Charlie gets star treatment with professional photographer Victoria Tetley

As you many have read on my blog, last week I had my own professional photography session with Liverpool and Cheshire photographer Victoria Tetley.

I was so excited to have my pictures taken, I love posing for the camera.

Anyway, we had a wild time - Victoria came to my house and brought me a special treat - a catnip mouse!

Victoria has been taking pictures for about ten years and worked at our sister paper the Chester Chronicle for eight years.

Now, after covering more than 9,000 stories, Victoria, 34, is focusing on her own business and has set up as a freelance snapper specialising in pets and portraits.

Working at the Chronicle, Victoria has met many well-known figures from Nigella Lawson to Prince Charles, although a few stand out over the years.

Victoria said: "Richard Madeley, who was doing a book signing at Cheshire Oaks, was such a genuinely nice guy. He spent a good five minutes talking to me about my job and what I hoped to do with my career, while I was quite conscious a huge queue were waiting to meet him.

"Another character was Boris Johnson, who was visiting Chester a few years ago, and I went to photograph him being given a guided tour through the city centre, and, unlike many celebrities, he shook my hand, asked my name and had a bit of a laugh. A very amiable man."

Although Victoria loved her job working for the newspaper, she realised taking pictures of people with their cats and dogs were her favourite subjects.

"It might take that bit longer to get the shot but it is definitely worth the wait."

Victoria's thankful for the years of experience she has gained and is looking forward to using her skills in her new business venture taking pictures of pets and people in picturesque locations.

And of course I was her best subject! Check out Victoria's website - click here!

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Charlie