I am delighted to welcome Connie Tu from Created by Connie as today's guest blogger!  Connie is an award winning, ICNHA certified, insured and passionate henna artist with a natural eye for placement and a flair for contemporary fusion designs. Connie provides professional, all natural henna body art services throughout Bradford and West Yorkshire. One of her favourite things is pregnancy henna and belly blessings... Belly / Mother Blessing Celebrations Pregnancy henna, in the way of Belly Henna, is a growing global trend in last decade or so, often as part of a Mother/Belly To View More >>

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It always amazes me when I get to meet a brand new little person, especially when I have photographed their mummy and her bump beforehand, so it was lovely to finally meet little Ethan. Even only a few days old, he is already developing his own cheeky personality - he was so determined not to miss anything, but with lots of patience even he had to have a little sleep! For more information on how to book your newborn photoshoot with By Jackie, contact us today. To View More >>

I had the pleasure of photographing Kirsty and her very happy little bump. Can't wait to meet the little person hiding inside that bump in a few weeks time! To View More >>

Introducing little Riley... I think this little girl is going to be spoilt rotten by her big brother! And by her lovely mummy and daddy! To View More >>

Introducing Harrison... It doesn't seem that long since I photographed his mummy and daddy's wedding at Hazlewood Castle near Leeds. It was a real pleasure to once again share in a special moment in their lives. Congratulations! xx For more information on Bump and Baby photoshoots by Babies By Jackie, please get in touch. To View More >>

Recently, I held a mini-maternity session day at the Step Up Studio in Howden at which I had the pleasure to meet the beautiful Alenka and her Bump. Here are a few of my favourte photos from her maternity photoshoot. Can't wait to meet 'Bump' in person in a couple of months! To View More >>

I am delighted and proud to announce that I have achieved my Pro-level Membership of BANPAS (Baby and Newborn Photographers Association)! It is such an honour to be assessed and accredited by your peers! :-) To View More >>

In previous posts, I have discussed the safe use of props when photographing newborns. Sometimes, where the baby’s safety cannot otherwise be guaranteed, props must be completely ‘photoshopped’ in afterwards and we use what are known as 'digital props'. This is where the photographer takes a photograph of the prop (or purchases an image) separately from the baby and then the two images are composited together later to create a single photograph.  An example of when this technique is often used is for any image where the baby appears suspended To View More >>

I am often asked 'How much space do you need for a newborn baby photo shoot?', and 'Do I need to clear a room?'. I can actually manage in quite a small space, around 3mx3m is sufficient (more is obviously nice, but this is quite workable). I know a lot of people can find this quite hard to visualise, so here is an example set up in my front room: Good light is crucial in deciding where we will set up. I like to make use of natural light wherever possible (I do have studio lights if no natural light is available, but these take up a bit more space, so if we can use window light that works best). To View More >>