I am delighted to welcome Natalie Bell from Tiny Talk York as one of our guest bloggers! Natalie runs the Tiny Talk baby signing classes in York, teaching parents and babies to communicate with each other through sign language even before they can use words!  To find out more contact Natalie at natb@tinytalk.co.uk or have a look at the Facebook page www.facebook.com/yorktinytalk. Tiny Talk and Baby Signing TinyTalk Baby Signing classes are a fun filled hour of signing, music and sensory activities to promote early communication skills with you and your little one.  Using British To View More >>

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 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 >>

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 >>