From Newborn Days to Growing Families | How I Shoot Maternity, Newborn and Family Sessions
How I work and why it matters?
This collage of images brings together some of my favourite newborn, maternity and family photographs from 2025. Not because they are the loudest, most liked, or most dramatic, but because even though they were taken in different places, different light, and at very different stages of family life, they do sit together so naturally.
What you see here isn’t a highlight reel of individual sessions. It’s continuity. It’s how I see my work and why we do these sessions in the first place - pregnancy, newborn days, siblings leaning in, parents holding their little ones with love and confidence and families moving forward together. It’s both the beginning and the long view of family life, captured with intention and gentle care.
My approach on family photography
My work is lifestyle-based and intentionally unforced. There’s no stiff posing, no pressure to perform, and no expectation that your family should look or act a certain way for the camera.
I guide rather than pose and then I watch closely and photograph through the moments, looking for the small, honest details that make up your story. If a smile doesn’t come, I don’t push for it. Instead of “say cheese,” I encourage connection and interaction, because that’s where real expressions live.
Whether it’s a home newborn session, the first hours after birth, maternity, or a family session years later, the goal stays the same - to create space for connection and let real moments happen inside it. Is family life always calm, cuddly, and smiling? Of course not. But those quiet, loving moments do exist, and they are worth preserving. When you book me, I’m there to notice and hold space for them.
Most of my images feel calm because I set the tone that way. Parents look present rather than anxious. Babies are held with confidence, not fragility. Siblings are included naturally, without constant correcting or directing.
When sessions are relaxed and baby-led, something shifts. Families settle and stop worrying about doing things “right” and start trusting themselves and the process. That’s when the in-between moments appear.
Think of our shoot less as a performance and more as time to be present and together. The rest follows.
These moments might not stand out straight away, but they’re often the ones families return to years later. Not because they were perfect, but because they feel true. That’s why Collection One is the best choice when working with me. It preserves all the in-between moments you’ll reach for once the smiling, looking-at-the-camera photos have been enjoyed for years on your walls and no longer catch your eye in the same way.
Working with families long-term
Many families first invite me in during pregnancy or the early newborn days. Over the years, I continue photographing them as their families grow and change. That familiarity matters, it builds trust and comfort.
When families know me, they trust the process. They don’t overthink every moment or feel the need to act a certain way. They simply show up for the shoot and the images reflect that ease.
This long-term way of working means a lot to me. It allows photography to become more than individual sessions and instead turn into a visual record of family life over time.
What this work is and isn’t
This approach isn’t about trends, perfect interiors, or children smiling at the camera all the time. It’s about belonging, relationships, and documenting families in the season they’re in. The result is work that feels grounded, human, and lasting.
If this resonates with you and you’re looking for photography that values connection over performance, we might be a good fit.
And if not, that’s okay too. Photography works best when expectations align. This post, much like the collage that inspired it, is simply an honest window into how I see, work, and document families.