A picture perfect process

Traditional book binding cannot be done by machines, it is truly a skill from another era.  There is nothing quite like a beautifully bound book with a story inside of an event, wedding, christening, or a family history - if we don't preserve these memories they will be lost forever.

I design beautiful books from my commissioned photographic shoots, weddings, parties and portraits as well as any other story that needs to be documented.

It is one of my favourite things to do, to go through and edit boxes of old photos or hard drives and put together a family story. In this digital age if we don't make hard copies the wonderful memories will be lost. I have recently completed a family's 30 years worth of photographs including their wedding album, I am thrilled to know that when everyone is home the go to books on the coffee table are the family albums.

It is one of my favourite things to do, to go through and edit boxes of old photos or hard drives and put together a family story. In this digital age if we don't make hard copies the wonderful memories will be lost. I have recently completed a family's 30 years worth of photographs including their wedding album, I am thrilled to know that when everyone is home the go to books on the coffee table are the family albums.

“Vanessa Taylor’s contribution as the Picture Editor of Cowdray Park Polo Club’s coffee table book The Centenary, produced in collaboration with Lady Clare Milford Haven, is an outstanding testament of her professionalism. Vanessa was responsible for editing thousands of photographs spanning the first 100 years of the Club and many of her own photographs appear in this stunning publication.”

— Lt Col Paddy Bangham, Manager, Cowdray Park Polo Club