This morning we completed a commissioned editorial shoot for a series of high-end lifestyle magazines. The publisher was looking for some specific images to accompany a feature article on families with siblings that have a large age gap between them. With no available images it was down to us to create a set of photographs that fitted the brief and gave the designer variety and layout options.

Working closely with a senior member of the publishers staff who provided art direction we brainstormed some scenarios and scenes, and then sourced some models to feature in the shoot and a location. Then this morning we all met up in Hampshire and in the space of a couple of hours got some excellent images. As this editorial shoot is destined for the next issue of the magazines I’m not showing any images but I’m looking forward to being able to blog some tearsheets from the actual feature in about 6 weeks time.

Initial feedback on the images is excellent, and I’m looking forward to speaking to the designer in the new year as they layout the story.

This beautiful little girl was only 7 days old when she came in for her newborn portraits to our Hampshire based studio.

We met mum, and gran at the Southampton Baby & Toddler show back in October, and they called us on arrival to arrange a session. With care and patience we found the best poses for her to sleep comfortably and get some lovely images some of which are show below as well as all those little details which so quickly disappear.

She is pretty much at an ideal age to be photographed, great skin, sleepy, and happy to be positioned into these contemporary newborn poses with matching pink accessories !

We do recommend contacting us whilst you are still pregnant for our newborn shoots as we are often scheduling them 2-3 months in advance such is the demand for high quality newborn portraits. We have several booked for January already and look forward to posting some more of our newborn portrait sessions in the coming weeks…

Here are some of the images…

We have just uploaded and show the images from our most recent newborn portrait session to her parents and they are very pleased. Having posted a sneaky peek to Facebook a day or so earlier we knew that the images were getting good feedback from the parents, family and friends but they have now seen the whole gallery.

This little girl was 19 days old, although arrived 3 weeks earlier than expected, fortunately mum had planned ahead and we had been talking for several months about her session and it was no problem to bring it forward and still be in the perfect age range for a newborn portrait session. She dozed off after a feed and a cuddle and I got some of the contemporary newborn images we are known for including this one with the little pink hat on the soft pink blanket. Then after some more food, and lots more cuddles we switched to some photographs of this little baby girl with her dad, skin to skin where she happily slept for a while longer allowing us to make some really lovely images.

This was a longer session but baby H, and her parents, were comfortable and happy in our warm dedicated studio.

Here are just three images from the session

Well I just got back from the Hampshire Baby & Toddler Show in Southampton.

The show started very busily, and the large cruise centre terminal filled with prams, toddlers, expectant woman and friends, dads, husbands, partners and parents. Our stand drew lots of admiring glances, and wonderful comments and we spoke to lots of people about our fine art newborn photography and also our childrens portrait photography.

Our feature canvas wrap was once again one of the favourites of the visitors, and we had a large number of entries to our competition to win a childrens or newborn portrait session and a £50 credit. We will be drawing the winner on the 17th October.

It did seem like most of the visitors came in the morning, and then headed out in the sunshine, and the afternoon wasn’t as busy but it did mean I got to speak to some of my friends, and the other companies we work with including Jessica our account executive from Little Media who was at the Baby Hampshire stand just across from us.

Here is a quick iPhone image of the stand – it might jog your memory if you came to see us, or if you were unable to talk to me while I was busy speaking to another visitor.

Thanks also go to Rebecca, Jane and all the event staff on the day for organising the show. I hope everyone that came today enjoyed themselves and I hope to see some of you in the studio or out on location for your portraits soon.

The second annual Hampshire Baby and Toddler Exhibition takes place this weekend on the 2nd October at the City Cruise Terminal. It runs from 10am to 3:30pm and should, based on last year, be an amazing event.

We will of course be attending again and will be in our regular position at stand B12, close to the refreshments area.

On the stand we will be showcasing our fine art newborn portrait photography, featuring 3-21 day old babies. we will also be showing some of our location maternity shoot work, and some of our childrens and family portrait photography. Visitors to the stand will be able to enter a competition the winner of which will be entitled to a free session and a £50 credit towards any purchase which has a value of £145.

We really look forward to meeting all of you who are expecting, and who have young families – please do pop by the stand to find out more.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of photographing this little one for his newborn baby boy portraits. He was 15 days old and with the cutest little mohawk head of hair I have ever seen.

It took a while to settle him, which is common at this age, and for boys it has to be said, but once asleep he was perfectly well behaved, giving a range of lovely expressions, and patiently sleeping whilst we worked some different poses, and a couple of little hats as well. We finished up with some images of him in his dad’s arms which were really beautiful images.

Here are a small selection of the images from the session.

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Baby L came in for his contemporary baby photos at 10 days after birth. He arrived at our warm natural light studio with his mum and dad, and we soon got in to making photographs starting with a blue theme before moving onto a soft brown to allow us to use the cute little teddy bear hat we have in our collection, and another longer one. Baby L got a top up of milk and was sound asleep allowing me to careful pose him for these images, which is the feature of our contemporary baby photos.

As he gradually began to stir from his deep sleep we got some images with his dad holding him skin to skin and then in his arms.

Another really lovely session from which the couple will be receiving some bespoke birth announcement cards in addition to selecting their prints and other products.

Here are a small selection from the session

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Today we photographed a little four week old baby girl in the studio, for her newborn baby photographs. With most of our older newborns Baby D took a while to settle, and felt most comfortable in a little knitted cocoon but once asleep we took a series of portraits of her for her parents with the cutest of angelic expressions.

Here are a few images from the session

Baby Hampshire magazine have used some of our images to illustrate an article on travel routines. Found in the summer issue, on sale from the 15th May for 3 months, the article is on pages 138 – 140.

We have a good working relationship with the team at Little Media who publish the Baby Hampshire magazine, and are advertisers in the magazine and online directory for our newborn portrait photography. They loved the images when they saw them, and after getting additional approval from our clients featured in the images, selected some to go with the words.

Our client is delighted with the article, as are we, and it is a pleasure to be a contributing photographer to the magazine.

Baby Hampshire magazine is published by Little Media, and is a premium title. It can be found across the county or is available on subscription.

Our advert is prominately placed on page 13 opposite the “Your Letters” feature and shows one of our well loved fine art newborn images.

Baby Hampshire have kindly allowed me to show the pages, and our images from the magazine.

This mornings session was for a little 17 day old baby boy. I had photographed him before, albeit in his mums tummy for a location maternity portrait some weeks ago and now this Hampshire newborn was the star of the show in his first solo photo-shoot. I met his mum at the Hampshire Baby and Toddler Show in Southampton last October and we have of course kept in touch so it was lovely to be able to photograph him today.

Along with dad they all came to the studio for the session, and we quickly started shooting as he was already asleep on arrival. With the first main pose sorted we has a small change of blanket and a different look to the images, and after a top up of milk, he went right back off for some final images on the set and then onto dads arm.

Here are some of the sneaky peeks which I couldn’t resist editing today and getting online on Facebook for parents and friends to view !