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I was delighted to be asked back by Ros Raine, Fundraising Manager for Radio Aire’s Cash for Kids Charity to photograph their annual charity golf day at the very beautiful Oulton Hall in Leeds.  We weren’t quite as lucky with the weather as last year (I can remember boiling sunshine, sunglasses and drinks on the terrace!!) but it was still a fantastic day that raised tons of cash (£4050 and counting!) for the charity.  Lots of Yorkshire businesses got involved including a team entry by Emmerdale – action shots of Tom Lister who plays Carl King & Chris Bisson who plays Jai Sharma below…

Just in case you haven’t come across the charity before it raises funds to benefit sick, disabled or underprivileged children in West Yorkshire.  Key campaigns are the Toy Appeal at Christmas and Ros and the team are currently raising funds for The Leeds Children’s Hospital.  Ros is also looking for runners for the Leeds 1/2 Marathon in May and there are other challenges to follow including The Three Peaks (eek!) – do get in touch via the Radio Aire website if you want to get involved.

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I’ve been really enjoying some ongoing commissions for marketing gurus 10 Associates which recently saw me spending a day in wellies on a farm in Yorkshire documenting the farm team and herdsmen.  I’ve picked out some of my favourites – hope you enjoy them…

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If you’d like to view more of my documentary photography then please do visit my online portfolio….

Earlier work with the Think Business scheme at Bradford University is featured within a previous blog post. Here are some of my favourite images from the latest commissions. The collection includes portraits of Gemma who teaches street dance to young people and Zahra who designs beautiful jewellery.



I also enjoyed a fantastic day with Jason Burnett who is the World Natural Body Building champion. Alongside his competition work Jason now works with schools and young people looking at healthy lifestyle and positive self-esteem issues.




I accept a varied number of commercial commissions each year – please do visit my online portfolio to view more work – OLIVIA BRABBS COMMERCIAL PORTFOLIO

I enjoyed a wonderful shoot recently at Rudding Park in Harrogate to create some fab fashion bridal shots for Platinum Bridal Boutique of Yeadon. A big thank you to Rudding Park for allowing us to use their beautiful venue as a location and to all the models involved who were great fun to work with. I was also thrilled to be working side by side with one of my photography buddies – Nicky Chadwick…

Here are some of my favourites from the day…




I’m really passionate about building good relationships with my fellow wedding suppliers both in terms of creating a really good community of like minded professionals but also it’s so great to be able to give genuine recommendations to my clients. There is such a mine field of options when it comes to planning your wedding and so often a personal word of mouth recommendation can be worth its weight in gold.

With that in mind, I’m really delighted to introduce a fab new bridal boutique in Yeadon – Platinum Bridal Boutique. Run by the very lovely Lucy & Stacey who are determined to offer something fresh and modern to Yorkshire’s brides. The interior of the shop is really cool and I wish them tons of luck in their new venture. I’m looking forward to working with the girls in the near future on some fashion photography projects. I’m also extremely delighted to be offering my services for Lucy’s wedding this May at Burn Hall.


I’m delighted to be working with the very talented and lovely Joanna from Twisted Willow Floristry at the moment. Her work is absolutely stunning and these portfolio shots were taken at Denton Hall near Ilkley. Joanna was exhibiting at the wedding fair there on Sunday so I took the opportunity to join her at the end of the day to capture her display pieces. The lighting was really lovely on Sunday and it was such a treat to feel sun on my back whilst out taking pictures!




JCI portrait shoot

January 25, 2009

Saturday morning involved a portrait shoot down at Kirkstall Abbey for council members of JCI Leeds to create some new headshots for the website. The weather was fantastic and I had some stunning winter light to work with – hats and fingerless gloves essential though as it was chilly!



Think Business – Bradford

November 11, 2008

I’ve been commissioned to undertake a series of sessions with businesses working with The Think Business scheme at Bradford University. The scheme aims to support and help young businesses develop and I’ve had the opportunity to meet some inspiring entrepreneurs with many more sessions to come in 2009. I always enjoy the challenge of corporate portrait shoots – similar to weddings – having to think on your feet, overcoming environmental obstacles and sourcing the best possible light in that given moment.

Getaway Girls Fashion Shoot

November 7, 2008

Getaway Girls is a wonderful charity based in Leeds that works with young women aiming to increase their confidence, self-esteem and skills base. I’ve worked with the charity on various commissions over the last couple of years and so was delighted to be asked to work with some of the girls (and token boy!) on a fashion project they had just finished. The focus of the project had been looking at recycling clothing through clever alterations – not only a brilliant way to save money but also very eco-friendly… The shoot took place in Harehills in Leeds which is where many of the young people live – we were blessed with some really fab lighting and so with a clever bit of creative flash were able to use the back to back terraces and famous Leeds red brick walls to great effect.