Maternity & Newborn

Booking is essential! We recommend booking your session after your 12-week scan. Once your date is secured, you can relax and wait for the special day. 

No two newborn sessions are the same, and that goes for style preferences, too. You may want natural, candid lifestyle posing with close-up details, or you might want headbands and accessories along with flower pots and bucket-swaddled baby poses. 

I usually recommend filling out the questionnaire that I sent out upon booking and that gives me a detailed idea of what you want so everything is covered for you when you arrive on the day. You can of course change your mind! We can work through it at the session.

Please breathe. Your newborn session is designed to feel calm, relaxed and completely baby-led. There is no rush — plenty of time is allowed for feeding, changing, cuddles and settling your little one throughout.

When you arrive, you’ll have time to get comfortable, ask any last questions and talk through any preferences you have, such as colours, poses or particular images you’d love to capture.

The studio will be kept warm so your baby stays cosy, especially during wrapped or gently posed images. I recommend parents wear light layers so you feel comfortable too.

During the session, I’ll gently settle and position your baby, always working slowly and safely. Your baby’s comfort and safety are the priority at every stage, and I’ll never force a pose if your baby isn’t happy.

We’ll usually begin with simple wrapped images, as most newborns find swaddling comforting. From there, I’ll move through a variety of soft, neutral setups, close-up detail shots, and natural poses that capture all those tiny features — fingers, toes, eyelashes and sleepy expressions.

If siblings are joining, we’ll work around their age, confidence and mood on the day. Sometimes sibling photos are best done first, and other times it helps to let them settle before involving them.

Parent and family images are included too, often towards the end of the session when your baby is ready for cuddles. These images are relaxed, natural and focused on connection rather than perfect posing.