Christmas Newborn baby photographer | Hertfordshire | Essex | London

Happy Christmas to all of my customers and followers.
Baby Roma was my last little customer for 2012 and she was possibly the smallest customer of the year, weighing in at just under 5lb!
Mum and Dad wanted something really Christmassy for their relatives... so here it is ...
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Newborn Portrait Photographer - when is my baby too old?

A lot of mum's ring me for a newborn photoshoot when their babies have already been born.
I am often asked when is my baby too old for a newborn shoot?

In an ideal world a newborn portrait shoot should take place before 2 weeks of age. At ten days to two weeks, babies have already become a lot "straighter" then they were all curled up in the womb, cartilage is already hardening to bone. They no longer like to have their legs tucked up, or their hands and arms swaddled.

Not only that, they are more aware of their surroundings so if you are moving them around or using a flash light they tend to want to know why and stay awake. Even babies that "sleep all day" according to their parents can spend three hours awake at a photoshoot.

However, some success can be gained with babies older than 2 weeks, dependant on the baby. For example a bottle fed baby will sleep more heavily. A premature baby may be five weeks in this world, but not yet due to be born, so very sleepy.

Here are some examples of different aged babies and what might be acheivable...

This baby was three weeks old. We got lots of lovely wide awake shots, but she did eventually sleep...

This baby was only 5 days old, so it's not unusual to get wide awake shots from them either...

 

This baby was 5 weeks old and slept all the way through...

 

 

This baby was four weeks old and refused to sleep for the whole four hour shoot, however being a third baby she was early to smile, so we had great fun and giggles too...

 

 

This baby was 8 weeks old and just came for a one hour shoot...

 

 

So you can see no baby is predictable, Yvonne will do the best she can for your baby and your portrait shoot.

 

 

 

Baby Roma was born early weighing 4lb 11oz, she was only two weeks old when she came to me for portraits, but she was already very alert, with her gorgeous big blue eyes. One big bottle later and she was fast asleep though and we got some fantastic girly pink images. Here are my favourites.

Christmas portraits | Bishops Stortford | Hertfordshire | Essex

Gorgeous Christmassy backdrop now available.

Newborn Photography | Posing with Parents | Hertfordshire | Essex | London

I just love these two images of baby Thomas and his Mummy.
His little face in the first one is like "my mummy is so delicious!" and the second one is just so tender.

Newborn baby portrait photographer | Bishop's Stortford | Hertfordshire | Essex | London

Today in my studio I had the gorgeous little Millie. After an unsettled start she took a really good feed and then slept straight through for three hours and she had no accidents on the blankets :o)
She looked absolutely stunning in pink and as this was mummy's favourite colour my job was simple.
Here are a couple of my favourite portraits...

Newborn portrait photographer | Sawbridgeworth | Hertfordshire | Essex | London

Today in my studio I had lovely little Lenny. He was very sensitive to touch, so every change of pose resulted in him waking up. He had very wise eyes for one so young! So it was with lots of patience that I acheived a set of portraits for his mum and dad to enjoy for ever more.

Here are a few of my favourites, including the obligatory Christmas hat shot for this time of year…

Newborn portrait photographer | Bishops Stortford | Hertfordshire | Essex | London

Today in the studio I had the pleasure of working with baby Sebastian. I had already photographed him as a bump and his mum and dad had very clear ideas on what they wanted, this always helps the artistic juices to flow! Dad was a farmer so they wanted everything in browns and greens and creams, just scrummy!
Here are just a few of my favourites…

Newborn portrait photographer | Stevenage NCT | Hertfordshire

This gorgeous newborn baby girl came to me on recommendation from a newborn I had photographed the previous week. Both families had met through their local NCT group in Stevenage. There is nothing more satifying than a recommendation, because it means you have made two families happy for the price of one :o)

Here are a couple of my favourites from baby A's gallery:

Newborn baby photographer | Stevenage Hertfordshire | London

Today in the studio I had this absolutely adorable little boy. Many moons ago, when I was a scientist, I worked with his mummy. I know I definately get more job satisfaction these days!
Erin thank you for chosing me to photograph your new baby xx

I currently display a walking maternity portrait or progressive maternity image at Princess Alexandra, Harlow hospital.
If you are interested in this service then please go to my website http://www.yvonnelorraine.co.uk for further details, thank you.

Award winning child portrait | Bishop's Stortford

I am absolutely over the moon to have won the title of Child Portrait Photographer of the year 2012 in the Central region of the Master Photographers Association. The competition was judge by Ray Lowe, one of the top judges in the UK, and I beat lots of local professional competition with this gorgeous shot of Isabelle using my pencil portrait style.
Her mummy and daddy were immensely proud of their daughter too...

Newborn baby photographer | Harlow | Essex | nr London

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This little angel was only five days old, but she had been born two weeks late, so she arrived at my studio wide awake and really alert. The majority of the first hour was spent taking portraits of her awake and, I kid you not, but she was smiling at me and the camera, such a lovely little poser. Here is a selection of baby J's session...

Newborn Baby photographer | Stansted | London | Cambridge

http://www.mynewbornportrait.co.uk

I love making newborn babies look as small as possible during their session as well as concentrating up close for those detail shots. It's important to remember just how tiny they were when they were born, because all too soon they will be jumping around your living room :o) Here is Baby Z!

Premature newborn baby portraits in Hertfordshire and London

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Some times a session looks right in black and white. Baby "I's" mummy and daddy didn't want anything girly in their session and didn't want bright colours either. They wanted straight forward portraits of their tiny and dainty (premature) baby girl. Baby "I" was home and fit and healthy after an early delivery, but she was still smaller than most babies I photograph at just 5 lb...

Baby Photography | Photographer London

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I LOVE baby teeth! There is no doubt that the appearance of those first two bottom teeth is monumentous for mummy and to capture them in a portrait takes patience and lots of fun and giggles! Here is Baby O demonstrating how cheeky portrait sessions can be...

Maternity photos | Pregnancy photos | Hertfordshire

It's always a pleasure taking maternity photo's the expectant mum is always so happy and the results can be so very beautiful.
Why not book a session today at: http://www.yvonnelorraine.com

Newborn baby photographer in Bishop's Stortford

An absolutely adorable newborn session this weekend, quite possibly my smiliest newborn to date, she rocked every single pose and colour! Mummy was absolutely baby pink mad, but I also persuaded her to try some stronger colours. She was so happy with the contrasting results.

Newborn Baby Portrait Photographer, Woodford in Essex.

This little Angel came to my studio in Bishop's Stortford, from Woodford near North London. She slept really well and we worked flat out for nearly four hours to get a whole array of images for her Mummy and Daddy.

Associate of the British Institute of Professional Photography

I am over the moon to have been awarded my ABIPP today. This balances my AMPA that I received in August, giving me a further professional qualification across the two professional bodies within the UK.

Newborn baby portrait photographer - kissy lips

I can't help it! I just love these kissy lips :o)

Newborn baby portrait photographer, Hertfordshire, Essex and London

I cannot believe how awesome my latest studio sample looks next to my aubergine curtains! Brilliant Prints are a brilliant company who do exactly what it says on the tin. Their colour management is spot on!

Newborn Baby Posing

This was my first attempt at the "Taco" pose, it's a pose that mimics the pose of the baby within the womb, but it's harder than it looks even when baby is as young as 7 days.