BEFORE YOU ARRIVE
 

There are some things we ask you to do to help us have a smooth session for baby;

1. After baby has had their first feed of the day, please try to delay the next one until you arrive at the studio. We understand this might not be possible and we would never want baby to be distressed, in that case of course give them some milk.
2. PLEASE try to keep them awake for a few hours until you arrive. Again we understand this is difficult and may not be possible as car journeys are magic at helping baby drop off. If it happens, do not worry.
3. Dress baby in a vest and babygro, this ensures a smooth transition from arrival to shooting. Please use blankets if extra layers are needed.

THESE ARE HUGELY IMPORTANT. Keeping baby awake helps to ensure that baby sleeps beautifully after their feed and it really can make all the difference!

TIP: Give baby a bath, allow to kick undressed with just a nappy to help keep awake.

WHEN YOU ARRIVE

We will get you to feed baby, then we will jump straight into the family/sibling shots if you are having them.

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FAMILY & SIBLINGS

If you’d like your older child or children and or yourselves included in some images, you MUST arrange this before the session.For your family or sibling session, have a think about what you would like everyone to wear, we recommend dressing as plainly as possible, tshirts or shirts, with no logos or characters, try to be complementary in colours if you aren’t matching.

Don’t worry about posing, we will help you get in the right position. We have lots of experience with taking parent shots, so you can be sure we will make the process as quick and easy as possible. If needed we take family images at a weekend close by if part of your family is at work or school.

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SIBLINGS

 

The newborn session needs to be a very gentle, calm and stress free time. Older children, especially toddlers will have nothing to do and get bored, especially in our small studio. Dealing with this creates stress for the baby and yourselves and can cause issues with settling the baby. Also, we would like you to relax and enjoy your time with us. We ask that you arrange to bring your older child/ren for images with baby either at the start of the session or a weekend close by, but they cannot stay for the entire session. We will do our best to ensure we get a good selection of sibling images, but there are a few things to remember; Sometimes toddlers don’t co-operate. We will do whatever we can and sometimes they may need some encouragement, i.e snacks or toys to help the sibling part of the session along, so we would be grateful if you could bring something should this be the case. In some cases, it may be beneficial to book in a small 15-20mins appointment another day.

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After those 10/15 minutes we will then take baby off your hands so you can sit back and take the rest of the time to relax, we recommend bringing a book, magazines or an ipad with a film downloaded, some parents use this time to rest and have a much needed nap on our comfortable sofa. Our studio is only small so us and baby are always in the same room as you.

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Our sessions are baby led so we take our time, make sure baby is comfortable and that they are happy at all times. Each baby is different and each session goes differently as a result. The images we get will depend almost completely on your baby on the day, as well as our skills in creating a set of images personal to you.

WHAT TO BRING

We recommend bringing extra nappies, a few more than you would normally pack in your bag. A dummy if you use one and bottles if you bottle feed. We find babies tend to be extra hungry at the sessions.

You are very welcome to bring along any special stuffed animals, or if a parent has a uniform i.e helmets or boots or hobby, instruments etc. If there are any props you wish to be included, please let us know at least 24 hours before the session. This gives us time to readjust the set ups if needed.

We recommend yourselves wearing light layers as we keep the studio quite warm for baby. Layers mean you can stay comfortable.

We do have water available, however you are welcome to bring your own refreshments or there is a hot drink vending machine and a cold drink and snack vending machine in the break room next to the studio in the business centre. Please DO NOT bring hot or strong smelling food in to the studio.

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AFTER YOUR SESSION

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Your images will be ready two weeks after your session and you will be sent via email a password protected gallery.
The session includes FIVE print quality digital files of your favourite images from the session, they will be available as an instant download from the gallery. There is also an option to purchase more files if you wish.

Upgrades
FIVE extra digital files - £150
SEVEN extra digital files - £199
FULL Gallery - £299
FULL Gallery & 20 page photobook - £499

All digital purchases are final and non-refundable.

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