A newborn baby photo session is the perfect way to capture those early fleeting moments with your new arrival. Those first cuddles, scrunched faced yawns, their precious delicate features and tiny toes. I know how quickly this time flies by and I'd love to capture these memories for you.
newborn photography
Beautifully natural newborn photography local to Marlow, Henley, Maidenhead, High Wycombe, Beaconsfield and surrounding areas.
My photography sessions take place in the comfort of your own home, where you and your baby can feel completely relaxed. I feel truly honoured to be invited into new parent's homes and always remain respectful of you and your environment. While I like to have 'shooting time' of up to 1 hour, photoshoots typically last around 2 hours to allow plenty of time for cuddles, feeds and breaks.
During the session, I will firstly focus on your baby to capture close up detail shots. For this, I have a portable set up that includes a posing beanbag, wraps, blankets and optional baby clothing. I do not overly pose your baby (no baskets or buckets here!). The wraps and blankets are there to provide a clean background, alongside comfort for your baby and soft textures to style against their delicate features. I then like to focus on capturing beautiful photos of you and your baby together. I will guide you with natural poses, to ensure you gain a variety of photos and we are always using the best light.
Following the photoshoot, I will individually edit all of your images in my signature style. My edit is warm, natural and flattering. I will lightly retouch images, but not make them look overly edited or clinical in appearance. Examples of what my galleries look like can be seen below:
what to expect
BABY CAMILLE
BABY LEO
FAQs
For newborn sessions, I recommend getting in touch 2-3 months before your due date and we will pencil in a tentative date. Once your baby arrives, you’ll just need to reach out so we can book in the final date and time. Newborn sessions often work best at around 3 - 14 days as your baby is likely very sleepy. This allows me to comfortably capture them in those popular dreamy sleepy poses.
when do i book?
I like to have 1 hour of 'shooting time', but a typical newborn session will last approx 2 hours, allowing enough time for feeding, changing and settling. To be able to capture the best photographs, your baby needs to feel calm and relaxed, which is why we don't rush. I aim for sessions to be an enjoyable experience for you all, whilst capturing some special memories along the way.
How long are sessions?
You will receive a digital album with a minimum of 50 images. You can then pick your 10 favourites (package 1) or opt for all images (package 2). Chosen images will then be available for download (high resolution & watermark free), You can print them yourself or purchase professional quality prints and albums via the online shop attached to your gallery.
how many photos do i receive?
Clothing: I will bring a couple of items and, if you are happy for me to do so, your baby will be wrapped up for much of the session. Please feel free to have some clothing options ready or something special for an outfit change. I recommend keeping clothing relatively simple and comfortable. Neutral light colours (white, cream, beige, grey or pastel tones) work best, as they don’t take away from the natural beauty of your baby.
how do i prepare?
Home: Please don't feel the need to clean the entire house! We will likely stick to either your master bedroom or living room and I'm very happy to tidy a little area if we need to create a small space. If you have any floor-to-ceiling windows (eg patio doors, bi-folds or large bedroom windows), these work best as a backdrop and I will likely place myself there for most of the session. Please also have your bed made, perhaps with a neutral quilt or blanket on top.
Baby: Newborns are unpredictable and that’s ok! It’s usually a good idea to try to feed your baby before the session, so they’re sleepy and content. If you need to break to feed, change or have a cuddle, that’s absolutely fine. These moments often add to the beauty of my ‘real life’ storytelling style.
FAQs
I like to have 1 hour of 'shooting time', but a typical newborn session will last up to 2 hours, allowing enough time for feeding, changing and settling. To be able to capture the best photographs, your baby needs to feel calm and relaxed, which is why we don't rush. I aim for sessions to be an enjoyable experience for you all, whilst capturing some special memories along the way.
How long are sessions?
For newborn sessions, I recommend getting in touch 2-3 months before your due date and we will pencil in a tentative date. Once your baby arrives, you’ll just need to reach out so we can book the final date and time. Newborn sessions often work best at around 3 - 14 days as your baby is likely very sleepy. This allows me to comfortably capture them in those popular dreamy sleepy poses.
When do I book?
You will receive a digital album with a a minimum of 50 images. You can then pick your 10 favourites (package 1) or opt for all images (package 2). Chosen images will then be available for download (high resolution & watermark free), You can print them yourself or purchase professional quality prints and albums via the online shop attached to your gallery.
How many photos will I receive?
I will bring a couple of items and, if you are happy for me to do so, your baby will be wrapped up for much of the session. Please feel free to have some clothing options ready or something special for an outfit change. I recommend keeping clothing relatively simple and comfortable. Neutral light colours (white, cream, beige, grey or pastel tones) work best, as they don’t take away from the natural beauty of your baby.
Clothing:
Please don't feel the need to clean the entire house! If you have any floor-to-ceiling windows (eg patio doors, bi-folds or large bedroom windows), these work best as a backdrop and I will likely place myself here for most of the session. I'm very happy to tidy a little area if we need to create a small space. Please also have your bed made, perhaps with a neutral quilt or blanket on top incase we want to use this too.
How should we prepare for the photoshoot?
Newborns are unpredictable and that’s ok! It’s usually a good idea to try to feed your baby before the session, so they’re sleepy and content. You are welcome to do this once I have arrived and am setting up.
If you need to break to feed, change or just have a cuddle, that’s absolutely fine. These moments can also create lovely photos if you would like the documented too.
Baby:
Home:
Of course! Providing they are settled, I will start by focusing on your baby alone, to capture some lovely detail shots. I then like to focus on capturing beautiful photos of you and your family together. We can bring in and out different family members including parents, grandparents, siblings - even animals, providing you are comfortable that they are happy to be close to your baby.
Can other family members join?
MICRO WEDDINGS & ELOPEMENTS
£300
investment
WHAT'S INCLUDED?
- 1 hour photoshoot (please allow up to 2 hours in total)
- 1 photographer (me!)
- Travel within 35 miles of SL7 (travel outside of this is charged at 45p/per mile).
- Private online viewing gallery with approx 50 images
- Images hand edited in my signature style with a flattering finish
- All chosen images in colour and B&W
PACKAGE 1:
Your 10 favourite photos
£400
PACKAGE 2:
All images in your gallery
"THE BEST BABY INVESTMENT EVER!
…𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥, 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝘈 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵. 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺, 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘢 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘴, 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘰! 𝘞𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴. 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘦'𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴."
JADE & ROBERT
"We are absolutely blown away with the newborn photos Lucy captured of our daughter and us as a family. They are even better than we could ever imagine. Despite having never met before, it felt like catching up with a friend and somehow came out with the most incredible shots! Lucy also turned the pictures around so quickly for us. What a talented photographer - we will be recommending her to everyone!'
BETH & MAX
Where do we start!? We were lucky enough to have Lucy photograph not only our wedding day in 2022, but also our newborn baby this year. Both times she was so personable and friendly. She took the time to understand and get to know us, making us feel completely relaxed. We are absolutely over the moon with how the photographs turned out and will treasure them forever! They really do capture such special times in our lives perfectly. We couldn't recommend her more!
