As the festive season twinkles on the horizon, we all start to ponder the age-old questions: “What’s the perfect gift for that one person who is really difficult to buy for?” "What do you get the person who seems to have everything?"  Well, I’ve got a delightful solution that’s sure to bring smiles and warm hearts all round – Portrait Experience Gift Certificates! Why Gift Certificates Make Wonderful Gifts Gift certificates are like little envelopes of joy, offering something far more special than just a present – they offer experiences, memories, To View More >>

OMG! I am soooo super excited right now! Look what just arrived in the post today... These are the latest additions to my client closet - a specially curated set of dresses for mums and mums-to-be for their family portraits. These beautiful dresses have come all the way from the US and they are truly gorgeous. But hang on a minute... ...this is just one dress! What a piece of design genius - we can style it in so many different ways so it can be fitted to perfectly suit you. Love your new post-partum boobs? A nice deep v-neck crossover will show off that amazing cleavage. Or perhaps To View More >>

As you know, safety is at the heart of everything I do in my business, and especially when photographing young children and babies; I’ve posted a number of times about safe handling and photographic techniques I use for newborn photoshoots. This month, I decided to take things a step further and update my first aid knowledge, so I attended a Mini First Aid class. These classes are designed with new parents and grandparents in mind and are focussed on first aid techniques for children – which are often a bit different to the way you would treat an adult. Specifically, the class covered To View More >>

I am delighted to welcome Becky Jarratt - Treasure Chest Peer Supporter and ABM Breastfeeding Counsellor as today's guest blogger! Treasure Chest York offers a support network for breastfeeding mums across the York area, for more information including details of support group meetings visit their website: http://www.treasurechest.org.uk/home/4566365112 If you need any support or advice about breastfeeding, you can also contact the National Breastfeeding Helpline: 0300 100 0212 Preparing for Breastfeeding: Expectations The thought of having a baby brings so many different To View More >>

As we know, newborns are very delicate, they have poor muscle control and a strong moro reflex (an involuntary response to feeling unsupported) necessitating great care and patience during a photo session. They must be carefully supported at all times and certainly never left on their own. In this series of posts, I will show you how I ensure that babies are appropriately and safely positioned and supported to create some of my more popular images, and perhaps more to the point, I will show you how supporting hands are removed using Photoshop afterwards, i.e. the baby is never left balancing To View More >>