An ideal time to book in for your newborn session is once you've had your 20 week scan, or as soon as you know you'd like to book a session with me. I only take on a limited number of sessions (between 10 and 12 per month) therefore I do frequently get booked up a month or two in advance. Having said that, I do sometimes have some last minute availability due to changes in sessions already booked.

I only take on a fixed number of sessions per month, but once you're booked in with me, we can move the day and time of the session around to suit when your baby decides to come. I always allow lots of flexibility in my diary so that I can offer you different options, depending upon whether baby comes early, late, or if you just need a bit more recovery time.

When you book your session with me you will also receive my Newborn Session Guide. This gives you lots of information about what to expect, what to wear and what to bring with you. If you do have any other questions at all, please do ask :-)

Absolutely! Having had three children myself, I fully understand that you don't know what type of birth you will have and you don't know how you're going to feel in those first few weeks. The beauty of my relaxed style of photography is that I can get beautiful pictures at any age and have photographed "newborns" up to 4 months. After you've booked in, if you feel you need a bit longer to recover, before your session, we can just delay a little :-)

Of course, I will only ever share pictures taken during a session with the written permission of the family. I fully respect your right to privacy and will never share images unless permission is granted.

Yes! In 2020 I decided to start a client wardrobe so that clients would always have something beautiful and flattering to wear to their session, helping them to feel their very best. The client wardrobe has been a huge hit and I'm adding more and more pieces as time goes on. Mostly the dresses are white/neutral colours and feature delicate lace, broderie anglaise fabric or embroidery. They are usually stretchy so they're flattering on the post-partum figure and they look stunning in the studio. When you book your session with me you will receive my Client Wardrobe Guide showing you all the beautiful dresses you can choose from. You can wear one of my dresses for the duration of your session, or you can wear your own thing for the majority of the session and then change into one of my dresses for the parent pictures, if that's more comfortable for you.

Yes! I have three children myself and know how to connect with the little ones and get them on my side. In fact, I will often prioritise connecting with the children very early on in the photo shoot, to ensure they warm to me and that we can get some lovely pictures for you. I always have a list of silly games that we can play (or sometimes a list in my back pocket that they can choose from), to get them to have fun and enjoy themselves. If all else fails for the really little ones, I usually carry bubbles and sequins with me to pick them up when they need it :-) It is usually the ladies who book the photo shoots and sometimes the husbands are also a little reluctant to have their pictures taken. Sequins and bubbles might not work for them, but there is always so much focus on the children that they relax into the pictures. The dads often say, on the walk back from outdoor photo shoots, that it has been much more enjoyable than they were expecting and that they loved the relaxed time with their family.

Absolutely! I have professional indemnity and public liability insurance. When I first started as a newborn photographer, I trained with some of the absolute best newborn photographers in the UK and Europe, who specialise in my style of authentic, baby-led newborn photography. I have a diploma in Professional Photography and I also continue to invest in professional development and training so that I can deliver to you the absolute best pictures that I possibly can, in the safest possible way.

I think this is something lots of parents worry about but honestly, it's never been a problem! In all the hundreds of newborn sessions i've done, I've never had a baby where I didn't deliver a beautiful gallery of pictures. Having had not only three babies myself but having had a newborn consultant spend time with me during the first few weeks of my newborn days, I have a really good understanding of newborns and can help you settle your baby if they're unhappy. If it's not hunger or a dirty nappy then it's usually a little burp that's got stuck, or they've been awake too long and need a good nap! Awake baby or asleep baby, rest assured we'll get beautiful pictures that you'll treasure for a lifetime.

No, it's definitely not too late! Babies are more likely to be sleepy and curled up within the first two weeks of life, but we can still capture amazing pictures after this time. After two weeks you'll start to see baby have more awake time and you'll see them starting to interact with the outside world more, and this is also gorgeous to capture. I do recommend that you get in touch as soon as you can to ensure I have availability as I do sometimes get quite booked up.