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Creative ways to document your bump during pregnancy
Life during pregnancy is far from perfect! Your days are spent waddling around as gracefully as you can manage, dealing with the strangest cravings, and feeling extremely tired. At the same time, you know that you’re going through one of the most extraordinary things...
Ideas for poses to use in your pregnancy photos
Getting ready for baby’s arrival? Looking for a creative way to document your bump as your baby grows? With thousands of photos shot and hundreds of babies captured, I’ve learned the most popular poses for maternity photography - my clients love them! But whether you...
4 tips on taking amazing baby bump photos
Before baby comes along, you can spend some of your time taking amazing photos of your bump! Now known as a belfie, weekly updates of your bump will capture the months before the birth so that you can look back fondly for years to come. As your belly grows and it...
7 common problems when booking your newborn shoot and how to avoid them
The first two weeks of your baby’s life are a truly special moment, and there’s no better way to capture them at their most precious than having a newborn photoshoot. After all, babies change and grow quickly over the first couple of months. But from having spoken to...
8 common concerns about having your baby photographed
The first year of your baby’s life is a truly special time that you’ll want to cherish forever. Newborn and baby photography is the perfect way to capture those magical moments, and share as photographs and canvases to frame on the walls of your home. Before booking...
5 Questions You Should Be Asking Your Photographer
Choosing a photographer for your upcoming maternity, baby or family portrait session is no easy task. When there are so many family photographers out there, how can you choose which one is right for you? But what should you be looking for in a professional family...
Are we living in the century of lost images?
I heard this phrase “the century of lost images” at a trade show I attended recently — and I fear it may become true. Most images we take nowadays are not printed. They’re not stored anywhere else other than the device they were taken on. So when the technology breaks...
Did you take photos of the birth of your baby?
When it comes to giving birth, there are a million and one things to think about. During labour and delivery, your main focus is on getting baby out safely. Then immediately after, there’s the phones calls to make, the announcements, and the endless stream of visitors...
6 Tips on Preparing for Your Maternity Photo Session
As an expecting parents, you are ecstatic about your growing baby... and not to mention the growing bump! There’s no better way to commemorate this monumental moment in your life, than with a professional maternity photo shoot. Maternity photography not only captures...
Colic, why it can happen and useful Naturopathic tips to help your baby
Guest post by Katie Ruane Colic can be a bit of a dreaded word for new parents, wondering and worrying if and when it will hit. But the good news is that not all baby’s get it! So it might never be a thing that you have to navigate with your little one. Colic is...
How to Decide What to Wear to Your Photoshoot
Deciding what to wear in your family photoshoot can be just as challenging as finding the perfect photographer! After all, these are photos you are going to hang on your walls and cherish for years to come. It can seem overwhelming when considering what to wear, but...
What kind of memories are you keeping for your children?
Let’s talk baby books. As a parent, you’ve probably been given a baby book as a gift. Or you may have gone out and bought one for yourself. And they sound great don’t they? We start filling these with great gusto at the beginning. We’re grabbing cut outs and snapshots...
Why You Should Hire a Professional Photographer
Why You Should Hire a Professional Photographer With the current digital camera market and smart phones that take such good photos, is there really a reason to hire a professional photographer? After over 13 years running my family photography studio, hundreds of...
How to Recover from a Caesarean Section While Caring for your New Baby by Nikki Robinson MCSP
You and your midwife have agreed on your birth plan. Your bag is packed with everything you may need to welcome your new baby into the world in a calm, loving environment. You and your partner have diligently been practising the hypno-birthing techniques. You are even...
Business Portraits, Headshots, as a business-building tool
Do you really need professional business headshots? Your first answer might be “no”, but: Do you have a website? Does it include a bit about you (a biography)? Do you publish a blog? Do you or will you ever issue press releases? Does you company have a newsletter? Do...
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