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THROUGH THE LENS:  What’s Your Story?

THROUGH THE LENS: What’s Your Story?

I don’t know about you, but when I was young I HATED going to visit my granny or any other.  Or any other family member over the age of twenty. I thought it was interminably boring.  I just wanted to go and play, or even better, watch TV.  I couldn’t have cared less...
THROUGH THE LENS:  EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!

THROUGH THE LENS: EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!

A couple of months ago I took my 5 year old son to his first cinema experience.  Part of me was dreading it. My boy is very active and full of beans and I really did have limited faith that he would sit through a movie. He was desperate to see the Lego Movie 2.  So,...
THROUGH THE LENS:  ALL THE WORLD IS A RAINBOW

THROUGH THE LENS: ALL THE WORLD IS A RAINBOW

I have to say that running my own business makes me hyper aware of marketing and what I should be saying and when. I also have to say that as such all these so called ‘Awareness Days’ (although some are informative and some fun) do sometimes really get on my nerves (I...
THROUGH THE LENS:  PERCEPTIONS

THROUGH THE LENS: PERCEPTIONS

Why oh why do the seemingly majority of women have a negative perception of themselves? I know this can apply to men too – but in my line of work I especially come across this in women – so this will be the focus of my blog today. How many times have you...
THROUGH THE LENS:  What’s in a Name?

THROUGH THE LENS: What’s in a Name?

What’s in a Name? My name is Melanie Perry.  So why, I get asked, is my business called ‘Poppy Perry’ Media? A very good question – and there is a story behind the answer!  Let me share it with you. ‘Poppy’ is a family nickname that I have had since I was...
THROUGH THE LENS:  5 Top Tips for filming children:

THROUGH THE LENS: 5 Top Tips for filming children:

Who says never work with animals and chlidren?I recently completed a lovely piece of work photographing and filming three lovely children for a company that makes a learning resource product that is great for young children as well as older children and adults with...