Lauren and Sean with their brand new baby boy braved the elements to have the most gorgeous outdoor newborn family photography shoot. With a short walk up the hill to St Martha’s church we were blessed with cloud cover (there had been chances of rain). But as brave as new parents are, Lauren and Sean just huddled in tighter with their new bundle of joy.

There is something so special about a newborn family photography session. You want to remember and capture everything about that moment in time. Their little hands, small feet, the way that they cuddle into you. When people enquire and ask about having an outdoor newborn session, I always welcome the idea with open arms. They always say if babies and children are cranky stick them outside or in water and their mood improves. I would say that I have found this mostly to be true. The proof is in the pudding with this gorgeous little family and their newborn family photography session.

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If you are interested in booking in a family session for yourself please do get in contact, or have a look at some other examples such as Rathi and her Richmond Park family shoot.

This outdoor baby photography shoot was meant to be a surprise newborn session that John had booked for his wife. However, 2020 had other plans in store for this surprise shoot. As lockdown intensified it was clear that John’s thoughtful newborn baby photography would turn into something a little different. As the guidelines eased I met John and Sarah with little Margot for a socially distanced family shoot at Box Hill.

Outdoor Baby Photography at a Socially Distanced Space

A socially distanced family shoot is luckily not too different from a usual session with me. As a practise within family photography I let you as a unit interact naturally with one another. There is no pushing or poking. No forced smiles or enforced posing. I take a step back, and allow families to have a cuddle and a giggle with some guided portraiture instructions. This creates a natural atmosphere not only in the photographs, but also for the family taking part.

Having an outdoor baby photography shoot is a very natural thing to do. Although newborn photography is slightly easier at home, take for example Frederikke and her mother and baby shoot. However, a shoot with a slightly older baby is lovely to do in the open. They are less dependant on nap time and like looking around at the surroundings! The sessions are still baby led with no enforced posing but light direction. Following social distance guidelines is easy do to with outdoor family photography. Babies benefit from not too close contact with strangers and smiling from two meters is the same however you do it. As you will be able to see from the photography little Margot was such a smily baby!

John, Sarah and Little Margot’s Outdoor Family Shoot

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If you are interested in a booking a socially distanced family shoot please do contact me here.  If you would like some more examples of distanced family photography have a look at Che, Charlotte and Joseph’s family shoot at St Martha’s Hill post lockdown.

This mother and baby photoshoot is especially close to my heart. Photographing Frederikke and Thomas’s wedding was such a joy. You can see their wedding on my blog here. It was a lovely intimate wedding day in their parent garden. Filled with love, laughter and gorgeous Danish traditions. When Frederikke contacted me I jumped at the chance to meet the newest addition to her family. Unfortunately Thomas was away in another country at the time Frederikke organised the photoshoot. So rather than delay the photography session, seeing as she was in Surrey, it was the perfect opportunity to capture mother and son together.

Surrey New Born Baby Photography At Home 

It is best with a mother and baby photoshoot to keep things simple. There is no need to over complicate family photography. There is no predicting what kind of night your baby is going to give you or whether they are in a difficult mood. I always arrive earlier rather than later, babies are fresher in the morning I find. I arrived for the mother and baby photoshoot and was able to spend some time catching up with Frederikke and her family. Living abroad and having a home base is a wonderful thing to come back to. Frederikke suggested having her mother and baby photoshoot at her families home. It seemed very fitting seeing as this was where I had photographed her wedding the year before.

I spent such a lovely time with Frederikke, her family and little baby Valdemar. We stayed at the family home and chatted about life, the nearing Christmas tradition and how life as a new mother was all consuming! It would have been a crime to leave Frederikke’s family home, the decor is absolutely beautiful. I simply had to capture Frederikke with her gorgeous little boy in the conservatory. Sometimes family shoots are busy and sometimes they are just as they should be, relaxed, natural and contented. It was such a pleasure to photograph Frederikke and her baby. I always feel at home whenever I visit. It was a wonderful thing to include Frederikke’s family in portraits with their little Prince.

Three generations in one photograph is a wonderful thing.

If you would like to have a family photoshoot, do get in touch. I photograph families all throughout Surrey, London and further afield.

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Thank you for looking through these images and if you would like to continue scrolling through some past family shoots of mine, take a look at this relaxed Richmond family session or my most recent Christening photography shoot.

Travelling outside of Surrey for this Hertfordshire family photography shoot was very close to my heart indeed. Reconnecting with couples and families that I have photographed before is an utter joy. Especially when their gorgeous offspring is called Jessica. I have to mention before we continue. She has to have the most squish-able cheeks I have ever witnessed on a beautiful newborn baby. Loosing touch with Anna after her wedding was not something that I thought would happen. There are some couples who stay with you throughout your career and I felt it with her. So when she messaged me about having some relaxed newborn photography I jumped at the chance!

Photographing Anna and Ross’s wedding back in 2017 was such a privilege. Not to mention their wedding was BEAUTIFUL. They had the most gorgeous hygge inspired winter wedding at Ashridge House. When they contacted me about having a relaxed newborn photography shoot, it was such exciting news. They had just moved into a gorgeous new house. It was the perfect way to capture their new little family unit.

Anna, Ross and Baby Jessica’s Hertfordshire Family Photography Shoot

When you have a newborn baby everything is new and beautiful. Little moments that are usually overlooked are completely different. Lives change in such a momentous way when you have a child and capturing the every day moments are so important. When I arrived we all chatted and revelled in how cute Jessica is. The way that I conduct my family shoots is very relaxed and natural. I am not about sticking sleeping babies in buckets – respect to people who have the skill! We had a little catch up and whilst chatting I started documenting this new family.  Little Jessica loved being in water so Anna and Ross decided to give her a bath during our session too.

Anna and Ross had decorated Jessica’s room so beautifully so I made sure to document this place for them too. First room’s and houses are so special to families. These details can go undocumented with everyday life. Remembering the placing of books, photographs and objects is a wonderful thing to capture. It was an absolute dream witnessing and documenting these new parents together. They are both so in love with little Jessica that capturing this little family unit was beautiful. I still cannot get over those GORGEOUS cheeks of Jessica’s! Anna, Ross and Jessica absolutely rocked their relaxed newborn photography shoot. You will all witness the cuteness.

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If you would like to see more examples of Hertfordshire family photography and in the surrounding areas of St Albans, check out the Spary families galleries. They too are a long standing family of mine who I love catching up with and meeting all their new additions. Here is their Christmas family shoot or Jennie and Edward’s St Albans relaxed family shoot at home.

If however you are looking for some non-family shoot inspiration, check out my latest engagement shoot at the gorgeous Forty Hall. 

Newborn photography is the most wonderful experience. As a family photographer you are able to be immersed into the life of a new family unit. It is an incredibly special experience, made even more special by being in the presence of a miracle. Sam had been at the same school as me many moons ago. Through social media I was aware of the struggle she and her husband Alex were enduring. Their little bundle of joy was born at 27 weeks old which is dangerously early for a baby to arrive into the world.

Family and Newborn Photography Guildford

Watching Sam’s family journey through social media, I could see that their time together was emotional, fraught and unimaginable. With Joshua giving them life threatening scares it was the most terrible feeling to read what they were going through, but it was clear that he was a little fighter. I cannot even imagine what their family went through, but it was quite clear that Joshua was a resilient little premie baby. Watching their story over social media like a little fly on the wall it was clear how bonded they all were as a family unit. With both Alex and Sam reading Joshua Harry Potter through his incubator doors, to photographs of them together having skin to skin cuddles.

After Joshua was discharged I kept up to date with Sam’s journey and the milestones that Joshua made. It was so enlightening and heart warming to know how far they had all come. When Sam and I made contact to organise a newborn photography shoot in Guildford I was over the moon. Reconnecting with old school friends is a wonderful thing and being able to be in the presence of her little miracle Joshua was even more amazing. Meeting their family was such a lovely experience and it was an honour to spend time with Sam, Alex and Joshua.

Christmas is a special time for most families and Sam and Alex were very aware that this first Christmas together was going to be a special one. They decided that spending the time together and decorating the tree would be something that they would want to remember. Being a mum with a premie baby is quite isolating as you have to stay within your own walls to keep all of the germs and viruses away from your little one. I felt incredibly privileged to be allowed into their space and document this time for them.

This is what A Day In The Life family photography is all about. Finding a moment that you want to remember. The littlest things are worth documenting and to have photographs to look back on is the most special part of the process. During the ‘day in the life’ shoot there is always time for a guided family portrait which I decide upon when there is a moment of calm and convenience.

Family portraits are not meant to be stuffy, posed and awkward. They should be calm and candid and this is how I capture you. Relaxed, informal and just how you are, focussing on the most important little moments. Life Is precious and fleeting and it is important to remember those moments that we would otherwise forget. A family decorating the Christmas tree after a traumatic, and at the same time uplifting year is such a wonderful celebration of life.

If you would like to see any more examples of my Day In The Life family photography have a look at The Spary Families Cosy Home Photography Shoot.

When I got the call to do newborn photography Surrey for Becki I was so exited. I had photographed her wedding to Marcus at Waverley Abbey and it was my first ever gig. I mean FRESH. As a couple they took a massive leap of faith with me and their big day was my baptism of wedding fire. I had been second shooting for a while and had wanted a chance to shoot my own wedding. I had known Becki since school and together we agreed that I could photograph her wedding as my first solo job. When Becki’s bridesmaid got in contact with me this year, she wanted to gift her best friend a day in the life shoot for her new little family. I was so excited to say yes and to meet Becki’s new addition.

Being a new parent is very tiring, so when you book a day in the life shoot with me the sessions last up to two hours not a whole day! In this time I document a day in your life that you feel is special to you. This can be quality time with your newborn baby or a birthday party, an adoption celebration day or a Saturday morning tradition making pancakes. During our day in the life session there is guided family portrait time which I determine in a moment of calm and ease. Family portraits do not have to be stuffy, or posed with kids crying. But calm and unposed, this is how I document you. Relaxed, informal and just how you are.

Becki and Marcus were adjusting to life as new parents of little Kit. Who was absolutely gorgeous I might add. They were both absolutely besotted with Kit and it is always so wonderful to witness new parents and their babies. We spent the morning chatting about motherhood, lack of sleep an the immense love that had overcome them since Kit had arrived. It was lovely to catch up with Becki. What a wonderful experience to follow a family from wedding to the birth of their baby. It was a privilege to photograph their new family, surrounded by images of their wedding in frames around their house was so lovely.

This is why a day in the life photoshoots are so special. I am able to record a frozen moment in your life forever. It is a day that you found important enough to visually capture. Childhood is so fleeting, children grow up so fast and if you blink you will miss it. In my eyes any day with your family is one worth remembering and documenting.

If you would like a newborn photography Surrey shoot please do not hesitate to get in touch. I hope you enjoy looking through the blog and if you would like to see some more family day in the life shoots – check out A Day In The Life of The Higgin’s Family

NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHY SURREY

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and looking at a day in the life of baby kit

If you would like a newborn photography Surrey shoot please do not hesitate to get in touch. I always love to meet new people and photographing amazing families is what I adore doing. If you would like to see more examples take a look at this lovely Surrey family shoot, or if you are based further afield here is a gorgeous newborn baby shoot in Hertfordshire. 

When Christi contacted me for some newborn baby photography it was such a lovely enquiry. Her baby was so tiny having been born prematurely months before. I arrived in London to a very warm welcome of smiles and a cup of tea! We sat and chatted for a while before taking some photographs of little Amelia who was asleep in her moses basket. She was so incredibly tiny and beautiful. Whilst she was still sleeping we took the opportunity to take some family portraits of all three of them together. These family portraits happen in a natural way, with lots of cuddles and smiles at your cute baby.

Natural Light Newborn London Family Photography

As a family photographer I know how important it is to capture natural moments as well as guided. This is why we spent some time capturing Amelia feeding and sleeping. Amelia was very sleepy and stayed that way for most of our session together. A sleeping baby is not the worst thing as this gives the opportunity to have lots of loving family photographs all together. It was such a wonderful experience to capture Amelia and her family in the early stages of her life.  I hope that you enjoy looking through the images as much as I loved spending time with this gorgeous little family.

Thank you so much for having a look through these photographs. Being present in the first few weeks and months to photography your newborn is a wonderful gift. These moments travel by so fast so it is important to document them as a memory you can cherish forever.  If you are at all interested in having a newborn baby photography session with myself please do get in contact with me. Alternatively, take a look at this newborn babies first bath time or perhaps this relaxed photoshoot at home in the garden.