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Thiago & Gabriella | Newborn, Child & Family Photography

I visited this next family when baby Gabriella was around 4 weeks old. 2 year old big brother Thiago spent some time playing and watering the plants outside with his father (also watering everything else in the process!), and after a while we got some shots of Gabriella along with some of the whole family. Here are a few favourites.

Emily & Baby Sophia | Child & Newborn Photography

I photographed Sophia when she was 9 days old, along with her big sister Emily, at their home in North London. Emily was a bubbly, chatty toddler who wouldn't stay still very much, and had to be tricked into looking anywhere near the camera! Little Sophia was very chilled out and aside from stopping for feedings, was a dream to grab both sleepy and wide awake shots. Big sis even slowed down long enough to lie with the baby for a few snaps! Here are a few of my picks from their session.

Aaran & Baby Brother | Newborn, Child & Family Photography

I first met Aaran's family back in 2009, when they had a maternity session, and met him when he arrived at his newborn session. Now he's nearly two years old, and a big brother himself! I came to take pictures of the family when as-yet unnamed baby brother was just under a week old, and to me he looked the spitting image of Aaran as a baby. Here are a few favourites from the session.

Joel & Laurie | Child, Baby & Family Photography

I met up with Joel, Laurie and their parents in a pretty local park for their session and while baby Laurie was happy to crawl around and pose for the camera until teething pains kicked in, but 3 year old Joel had a bit of a typical little-boy strop on! We spent a bit of time there before heading back to the family's home, where the boys were a bit more comfortable, to finish up. Here are my favourite from their session!

Gabriel | Child Photography

I first met Gabriel's family in 2009, when he was still a bump and again when he was just over a week old. Now Gabriel is almost two, and I joined the family again, this time for an outdoor session at a local park. A very serious toddler, Gabriel really made me work hard to get the smiles! But he warmed up and we had a great time.. here are a few favourites from his session!

Lilly & Callan | Child & Newborn Photography

Newborn sessions typically take quite a long time. The shortest one I've ever done was over in about 45 minutes, when the new baby slept through pose changes and different outfits, obliging a few open eye pictures right at the end. But most take somewhere around the 2-2.5 hour mark... Callan set a new record with a session that lasted almost 3.5 hours! Very wriggly, hungry and happiest in his parent's arms, it was a challenge to get his sweet sleepy newborn shots.. but we did manage in the end, as once he finally crashed he was out for the count! Proud big sister Lilly also joined in for a few shots on her own as well as with her new baby brother. Here are a few of my favourite images from their session!

 

Jacob & Hannah | Child & Baby Photography

I last saw this family towards the end of 2008, when Jacob was only a few months old... now he's a typical toddler, and a big brother to baby Hannah! I had a great time photographing these two and their parents, and had so many great shots from their session that it was hard to whittle them down (hence all the collage images!) - here are the ones that made the cut.

Austin & Eilidh - Newborn & Child Photography

This next session was with a family who I have been photographing for lots of important milestones since I first started - Louise and Neil's wedding (before starting this blog!), their first pregnancy, their son's newborn pictures, and now the arrival of their daughter has brought reason for another shoot! Austin is now coming up for 2 years old, and was incredibly sweet and cheeky once he got over his shyness. Two week old baby sister Eilidh (pronounced AY-lee) was very alert for most of her session, so I got a few lovely shots of her big blue eyes as well as some with her big brother, and all the little details too, of course. Here are my picks from the session!

 

 

 

Matthew & Ashleigh | Baby, Child & Family Photography

I recently caught up with Matthew, who I haven't seen since his Christening in 2009, and his family. Now 2½ years old, Matthew is a big brother to baby girl Ashleigh, a pretty little lady full of smiles! As I've been photographing Matthew since he was an infant, it was a real pleasure for me to see this lovely family once again. Here are a few of my favourites from their session!

 

The Last 6 Months - Huge Catch-Up!

Last year was a very tumultuous one for me, both in work and at home. I moved house, got my son started in a new school, and at both ends of 2010 had a number of areas of life (including a lot of ill health) that took priority above all else. I really want to say a huge thank you to those clients who ended up caught up in this period, where you may have had to wait longer for a delivery or found yourself out of touch with me and my staff - so many were beyond understanding and have since rebooked, showing that you really do have faith in me. 2011 marks my third year of business and I've entered it with a growing number of families who trust me to capture their memories time and again, and continue to recommend me on to their friends and family.

With the mayhem of 2010, both myself and those helping me put all efforts of First Glance Photography into delivering sessions, discs and prints, meaning that this blog went neglected of recent shoots. Similarly, the website galleries haven't been updated in some time, which is a project that I aim to complete before my intake of Spring sessions really kicks off! Despite not keeping this up-to-date, I was out and about photographing expectant mothers, newborns, children and their families. 

Here are a handful of my favourite images from the last 6 months... by handful I mean about 20!:

 

Just to leave you, a couple of pictures of my two babies enjoying the snow earlier this year. Jacob is 5 this summer, and has just started reception at his big school, while Isabel is turning 3 in a couple of weeks and will be starting a few sessions a week at pre-school after Easter. Not really babies anymore!

I'll be putting up a blog post soon for my most recent session with a family I've been photographing since my first year in business, and keep an eye out for a spring clean over on the main site!