About us – Urban Guppy

Hello there,

I’m Pascale le Jeune, French name, but I am Dutch. Grew up and studied graphic design and photography in the Netherlands where I rose to an impressive 5’2″.

I left the Netherlands when I was 18 for what I thought would be a couple of years abroad. But here I am now, a lot of years and several countries later, living under the smoke of London, enjoying what I love to do most, creating visual content for social media and capturing lasting images for families as time goes by so fast.

If I am not behind my camera or screen, I like to venture outside or hit the gym or a tennis ball or two, anything really to release some endorphins. Catching up with life is usually done over my other favourite pastime, which involves a couple of cups of coffee in the morning or an espresso martini at night (obvs not every night!).

If you like what you see, give me a shout and let me know how I can help out.

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HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE BEFORE I GET MY PHOTOS?

Typically, around two weeks. If you need to see the photos sooner, please let me know and I will see if I can turn them around quicker.

HOW DO I SEE MY PHOTOS AFTER THE SHOOT?

I will prepare a slideshow for you and load your images onto a private gallery, which will be open for two weeks.

WE WOULD LIKE OUR PHOTOS TO MATCH OUR INTERIOR?

No problem, I can advise you on products and materials. We can see what would look good on your wall and put a mock -up together so you can get an idea before you decide on your final selection.

WHAT TYPE OF PORTRAIT SESSIONS DO YOU OFFER?

I specialise in children and families, that is from toddler, teens and everything in between through to the (grand)parents. You can have your photo taken in a studio set up at home or venture out on location/at home for some spontaneous sessions with only a camera in hand..

WHAT IF MY TODDLER DOES NOT WANT TO JOIN IN?

Toddlers are just beginning to develop cognitive skills, their attention span is limited and if it looks like nothing in the world is going to change their mood, we will stop and try again at a later date.

DO YOU OFFER RETOUCH?

I will, as part of a session post edit process, remove skin blemishes and fly away hair and if needed in adult images whitening of the eyes and teeth. However for next level retouching that includes background swaps, face or head swaps or object removals you are looking at £10.00 extra per photo.

WHAT IS THE USUAL TIMELINE FOR A SESSION?

I would say anywhere between 1 -2 hours, especially with little ones involved as they may require a break or two to get going again.

WILL WE HAVE THE RIGHTS TO THE IMAGES?

If you mean that you are allowed to share and upload them online for the world to see, YES is the answer to that one. However, I am the primary owner of the images I shoot and may use an image from your session for potential marketing opportunities. I would always run the image by you before publishing it.