Accomplishments

Achievements!

Since I began Clare Shapcott Photography in 2017, my photographs have won various awards and have been featured in various printed and digital magazines.

2022

March

I will be speaking at the SWPP Photographic convention in March 2022! For more information on my talks or to book a pass please see here:
"Collaborating with Small Businesses"
"Children's Fine Art Styling on a Budget"

February

January

2021

December

November

Won a Highly Commended Award from the National Photographic Society.

October

Won a Highly Commended Award from the National Photographic Society.

Became an ambassador for the SWPP!

August

Won a Highly Commended Award from the National Photographic Society.

June

Won a Highly Commended Award from the National Photographic Society.

Young boy with grey cloak holds orange slice in front of eye, as a lantern with small pumpkins inside rests on his lap.

Photo of the day at "Kept in the Frame" magazine.

Photograph from above of a young girl kisses her pregnant auntie's baby bump, which is covered with red lace material.

Top Day award at Universal Color photos.

Girl in greenish grey dress with pink flower selection in her hair holds her hand to her shoulder.

Photo of the day at "Kept in the Frame".

Girl in light blue dress holds blue flowers in hands in front of her, as she has flowers settled in three portions of her hair, styled into loops.

Photo of the day at "Kept in the Frame".

May

Boy stands on knelt down father's shoulder as he climbs up a tree with his mother, who is helpig him up. The tree resembles the tree of life.

Won a Highly Commended Award from the National Photographic Society.

Young boy with freckles and long curly hair in smart grey shirt and waistcoat looks at camera with his hands in pockets.

Won a Highly Commended Award from the National Photographic Society.
Top day award at Universal Color Photos.
Top ten photograph at Portrait photo Global.
Photo of the day at "Kept in the Frame".

Boy with curly hair in turtleneck jumper and suspenders holds brown wooden elephant.

Photo of the day at "Kept in the Frame".

Top day award at Universal Color Photos.

Young lady with dark curly hair in green dress with lace sleeves holds her hand to her body at Bristol Photography studio.

Featured on Gallery of Refined art.

Young boy in brown turtleneck jumper sits on little wooden chair as he holds onto some dried flowers.

Photo of the day at "Kept in the Frame".

Girl in pink dress with pink flowers attached to her long, braided hair bun, holds her arm and looks away from camera.

Featured in the Gallery of Refined art.

Girl in yellow dress stands upright and holds pampas grass in hand, with more pampas grass fanned out behind her.

Top 10 photo by Photo Portrait Global.

April

Bristol based photograph of young girl in orange robes faces camera as her braided hair encompasses three orange flowers above her head.

Featured in the Gallery of Refined art.
Photo of the day at "Kept in the Frame".

Boy in grey turtleneck holds clock in front of body, facing camera, in front of brown backdrop.

Photo of the day at "Kept in the Frame".

Behind the scenes picture of camera crew taking a video of a family having a photoshoot, and a final picture of the photoshoot of the family together with two smallest children sitting on red toy car.

Featured on Cbeebies' "My Very First".

Girl in yellow skirt and black top holds orange flowers in front of a brown door.

Top Day award at Universal Color photos.

Portrait of a young, curly haired girl with blue eyes in a yellow top.

Photo of the day at "Kept in the Frame".

January

Photograph of girl in black and red dress holding her brown wavy hair.

Featured in Child Coutour's 2020 'Photographer of the year' edition.

2020

December

Award from the WPPI of a mother kitten looking over her four brown sleeping kittens in a basket.

Won a silver award for Animal and Pets from the WPPI

Award from the WPPI of a young girl in blue dress and flowers in her hair, holding a large bunch of dried flowers.

Won a silver award for Portrait Creative from the WPPI

Award from the WPPI showing young boy in a white shirt and suspenders holding a silver pocket watch over his eye.

Won a silver award for Portrait Creative from the WPPI

Four brown newborn kittens sleep next to each other on soft brown material.

Won a Highly Commended award from the Societies of Photographers.

November

Mother and father smile at each other as photograph is taken over their shoulder of sleeping newborn baby.

Won a Highly Commended Award from the National Photographic Society.

Award winning photograph of woman in white dress, hair in a bun, with skeleton makeup, in front of a blue background.

Won a Highly Commended Award from the National Photographic Society.

Won a Highly Commended award from the Societies of Photographers.

Photo of the day at "Kept in the Frame".

October

Grandmother sits royally on chair whilst two young women in long red dresses lay their heads asleep on her lap.

Photo selected for publication at 'Just Colour Art'

September

Brother and sister playing together on miniature version of toy boat sailing on top of a blue fabric sea.

Won (MY FIRST EVER!!!) Silver award with 'The Portrait Masters'!

Young boy in grey cloak holds lantern filled with small pumpkins on lap whilst also holding a dried orange slice to his eye.

Won a Bronze award with 'The Portrait Masters'!

Two girls stand next to each other against a wooden wall with hands to their sides and wearing stylish clothes.

Won a Bronze award with 'The Portrait Masters'!

Teenage girl with tall black curly hair in burgundy dress and hair tie holds hands to her chest.

Won a Bronze award with 'The Portrait Masters'!

Woman in long white dress with tall, brown, leaf tangled hair has hands to stomach as butterflies lave the empty black hole in her stomach.

Won a Bronze award with 'The Portrait Masters'!

Award winning photograph of young girl in blue dress with flowers and leaves in her hair, also holds a dried bouquet of flowers.

Won a Highly Commended award from the Societies of Photographers

August

Newborn baby sleeps on purple red fabric in large wooden bowl with leaves and flowers surrounding it.

Published in Baby Model Magazine

Young girl in pink dress holds a flower, bouquet of flowers in cardboard cylinder rests on circular side table next to her.

Published in Baby Model Magazine

July

Outdoor photograph of studio shop front on a hill with some cars in front

Opened My Studio in Clifton Village!

Young boy poses in white clothes on a black chaise with sister in pretty white dress standing on small steps behind him.

Published in Baby Model Magazine
Published in Iconic Child Magazine

June

Fine art illustrative photograph of two young children playing on top of their model boat.

Published in Digital Camera Magazine

Teenage sisters in blue dresses and long black curly hair leaning into each other.

Won a High Bronze Award with the Guild of Photographers

Photograph of teenage girl with long black curly hair in green dress holding dried orange slice in front of her eye.

Won a Bronze Award with the Guild of Photographers

Young girl in pink dress holds large bunch of colourful dried flowers in front of brown backdrop. .

Won a Bronze Award with the Guild of Photographers

Young girl with curly red hair rests hands in front of herself while wearing green dress with white lace

Won a Bronze Award with the Guild of Photographers

Young boy in red robe and furry hood elegantly poses with holly berries.

Won a Bronze Award with the Guild of Photographers

Photograph of sleeping newborn baby with grey sleeping hat and purple wrap.

Won a Highly Commended Award with The National Photographic Society

May

Two teenage girls with black curly hair in green dresses lean towards each other and touch hands together.

Won a High Bronze Award with the Guild of Photographers

Woman with short blonde hair poses in black top in front of purple backdrop in Bristol photography studio.

Won a Highly Commended Award from the National Photographic Society

Second certificate of completion of baby Belly Summit.

Completed the Belly Baby Online Summit Part 2

April

Young girl in green dress and white lace holds hands together and looks at camera.

Won a Highly Commended Award from the National Photographic Society
'Top Day Award' at 'Universal Color Photos'

Self portrait photograph of woman with large, brown pointing hair, styled to be pointing out in various directions, wearing brown dress with circular stick neck-piece.

Won a Highly Commended Award from the National Photographic Society
'Top Day Award' at 'Universal Color Photos'

Award won by Clare Shapcott for her creative photograph of two children playing atop a model boat.

'Top Day Award' at 'Universal Color Photos'

A selection of images selected by 'Kept in the Frame' which includes a portrait of a young boy taken by Clare Shapcott photography.

Published at 'Kept in the Frame'

Award won by Clare Shapcott by 'Universal color photos' for her illustrative portrait of a girl in red dress dancing inside music box.

'Top Day Award' at 'Universal Color Photos'

Award winning and published portrait of young girl in blue dress with ponytail touching shoulder and looking at camera.

Published at 'Photo Portrait Global'
'Top Day Award' at 'Universal Color Photos'

Published newborn photograph of baby wrapped in grey material lying in miniature bed next to large soft monkey.

Published at Inspire- Digital or not Photography Magazine

Photograph of young girl wearing teddy bear patterned dress holding banana phone to ear and smiling cheekily.

'Top Day Award' at 'Universal Color Photos'

Award winning photograph of two girls in blue dresses next to each other on canvas, with paint splash effect.

'Top Day Award' at 'Universal Color Photos'

Certificate of completion of The Baby Belly Summit photography course

Completed the Belly Baby Online Summit Part 1

March

Award winning and published portrait photograph of young boy wearing white shirt and suspenders holding grey pocket watch to eye.

Published at 'Gallery of Refined Art'
'Top Day Award' at 'Universal Colour Photos'
'Top Photo' at 'Kept in the Frame'
Published at 'Just Colour Art'

Award winning photograph of young dancer girl bending backwards in pink outfit.

'Top Day Award' at 'Universal Color Photos'
'Top Photo' at 'Kept in the Frame'

Two award winning photographs of young girls holding pink flowers wearing dresses.

'Top Gold Photos' ay 'Kept in the Frame'

Award winning photograph of young girl in pink dress and floral headpiece in front of brown background.

'Top Day Award' at 'Universal Color Photos'

Two young sisters holding beautiful pink flowers wearing long pink dresses and leaning against each other.

'Top Photo' at 'Kept in the Frame'

Award given to Clare Shapcott by the SWPP for passing licenciate qualification.

Passed Licentiate Qualification with the Society of Portrait & Wedding Photographers!

Collection of child portraits used to pass licenciate qualification.

Group of published images, including a fine art portrait taken by Clare Shapcott.

Published at 'Kept in the Frame'

Two young dancing girls wearing pink outfits stretching their legs high up into the air and holding hands.

'Top Photo' at 'Kept in the Frame'

Fine art creative portrait of young blonde girl covering her eye with a white feather.

'Top Photo' at 'Kept in the Frame'

creative portrait of young girl in dancing pose on water colour themed canvas

'Top Photo' at 'Kept in the Frame'

Fine art portrait of young blonde girl in blue dress holding pink and white flowers in front of blue background.

'Top Photo' at 'Kept in the Frame'

Published photograph of young girl in green dress with pink flowers in her curly red hair.

'Photo of the Day' at 'Kept in the Frame'
Published at Gallery of Refined Art
Published at Inspire- Digital or not Photography Magazine

February

Award winning photograph of a young girl in long green dress holding her shoulder and wearing pink flower accessories on her head.

Won a Highly Commended award from the Societies of Photographers

Young girl in red dress has origami cranes in her hands and hair and wears paper ruff around neck.

Gave a talk at University of Bristol Photographic Society - read more here: university-of-bristol-photography-society-talk.html
Published in Iconic Child Magazine (digital and print)

Identical twin sisters in blue dresses both hold pink flowers in front of blue background.

Published at Inspire- Digital or not Photography Magazine

Front page of photography magazine showing two sisters wearing large blue feathers have blue material keeping them together.

Published in Child Couture Magazine (digital and print)
Published in International Photography Magazine (digital and print)
Nominated at Portrait Photo Global

January

Fine art photo of two girls in red and green dress and long brown curly hair lean against each other and face camera.

Won a Highly Commended Award from the National Photographic Society

Girl in blue shirt leans against sister in blue dress in front of blue background.

Won a Highly Commended Award from the National Photographic Society

Award winning black and white photograph of girl holding lantern and with fine wooden headpiece.

Highly commended award for monochrome photograph of teenage girl in dress holding lantern.

Won a Highly Commended award from the Societies of Photographers
Nominated at Inspire- Digital or not Photography Magazine (Colour Version)

Two sisters holding each other's hand in grey dresses wearing fine wooden accessories around neck and on head.

Two page entry in photography magazine showing picture of sisters wearing wooden accessories and leaning into each other, next to black page of white text.

Highly Commended award for open avant garde picture of two teenage sisters with curly black hair.

Won a Highly Commended award from the Societies of Photographers
Published in Iconic Child Magazine (Digital and Print)

Young boy wearing red cloak holds christmas themed leafy ornament during fine art photoshoot.

Published in Iconic Child Magazine (Digital and Print)

2019

December

Newborn baby in white wraps lies on bed next to brown wicker reindeer and Christmas tree.

Published at Gallery of Refined Art

Long, curly haired girl in long red christmas gown has her hands together during photoshoot in Bristol studio.

Featured on Rise International Photography Awards

Teenage girl poses in front of camera with Christmas carousel music player with green dress and holly hair accessory.

Published in Child Couture Magazine in digital and print
Featured on Rise International Photography Awards

Teenage sisters pose together with fine wooden hair and neck accessories.

Published at Gallery of Refined Art

Elegant outdoor photograph of bride and groom kissing next to orange and green tree.

Featured on Rise International Photography Awards

November

Young girl with curly red hair holds pink flower in hands and has some on her hair stares back into camera.

Won a Highly Commended Award from the National Photographic Society

Young boy in red cloak and furry hood elegantly holds christmas holly berry bunch.

Featured on Rise International Photography Awards

Award winning Photograph by Clare Shapcott photography depicting a young girl with very curly hair sitting on a step wearing a long green gown.

Published at Gallery of Refined Art
Featured on Rise International Photography Awards

October

Young boy sits on stepladder in formal attire looking at camera with grey background.

Won a Highly Commended Award from the National Photographic Society

Award winning fine art child portrait of young boy holding orange segment to eye with lantern and pumpkin on his lap

Won a Highly Commended award from the Societies of Photographers

Album cover of bearded musician looking at camera and holding guitar in black and white

Featured on musician Matt JR Hurley's Bio for cover image for CD 'What am I?': https://mattjrhurleymusic.com/bio-2/.

September

Featured on BBC Radio Bristol's facebook page.
Find out more about my voluntary NICU photoshoots here: N.i.c.u Sessions.

July

Featured on BBC Radio Bristol's Breakfast Show (2:07:00): https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07f0j4q Find out more about my voluntary NICU photoshoots here: N.i.c.u Sessions.

April

Cover art for female and male musicians looking across a mountain with valley behind them.

Featured on musician April Shipton's blog for her cover art photoshoot on her and Matt JR Hurley's album 'Beyond the Mountain': https://aprilshipton.co.uk/my-life/

Achievements!

2022

March

February

January

2021

December

November

October

August

June

May

April

January

2020

December

November

October

September

August

July

Opened My Studio in Clifton Village!

June

May

April

March

February

January

2019

December

November

October

September

July

April

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