2021 Favourite Images And The Need for Craic | Stockholm Portrait Photographer

Hello and happy new year! :) I hope you have all had a jolly good Christmas! We stayed in Sweden this year and I gotta say, there’s an awful lot to be said for not travelling at the busiest time of year! There’s something about chilling in your own home, in front of your own Christmas tree, in your favourite Christmas pj’s, not having a conniption fit about airport queues or missing luggage, or breaking your neck racing around your old hometown trying to meet up with everyone, and buying a bottle of wine and a box of chocolates for all the 17 households you visit on your trip home!

All that being said, it was a very tame Christmas. As we would say in Ireland, it was no craic, meaning not a whole lot of fun. And I’m a woman that needs fun in my life. The baking and the walking and the afternoon teas, and Indiana Jones movies are all well and good, but they’re NO CRAIC, dammit! I’ve pre-warned my husband it will be my last Christmas without craic. I just can’t cope with social activities being planned six months in advance and everyone being booked up during the holidays, and there being no room for SPONTANITETY! There was a couple of evenings when the cabin fever really got to me, and I was pacing the living room, declaring THERE’S NO CRAIC HERE!! I NEED TO HAVE SOME CRAIC BEFORE I CRACK UP!! I live in hope that 2022 will bring LOTS of craic, lots of spontaneity, and a whole lot less pacing in frustration at the lack of craic and spontaneity, haha! ;)

God, feels good to get all that out of my system! Thanks for being there for me! ;) Meanwhile, here are my favourite images of 2021. It’s always exciting for a photographer when a new year begins and you wonder what images you will create during it, so do please watch this space, say hi/hej/hola/howya, and if you would like to book a craic-filled jolly session, mail sandra@sandrajolly.com.

I’ll leave you with this old Irish blessing for 2022…

May the road rise up to meet you.

May the wind be always at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face;

The rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,

May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Peace and love xoxo

Gorgeous Autumn Family Session in Stockholm | Stockholm Family Photographer

Greetings, beautiful people! How are you all? I know I say this every time, but how the heck are we in December already?! Has 2021 not been the fastest year on record! It really feels that way to me. It’s been an incredibly busy few months for me here at Jolly HQ. Lots of sessions, family and event work, lots of orders to process, wrap, send out, taking bookings for next year, family life, and now prepping for Christmas! Can someone please book me a holiday to Hawaii! ;) First, though, I have to share this absolutely GORGEOUS autumn family session!

This was my third time to photograph this beautiful family, who had flown in from Switzerland (yes, I have lots of great repeat clients), and I LOVED every second of meeting and photographing them. We had the session in my local park and created gorgeous, natural, and FUN images before going for afternoon tea together :) See the kind of memories of a family that can be captured in just ONE hour? Photo sessions are the kind of thing people always put off or don’t prioritize, but when you do have a family photo session, you have those beautiful memories for LIFE!

If you would like to book a Jolly portrait session, either for yourself or your family, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Go to the Contact page above or mail sandra@sandrajolly.com

Peace and love xoxo

Fun Autumn Photo Session | Stockholm Family Photographer

I don’t know what strings the Universe pulls to bring me such great families, but I really could not pick them better myself! I always want to work with kind, positive energy people and that’s what I get! This lovely family met me at a local park for a fun autumn photo session. It was bitterly cold that day, but we worked fast and got beautiful, natural, vibrant images!

The sweet grandparents had flown into Sweden for a few weeks, so hats off to the mom who realised she needed to get some portraits of them altogether. That’s the kind of forward-thinking I really admire ;). Imagine how much the gorgeous twins in this family are going to cherish those images of them with their grandparents when they get older. It warms my heart to think about it!

Oh, I gotta say, I LOVE the colours this family wore to their session. The camera absolutely loves these rich, jewel tones!

If you would like to book a winter session for your family or purchase a gift certificate for another family, you can reach me via the Contact Page above, or by mailing sandra@sandrajolly.com.

Peace and love xoxo

BEAUTIFUL AUTUMN FAMILY SESSION IN STOCKHOLM | STOCKHOLM PHOTOGRAPHER

Before every photo session with a new family, I always tell the parents, “The energy you bring to our session is very important! You must remain positive and upbeat throughout the session.” If the parents are positive and happy during our session, we are bound to get better results, as all those good vibes will encourage the children! Well, let me tell you, these parents definitely brought GREAT energy to our beautiful autumn family session, which we did at a park just outside Stockholm!

They were positive and upbeat throughout the session, and in turn, so were the kids! We got some gorgeous portraits and relaxed family images that I know this family will treasure :)

If you’ve been meaning to have some family photos taken, but just never prioritise it, now is as good a time as any. The chances of you printing some family snapshots on your phone are very, very tiny, you know. When you book a Jolly photo session, you even receive digital files if you choose digital files. It’s the actual printed photographs that really matter, you know ;)

Mail sandra@sandrajolly.com for more info or go to the Contact page above.

Peace and love xoxo