In my last blog post I wrote about a new location that I photographed at, just for 2026. A limited, special edition run, if you like. This blog post is about my longest serving and favourite location; Fitzgerald’s Park. It was where I did my first ever family shoot over a dozen years go. And while I use this location a little bit less some years and a bit more in others, it’s such a staple of mine.
It’s now the end of summer. I don’t want to admit yet that it’s the beginning of winter, but I’m reflecting on the year I’ve had nonetheless. And with all of the exciting and new locations and types of photography I’ve introduced this year, it’s sometimes easy to forget about the original shoots that I probably do most frequently day to day. So it was high time to update the Fitzgerald’s Park photos.
Why Fitz’s?
What I love about this location is how it much variety you have in a very small footprint. This makes it so easy to get different backgrounds and a variety of photos, like including a bench, some tummy time on the grass, the Shakey Bridge and the rose garden, to name a few. This makes it so ideal for baby and family shoots, but especially baby shoots.
And with so many options, it’s pretty easy to photograph there in the morning or the afternoon and never have the sun sit in the wrong spot. This is ideal so that we have no squinting faces and everyone’s skintones looking their best. Whereas some locations I only offer in the afternoons for instance.
A Collection of Shoots
And as Fitzgerald’s is a growing and living thing, it too changes over the years. Some trees grow bigger, some hedges are trimmed back, an old bench is painted, the house gets a revamp... Because of this, my spots within the park are also always evolving. Some months I’ll gravitate more to the one lawn, other times more to the other. One tree gets really tall and provides some lovely shade to shoot in, others grow too tall and it’s has become too dark there. So I’m always changing things up. And looking back even just on the last year, it’s fun to see the differences and how each shoot is it’s own unique gallery.
Google Reviews
I’ve written loads, so let’s see what families wrote about their shoots in these 5-star Google reviews:
“We had a brilliant experience with Jan taking our family photos in Fitzgerald Park. He was friendly, professional and made us feel comfortable.
We love the photos and received them so quickly. Highly recommend! 📸❤️”
-Sinead
“We did the digital family shoot in Fitzgerald park. Jan was lovely to deal with. Really easy with the dates/times (weather caused a few reschedules).
Jan had areas already picked out that worked well, which made it easy with a baby.”
-Aimee
“We had a brilliant experience with Jan when we recently had our family and baby photos taken. The photos turned out absolutely amazing, and Jan was fantastic at making us feel comfortable and guiding us through the different shots. He was professional, friendly, and made the whole experience really enjoyable.
We’re delighted with the photos and would definitely use Jan again for any future family photos or other special events. Highly recommend!”
-Gerda
Hello!
It’s now winter (now that I am at the end of this post, I’ve accepted it), but if you would like to book me for a family or baby shoot here, at Fitzgerald’s, say hi to me here to check for pricing and availability.
I’d love to hear from you!
