Ooh so this one's going to be a bit of a Marmite session... 

So JJ's mummy sent me an email to ask if I'd be up for doing a cake smash with a difference... a zombie themed one! As a Walking Dead fan I literally squealed with excitement and said a big fat YES!

I had no idea what cake was coming, only that it fitted in with the theme and I couldn't wait to see it.

We started the session as I normally do, with some lovely portraits of JJ using various props and then some super simple ones on my fluffy rug.

Then came the best bit - cake smash time!

That cake was so gooey and sticky and so so realistic! We did have to remind ourselves that it was in fact cake, not brains, smushed all over his little face.

As you can imagine, it was a pretty hefty clean up operation afterwards! Out came the tub for JJ's bubble bath and between shots, mum was helping scrub him down and get the red food colouring out of his skin (I'm pretty sure he must have stayed dyed red for a few days afterwards!)

So what do we think? 

We had so much fun shooting this cake smash! 

The diary of a newborn and baby photographer is a complicated place! Nobody told your baby that they are expected to turn up for their portrait session and while some can’t wait to get here, some are fashionably late. This makes my diary a wonderfully fluid place!

When you first book your session you will be required to pay the 50% booking fee to reserve your due date in my diary. I take a limited number of newborn sessions each month so that I can ensure I can fit everybody in and work around midwife and health visitor appointments once baby is here. Once your baby arrives and you have settled back in at home just give me an email me/message me and we can then confirm the best date and time for your session.

I find the first two weeks is best for photographing newborns, however I can, and do, take on older newborns; they may just be a little less sleepy and not quite as bendy as they are in the first two weeks.

Your portrait session will take place in my comfortable studio in March. Newborn studios are not like traditional photography studios - they are designed to be warm and cosy. I want you and your baby to feel relaxed and comfortable so you are able to feed on demand and put your feet up with refreshments (I even have some new dads who take a quick nap!). I have a kitchen and toilet facilities, and there's a few cafe's, shops and even a nice play park just a 5 minute walk from the studio.

If you have any ideas or preferences for images during your session, please do let me know and I'll try my best! Newborn sessions include family, parent and sibling pictures; if you have a favourite toy or a sentimental blanket (or even have a theme you'd like to try!) please let me know and bring it along to your session.

I hope this article answers the many common questions but if you would like to book or discuss a session please contact me here.

To book your due date in the diary, please use my booking form. My price list is available here.