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First Birthday Photo Shoot Oxfordshire

First Birthday Photo Shoot

Of course we love photographing newborn babies. Newborn photoshoots are lovely, calm, relaxing affairs. Then there are sitter photo shoots around six months of age where baby might be sitting up or might be crawling. A bit of movement but nothing too alarming. And now we come to the first birthday photo shoot. Certainly some crawling, possibly some walking, definitely some mess and always a lot of fun.

When clients are having their newborn photographs done we often get on to the subject of the first birthday photo shoot. When we mention a cake smash they often give us a blank look. As with a lot of the ideas in our genre of photography, the Smash the Cake photoshoot hails from the US but it is proving increasingly popular over here. In fact our Oxfordshire Cake Smash Photoshoot is becoming one of the most popular sessions that we offer. So popular that we have had clients from Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire. We’ve even had some clients from London coming to us for a 1st birthday photoshoot.

Baby girl holding wooden spoon in air wearing a lilac tutu and smashing cakeWhat to Expect?

So what is involved? It’s worth pointing out that many people don’t see the point in organising an official birthday party for their one year old. They’re not going to remember it and there’s a lot of effort and time involved. Many of our clients find that we become the ideal alternative. Baby gets to have a lot of fun and the parents get some beautiful images to remember their child’s first birthday by. (Or to put it another way – to celebrate the parents surviving a whole year). We also provide the cake and all the outfits so you do not need to worry about a thing.

We like to give parents a nice gallery of images to choose from so we aim to do three to four set ups (not just the cake smash). Generally we start with some family portraits. This is a nice way to gently introduce baby to the studio lights and the camera. Then we do some baby portraits with the O N E letters or a big number 1. Then comes then cake and we finish with splashes and bubbles in our specially designed roll top bath.

Birthday girl sitting in bubble bath looking at party balloons

The Cake

The cake smash photoshoot is always an intriguing time to see how the babies react to the cake. Often their first birthday photoshoot is the first time that they will be allowed anything with sugar in like cake. We place them down next to the cake and aim to get some nice shoots before any destruction begins. Then we sit back, watch and wait. Sometimes they get stuck straight in and are quickly covered in brightly coloured buttercream. Other times they are horrified by the texture of the icing and they need a little help and encouragement. Normally as soon as they find the cake hiding beneath they are happy to get tucked in and start eating the cake or smashing it with a wooden spoon.

Whichever way it goes we are normally exhausted. But baby has a wonderful time and the parents leave with some lovely memories and a lovely clean, tired baby.

Get in Touch

We hope you have enjoyed reading about what we do for a living. Feel free to comment, like and share. If your little one has a milestone coming soon and would like some photos like these please get in touch. Visit our First Birthday Photo Shoot Section here or contact us here. You can find more examples of our work on our Facebook page here or our Instagram page here. Please try and book as early as possible to secure your preferred date.

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Older Baby Photoshoot – Chipping Norton

Swaddled newborn baby boy sticking his tongue out

Six Week Old Newborn Baby Photoshoot

Walter, like many other babies, had the help of forceps to enter this world. And, like many others, he was left with a large mark on his face. Because of this, his mum thought that she would wait before having his newborn photoshoot done. So this is our story of that slightly older baby photoshoot.

His mother contacted us. Thankfully we were able to fit in Walter’s baby portrait session for the following week as they lived just down the road.

Baby boy in bear hat looking content

We normally like to do the newborn photography session within the first 3 weeks of baby’s arrival. Walter was then six weeks old. The skin on his face had healed and was now as smooth and soft as ever as you can see in these beautiful images.

Sleeping baby boy with long hat

Walter was a very calm baby and his mum told us that she had only ever seen him crying a couple of times. And he really was! Walter was happy to be swaddled just like a newborn even though he was growing so quickly. He was very strong but he still had the flexibility and sleepiness of a newborn baby.

Determined looking baby boy tucked in to bed and holding teddy

His mum and dad didn’t expect us to be able to get so many fantastic shots of Walter. They absolutely loved the curled up, sleepy poses. Equally they really couldn’t resist the awake ones. Those ones have wonderful eye contact and cute expressions. So overall we were very happy that we didn’t turn away these clients for their older baby photoshoot.

Get in Touch

However old your new baby is please don’t hesitate to contact us for last minute availability. We will do our best to accommodate you and your baby. We will always create some beautiful memories for you to treasure forever. To see more images of babies like Walter head over to our Facebook or Instagram pages.

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Milk Bath Photoshoot in Oxford

Milk bath photoshoot with pink roses to record pregnancy

Milk Bath Photoshoot

After several phone conversations to discuss and plan the perfect maternity photography session, Fabiana decided that she would like us to be do her Maternity Photoshoot. Fabi had decided that she wanted something a little different from her Pregnancy Portraits such as a milk bath photoshoot. She knew that we would create the most amazing images. Images of her, daddy-to-be and her bump.

We decided that this would be a good opportunity to introduce something new. Something new to our portfolio and that is very new in this country. It is called a milk bath photoshoot. The idea itself is nothing new. The idea comes from the time of Cleopatra. She was famous, not just of being queen of Egypt, but also for being remarkably beautiful and smart. Cleopatra was also well known for taking her milk baths. These she often infused with honey and flowers. She was wise to do so as milk is great for your skin.

For us as photographers it is a new concept in photography. The milk bath photoshoot involves photographing the pregnant mother wearing a maternity gown in a bath of milk surrounded by pretty flowers. Our lights reflect off the milk giving the opportunity to create that pure, soft, dreamy look. We can create images of a mummy-to-be dreaming to meet her new baby.

Fabi booked us for the Bump to Baby experience so we will be going back soon to photograph her, Alan and new baby Gabriel. We also plan to create some before and after images by combining photos from her maternity session with those from her newborn session.

Get in Touch

If you are expecting a little one then I would love to hear from you and hopefully become your family photographer for generations to come.

We hope you have enjoyed reading about what we do for a living. Feel free to comment, like and share. If you are expecting a baby soon and would like some photos like these please visit our Maternity section here or contact us here. For more examples of our work you can check out our Facebook page here or our Instagram feed here. Please try and book as early as possible to secure your preferred date.

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