Jo Frances

Jo founded the studio in 2003 and has loved nurturing it into the well-known success that it is today. Jo is married to a lovely man called Richard and has two delicious daughters Izzy (6) and Tessie (4).

Jo shoots in both the Wellington and the Auckland studios. Jo’s life has been full of children (she is one of eight children herself) and she has honed the art of convincing littlies to cooperate! Jo chooses to photograph families because, as a parent, she understands how life-changing it is to bring a child into the world and just how fast they grow. She says “it is not possible to hold all the tiny details of our children in our memories so it is a lovely experience to see the delight in peoples eyes when we show them their images, to know that I have been able to give them a little memory of their family, captured forever.”

Kelly Todd

Kelly is from the UK and works in our Wellington Studio. She grew-up in a photography studio with a photographer Dad and knew from a young age that this was the career for her.

After completing her BA honours in photography at Blackpool and the Fylde (yup this is the real name of her school) she worked as a photographer in Manchester for four years.  Seeking a change she escaped the cold of Manchester with her partner Simon for the chilly winds of Wellington.  Luckily for us she loves it here!

Kelly runs the Wellington Studio and will often be the person you speak too when you call us.  She is fully trained in the JFP style of portriature and is available for all forms of portrait bookings.

Kelly says “my favourite part of the job is being able to follow through on the whole process – from meeting our fabulous clients, taking great images of them and being able to present them the final product”

Alex Tyler

Alex works for our Auckland Studio. She is our home-grown kiwi lass and grew up on a farm outside of Taupo.

After leaving school she completed a Professional Photography Diploma in Christchurch.  She has travelled extensively overseas but now calls Auckland home.  Prior to joining the JFP family in 2011 Alex worked for a large travelling portrait company specialising in child portraiture.

Alex mans our Ponsonby, Auckland studio and just loves children of all ages. Her particular passion is playing with light and colour to create individual pieces to reflect peoples personalities. She is fully trained in the JFP style of portraiture.

She says ” Infectious giggles from the children is one of my favourite parts of the job.”

Amy Hunter

Amy works for our Wellington Studio. She is from Ireland and completed a BA in Interactive Multimedia in Kerry.

After she had finished her BA Honours Degree in Institute of Technology Tralee, Amy worked for two years in a Photography studio in Cork specialising in school portrait photography and studio photography. She left the Emerald Isle for the fun and adventure of New Zealand and hasn’t looked back!

She says, “My degree in Multimedia gave me the chance to study many different types of media but my best and favourite were subjects involving photography. Being able to present our clients with photos that they love and cherish is the most rewarding part of my job.”

Lisa Bishop

Lisa works primarily in our Wellington studio and is originally from the UK. She completed a BA Honours in photography at LCC in London before starting her career as a budding photographer.

After her degree, Lisa worked as a studio portrait photographer in London.With a wealth of experience behind her she left the bright city lights to sail around the world as a cruise ship photographer.

Now living in New Zealand,Lisa was quickly snatched up by us and has become a part of the JFP family.

Lisa says,’Its great getting to be creative everyday and working with children means there is never a dull moment!’