Meet the mum who makes a living creating magical photos with her children that look straight out of a storybook - inspired by her family's day-to-day life. Vanessa Rivera, 32, started experimenting with photography when she wanted to take nice snaps of her newborn, Indie, now five, but couldn’t afford to pay for a shoot.
The mum-of-four starting posting her creations on social media and was shocked when they took off. She starting pushing her creations when her husband Anthony, 34, taught her how to use Photoshop to edit the pictures and has now managed to make her digital designs into a full-time job.
The family makes £90,000 a year creating endless magical photos, which can take up to 40 hours over two weeks to plan, photograph and edit. Vanessa takes inspiration from the family's day-to-day life - such as creating an image with her son’s shoelaces turned into a massive ball with lots of things in it as he always leaves his shoes untied.
