Baby Photographer | Mother and Baby Photography Castleford

The current coronavirus situation and resulting lockdown means that although our studio isn't open at the moment, we are still very much here, working behind the scenes on things we've been putting off, including planning for new products and a fabulous new baby photography service.  We can't wait to get back to normal and start welcoming clients again!

Before the lockdown we had the pleasure of doing two Castleford baby photography sessions, when we welcomed new mum, Shelley, with her gorgeous baby boy, Phoenix, followed by Chantelle and Neil, whose wedding we photographed and who are brand new parents to beautiful, tiny Sophie.  We used a very different style for each session but both of them were wonderful and we over the moon with the results.   

Baby Photographer Castleford | Alex's Newborn Portraits

As professional baby photographers in Castleford, it's always a privilege to welcome our youngest subjects and their parents to our studio.  When we book newborn portrait sessions, we are always very generous with the time we set aside, as we know that new baby photography can take a long time, especially when we are trying to create those beautiful curled up and sleeping images that many parents love.  It takes patience and persistence and some babies just won't play ball, so we have to resort to other creative ideas for when our tiny subjects refuse to go to sleep!  This was the case with baby Alex, who was a week old and is also our very precious grandson.  Despite our best efforts, all we got from him was a couple of very brief catnaps but not the deep sleep we were hoping for, so we brought his proud parents in to help!

To book a newborn portrait for your precious bundle of joy, please call Janet on 01977 730159.  Bear in mind that the age of your baby is crucial and the ideal time is when he or she is around five to ten days old.

A session in our studio costs just £35 which is a bargain considering the time we will devote to you.  This modest fee includes expert editing of your images and a private viewing appointment at a later date so that you can view your photographs and choose and order your favourites.  

Baby Photography West Yorkshire | Jasmine's Baby Portraits

How time flies by!  It doesn't seem long since we welcomed a tiny newborn baby nicknamed "Peanut" to the studio for a baby portrait in Castleford and only a few weeks before that, her mum, Gemma, for a maternity photography session.  

It's been a pleasure and a privilege to photograph Jasmine starting when she was a baby bump, to a tiny newborn, to this, her six month portrait session.  As professional bump to baby photographers in West Yorkshire, it's lovely to be given the chance to document something so special - the first year of a baby's life and the relationship between a new family.  We've shared this family's story and we know why Jasmine is very precious indeed.

Jazz is gorgeous and was great to photograph, hardly objecting to several changes of clothes and staying pretty chilled out throughout her time in the studio.  There is one more portrait session to go and then Gemma and her hubby, Paul, will have the task of finalising their choice of images which will be designed into a digital album which will, we're sure, become a treasured keepsake for this lovely family who we've grown extremely fond of.

A baby portrait session costs just £35.  If you'd like to book yours, please give Janet a call on 01977 730159.

Baby Photographer Wakefield | Isabell's Baby Portraits

We were Wentbridge House House wedding photographers for Isabell's parents, Becky and Craig, and a baby portrait was something that they, as well as Isabell's grandparents, had been keen to have for quite a while.  It was lovely to see Becky, her mum and Isabell when they came to the studio recently.

Two different styles of professional baby photography were discussed with Becky beforehand.  As baby photographers in Castleford, we are often asked for modern, high key photographs on a white background and these are really contemporary and ideal when brightly coloured clothes are worn.  Becky had brought a lovely red dress for Isabell to wear.  She was content to play with her stacker tubs for a while but then she got bored, as babies often do, and decided that crawling all over the place was much more interesting!  We honestly thought that we were at the end of the portrait session but for the last few shots we decided to use our striking red chair as it was the perfect match for Isabell's dress and looked amazing against the white background.

As traditional baby photographers in Wakefield, and as Isabell's christening is coming up soon, it was nice to get back to a classical style of portraiture for a while.  This style takes a lot of skill and patience but the results are so worthwhile and it seems that traditional photography is becoming popular again. We knew that these images would look lovely in a sepia tone.  The backdrop used on the photographs came from America and cost us an excess baggage charge!  Was it worth it?  Of course it was.

To book a professional traditional or modern baby portrait session, please call us on 01977 730159

New Baby Photographer West Yorkshire - Emelia

We first met Craig and Caroline, Emelia's lovely mum and dad, when Craig was best man to Gareth and Melissa who's wedding we photographed at Oulton Hall in February.  Emelia hadn't yet made an appearance but her arrival was expected within the following month and Craig and Caroline expressed an interest in having some new baby photographs taken as soon as possible after their baby was born.  We were very excited when we got the call from Craig to tell us that he was a proud dad and soon afterwards, we welcomed the family for Emelia's first professional baby photo shoot.  The ideal time for this is from birth to ten days old and we did just miss the boat with this, as the photographs were taken when Emelia was twelve days old.  You can really see the difference once babies get past ten days - they sleep less, fidget more and refuse to be moulded into any shape other than the ones they prefer!  However, we set aside plenty of time, got the studio warmer than usual and with lots of patience, we managed to get some beautiful shots when Emelia was awake and also when she cat napped.  Such a gorgeous baby and a lovely family.  We hope to have the pleasure of meeting Emelia for a second portrait session when she is sitting.