Social media for photographers 11 tips to improve your visibility

One of the biggest challenges I hear from the photographers and small businesses that I work with is managing  their social media. Finding time to create new ideas, ensuring they are on brand and really engaging takes time and focus. I asked a number of social media...

The Best Free Resources to Improve Your Photography Skills

One of the questions I am asked most often is what free resources are available to improve your photography skills and can you be self taught. Well the great news is the answer is yes to both! Photographers at every stage in  their journey can learn online. I asked a...

The Best Camera and Lens Combinations for Beginners: 12 Recommendations From Photographers

Are you a beginner looking for suggestions on what should be your first camera? I have rounded up my top 3 budget and top 3 investment cameras to start you on your journey. You are also welcome to join my beginners photography group here which is a free group sharing...
My holiday photos & lens choices

My holiday photos & lens choices

My holiday photos & lens choices..... With my husband and I both running business, we find the best time of year to go away on holiday is over the Christmas period. For the last 2 years we have visited Sharm El Sheik to get some winter sun and to indulge our love...

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1st Birthday photo session, Bourne End Bucks

1st Birthday photo session, Bourne End Bucks

1st Birthday photo session, Bourne End One of the best parts of my job as a family and children's photographer, is that I get to meet the same family over and over again. I first met this family, from Bourne End in Buckinghamshire, for a maternity session. I was so...

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Matt Goss @ The Dorchester

Matt Goss @ The Dorchester

For those that knew me growing up, I have always been a big fan of Matt Goss. Bros was the first band I really loved, and I have continued to follow Matt Goss' music career which has moved towards a different sound over the years. He has a residency at Caesars Palace...

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Buying your first portrait lens

Buying your first portrait lens

On my Beginners Photography Course  we discuss which lenses you should consider investing in once you have outgrown your kit lens (usually an 18-55mm 3.5 - 5.6). Your kit lens is a what I would describe as an "everyday all round" lens, which will allow you to capture...

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My photography bucket list for 2015

My photography bucket list for 2015

My photography bucket list for 2015 As we reach the end of this year, I have decided to challenge myself creatively by writing a bucket list of photos I would like to take, and new techniques I would like to try, in 2015. In an effort to make sure I don't forget I...

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An all new Nina Mace Photography

An all new Nina Mace Photography

Over the Summer I have been working with the very talented Melissa Love  to redevelop my brand identity. I looked around at a lot of designers but fell in love with Melissa's work. We spend weeks delving into what I loved in terms of design, typology, colours and...

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Kids photographers in Hertfordshire

Kids photographers in Hertfordshire

Looking for a kids photographers in Hertfordshire? Then welcome to the home of Nina Mace Photography. I specialise in children's photography and my love for working with children has grown since having 2 of my own.  My photography business is based out of Hemel...

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Wedding at Shirrel Heath, Southampton

Wedding at Shirrel Heath, Southampton

Wedding photography Shirrel Heath Throughout the year I photograph a small number of weddings, usually for people I know or have worked with in the past. Last month I had the pleasure of photographing my friend Stuarts wedding at Shirrel Heath in Southampton. Some of...

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Beginners Photography Course for parents; June

Beginners Photography Course for parents; June

This weekend saw the launch of my Beginners Photography Course in Hemel Hempstead. It's something I have been thinking about for a while, as I often meet mums and dads who have these fantastic DSLR cameras but they aren't really sure how to use them. I've seen the...

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Charity portrait day Tadley, Hampshire

Charity portrait day Tadley, Hampshire

Charity Family Portrait day supporting SUDC (Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood) Saturday June 14th , Tadley, Hampshire. As many of you already know, there is a charity which is particularly close to my heart which is called SUDC which stands for Sudden Unexplained...

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Natural light baby photo shoot in London

I know this family pretty well you can say - I grew up with Rob (and his sister Karen who is one of my best friends) as they lived 5 doors down from me in a village just outside of Basingstoke. I was so pleased that they asked me to come and take photos of their new...

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Editing – before and after…

A number of photographers have asked my about my editing style and whether I could share a before and after image. This was taken of my son a couple of weeks ago.  On the left is the image SOOC (straight out of camera) and the right is my edited version. It's a bit...

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Our 2013 family holiday in Holland Part 1

My husband grew up holidaying in Holland so this year we thought we would do the same. We booked to go to a park, very similar to Center Parcs, called Hof Van Saksen http://www.hofvansaksen.com/gb-en/holiday-park/the-netherlands/drenthe/hof-van-saksen. We planned to...

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Baby photo session in Hemel Hempstead

Baby photo session in Hemel Hempstead ; Just before I went on holiday to Holland (a blog post will follow later with lots of photos I took) I was asked to photographer baby Oscar who lives just around the corner from me in Hemel Hempstead. He was only a few weeks old...

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Outdoor photo session in Hemel Hempstead

One of things I love most about my job is I get to meet with the same families year after year. I first met the twins when they were a few months old. I then photographed their 1st birthday and christening and a few weeks ago we had a session to celebrate their...

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New York, New York!! Personal Post

What an exciting month - My husband took me on a surprise holiday to New York! He has earnt some brownie points that's for sure :-). All I knew is we were going away for 4 days...as it turned out even that was a fib as we went for a week and also managed to fit in a...

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New baby photo session in Berkhamstead

Ceri got in touch a few months ago and said she has been looking at lots of photographers websites for a photographer that matched their style. They were looking for natural images of their baby who was due in a few weeks. I'm so pleased they came across me and...

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