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Bradley - 3 Months Old | Baby & Family Photography

You might recognise baby Bradley from his newborn session back in March... but then, you might not, because this little guy has grown so much! And what a handsome little man he is too. His 3 month session was a family affair, as his mummy and daddy weren't in his newborn pictures, so we got lots of the family of three both inside and out. I also got some of Brad in his amazing sea-themed room, as well as some posing and cooing from pillows. He did amazingly well for a baby that wasn't feeling too well! Here are my favourites!

Image Theft

One of my favourite parts of my job is keeping this blog up-to-date, and it has a lot of advantages. Although my main site has galleries of my portfolio, the blog gives me the opportunity to share more pictures from recent sessions, as and when they happen. It gives my clients the chance to get a peek at their session before their private gallery goes online, and prospective clients to see what I'm all about. It's also a handy tool for updating news like pricing, offers and availability.

The pictures I post on here are both watermarked and low-resolution (while these pictures look fine on-screen, the print quality will be distorted), and I have no problem with them being shared elsewhere, be it on networking sites like Facebook, personal blogs or family websites. All I ask is that the watermark is kept intact and the image linked back to this website, which is something that the vast majority of people have no problem with. 

However, I've recently come to see my images in various forums, with the watermark removed and with no reference to First Glance Photography whatsoever. This is considered image theft, and is a breech of copyright and illegal to boot. It saddens me, because as I said before, I like to keep this blog running and would hate to shut it down. I also like to think that my clients appreciate the work, time, money and talent that goes into running my business and wouldn't steal from me in this way. I personally don't think it is unreasonable to allow image sharing with the conditions set - to not deface the picture, and to add a small link or line of text, just stating that the image is © First Glance Photography.

I'd just like to reiterate that copying images posted on this blog without permission and reposting without the watermark and/or a link is illegal.

If you have any questions, please contact me at jess@firstglancephotography.co.uk.

Thank you.

Matthew & Family | Baby, Child & Family Photography

This session was a bit different to my usual ones, but no less fun. I last saw Matthew when he was all of 7½ weeks old. Now he's 10 months, and I saw him on the morning of his Christening. As his mummy is from Australia and his daddy is from Italy, he had quite a large, multi-national gathering and I was asked to get some group shots for the occasion! We also fit in a mini-session for both Matthew and his cousins Filippo & Ginevra. Here's a few from the morning of his special day!

Finn & Phoebe | Child Photography

Ok, I'll admit it. When I found out I was going to be doing a session with twins (and two-year-old twins at that!) I wondered how on earth I was going to harness the chaos and get either of them to look at the camera long enough to take a picture! But I needn't have worried - Phoebe and Finn were wonderful little subjects for me. These gorgeous toddlers, with their amazing eyes and unruly curls, gave us quite a mix of cheeky smiles, cute poses and running around like whirlwinds in all their two-year-old glory. We just had to try and keep up! Here's a peek at their session.

Eimear - 38 Weeks Pregnant | Maternity Photography

This week I met up with parents-to-be Eimear & Martin for their maternity session, with baby due in less than 2 weeks. We started off inside and it was a particularly windy day, but we went out anyway. I'm glad we did, because we got some nice colourful shots in the nearby park, making the most of a gorgeous red-brick building and leafy trees. These guys were great sports when I asked them to go outside and went with all my ideas, despite getting rather windswept in the process! I'm looking forward to seeing you again for your newborn shoot - for now, here's a peek at your bump session!

Lucinda's Outdoor Session | Child & Family Photography

My last session with Lucinda and her family was inside, on account of a horrible rainy day... thankfully the weather was on our side for her reshoot! It was a bright, dry spring day, so Lucinda, her family and I headed over to the nearby forest for their session. Lucinda was in a great mood, full of smiles and happy to pose for the camera and sing nursery rhymes. Here are my favourites from their session!

 

Gabriel - 9 Days Old | Newborn Photography

I met Gabriel's parents a few weeks ago, at their maternity session, and a week or so past his due date he decided it was time to join them! Gabriel was very awake for the majority of his session today, flashing his lovely blue eyes for me, with a few sleepy moments thrown in. Here is his sneak peek!

Weddings Booked! | Wedding Photography

I had a fantastic response to my post looking for soon-to-be-wed couples who would help me build my wedding portfolio, and am no longer taking bookings for 2009. The first one planned is coming up next month, so look out for pictures, and the arrival of my wedding website/blog to go with it! Thank you to everyone who enquired, and I would have happily done you all if time was no object - incidentally, I've discovered that a lot of people get married in August!

Those who have 'hired' me, I'm looking forward to shooting your weddings this year, which are taking me all over England. Thank you so much for the opportunity to show what I can do!

Rochelle | Child Photography

Rochelle was feeling pretty tired during her session, and was difficult to coax a smile out of - which her mum said was very unusual for her! She was still a little ham for me, posing on the sofa and showing off her bright blue eyes. We went outside briefly to see if a change of scenery would cheer her up before calling it a day. Here are a handful from her session.

 

Lucinda | Child & Family Photography

My session with Lucinda and her parents was on a complete wash-out morning - which was bad news from the start, since they were really keen on some outdoor photos. I'm going back in a couple of weeks for a reshoot (fingers crossed the weather is on our side this time!), but here are just a few of the pretty little girl and her parents from their indoor session. You'll see that we managed to get into the garden for a few minutes to get a quick snap!