Fran Minifie Photography

04/09/2026

Really happy to be sponsoring this award 😁. Absolutely right up my street!

Today's focus is on Start-Up of the Year 2026

Have you launched a business since January 2025 and are already making your mark in Devon? If so, this could be the perfect category for you!

The Start-Up of the Year 2026 award celebrates ambitious female entrepreneurs who have turned a great idea into a thriving business. Our judges will be looking for a strong business concept, evidence of how it has been successfully brought to market, progress achieved so far, and a clear vision for future growth.

Whether you've taken your first steps into business ownership or have already built a growing customer base, this category is your opportunity to showcase your achievements and gain recognition for the hard work, determination and passion that have driven your success.

We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to our category sponsor, Fran Minifie Photography, for their support of this award. We are delighted that they will also be capturing all the special moments as the official photographer at this year's Celebration Dinner, ensuring the achievements of our finalists and winners are beautifully documented.

If you're eligible, don't wait for someone else to nominate you – self-entry is actively encouraged and gives you the opportunity to tell your story in your own words.

Entries must be submitted by 18 September 2026. Entry is free and open to non members as well as members

Find out more about the category and enter here: https://devonwomeninbusiness.com/award-categories/

02/08/2026

£29 Mini Family Photoshoot Sessions at The Mothership Family Hub on Saturday 22nd August

Perfect for getting some updated family pictures and especially for Mums to get in front of the camera and IN photos with their children, instead of always taking the pictures.

SO WHAT ARE THEY?

20 minute mini family Photoshoots for £29. Plus you get one digital image of your choice to keep and print as many times as you like included (which you choose from an online gallery - check out my reels for an example).

If you like more than one image, you can order prints from only £3.50 each (or digitals only £10-20 each depending on how many you buy).

HOW TO BOOK?

Check out the link below to book online. It’ll take you to the booking page where you can read more info, and choose your date and timeslot, and book on. Easy peasy. Then just show up on the day for your timeslot, ready to roll.

If you’d like to check out the results of some of the mini shoots I do at The Mothership Family Hub have a scroll through my page for examples. There are also Reels and videos with more info, behind the scenes stuff and examples of galleries from the shoots so you can see some of the results.

Booking Link:
https://app.studioninja.co/booking//MothershipMiniSessions

Any questions? Feel free to pop them below in the comments 🔽 😀

22/07/2026

Proud to be sponsoring the DWIB awards and photographing the event this year 😁

Introducing our sponsor for Start Up of the Year, Fran Minifie Photography.

Fran also co-owns Athena Magazine Devon so if you haven't seen a copy do take a look at https://athenamagazine.co.uk/

As our usual Awards Dinner photographer Poppy Jakes has a prior engagement Fran has kindly agreed to be our on the night image taker and we are really looking forward to seeing her photographs after the Dinner
Find out more about Fran at https://www.franminifiephotography.co.uk/

Fran is sponsor for the Start up of the Year category and will be looking for a new business started since January 2025 with a sound business idea, how that has been brought to market, taken up to date, with a clear plan for the future.

Is that you? find out more at https://devonwomeninbusiness.com/best-start-up-for-a-business-that-started-trading-after-january-2025/

22/07/2026

£29 Mini Family Photoshoot Sessions at The Mothership Family Hub - This Saturday 25th July

Only 3 spaces left!

Perfect for getting some updated family pictures and especially for Mums to get in front of the camera and IN photos with their children, instead of always taking the pictures.

SO WHAT ARE THEY?

20 minute mini family Photoshoots for £29. Plus you get one digital image of your choice to keep and print as many times as you like included (which you choose from an online gallery - check out my reels for an example).

If you like more than one image, you can order prints from only £3.50 each (or digitals only £10-20 each depending on how many you buy).

HOW TO BOOK?

Check out the link below to book online. It’ll take you to the booking page where you can read more info, and choose your date and timeslot, and book on. Easy peasy. Then just show up on the day for your timeslot, ready to roll.

If you’d like to check out the results of some of the mini shoots I do at The Mothership Family Hub have a scroll through my page for examples. There are also Reels and videos with more info, behind the scenes stuff and examples of galleries from the shoots so you can see some of the results.

Booking Link:
https://app.studioninja.co/booking//MothershipMiniSessions

Any questions? Feel free to pop them below in the comments 🔽 😀

14/07/2026

A bit of a last-minute offer for local business owners...

This Thursday, I'm running one of my family mini photoshoot days at The Mothership Family Hub, and I've ended up with a few spare slots.

Rather than let them go to waste, I thought I'd do something a little different!

If you've been meaning to update the photo on your website, LinkedIn or social media, this is a really affordable way to do it.

A 20-minute studio-style headshot session
£29
Includes one digital image of your choice from your online gallery.

No need to book a full brand shoot if all you're after is a simple, fresh, professional headshot.

It's not something I normally offer, but it seemed a shame not to open these spaces up to local businesses.

The session is this Thursday morning, and held at Seale Hayne, Newton Abbot. So if you've been putting off updating that profile picture from five years ago, pop me a message or comment below and I'll ping you over more info and the online booking link.

29/06/2026

Christmas Mini Sessions - I'm sorry! I know it's summer, and no one wants to hear the c-word yet, but the dates have just been released on my booking system (and they usually start getting booked up in July).

In the lead up to Christmas, I will be holding my regular monthly mini sessions at The Mothership Family Hub on the following dates:

Saturday 17th October
Saturday 28th November
Saturday 5th December

I'll also be running a couple of extra sessions on:
Friday 27th Nov
Friday 4th Dec

(all pics will be ready in time for Xmas)

The sessions are like my usual Mothership Mini Sessions, done on a plain white backdrop.

The reason for this is because I feel it’s important to have images you can use ALL year round, and a simple white backdrop means we can get a good variety in the short 20 minutes that we’ve got to play with, so we don’t just do Christmas pics, but regular family pics, ALL in the same session.

You are very much encouraged to come along with Christmas accessories (and I have baby sizes Santa hats too!). So please do bring along an Xmas jumper to pop on for a few pictures if you want to (but be sure to wear something underneath so a few pics too). You can see some examples from previous year’s minis in this post.

These sessions always sell out every year as everyone loves to update their photos each year and use them as Christmas gifts for the grandparents. So please book early to avoid disappointment if there's a certain date or time you want to book. My mini sessions prices are also due to increase soon (more news about that coming soon) and if you book now, you can secure your session at this price.

For more info and online booking, check out the link below.
Booking link: https://app.studioninja.co/booking//MothershipMiniSessions

Booking is now open - once they are gone, they are gone!

PLUS! From 1st July the price will be increasing to £29 instead of £25 (see my previous post for more info on the price incrase) so if you'd like to get your Xmas mini session booked at the cheaper price - now is the time!

Know someone who might like this? Tag them in the comments ⬇️

28/06/2026

£29 Mini Family Photoshoot Sessions at The Mothership Family Hub - Thursday 16th July

Perfect for parents at home during the week with little ones not yet in an educational setting and especially for Mums to get in front of the camera and IN photos with their children, instead of always taking the pictures.

Just like the mini-shoots I've been running for nearly 5 years now at The Mothership Family Hub, but for the next two months, I'm trialling running them on weekdays too!

SO WHAT ARE THEY?

20 minute mini family Photoshoots for £25. Plus you get one digital image of your choice to keep and print as many times as you like included (which you choose from an online gallery - check out my reels for an example).

If you like more than one image, you can order prints from only £3.50 each (or digitals only £10-20 each depending on how many you buy).

HOW TO BOOK?

Check out the link below. It’ll take you to the booking page where you can read more info, and choose your date and timeslot, and book on. Easy peasy. Then just show up on the day for your timeslot, ready to roll.

If you’d like to check out the results of some of the mini shoots I do at The Mothership Family Hub have a scroll through my page for examples. There are also Reels and videos with more info, behind the scenes stuff and examples of galleries from the shoots so you can see some of the results.

Booking link: https://app.studioninja.co/booking/MothershipMiniSessions

Any questions? Feel free to pop them below in the comments 🔽 😀

22/06/2026

£25 Mini Family Photoshoot Sessions at The Mothership Family Hub - This Saturday 27th June.

Only 2 spaces left!

Perfect for getting some updated family pictures and especially for Mums to get in front of the camera and IN photos with their children, instead of always taking the pictures.

And remember - from 1st July the price of these sessions IS increasing. So book now to get the cheaper rate.

SO WHAT ARE THEY?

20 minute mini family Photoshoots for £25. Plus you get one digital image of your choice to keep and print as many times as you like included (which you choose from an online gallery - check out my reels for an example).

If you like more than one image, you can order prints from only £3.50 each (or digitals only £10-20 each depending on how many you buy).

HOW TO BOOK?

Check out the link below to book online. It’ll take you to the booking page where you can read more info, and choose your date and timeslot, and book on. Easy peasy. Then just show up on the day for your timeslot, ready to roll.

If you’d like to check out the results of some of the mini shoots I do at The Mothership Family Hub have a scroll through my page for examples. There are also Reels and videos with more info, behind the scenes stuff and examples of galleries from the shoots so you can see some of the results.

Booking Link:
https://app.studioninja.co/booking//MothershipMiniSessions

Any questions? Feel free to pop them below in the comments 🔽 😀

21/06/2026

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there.

Particularly the ones who have endured a family photoshoot because their wife or partner said, "It'll only take 20 minutes."

Thank you for carrying bags, chasing toddlers, wearing the shirt you were told to wear, and generally being a good sport about the whole thing.

The funny thing is that most dads arrive looking like they'd rather be at the dentist, and leave saying, "Actually, that wasn't too bad."

And for all the eye-rolling and gentle complaining beforehand, I know how much those photos end up meaning to your families.

Have a brilliant day, gents. You've earned it.

!This photo is one of my favourite all-time photos taken at the mini sessions I run at The Mothership Family Hub. It never fails to make me smile!)

19/06/2026

Last minute Father’s Day gift idea…

How about a voucher for a mini family photoshoot, costing only £25?

These mini shoot days are held once a month at The Mothership Family Hub in Newton Abbot.

For only £25 you can get a 20 minute family photoshoot, with one image included (which you choose from your online gallery).

You can also buy prints of any of the photos from your shoot afterwards, from only £3.50 each

Perfect price for a Father’s Day gift, super easy to order and quick delivery. You receive the printable voucher via email, to print off and pop in a card. Ideal if you need to get something really last minute.

Usually vouchers are delivered within 48 hours, but with it being Father’s Day this weekend, orders received before 7pm on Saturday 20th June will be processed asap and sent out on Saturday evening so you'll have them in time for Father's Day.

Vouchers can be bought online right now - just click on the link in my bio for the voucher link.

So why not treat the Man in your life this Father's Day to a beautiful gift that will last a lifetime?

Buy mini shoot vouchers online here: https://www.franminifiephotography.co.uk/gift-certificates