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The Ultimate Style Guide

The Ultimate Style Guide

Hiya! If your looking for the Ultimate Style Guide for your photo shoot- you are in the right place! The Ultimate Style Guide will make it super easy for you to pick your outfits for your next photoshoot. Whether you’re bringing a newborn, wrangling toddlers or...

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Ten Years Through the Lens: A Heartfelt Reflection

Ten Years Through the Lens: A Heartfelt Reflection

Ten Years Through the Lens: A Heartfelt Reflection It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since I picked up my camera. What began as a simple hobby — just me, my camera, and my then 2-year-old Grace — slowly grew into the heartfelt career I have today. I still smile...

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5 Beautiful Lessons from being a Newborn & Family Photographer

5 Beautiful Lessons from being a Newborn & Family Photographer

5 Beautiful Lessons from being a Newborn & Family Photographer. After photographing hundreds of newborns, toddlers, cake-covered one-year-olds, and gorgeous families over the years, I’ve seen a lot. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s this: babies,...

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Easter Holidays: A glowing review

Easter Holidays: A glowing review

Easter Holidays: A glowing review of the past 2 weeks School holidays can go one of two ways: magical memory-making OR total emotional carnage involving snacks, bickering and someone crying in the bathroom (usually me). But I’m thrilled to report that this Easter,...

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Why I love my job and know I can’t do it without you!

Why I love my job and know I can’t do it without you!

Why I love my Job and know I can't do it without you! As a newborn and family photographer in Whitchurch, Hampshire, I’m only about a 20-minute drive from Basingstoke, Newbury, and Andover. I get to capture some of the best moments in life, and each session is a fun...

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Half Term Hampshire – Exciting activities to keep the kids happy.

Half Term Hampshire – Exciting activities to keep the kids happy.

Exciting activities to keep the kids happy during Half Term. As a Hampshire Newborn and Family Photographer, I am lucky enough to be able to book the whole week off to make the most of the school holidays.  And I am proud to say we made it! half term is officially over, and I’m so […]

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What to Expect at Your Newborn Photoshoot Basingstoke

What to Expect at Your Newborn Photoshoot Basingstoke

Are you wondering What to Expect at Your Newborn Photoshoot Basingstoke. If you’re booking your first newborn session, it’s completely natural to feel a little unsure about what to expect. As a newborn photographer, Basingstoke families travel to, one of the biggest...

When to Book a Newborn Photographer Basingstoke

When to Book a Newborn Photographer Basingstoke

When to Book a Newborn Photographer Basingstoke (And Why Timing Matters) One of the most common questions I get from parents is “When should I book my newborn photoshoot?” and honestly, it makes such a difference to your experience and your final images. If you’re...

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I love outdoor Christmas Lights, have done since I was a kid.  My Mum can’t drive so when Dad would visit, he would take us for a drive so that we could see them.  It was such a treat to be in Dad’s car looking at these beautiful lights.

 

 

Over the years more and more people are putting outdoor lights up.  I am now one of those people! Say’s me smiling!

 

 

Dad used to call me Mrs Clause.  I used to be like a big kid at Christmas.  But since Dad passed away things don’t feel the same. 

 

 

Christmas 2021, the first Christmas without him, I just went through the motions of putting the decorations up for the kids. 

 

 

But then on News Years Eve 2021, we decided to have a BBQ and I put Christmas Lights up in the back garden and it looked so beautiful.  I looked up at the black sky and I said, Dad, I hope you can see these, I hope you can see I am still trying.

 

 

The next year Mum said let’s light up my garden so your Dad can see them too, so, Christmas 2022 we had a Light Off to see who could light up our gardens the brightest.  Mum won, at least that’s what I’ve let her believe LOL.

 

 

So, here we are, Christmas 2023 and with tears in my eyes I look across my garden with the extra lights I’ve bought this year and I say Dad, I’m lighting up my garden for you! I hope you can see them in heaven.

 

 

Christmas can be a wonderful time, but it can also be a time of sadness.  If you are finding yourself feeling unhappy, whether you’re missing a loved one or concerned about other things in your life The Samaritans are here to listen. Call 116 123.

 

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