If you are thinking of having some photographs taken of your new bundle of joy, but you are not sure how it works and what to expect, then please keep reading. If possible it is best to photograph babies within the first 2 weeks of life. This is because they are at their most sleepy, their skin is usually clear and they are fairly amenable to being moved around without waking up. However, my preference is to photograph your new addition when you are ready, that might be after a few days of them being born or it might be a few weeks. It is best to contact me before baby is due (around the time of your 20 week scan) that way I can make sure to keep some dates free in my diary around babes due date. I carry out newborn sessions in your home. This means that you don’t need to worry about packing up the millions of things you seem to need to take everywhere with you when you have a new baby. Also by being in the comfort of your own home I believe it allows you to feel relaxed which often makes the baby feel more relaxed. I usually allow up to four hours for a newborn session - This allows plenty of time for feeding, nappy changes and time for baby to fall sleep. It's a good idea to make sure the house is warm – a contented baby is usually one that is warm and has a full tummy. If your baby is unhappy at any point during your shoot we can take a break and continue once you feel he/she is ready. When I arrive at your house one of the first things I like to do is take a quick look around and find the best location to set up. All the photographs on my website are lit using natural light. This means that I need plenty of natural window light and that is what I’ll be looking for. Please don’t worry if the place is untidy I completely understand that you are busy with your new little one. The session is unique to you and your house, I do bring a long a bean bag but if the bedroom has good light then the bed works just as well. I do not pose the babies as such, I tend to find that babies get into positions that they feel comfortable in. I will however make a few adjustments if I feel it will make the final image look better. You are requesting me to photograph your newborn but along with them I love including mums and dads in my images – you make great props. It is also really important for me to make sure I have some shots of you as a family, this is a special time and moments that you will treasure in years to come. I love to lay the baby on blankets that belong to them, It helps to make the photographs unique to you. It’s also helpful if you dress your baby in something simple, sometimes the best shots are when they are in a plain white vest. This is just a guideline to how a session normally works so that you know roughly what to expect.
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These two kids are my world, there is an age gap of exactly 4.5 years. My daughter tells me she loves her brother but she often tells me that she never wanted a baby! Sometimes she says that a girl baby might have been better! The reason she has 'issues' with the little man is not due to his gender it is due to his behaviour......you know crying, dribbling and filling his nappy - all the things that babies do.
I would love to be sat here telling you how amazing it is to see the bond between the two of the growing and how amazing it is to watch the love that my daughter has for her baby brother but that wouldn't be the truth. What I can tell you is that when she thinks we are not watching I know she is keeping an eye out for him making sure he is ok and she'll play and talk with him, she also becomes very protective of him when we are around other people. On the other hand my son adores his big sister, his face lights up when she enters the room and he tracks her like no one else. Perhaps one day (hopefully sooner rather than later) when they are both bigger and they can play together she'll realise it's not so bad to have a younger brother. For now though I am preparing myself for what I see as the next hurdle, he is getting closer to becoming mobile and once he is able to touch her toys I know there is going to be some major trouble ahead! Wow I can't believe this is my first post of 2017!
Someone recently mentioned to me how they like reading my blog, I then realised that it had actually been quite a while since I had put together a blog post. It is hard enough to find time get out my 'big camera' leave alone putting together a blog post but spurred on by that conversation (and my son now having a fairly predictable nap in the mornings) I have managed to do one. My little dude is now 8 months old and all of my time is spent looking after him, in between the daily school run of my daughter! This means that he has become my main muse especially over the last few months, now that he is doing more. So I have put together some of my favourites; they involve a fair amount of sleeping and thumb sucking. He is a happy contented boy, as long as he's been fed of course! He has amazing blue eyes and his own unique hair thing going on. Hopefully this collection of photo's show all of that and more. Since my daughter was born (2012) I have always taken photographs of her around this time of year. At the moment I never seem to have any time to take photos but I was determined this year wasn't going to be any different. My little one is 4 months old so taking photographs of him outside caused me a couple of issues:
1) It was pretty cold 2) He isn't able to sit unaided. The solution to the first problem was to find somewhere that looks like it's in the middle of nowhere with trees and leaves but in reality was very close to where we parked the car. We moved to Wiltshire in January last year and are now very lucky to live close to Savernake Forest so this seemed like the best choice of location. The solution to problem 2 was to use his sister to hold him up. Perhaps harder than it sounds, I might have resorted to bribary. The whole shoot lasted no more than 10 minutes, so with that in mind I am very happy with the results, especially as I managed to get one of the four of us and we're all looking at the camera. If you are having photos taken in Autumn it's a great idea to think a bit about what colours to wear, I think it really enhances the end result. I made sure we were all wearing complementing colours and patterns much to my husbands amusement. 2016 has been a big year for us as a family - new house, new baby and for our eldest child this month saw the start of a new school.......BIG school! As a parent I think I underestimated exactly what this meant for me. I knew it would mean spending less time with the person who has been my shadow for most of the last 4 and half years. I knew I'd miss her and I had prepared for that but what I hadn't really thought about was the new routine. Add into the mix a new born baby whose routine is all over the place and it's made for a pretty stressful first couple of weeks.
Saying goodbye to my little girl each morning whilst she held on tightly to my finger (or leg, or top) not wanting to let me go was pretty tough. Not to mention the bruises I gained on my legs from carrying her rather hefty baby brother in a car seat round to the classroom. However, I am pleased to say 2 weeks in and despite her being super tired and unusually hungry she is really loving school and I think its going to be alright. These photo's were taken a couple of days before her first official day, she was so excited when we got her school uniform I had to hide it as she wanted to wear it all the time. As you can see the cardigan is massive even though it is the smallest size you can get, I guess it means it should last a while and her shoes in the photos are very shiny, suffice to say they don't look quite the same 2 weeks in :) So as my not so little girl embarks on the start of her school journey, I adjust to early morning starts, ensuring homework has been done and try to stay onto top of the endless emails from the school. Then once the morning school run is done I get to spend time getting to know the newest member of the family - scary to think in 4 years time we get to do this all over again with her brother, although hopefully by then I might be better at it as I'll have had some practice. On the Sunday the 17th of July I got a surprise birthday present - My son was born. He was a week over due and even though everyone joked I don't think anyone thought he'd actually decide to arrive on my birthday!
I mean what are the chances? His dad describes him to everyone as a 'lovely little chap', and he really is. These photographs were taken when he was 7 days old, it's hard to believe he is 1 month old already, he has changed so much in the short time he has been born. He has stolen the hearts of our whole family, particularly that of his big sister (although she's not too keen when he cries or getting too close to his dirty nappies). Love watching this little man grow up, most chilled out smiley boy I know.
Despite being under the weather on Saturday he still managed to crack a few smiles and demonstrate his walking abilities now that he has reached his first birthday. I am pretty sure you will be seeing more of him on my blog in the future. Now we have moved we are lucky enough to have the biggest sea of Bluebells I have ever seen right on our doorstep.
On the edge of Marlborough for 2 Sundays each year the forestry commission open up the gates of West Wood for vehicles it helps the Lions club raise money for charity. It is possible to park close by the rest of the year and walk but there is something appealing about going in your car and being able to explore the vast expanse of flowers. As the weather was particularly nice it was quite busy but we managed to find a nice quiet spot to get out have a little walk and take a few photo's. My little girl is growing up - she now has her own ideas for poses and where she would like to stand. The top photo was all her own idea and she insisted on bringing her own camera with us so she could capture the Bluebells herself. Like star dust glistening on fairies' wings Little girls dreams are of magical things. Sherry Larson After attending a good friend of mine's little boys christening, once we were home I found my daughter walking round the house wearing her fairy wings and carrying her magical wand. I think she may have been trying to do her best impression of the 'fairy' God mother.
The unusual background is due to us having recently moved house - any dust seen in these photo's are more than likely brick dust rather than fairy dust. No leaves, snails or flowers were harmed in the making of this Autumn Crown which now proudly sits round the neck of the wire rabbit that resides on my kitchen table. A while ago (when the sun was still shining) we took a 5 minute stroll to the local park and filled a bag full of autumn goodies. The snail shells were all this creative little lady's idea, I wasn't exactly sure how we were going to fix them to the crown but somehow we managed.
I must mention 'concentration tongue', I had to capture that too - just like her dad. |