WE COULD BE {SUPER} HEROES

At the beginning of this year (boy, doesn’t that seem like forever ago?) we ran a competition to celebrate the launch of My BLOVED, with prizes from our incredible BLOVED Edit Members. The top prize was a family shoot, styled by myself, with mum treated to makeup by Ana Ospina and photographed by the wonderful Fiona Kelly. On a chilly day in March we finally came together to bring the shoot to life for our winner – Emma Thorburn and her adorable family. With two superhero obsessed little boys – Gabriel, 6, and Brodie, 3 – the concept for the shoot was easy, they needed to become superheroes to save their mum and dad from an evil baddie!

From their cosy reading nook, the boys discovered a cry for help nestled in between the pages, and so began their transformation…

Gabriel & Brodie each received a superhero ‘kit’ with a felt cape and mask, complete with power juice (a necessity for all budding superheroes!). With the help of Little B writer Jenny from Hip Hip Hooray, I created comic book signs and cut out superhero symbols ready to decorate their capes with help from mum and dad – and a lot of pritstick! Mum Emma, who is also the fabulous baker & creator behind Buns of Fun also created a superhero cake for us! Transformation complete, they were ready to step out into the big bad world and save the day!

Mum Emma said “The shoot was a lovely thing to do, my babies look super (hero-y!). Brodie turned three the following week and it was fab to be able to mark his age in a fun way and get some lovely photos of our family together too! Thank you for everything”

This was such a fun shoot and delightful family to work with!

Mission complete.

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