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5 months ago
I’ve been photographing @monsteradeliciosapresents for… 20 years? šŸ§œšŸ»ā€ā™€ļø And what a pleasure to capture her in the Nottinghamshire landscape I love so dearly and get to share with her so rarely these days. Can’t wait to find out where we get to meet and create next. šŸ’•
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9 months ago
A quiet portrait of my wife from an afternoon spent playing with light in the garden. Light is so important to me. As a neurodivergent person I sometimes feel like I see it in high resolution, and what drove me to photography in the first place was an attempt to translate my experience of light to other people. I’ll never forget the day I managed to get it right for the first time - something that required years of practice and a lot of time saving up for good lenses! It is always an honour to be able to create art for my clients that manages to ā€˜look’ how things ā€˜feel’.
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5 days ago
Stormy seas at The People’s Hall, where the In Practice residency continues to deliver gorgeous moments of creative connection. Seashells, by Eve Moore and Estella Page.
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14 days ago
Hello! It has been a while, hasn’t it? Thank god I’m a slightly better photographer than I am a marketer, because so much exciting work had been happening away from the feed - this month I had the absolute honour of taking Cara Thompson’s portrait! Cara is a writer, performer, and interdisciplinary artist, and Nottingham’s first Nature Poet Laureate. We spent a wonderful morning at our local Woodthorpe park, admiring the cherry tree’s blossoms and lightning-strike scars alike, and talking all things nature, Nottingham and creativity.
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19 days ago
Self portrait with magnolia, to celebrate turning 35 🌸 šŸ“Nottingham Creative Portrait Photography - DM to book your session ✨ #NottinghamPhotographer #NottinghamshirePhotographer #NottinghamshireCreative #EastMidlandsCreatives #SupportLocalArtists
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2 months ago
Nottingham-based game designer and master of the occult LP Mills @millsogram1 , because what’s not to love about pansexuals with swords? Go check out Mills kickstarter on his page @sea.lightstudios , and marvel at the artwork of Kingbreaker, which inspired our shoot, and which is entirely designed by Mills himself. šŸ“Nottingham Portrait and Events Creative Photography - DM to book your session šŸŽžļø
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3 months ago
Kicking off the 2026 grid with a sparkling, frosty shoot with star @mira.rizzo , literally GLOWING in the winter sun šŸ“Nottingham Portrait and Events Creative Photography - DM to book your session šŸŽžļø #SelfPortrait #NottinghamPhotographer #NottsPhotography #NottinghamshireCreative #EastMidlandsCreatives CreativeUK PhotographyLife VisualStorytelling AuthenticPortrait NaturalLightPortrait MoodyPortraits ArtisticPortrait FineArtPhotography IntimatePortrait SelfPortraiture PhotographyOfTheDay UKPhotography LensCulture CreativePhotography PhotographyArt CinematicPortrait EverydayPortraits AtmosphericPhotography BoldPortraits ContemporaryPortraiture ExploringCreativity ArtPhotography VisualPoetry InspiringPhotography PortraitPhotography
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4 months ago
The most heartfelt of thank yous from the bottom of my heart to all who have trusted me to tell their stories in 2025. In the six months since launching BSS I have had the privilege of working with 28 stunning clients and, according to my Lightroom, of taking 12,226 pictures. I have worked with wonderful brands with @warpminiatures and @twisted.spire , shot a performance at Tate, shot lovers, protests, parties and everything in between, and been prouder than ever of the beautiful queer community that is the very fibre of Nottingham. I can’t wait to see what BSS becomes in 2026. šŸ“Nottingham Portrait and Events Creative Photography #NottinghamPhotographer #NottsPhotography #NottinghamshireCreative #EastMidlandsCreatives #nottshappening
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4 months ago
Candlelight memories of the most magical dinner party at @river_flow_yoga_midwales to celebrate hitting 400 followers before the end of the year. I am so grateful for the support and to be able to share my images with so many people. Wherever you are in the world I hope you’re warm, fed and surrounded with good people. šŸ“Nottingham Portrait and Events Creative Photography - DM to book your session šŸŽžļø #NottinghamPhotographer #NottsPhotography #NottinghamshireCreative #EastMidlandsCreatives #CreativeUK #PhotographyLife #VisualStorytelling #AuthenticPortrait #NaturalLightPortrait #MoodyPortraits #ArtisticPortrait #FineArtPhotography #IntimatePortrait #SelfPortraiture #PhotographyOfTheDay #UKPhotography #LensCulture #CreativePhotography #PhotographyArt #CinematicPortrait #EverydayPortraits #AtmosphericPhotography #BoldPortraits #ContemporaryPortraiture #ExploringCreativity #ArtPhotography #VisualPoetry #InspiringPhotography #PortraitPhotography
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4 months ago
There is so much I’m learning to love about working events, but as a portraitist first, my favourite shots will always be the hidden intimate ones: someone standing in the corner, a couple holding hands under the table, a sequin bag turned mirrorball, or the screen of a phone lighting someone up better than any studio light ever could… šŸ“Nottingham Portrait and Events Creative Photography - DM to book your session šŸŽžļø #SelfPortrait #NottinghamPhotographer #NottsPhotography #NottinghamshireCreative #EastMidlandsCreatives #CreativeUK #PhotographyLife #VisualStorytelling #AuthenticPortrait #NaturalLightPortrait #MoodyPortraits #ArtisticPortrait #FineArtPhotography #IntimatePortrait #SelfPortraiture #PhotographyOfTheDay #UKPhotography #LensCulture #CreativePhotography #PhotographyArt #CinematicPortrait #EverydayPortraits #AtmosphericPhotography #BoldPortraits #ContemporaryPortraiture #ExploringCreativity #ArtPhotography #VisualPoetry #InspiringPhotography #PortraitPhotography
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5 months ago