Baby Photography West Yorkshire | Holly's Newborn Photographs

When Holly's mum was expecting her, we'd chatted about a newborn photo session to be done when her baby was just a few days old.  However, as professional baby photographers in Castleford we are well aware that babies don't always arrive when they're expected and a couple of weeks either side of their due date is not uncommon. Holly decided that she'd arrive early.  A whole nine weeks early!  This meant that the planned new baby photographs had to be abandoned until she was out of hospital and big enough.  In fact, the day she came in for her baby portraits was pretty much the date she was due to be born.  

This is beautiful, tiny, perfect Holly at two months old and as there is a strong trend at the moment for all things vintage, we thought we'd try a vintage style finish on our favourite image.

Trash the Dress Photography Yorkshire | Katie and Dan's Photo Shoot

We spent a fun packed day late last summer with Katie and Dan doing a Trash the Dress photo shoot on Filey beach.  This was a couple of weeks after the couple's wedding and we had such a laugh because Katie really didn't care how dirty or how wet her wedding dress got.  We all had a soaking but it was well worth it for the fun we had and the images we got.  We were aware that we had an audience watching us from along the promenade and we're sure they wondered why on earth we had a bride and groom running through the waves, followed by a couple of nut cases, one with a camera!

Katie and Dan chose six images which we framed together in one of our popular multi image frames. These consist of one large favourite image and five smaller ones.  They look fantastic and are ideal when it's impossible to narrow the choice down to just one photograph for a frame.

You don't have to go as far as Katie did and take the Trash the Dress photography session literally.  It can just be an opportunity to enjoy wearing your wedding dress again, be a model for a day and get some great images to treasure without the pressures and time constraints of the wedding day.  

Prices for this service vary depending on the location you choose for the session but we're happy to travel anywhere within reason.  For more information, please call us on 01977 730159.

Bump to Baby Photography West Yorkshire | Baby Photographer Castleford

Every single one of our clients is special to us but those whose weddings we've captured and who come back to us to have their babies photographed have a really special place in our hearts.

Kate and Lee chose us to photograph their wedding in Huddersfield a few years ago and they came back to us for a maternity photo session when Kate was expecting Daisy.  A few weeks later and the couple returned to proudly show off their baby daughter and for her newborn portrait session.

Fast forward a few months and here we are, Daisy is sitting and smiling for the camera and what a beautiful little girl she is!

Kate and Lee now have the task of choosing their favourite images from all three sessions which we will then design into a bump to baby book as a treasured keepsake for them.  When Daisy is grown up, it will be passed to her - a celebration of her first year.

The complete package including three portrait sessions and a twenty page magazine style album designed around your favourite images costs £600.  Existing clients receive a £100 discount, effectively getting them all three sessions free of charge, as a thank you for their loyalty and their custom.  

If you'd like us to start documenting your precious baby's story, please call us on 01977 730159.

Baby Photographer West Yorkshire | Alissia's Portrait Session

As professional family photographers in West Yorkshire, we are so lucky because many of our clients are very loyal and we often start the relationship by being their wedding photographers.  This was the case when Emma and Dez married and we were their Hazlewood Castle wedding photographers.

This lovely couple came back to us when Emma was expecting Alissia's older sister, Porsha, and we took a selection of maternity photographs.  A few weeks later and it was time for Porsha's new baby photography session.  Fast forward a few months and before we knew it, Porsha was sitting and it was time for the third baby portrait session.  Emma and Dez then had the task of choosing their favourite images from all three portrait sessions which were then designed into a bump to baby book as a treasured memento of Porsha's first year.

We were so happy to hear that Emma was expecting baby number two but events conspired against us and she didn't make it in for pregnancy photographs this time.  We did, however, get to photograph Alissia as a new baby and then her dad brought her into the studio when she was sitting.

This time Emma and Dez decided not to choose any favourite images and to leave the choice of photographs and the book design completely to Alex.  This is just one double page spread from Alissia's baby book and we look forward very much to previewing the whole design to her mum and dad soon.

A package including three photo sessions in the studio and a magazine style album with twenty pages of your favourite images, including personalisation with your baby's name, a choice of album covers and a face to face preview session so that you can view the design first costs £600.  If we photographed your wedding or if you have used our bump to baby photography service for an older sibling, the package price is £500, effectively giving you all three sessions for free. 

To book your maternity photo session, baby portrait session or for more information, please call Janet on 01977 730159

The Wedding Village at Rogerthorpe Manor | Recommended Wedding Photographer

It's our absolute pleasure to finally announce that we will be taking a shop within The Wedding Village at Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel.

We know that there were numerous expressions of interest from wedding suppliers and we are privileged and proud that we were chosen as recommended wedding photographers for Rogerthorpe Manor.

There will be a lot of hard work and preparation over the coming months before the grand opening of The Wedding Village on Friday, 1 June.  

We will be working closely with the other suppliers in this one stop wedding shopping street of beautiful shops housed in tastefully renovated barn conversions and we aim to provide the best possible service to anyone visiting us.  

We are very, very excited and we look forward to a long and happy relationship with our friends at Rogerthorpe Manor and with our fellow suppliers.  We also look forward to welcoming couples getting married at this gorgeous wedding venue and we will have some very special offers available just for you.

Wedding Photography Rogerthorpe Manor | A thank you note

Delighted to receive this lovely email from Sarah, whose wedding to Richard we photographed last September.  They married at Holyrood church in Barnsley and celebrated afterwards at Rogerthorpe Manor.  

"Can I just say once again, on behalf of myself and Richard, how amazing we think these pictures are, and how they have totally captured the essence and the feeling of our wedding day.  It really brings it all back every time we look at them, and we thank you most sincerely for that.  Every time I look at them I have seen something new, and you have really captured special moments and people's expressions that tell a story in themselves - as well as the whole picture looking so amazing.  THANK YOU doesn't really do it justice what we would like to say to you really, but I hope you know what I am trying to convey.  I think that's why it was so difficult for us to choose our pictures - there were so many brilliant ones to choose from."

Family Portrait Photography West Yorkshire | Madison's First Birthday Photos

Madison's dad, Liam, called us and booked a baby portrait session a long time in advance because he had a specific and very special date in mind - his daughter's first birthday.  

Madison arrived with her mum and dad and her nana and granddad.  We were taken with how warm and friendly this lovely family are and we were greeted with a hug and a kiss from nana, Kathy, which set us up very nicely for the portrait session and for Christmas! 

Mum, Samantha, had dressed Madison in a gorgeous silver dress and pink tights and she'd even co-ordinated the wrapping paper and silver bow on her daughter's birthday present with her outfit.  This attention to detail made all the difference and the colour scheme looked great on our white background.  

A sequence of action images followed as Madison battled with the wrapping paper and then played with her present and the best ones would look amazing presented in a multi image photo frame. We'll see what her mum and dad think when they come in for the viewing.

As family portrait photographers in West Yorkshire, we do not time limit our sessions because we want our clients to receive the best possible value for money and enjoy a relaxed and happy experience.  We followed Madison's photographs on her own with several family combinations so her parents and grandparents have some images to treasure from this special portrait sitting.  

To book us for your family portrait or baby photo session, please call us on 01977 730159.  We look forward to hearing from you.