Just Me

Hey, I’m Pia

Firstly, in case you were wondering, you pronounce my name like Mia or Tia or Ria but with a P...some people are unsure so just thought I'd put it out there :-)

I'm an Essex photographer and my studio is based in Billericay.

I loved taking photographs from a young age, I remember getting my first Nikon compact (film!) camera when I was a youngen, I was obsessed with it, years later the world turned digital and of course I did too! But me being a creature of habit, I still stick to Nikon!!

Photography has been my hobby for years, I've always loved snapping, so very shortly after having my third child, I bit the bullet and went back to college to study it properly and I LOVED it! And as they say, the rest is history!

I have done various types of photography; portrait, weddings, maternity, events, school portraits, etc. For people of all ages, newborn, toddlers, children, couples, families and so on. I was eventually asked to do a boudoir shoot by a woman who needed a boost. I explained that I hadn’t done one before but was definitely up for the challenge! Well, it was this shoot that I realised this was the genre I was supposed to be doing. It was fun and I loved how the woman’s confidence grew throughout the session, and although she hadn’t planned to “bare all”, at the end of the session she decided to go for it (tastefully of course). She absolutely rocked her session and her self-esteem was definitely boosted. Boudoir is now my main genre, I only do other types for my regular clients pre boudoir; they’ve been loyal for so many years which I appreciate greatly so I would never turn them away.

A little bit about me personally; I am married with 3 children (one young adult, one at secondary school and one at primary school). They keep me very busy but I wouldn’t change it for the world. In fact I wish time would slow down! I also have a cocker spaniel called 'Lady', she is just adorable, so loving with a definite dollop of crazy! She fits in well!

I don’t have many hobbies, I don’t have time, I'm running around taking the kids to their hobbies, but I used to dance, in more recent years I learnt to pole dance, which was lots of fun – apart from the muscle aches and bruises, but when everything closed down due to covid, I got out of the habit and never returned….not sure my body could cope now anyways!! I'm definitely not as nimble as I used to be! Haha. At least I still have photography to enjoy and keep me prancing around!

I do love watching a bit of F1 if that counts as a hobby??! Race weekends have become a highlight in our house. There was nothing like actually being there and watching the Grand Prix at Silverstone though, that was one of the best weekends ever!

Anyway, that's a bit of me. In this genre of photography I think it's important for you gals to know a bit of who I am and that I'm just a normal (ish) woman trying to make other women feel fab about themselves, no other agenda.