THERE’S NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME!
CAPTURE THE MOMENT, MAKE MEMORIES THAT LAST FOREVER
I love to photograph babies and children, and as a St Albans family photographer I have been doing just that for 8 wonderful years! Precious moments fly by so quickly, and I believe it’s important to capture them forever. I work with you in your natural environment rather than a studio, so you can relax and be yourselves. That will almost always be in your own home local to St Albans for babies and younger children. With older children it may be at home, a favourite outdoor spot or a combination of the two if they are close by. We’ll choose the best place together when we plan the shoot.
I hope you’ll choose to be in some of the shots too so I can give you some beautiful family portraits. I’m guilty of this with my own children – I just need to lose a few more pounds, get my hair done, buy a new outfit….then you can take my photo. There’s always an excuse, but we never know what’s around the corner and it’s so important to capture the here and now, just as it is. Trust me, your children will thank you for it in the future – they want to know you were there too!
BEAUTIFUL PICTURES
CHLOE & JASON
THE SESSION FEE
The applicable session fee is payable upon booking to secure your date:
WEEKDAYS
£50
WEEKEND/ HOLIDAYS
1-2 hours on location shoot
£75
BUMP TO BABY/ MY FIRST YEAR
£100
All session fees include:
- Discussing all details of the shoot with you beforehand
- My travel within 15 miles of St Albans
- An on-location shoot with up to 5 members of your immediate family
- A private gallery of carefully edited images
The session fee does not include any prints or digital images – you can choose from the collections below after your session.
CHOOSE YOUR COLLECTION
After your session you will receive a private gallery of carefully edited images, and once you have seen your images you can choose how many you would like to purchase. Portrait collections are payable in full upon ordering.
FIVE
five images for digital download with matching 7.5×5” prints
£200
TEN
Ten images for digital download with matching 7.5×5” prints
£300
ALL
All presented images for digital download (min 20) Five 12×8″ prints of your choice
£400
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
The first year of a baby’s life goes past in a flash – blink and you miss it! Now you can remember every stage with a Bump to Baby or My First Year Collection. These collections offer a huge saving over booking individual sessions, plus the session fee is only payable once upon booking. Bump to Baby collections are payable in two instalments after each session. My First Year collections are payable in three instalments after each session.
THE IMAGES ARE GORGEOUS
We have been so lucky to have Claire do first year pictures for all 3 of our children. The images are gorgeous, we love the first year package, so we can look back and treasure how much they grow and change over that time (which goes so quickly). It never fails to amaze us how Claire manages to create such gorgeous pictures from complete chaos!
MAIRIN & REECE
BUMP TO BABY
Two separate sessions: Maternity and Newborn
All presented images (min. 10 from each session) for digital download
One 12×8″ print from each session
£500
MY FIRST YEAR
Your choice of 3 separate sessions:
Maternity • Newborn • 4-6 months • 8-9 months • 12 months
All presented images (min 10 from each session) for digital download
One 12×8″ print from each session
£600
MAGICAL MOMENTS WE WILL TREASURE
The results speak for themselves. Claire's skill is taking the photo when you least expect and capturing us at our most natural and relaxed
ALEX & MARK
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What shall we wear?
Always the first question everyone has! Well it’s up to you of course, but it’s important to wear something you feel comfortable in. It’s best to avoid strong patterns and writing/ logos on clothes – these can be distracting and date the photos. You don’t all have to be matchy-matchy – but preferably not clashing either!
For a newborn session please dress lightly or in layers because the house needs to be warm. For baby it’s best to start off dressed in a plain and simple one piece vest, which we may take off once they are settled. Please have familiar swaddling blankets available so we can do this gradually to avoid startling them.
Where shall we do the shoot?
I prefer to work with you in your natural environment rather than a studio, so you can relax and be yourselves. That will almost always be in your own home local to St Albans for babies and younger children. With older children it may be at home, a favourite outdoor spot or a combination of the two if they are close by. We’ll choose the best place together when we plan the shoot.
How long will it take?
A session usually lasts around an hour, but I allow up to two, with plenty of time for snacks and breaks. A newborn session may take longer to give ample time for feeding and changing etc – baby’s comfort is always the number one priority!
Please don’t stress about your little ones not behaving during the shoot. I’ve been there, done that with my own, and I have plenty of tricks up my sleeve! I allow plenty of time so everyone can settle into the session, relax and hopefully enjoy it – yes, even Dad!! We might be finished sooner, but it’s best to plan this long to be on the safe side.
Can we request particular shots?
