One of my absolute favourite places to go when it’s cold, a bit rainy, but you still want that lovely outdoor feel is the botanical gardens. The glass houses in the gardens keep you nice and warm and we get all those lush greens and florals into your photoshoot. I loved photographing A’s second pregnancy…
I will always advocate for printing out your photos and enjoying them in your physical space. However, it is also important to keep your family photos backed up digitally just in case. I beg you to please not let them rot in the digital ether forever, though. There are a couple of ways to keep…
Those first days and weeks of having a newborn baby at home are sheer magic — sleep deprived magic that happens in a blurry, emotional flash, but magic nonetheless. Whether you are navigating parenthood for the first time or welcoming the newest member to your existing family, you are getting to know and creating important…
A few days before Christmas in Rotherham, I got to meet and photograph beautiful baby Violet. She was awake and alert when I first arrived, fresh from a bath. We were able to capture some really lovely photographs with her eyes open. Whilst she did not approve of putting clothes on (do many babies actually…
One of my favourite things about family sessions with toddlers is that you never know how the session is going to end up. The way in which I work is very family-led. And in the case of families with little ones, toddler-led. Anyone with a toddler can probably tell you that toddlers don’t like being…
Towards the end of August, I received the most special request to photograph a surprise proposal at Filey Beach. Steve reached out to me because I had previously photographed Hannah and was already planning a second shoot with her. We started hatching a plan about how it would seem like Hannah’s idea to photograph at…
