I've had an influx of newborns over the last few weeks, one of whom was Rayan and his family - Mum, Dad and three older siblings! They'd travelled from their home in Peterborough to come to the studio on a sunny Saturday morning. When siblings are involved in newborn shoots, I always start with those pictures first, as younger children get bored and fed up with the whole debacle very quick! Over the years I've learned to work fast with children under four especially (mostly helped with my children not cooperating!). All four children were superstars! I did have to use all the tricks in the book, but it was worth it - don't you think? Once the children had had their photos taken (some with Mum and Dad too!) it was time for Dad to take them for a walk to the park while I worked on Rayan's portraits, with help from Mum. It took a while for Rayan to fall asleep, so I snapped a few photographs while he was awake then got him all snuggled up and got rocking, pacing and cuddling! Perks of the job! I always ask parents if they have any colour preferences and Rayan's Mum and Dad pretty much let me have free reign! It wasn't a conscious decision to use white, but I think it suited his skin tone perfectly, and the images look lovely and pure (even if I do say so myself!) At the end of the session, Rayan's Mum showed me a blanket that had been made for him by his grandmother and asked if I could incorporate it in a couple of photographs, something I love being asked to do! I hope you enjoyed looking through some of Rayan's photos as much as I did taking them, and thank you to his family for choosing me to capture these precious moments.
Emma Ten Essentials To Pack In Your Hospital Bag - Peterborough & March Newborn Baby Photographer5/3/2017 One of the many tasks to tick off your pre-baby checklist is The Hospital Bag. For those who aren't aware of what this is, it's your (and don't forget one for baby - I'll cover that another time) overnight bag (pack for a few nights just in case) for when you go into hospital to have your baby.
So what should you pack in your bag? It's easy to forget things as you pack, you will remember things like clothes for you and baby, but what about the rest? I asked some new mums for their 'must have' hospital bag essentials:
Do you have any other must have items to pack in your hospital bag? Please let me know in the comments! Emma :) George and his family came to my studio in March from their home in Yaxley, Peterborough for their newborn session. George was a super easy baby to work with, goodness if only all newborns were so easy! We were lucky enough to get two backdrop changes, an outfit, plus family portraits done - even more lucky was that I managed to capture a couple of images of George with his two year old big sister! I got to use some of my favourite hats and wraps in this session; I adore blue so when I have a boy in the studio I get everything out and hope that mum chooses my favourites! George in one of my favourite poses and sets, doesn't he just look adorable? There's no need to worry if baby wakes up; it's nice to capture some awake shots alongside the curled up sleepy ones, and the wrap helps keep baby feeling safe and content. I think this is my favourite from George's session, he had decided he was not going to go back to sleep (even after a big feed!) but still posed like a pro in my cute teddy hat! It wasn't until we had finished the session and the family were about to leave that mum spotted my moon prop, and asked if there was any chance we could get a photo using it. George had had enough by this point, so I set up the moon by itself, photographed it empty, and promised mum I'd try some photoshop magic to see what I could come up with! After some time, fiddling and patience, I managed to create this image; What do we think? Mum and dad loved it!
That's all for now, I hope you enjoyed looking through the highlights of George's newborn session! Emma |
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