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Digital Memory Box

Digital Memory Box

Digital Memory boxes - what a great idea! I have recently delivered a gorgeous newborn gallery to Laura & Tom of their baby Grace. Over a cuppa, we got talking. Tom told me about the Digital Memory Box that he has created for Grace. Inside the  digital box, there...

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Large Family Photoshoot

Large Family Photoshoot

Can you take my family pictures… there’s 18 of us!! Not often you get asked to take a family of 18. That’s what happened to me a few weeks ago.  As you know I predominantly take from maternity to 8-9-year-olds, not too many families, certainly, the biggest to date has...

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Let your Children Dream

Let your Children Dream

Enchanted Forest Photoshoots When my girls were little, they had a dressing up box, and they always wanted to be princesses and fairies. I moved my photography studio to Woodroyd Studios, and one of the first things I did was to design an 'enchanted forest' scene...

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Why have baby photos?

Why have baby photos?

YOU CAN'T TURN THE CLOCK BACK When I had my firstborn, Lauren, over 27 years ago, professional baby photography wasn't around as it is today.  Now with both of my girls all grown up, one recently married, I can honestly say I...

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Cake Smashes – What’s that about?

Cake Smashes – What’s that about?

 They seem to be the ’in thing’ but where did the idea come from. Like most phases, we follow the American way - baby showers, bridal showers and now cake smashes. When I first heard about them I was dubious, just because I never taught my kids to dive into food with...

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Best Job in the World

"Don't ever give up hope of doing what you love" Straight from school, I joined Barclays and thought that was all I could ever do.  After 35 years, I decided it was time to change my direction and do something I love rather than something I know. It was a steep...

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Recent Blog Posts

What to Pack in Your Hospital Bag

What to Pack in Your Hospital Bag

The last few weeks of pregnancy... what an incredible, exciting and... slightly terrifying time! As you go through the last points on your "baby checklist", giving the finishing touches to your little one's nursery, getting your hospital bag ready might become one of...

Photos build a child’s esteem

Photos build a child’s esteem

Photos build a child’s esteem Did you know that having photos of your family displayed builds your child's esteem? No neither did I. Photos we tend to take are of happy times, holidays, families.  Children relate to the memories of the images and see how they fit into...

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