I'm delighted to announce that one of my portraits has led to me retaining a trophy for the third year in a row at my local photographic society in the annual 'People/Person' set subject competition.  This image scored a maximum 20 out of 20 and helped secure my win.

The shot was of a father and his 6 week old baby girl and is one of my personal favourites as I feel it shows the amazing connection between the two subjects.  I call the image ' Unconditional Love' which says it all I feel.

Here it is (image shown after the jump....)

I just wanted to share with you a few images taken during a recent newborn photoshoot. 

Baby Grace was only 10 days old and was very well behaved for her first photoshoot along with her proud sister (and parents)!

I have previously photographed the family on several occasions, most recently for a location based family photoshoot in the autumn colours of one of the local parks.  I was delighted to be asked to photograph their gorgeous newborn girl as their family continues to grow.

All the photos you see here were taken at the client's home where I set up my portable studio.  This meant that everything was close to hand for the mother and new baby.

I work to ensure that I capture the photos that the family are after in order to provide them with lasting memories of this special time in their lives.

Have a look at some more photos from the session after the break below.

Please do contact me if you are considering having a newborn, baby or maternity photo shoot.  I'm sure that you will be delighted with the results.

Following on from Laura's maternity photo shoot back in August, I was delighted to hear that her baby girl, who is called Miley, was born a few weeks ago and is now home and doing well.

We had arranged for a newborn baby photo shoot in October and the images below were taken during that session.

The Watford branch of the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) is holding one of it's bi-annual 'Nearly New Sales' on Saturday 10th November and one of the raffle prizes available will be a photoshoot with Bump2Baby Portraits.


The winner will be able to choose either a pregnancy or baby photo shoot which will include a 10x8 inch print of the winner's choice from the session.


Do go along and support the NCT Nearly New Sale as it is a great way to get a variety of quality baby and toddler products and clothing at a fraction of their original cost.

The sale is being held at Rudolf Steiner School in Kings Langley on Saturday 10th November between 11am and 1pm.

More details available on the NCT Watford website or their Facebook page.

I was contacted by Lisa from Kensworth in Bedfordshire a few of months ago via Bump2Baby Portraits enquiring about having a pregnancy photo shoot around her 36th week of her pregnancy.  We discussed what Lisa wanted to achieve from the shoot and I provided her with some idea tear sheets and we settled on last Saturday for the shoot.  All of the images you see here have been personally approved for inclusion in this post by Lisa herself – client confidentiality is always paramount to me.

After arriving at her home, I had a chat with Lisa and her partner about the type of images she would like me to capture and we identified quite a few from the tear sheets that she would like to try.

I was able to set up my portable studio backdrop and lights in her dining room which would give us enough space to capture the shots we were after.  I usually bring a couple of different backdrop options with me so that I can set up in pretty much any available space – though ideally, the more room available, the better!

A few days ago I had my final photoshoot with Baby H from Watford, Hertfordshire.  I've been photographing him over the last year as part of one of my Bump2Baby packages.  It really has been great seeing him grow over that time and I feel that it is certainly one of the most rewarding parts of the work I do to see a child's progress and development.

I hope to stary in touch with the family and to be able to provide them with their future family photography services.  I always seek to build lasting relationships with my clients and hope that I will be their first choice for family photography in the future.

Here are a few shots from the photo shoot with H.

Following on from my last post a few weeks ago about Tanya's maternity photoshoot with Bump2Baby Portraits, I'm happy to report back that she and her husband Gary love the photos I captured for them and they've agreed that I can post a few of the shots in this blog.

1. We just used a large, brightly lit patio door window with a voile drape for the backdrop to this natural light shot.

Following on from a fantastic maternity shoot with a local midwife from the Watford area back in July last year, I was asked to return and take some baby photos of her lovely little boy who is now some 5 months old.

It is always great to get to meet the little one who has been the star of a maternity photography shoot (without actually knowing it!).

This little boy was happy and relaxed in front of the camera - no doubt aided by having some of his favourite toys close to hand to get his attention.

Enjoy the images I captured (below) and if you are interested in arranging a newborn or baby photo shoot with your own little one, please do get in touch using the contact form.  Thanks.

A last minute decision to have a maternity photoshoot resulted in a collection of wonderful images for Claire and her family.  Her baby boy was born just over a week after the images below were taken!

Claire was aware of my work having previously had a family portrait photo shoot in Cassiobury Park with her husband and their first child.  It was great to catch up with them all again and get them involved in this shoot at their home in Eltham, South London too.

I was able to set up a full in home studio with a continuous backdrop in their home as we made use of their 'through lounge' layout.  I was also able to capture a variety of looks using both the light and dark backgrounds that I bring with me to every shoot.

Below you will find a selection of the images I took during the session in a slideshow:

On Sunday morning I had a pregnancy photo shoot with Jane who is expecting twins in just over a month’s time.  We have been planning the shoot for just under a couple of months now and it came about after she saw some examples of my other maternity photos.

Earlier in the week I had sent Jane a set of posing ideas that I have put together and which would give her an idea of some of the setups that she might want to try.  I feel that this is an important step to undertake with maternity (and also boudoir) photo shoots as it can give the client some ideas that they may not previously have thought of trying out.

After setting up my portable studio in their living room, we set went over the posing sheets I had sent her and discussed what she might like to try. We then started with the photo shoot itself.  As Jane has a young daughter, I thought it would be good to get some shots of her with her mum and bump, connecting with her soon to be new sisters.  Ellie was a star in her own right and we got some great photos – one of which can be seen below.