{Baby} Freya - a 3 month old Cutie!

A few weeks ago, on what's turned out to be the hottest day of the year so far, I went to photograph little Freya in Chalfont-St-Peter.

She has a gorgeous head of hair and enormous eyes and I think Dad will have to get a shotgun license for years to come because she's going to be a beauty!

We started off the shoot inside and was planning to go outside later. Dad had put a gazebo up in the garden to provide us with the necessary shade, but the best laid plans don't always work out as planned.
- As I said above it was a scorching hot day and the little munchkin just didn't cope very well with all that heat. It was her first experience of it after all.

So needless to say she soon got tired of all the handling and just wanted to chill out with Mum in front of the fan. We ventured outside a couple of times, but within a couple of minutes she made it absolutely clear that this was not where she wanted to be ;-)...

Who could blame her, I preferred it in front of the fan too!

She wanted lots of feeding and even tried to have a little nap, but the heat was just just too much for her and she couldn't settle down.

I still got some lovely images of Freya, Mum & Dad, and Mum wants to do some more photos at 6months and again before she turns 1, so there will be loads of other opportunities to go outside.

Here are a few of my favourites from the shoot...

My little Ryan at 2! (Not so little anymore now)

Two years ago today my youngest, Ryan, was born and believe me it does not feel like two years at all!!

A lot has happened in our lives over the last 2 years, most of which I am very happy with, but the time with my little "Chunky Boy" has gone too quickly.

He has a proper little personality now and he has recently discovered that he can be funny. I love that he is now independant and that he can do most things for himself, but I miss my little baby boy.

I loved our cuddles, kisses and closeness, and I treasured the time we had, just the two of us. I'm not saying it's all over now, because let's face it - You are a bit of a Mummy's Boy, and you do love your cuddles and kisses - it's just that I'm not cuddling my baby anymore, instead he's been replaced by a big boy.

Happy Birthday my big "Chunky Boy", Mamma loves you!

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Thanks to Nikki Hill for the image. (Yes even photographers let other photographers take photos of their children.) ;-)

Portraits of Joshua

This is part two of a post I did earlier in the week - Baby Gabriella.

Joshua is a lovely little boy and although he wasn't feeling very well on the day, he still played along very nicely and was absolutely wonderful with his baby sister.

He has the most beautiful big brown eyes, and I think he will be a real charmer when he gets a little older ;-).

I have also included a couple of images of Mum and Dad, so I hope you like them.

Let me know what you think.

Lx

Jake Dale - A lovely little boy!

On the 1st May I went round to Sophie & Jamie's House to take some pictures of little Jake.

I am always delighted to be asked to come and photograph "life after the wedding" when the couples start having children. It never seizes to amaze me to see the transformation from couple to family life.
(I did their wedding before my blogging days in 2007, but I will revisit their images and post some here soon.)

Little Jake was born in January 2009 and is now 16 months old and walking comfortably. Time to get some lovely photos to remember this special time.

He is a very inquisitive boy and certainly a cheeky monkey ;-). Sophie and I had to use all our persuasive powers to try and lure him away from the raised fishpond. It was at just the right height to dip your hands in and try to catch the startled fish, and to throw your metal cars into to see if they would float - (they didn't).

I had a lovely time with them on the day and it was also lovely to see both the grandmothers (and grandad) again at the viewing.

Here are a few of my favourites:

Koops Family Portraits at Cliveden and in the Bluebells

In the middle of April I had a call from Joy about having some photos done of the family. She said that they would be returning to America at the end of May after having lived here for a few years, and they would love to have some photos done in the bluebells as a souvenier of their stay here in the UK.

Now the challenge was the timescales on this occasion. The bluebells weren't in flower yet and wouldn't be for another 2-3 weeks, which was exactly the time when the family would be over in the States to look for a house to buy. Upon their return we would then have 3 weeks to do the shoot, viewing and get the order back in time for the move. Some drastic rescheduling of commitments were made, and we managed to do the shoot on Sunday the 9th May (The day after they got back from their house hunting trip).

We went to the fabulous Cliveden (NT) to do the shoot in the grounds around the House and also to visit the bluebell woods on the furthest most southern point of the estate.

The boys were wonderful to work with and I had a really good time. I had agreed with Joy to take a couple of changes of clothes with us and she also packed a lovely picnic which we enjoyed midway through the shoot to give the boys (especially Jeb) a bit of a rest.

I wish all my clients could be like the Koops family, and I for one am really disappointed that they are going back to the US, as it means that I will probably never photograph those lovely boys again. (Unless... ;-) ).

Here are a few of my favourites from the day.
(You'll probably notice there are more than normal, because I had a hard time choosing between them.)










































Have a safe journey guys and enjoy your holiday!!

Lx

Baby Gabriella - An adorable 2 weeks old

Back at the end of February I had the pleasure of photographing baby Gabriella. I met her mum Mary at the NCT Bumps & Babies group that I run in Beaconsfield.

She saw the images of baby Ruby in my portfolio album and wanted the same done. We had a very tight timeframe to schedule a shoot in because new born babies lose their "wrinkliness" after about two weeks.

I absolutely love photographing newborns and I always feel very privileged to share the intimate time of bonding with a new baby with the family.

Gabriella also has an older brother, Joshua, who is 18 months old. He is fantastic with her - so tender and caring! I will post his images in a seperate post later this week.

Now without further ado, here is the gorgeous Gabriella.

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PS: I posted a video a while ago with more images of Gabriella - here.