Vicki Sharp Photography

15/12/2024

Phew, that’s the chocolate coconut fudge made & wrapped, it’s ok boys, there’s some left over!

26/10/2024

Mum’s (Penni Harvey-Piper) funeral service will be held at 10.30am on Thursday 14th November at
St Mary’s Church, 30 St Mary’s Road, Wimbledon, SW19 7BP
It will be streamed live for those who cannot attend.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86241783844?pwd=RjhJK1Z6UHJNb1V5RElMMHVQN1hZQT09
The church field is open ALL DAY for parking.

Afterwards please join us at:
23 Belvedere Grove, Wimbledon, SW19 7RQ
(5 minute walk from the church)
Dress as you wish as this is a celebration of Penni’s life. No need for sombre attire.

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21/10/2024

On Saturday morning, 2 weeks before her 96th birthday, my beautiful, clever, multi-talented, fiercely independent, funny & wise mother died peacefully. She left from comfort of her own home, in her own room, when her 3 offspring were for once not at her side, the carer had just washed her, changed her into clean PJs, brushed her hair and put on clean sheets. In control to the last. She had all her marbles intact to the end, and was interested and interesting about such a variety of things. I know entirely how hugely lucky I, and my 2 siblings Kerry Harvey-Piper and Ian Harvey-Piper were to have such an awesome mother, and her 10 grandchildren such an inspiring grandmother. I also know that she had many, many friends from all backgrounds & all ages who will also miss her hugely and those of you lucky enough to have had her as a singing teacher have filled your pockets ever since. We will post here when we have a date for the funeral. I took the photo below on my mobile in Richmond Park in September 2020 after a long walk with her, it's unedited. I really hope we've inherited those genes. What a woman, what a mum, what an inspiration.

02/10/2024

It's finished! A labour of love. Over the whole of this year I have had the absolute pleasure of photographing the Calendar 2025. The Barnes Goldens are made up of pretty much all the Golden Retrievers in Barnes, SW London, over 100 dogs, started by the wonderful Anne Mullins who is the brains behind the calendar. The most dogs we had at one shoot was 42, glorious chaos! I will post a few more photos of the months over the next few weeks but here is the front cover as a taster. All proceeds will go to the charity Wild at Heart Foundation. So if you, or someone you know, would like a calendar featuring photos of beautiful Golden Retrievers and some of their doggy friends and help a worthwhile charity at the same time, please get in touch. Thanks!

25/09/2024

Warning, a 'blowing my own trumpet' post ahead:
I just received another lovely email from a recent wedding I was lucky enough to photograph:
"Wow! Thank you so much for sending us the fabulous wedding images.
The smiles, laughter and life are really encapsulated in the slideshow, they do truly capture the happiness and love and fun of the day, I am so pleased that Niki found the time and chose you as the photographer for the day. You were (and are) professional and v good at being unobtrusive yet there and able to herd the cats into some semblance of order in the gardens without any concerns. Easy to work with and easy to be with - keep in contact.
We will send some of these out with the slideshow - fruitful for the future I’m sure.
We were both really pleased - a special day for us that went smoothly!
Review coming up! Love and eternal thanks David and Niki"

29/07/2024

Very, very pleased with my new (70-200 f2.8) lens purchase! Just spotted a beautiful Jay in my garden (a rare sight in my back yard!) so got this through the (not very clean) glass window. Love the clarity of the bird & my buddleia tree trunk compared with the blur of the cherry tree background. Makes my garden look a lot prettier than it is!

04/06/2024

At the heart of what I do is making people (and pets) feel comfortable and relaxed, to bring out their best selves.
I had the pleasure of a shoot recently with a group of women who have 'Fowler's Syndrome'. A little known, difficult disease that affects the female bladder and may mean having to wear a catheter & bag. Here's the email after sending the images off to them:
"It was so great to meet you too! We love the photos.
Some feedback from our Foxes (group of ladies with Fowler’s Syndrome):
'They have given me such a confidence boost'
'Already changed my whatsapp picture to these'
'these are so good, love them'
'I absolutely love them, how are they all so good'
Everyone thought you were excellent and we'd definitely love to work with you again. Perhaps you'd like to come and photograph our conference in central London, once we arrange it? "
Dani Coombe, Fowler’s Syndrome Funding shoot May 2024
It's the line "they have given me such a confidence boost" that makes me love my job so much.

30/04/2024

This is honestly my favourite granola by a very long way, and I’ve tried lots of different ones. It’s full of flavour, crunchy without breaking teeth, absolutely delicious and a small local company. Try it for yourself. It’s my daily breakfast, maybe it’ll become yours?

Great Taste award winning Goody Granola created by Beth in Richmond can’t continue without investment. Beth is crowd funding,so please if nothing else share her link because you never know who may wish to help her develop Goody Granola - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/goody-granola-crowd-fund-1

15/03/2024

One of the great things about my job is that I get to photograph events about all sorts of interesting subjects. This week I was at the Richmond College (RUTC) shooting an event on AI - thanks Richmond Borough Chamber of Commerce for the education!

AI strategies for business 12 March by Richmond Chamber of Commerce at RUTC HRUC by Twickenham Stadium with STAXO, ADM Computing, Superluminal, RHACC, RHP, RUTC Creative School for Creative Industries and LBRUT Mayor - an extremely informative event on how to leverage automation and available AI tolls to best effect within your company. Thanks to all who participated.

08/01/2024

Tasty Healthy Breakfast plug - In November at a Richmond Chamber of Commerce networking event I bumped into Beth Salem, owner & producer of . I love granola and had been trying to make mine healthier by adding nuts and seeds to my supermarket bought brand.
I bought and tried the Goody Granola (it has won a 'Great Taste' award in 2023) and I have to say, I love it. I don't need to add nuts and seeds to it, it's delicious and I'm just ordering my second large bag. I still add greek yoghurt and blueberries, as that's how I like it.
I am not receiving anything for this post, Beth at Goody Granola doesn't know I'm writing this - I just feel that a small local company producing a fantastic product that really benefits me is worth shouting about on social media.
If you want to try it here's the link

Goody Granola • The tastiest Granola around! 3 flavours - Original, Vegan and Nut-Free. No refined sugar.

24/12/2023

A very happy 80th birthday to my very wonderful mother in law . Couldn’t ask for a better one. One in a million ###

20/12/2023

Not often I’m the other side of the camera. However, I had a recent interview with the lovely, award winning Anne Iarchy , body confidence coach and nutritionist supremo, for her series on body confidence, chatting about how to look and feel confident in photographs. Dare not watch it myself (clearly not confident enough 🤣)so let me know if it’s any good (don’t tell me if it’s not…).

Here’s the link

In this episode of the Releasing the Real You Show, I'm chatting with Vicki Sharp.Vicki is an award winning photographer based in Richmond, but mobile to whe...

20/12/2023

Recent video chat about how to look and feel good in front of the camera I had with the award winning body confidence coach Anne Iarchy.
Here’s the link

In this episode of the Releasing the Real You Show, I'm chatting with Vicki Sharp.Vicki is an award winning photographer based in Richmond, but mobile to whe...

20/12/2023

Well it’s rare to see me the other side of the camera, especially when it’s video. Thank you to the excellent coach Iarchy for including me in your podcast series. We’re discussing how to look good in front of the camera, with tips and techniques on how to look and feel your best!

Do you hate seeing yourself on pictures?
Are you always critical about yourself when you see a picture?

With the holidays coming up, and plenty of opportunities to build memories, I'm chatting to on this episode of the Releasing the Real You Show.

Vicki is an award winning photographer and together we discuss, photography, body confidence, tips on how to look better on pictures, and why it's so important to get these family pictures taken.

Grab a cuppa and tune in. Link in the bio.