Thea, aged 1 | Children's and Family Photographer, Loughborough, Leicestershire

I met Todd when I was studying Photography at Leicester College and we’ve remained friends ever since. I’ll never forget the fashion module, it was November and we were photographing a wedding dress, outdoors. Todd’s poor girlfriend (now wife) was kind enough to model for us. I have no idea how she managed to keep smiling with the ice-cold wind that was clearly cutting through her. She was an amazing model, taking direction brilliantly and with a face that lit up when she smiled. So imagine my excitement when Harpreet contacted me about buying some vouchers for Father’s Day.

We chose Autumn for the shoot as not only does nature provide us with the most stunning backdrop it is also nearly Thea’s birthday - what a great way to mark the occasion.

I am feeling so grateful that we were given such perfect weather last year - the Autumn was still going strong despite it being November!

Here are Thea’s highlights…