Discover the Beauty and Importance of Professional Newborn and Baby Photography As a newborn and baby photographer, I understand more than most that the first year of a baby’s life is a whirlwind of monumental changes and heartwarming milestones. From the sleepy, curled-up poses of a newborn to the wide-eyed curiosity of a six-month-old, and the adventurous spirit of a one-year-old, each stage in a baby’s first year brings something uniquely special. Childhood, in general, is fleeting, and babies grow and change faster than you might realise. As a photographer specialising in newborn To View More >>

On Sunday 7th May, we will be having a special 'older baby' mini-session day at the Step Up Studio in Howden to try out some gorgeous new props and outfits for our older baby clients (3-12 months) and create some new portfolio images.   Whether your baby is sitting, crawling, walking or enjoying lots of tummy time and smiles, this is a great opportunity to capture their latest stage of development with some beautiful images. The mini-sessions are 20 minutes each and we are aiming for around 2-3 images per session, which you will receive as a digital download following the event. The 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 >>

I was chatting to another mum the other day about baby photography and during our conversation it slowly dawned on me that, having only seen the finished beautiful photos of babies on my website and across the Internet, she and many other mums out there had no idea how these images were actually created safely, so I thought a little series of blog posts might be useful.  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. To View More >>