THE LONGEST SHORTEST TIME - A LOOK AT IN-HOME FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY

I wanted to blog this in-home family photography session because it is such a great example of the things I love to capture at these in-home photography sessions. We started early on a weekday, Christine was coming to the end of her maternity leave and Barry was working from home for the morning. When I arrived Barry was on work calls while bottle feeding the baby - this is how I love to find families - relaxed and natural and doing what they would be doing if I wasn’t there. These make the best captures and are really the things you’ll want to remember. Life with a toddler and a baby moves pretty fast and most people apologise for the mess, the tantrums, the tears. I reassure them that they needn’t apologise - it’s the same for all of us and when you receive your images you’ll be so surprised that we didn’t capture those things, but we captured the love in your family and the way life is for you right now. These precious keepsakes of home will be treasured for years to come. They hold the details of your family story.

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WELCOMING OLIVE - SYDNEY FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER

In-home family photography is my absolute favourite. You could offer me a million golden fields and I would still choose in-home family photography.

In-home family photography speaks of who we are. These environmental portraits, or as I like to call them - portraits of home - hold details about our family. Over time when families move or when children are grown these photographs become part of our history. Long after we’re gone these photos will tell the story of how you lived and where. The photographs will capture the love and connection in your home. Familiar chairs, rugs and paintings will be in them. The way your parents dressed and looked. Photographs are one of the tangible ways we can revisit otherwise forgotten moments.

Generally newborn photography is recommended in the first few weeks. I wrote another blog on when is the best time to take newborn photographs over here. Due to lockdown we didn’t get to do that but that’s the beauty of lifestyle in-home family photography. It’s always a good time to create a keepsake and the style means that we go with the flow of what is happening. There is very little (none if I can help it) posing or direction. I will give a little guidance now and again and will match the pace of each family. Some families like lots of guidance, others prefer not to have guidance. I always try to meet families where they are.

Portraits of home - London family photographer.

I love to be at home with families and this session is a perfect example of why I love newborn in-home sessions. Natural, relaxed and beautiful. I think I’ll let the photos do the rest of the talking. x

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In-home photography with a toddler session. Sydney newborn photographer.

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Last of the autumn days with you - newborn family photographer.

In-home family photography is perfect for newborns, especially for families who already have children. These newborn photography sessions are low fuss with the luxury of staying home and having ready access to snacks and comforts of home. Aside from that though they are also very special. In-home newborn photography sessions create a keepsake of what life was like for your child when they were born. A look into their first home, tiny moments and captures of everyday routines otherwise forgotten. These sessions create a keepsake of your now. They are a part of your family story.

I recently arrived to a family session and as I was chatting to my client she she said I just want the moments, the connection, the togetherness. She explained that her son had followed her around the house with her phone one day. She was busy with the newborn and didn’t think much of it. Later she discovered on her phone loads of photographs he’d taken of her doing everyday things - preparing lunch, showering, dressing the baby. The images were so powerful to her because she hadn’t really taken the time to think about the everyday things and that she didn’t have pictures of her and her children together.

This in-home newborn photography session reminded me of her words. With a toddler at home and winter rolling in this was the perfect way to create a keepsake of their now. I’ve tried very hard not to blog the entire session because I really love them all. We had a super relaxed morning and followed the lead of the little ones. After lots of cuddles and hanging out it was time for some baked beans on toast. It is truly very special to be invited into these special bubbles of never to be repeated days. Welcome baby Orla. x

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Beautiful, relaxed and natural portraits of home.

I wanted to share some favourites from this beautiful in-home family photography session from earlier in the year. When Lucy contacted me she said we’ve been talking about family photographs and I was thinking it had to be a studio, but then I saw your work and I thought of course it doesn’t have to be! That’s very much music to my ears and I knew right away that I would love meeting this family. 

It was a relaxed and easy morning, albeit rainy and cold, and I was delighted to find when I arrived that hair still needed drying and brushing and socks needed to be found. I often recommend that people leave some of the getting ready for when I arrive, it means we can capture some more documentary style images, as well as the portraits, and it also takes the pressure off having to be camera ready by a certain time. I love when I arrive to find mum’s drying their hair or still getting ready, children half dressed or even some still asleep! When I know the family is relaxed and natural I know we will get some beautifully authentic shots which will capture true reflections of their family. True portraits of home.

We spent some time in the front room cuddling up on the couch and chatting, a little time in the kitchen while we grabbed a quick handful of crackers and then we spent some time playing records and dancing in the garden room. Beautiful, relaxed and natural captures of home. I’m so glad we were able to create this keepsake of home together.

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NATURAL FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY - SYDNEY FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER

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NORTH LONDON FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY

I loved this in-home family photography session on a sunny Sunday morning in May. A little keepsake to remember this time in their lives. We spent some time in the garden, playing with toys, cuddles on the bed and then an outfit change so we had a little variety through the images. In-home sessions with toddlers are wonderful because there is no need to leave home or be organised. We move about the home wherever we think the best light will be, we can change outfits, stop for a snack or a feed or a cuddle and in this way we work easily from portraits to the in-between moments to create beautiful family portraits of home. Sunday with you keepsakes that will be treasured for years to come.

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WELCOMING KAI | SYDNEY NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER

This beautiful, much longed-for boy made his way into the world at just 24 weeks and spent 4 months in NICU at Westmead Children's Hospital, under the incredible care of the nurses and doctors there.

Kai’s parents counted not only days in the beginning, but hours and minutes, they counted grams instead of kilograms. Premmie babies have such different milestones and they and their families embark on such a brave journey.

I’m often aware when I post newborn sessions that for some families, these can be difficult to see. For many, the journey to family is long and hard and I’m sure it sometimes must seem as if babies are growing on trees for everyone else.

I love being welcomed into your bubbles, hearing your stories and being reminded that, whilst life is sometimes fragile, little and big souls alike can be so very strong.

I know for many newborn photography sessions have been on hold for the past few months. I hope you’re all keeping well and that I’ll be able to visit with newborns again soon. But know this; every photography session is special - newborns to grown children, to weddings with special moments between families. When people sadly pass on and we hunt for something tangible to remind us of them. To be connected once more and witness the love within your family it is more often than not family photos. So soak up your families and when it’s time let’s create a keepsake for you. I’ll be here when you’re ready.

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WHY IN-HOME FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY IS SPECIAL - PORTRAITS OF HOME

I love portraits of home. When I am contacted for a family photography session I often recommend home as the location, especially for families with young children. There are 2 reasons why I recommend in-home family photography.

Firstly, in-home family photography is convenient for families with very young children. There is no getting dressed and out the door on time bringing snacks and jackets. No traffic, parking or dealing with weather. There is just me popping by at a time that suits your routine. For very young families this is mostly 8am, sometimes 7am, and other times a more modest 10 or 11am. I recommend that families leave some of the getting ready for when I am there. It takes the pressure off and also helps if you’re feeling nervous to have something to busy yourself with. We also have easy access to the kitchen for snacks and it’s a perfect way to break up the session and capture some candid shots of real family life.

Portraits of home

Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, not only does family photography at home make it so easy for families it creates a keepsake of how your life looked at this time. Years from now these photographs will become a part of your family history. When you have family photographs you are preserving a piece of your story that your children, and your grandchildren, will spend time staring at them - searching those faces for reflections of their own. They will soak up the details of each room for links to their own story. They will take in each room to understand a home they’ve perhaps forgotten having since moved. The blanket on the bed that was a wedding gift perhaps passed down and is there in the photos with everyone cuddled up on. I love capturing in-home family photography because they are some of the most real and authentic sessions. To be invited into a home is special and allows me to observe and capture true portraits of home.

If you’ve been thinking about creating a natural and joyful family keepsake that captures true reflections of you and your family in a relaxed way, I’d love to help you. Each session is as unique as every home. Let’s plan your session.