Absolutely! 100% yes! Dads-to-be are just as excited about the new arrival and often get a little overlooked so yes bring him along.
We can include him in as many photos as you like.
A simple pale coloured shirt with shorts or trousers will compliment you perfectly and look great in the photos. Dads love the special time with you and the bump, sometimes they can get a bit forgotten.
Oh yes, of course, you can! I just love to capture the older children at maternity sessions.
They are super excited too about the arrival of their new brother or sister.
If we are going for an evening shoot then remember to get the little ones to have a nap in the afternoon so they make it into the evening.
Of course, pets are more than welcome and part of your family, we are delighted to include them in the session.
It's better to do the session at your own home or your pet will be to excited and will be difficult to work with
Please bring:
I advise mamas-to-be to consider floor-length gowns, dresses and skirts for maternity sessions. Longer lengths are elegant, feminine and romantic; they’re also ultra flattering when you’re expecting.
Whether you’re standing, sitting or lying down, a long dress or skirt ensures you’re fully covered, without worrying about your outfit riding up too high.
I also favor longer lengths for expectant mamas because it’s easier to hide footwear you may not want visible in your images. If you’re at the point where only flip flops are bearable, don’t sweat it as long as your dress covers your feet!
Remember to keep your clothing on the more fitted side, instead of extra flowy, so that you can easily show off your bump!
We also have a client closet you can browse through and borrow as many of our desses as you like.
Our dresses and acessories photograph beautifully and are provided to you at no extra cost to ensure you love your photos!
Hera are some of our most popular looks:
On the day or morning before, take some time to do your makeup, hair and nails.
Your hands will appear in the pictures and if your nails are not looked after they will be very noticeable and will ruin your pictures
Though some people are simply camera shy and feel uncomfortable with the idea of being in front of a camera, oftentimes they have expectations aren’t correct.
As a maternity photographer, I’m here to lend my experience, technical expertise, and knowledge of composition to help you get the best out of your maternity shoot.
However, you’re the one in charge of what you want and don’t want from your photos. From outfits to settings to poses to themes, you don’t have to be photographed in any way that you don’t want to.
Though the final say on what goes into a photo is always yours, that doesn’t mean that your maternity photographer we wont lend some insight and informed opinions.
If you have any ideas for settings, outfits, or photography styles that you want to try out, do feel free to let us know in advance.
If you already have some cute baby items such as shoes, toys, blankets, or ultrasound photos, bring them along as they make for adorable props. The same applies to your treasured family heirlooms. If you have a special locket or photo that you would like to use, bring it with you to the photo shoot.
I like to recommend that my clients think about arranging their shoot for the same day as a regular hair appointment. Few things make us feel as confident and as beautiful as getting freshly styled, and that confidence can shine through in the photography, helping you feel a lot more comfortable with the session and allowing you to really get into it.
An indulgent pamper session before the shoot can have much the same effect, as well. Whether it’s a manicure, a pedicure, or a session with your local makeup artist, do what you can to get you in the mood for feeling gorgeous.
Your maternity photo shoot is an occasion worth celebrating. It’s a day dedicated to capturing a huge moment in any woman’s life and most of my clients will agree that it’s super fun, as well.
So, why not enjoy the rest of the day even more? Arranging a dinner date with a significant other, a sister, or your best friend can give you something extra to look forward to and to make the day feel extra special.
What’s more, if you’ve had your hair, nails, and makeup done specially for the day, you don’t want to let it go to waste, right? While you’re looking and feeling at your most beautiful, live it up in-town. You never know when you’re going to have the time for a nice, relaxing dinner out once the baby arrives, after all.
Just make sure you arrange the date for after the shoot and not before. You don’t want to arrive to the shoot feeling extra stuffed and sleepy after a good meal, right?
last change: 13 Jan 2025
Please read this carefully, as this are the terms of our service and define what to expect from you and from us.
This constitues a binding agreement between us.
Things to know
We will retouch the images you select.
We do color correction, fix background and do light skin retouching.
Other retouching options like removing people, swapping faces or body transformations, if possible might be subject to an extra fee
Fortunately, that never happened!
We will do out best to turn your vision a relaity, we do however have final say on the number of changes we do.
We might also ask you for a fee if the changes you want are outside our normal retouching.
Do not worry, our interest is in giving you photos you love, however things like changing the shape of your body, removing items of clothing like your pyjama pants because you decided to use a laced dress but do not want to show your legs are things that take a considerable ammount of effort to acomplish and are not always possible
We expect you to come showered and looking your best!
If it happens you leave the dresses unusable or with strong bodly odor we will charge you the dry cleaning fee of £100 or the full cost of replacing the dress.
Being on time means arriving at the agreed time, not one hour before or 1 hour late.
If your sat nav says it will take 1 hour to reach us, account for and extra 15 minutes, traffic is unexpected specially in London
We don't want you to have to wait 1 hour because we are with another client or have to cut your session short because we have another customer.
Unless otherwise stated we only deliver the retouched photos you select, we will not give you any or all non edited photos.
Unless otherwise agreed the photos you receive will not have a digital background, they will have the background in place when took the photos.
The photos you receive will be a jpeg with at least 2500 pixels on the long edge.
We sometimes agree to deliver non edited photos, those will be straight out of the camera, exactly as they were taken, and will be different in appearance from the photos you were asked to select from (as those have a quick edition and cropping already applied). It is your responsability to edit them.
We will do our best to do it if you ask us during your session, you have to understand that we have our own style.
So we will do it but in our style, it is important you are confortable and like our style before booking.
Yes you can, we might ask you to pay the booking fee again.
For us to reserve your place means that someone else will not be able to have their session, sometimes we also hire extra help.
The more advance you give us the less likely we will ask you to pay the booking fee again.
As a rule of thumb, 30 days notice.
Yes you can, you will lose the booking fee.
We are reasonable and understand unforseen events might happen, so at our discretion and depending on the cancelation reason we might refund you.
We operate a pre payment policy.
All prices quoted assume you will pay in full and already include a 25% discount.
If you wish to pay in instalments we might ask you to pay full price, it is not interest or any other type of fee, we simply might not be able to offer you the pay in full discount
We might offer you a discount or a package deal so you have more photos than the ones initially agreed.
If you do so we will only do light retouching on the photos, thinkgs like body transformations, removal of bra or digital backgrounds etc will not be done.
We run a bussiness and we alredy offer very competitive pricing, so for discounted photos we cannot offer you in depth retouching
We hold your photos for 30 days, if you take longer to pay we, at our discretion will delete the photos, and you will lose all the money paid already
It depends on the number of photos, we usually send you each photo as soon as it is ready, so you don't have to wait that long for them.
We will let you know the expected wait time
We only start working on your photos after full payment is received
When viewing the photos most clients want more photos than what their package allows.
By selecting more photos than what your package allows, you are amending our initial agreement to include those extra photos.
An extra fee might be due.
You can also do that, but the photos we already edited cannot be changed/removed.
For example your package was for 5 photos, you changed it to 10 photos and now want to go to the initial 5 photos.
If we edited 2 photos already, you are free to choose 3 other photos.
If we edited 6 photos, then you cannot go back to 5 photos, you need to have the 6 photos.
The price quoted does not include a digital background.
Photo composition (digital backgrounds) is a very time consuming operation and such it is not included standard, we might ask you for an extra fee if you want digital backgrounds.
We will do our best to acommodate your requests for different backgrounds, but not all photos and dresses are suitable for all backgrounds.
For example there are backgrounds that are only suited for close up photos, likewise see through dresses where the original photo has a bright background might not be able to be composed into a dark background.
Please let us know on the day if you want a specific background so we can make sure the photos we take are suitable for your desired background.
After the session we will select the best photos and you will choose the photos to retouch from those.
We will not show you all the photos taken
Although we usually include photos from each dress and pose that it is not guaranteed.
We might use your photos in our portfolio or ads.
If you rather we don't do it please let us know.
Yes, our terms of service define what we expect from you and what you can expect from us!
Let us know if you have concerns or disagree with them so we can address them.
You have been sent this terms and asked to read them as part of our booking process.
You going forward with the session is an acceptance of this terms and the responsabilities defined here.
Each clause in this document is independent, meaning iIf any part of this document is deemed invalid the rest remain in place
That our liability is limited to the money you paid and no warranties are made about the type of work provided or its suitability; it's your responsibility to assess that and ask appropriate questions to determine suitability before proceeding with your session. Please do not make assumptions about what you will receive.
Past work is not a warranty of what you will receive, each photo session is unique and many unforseen events might happen.
Rest assured we will do our best to accomodate your requests during the session, our interest is that you have beautiful memories.
We warrant that the photos delivered are of adequate technical quality, but we are not responsible if you are not happy with them.
The sessions are a dynamic collaboration, and no two sessions are the same, so except when otherwise agreed via a signed document, we do not make any promises to take a specific type of photo, even if during our consultation discuss about particular poses/looks/settings/backgrounds or stated we were able to create them.
If we do it, it will be in our own style; we will not be engaging in plagiarism.
The copywright and all other rights to the photos remains ours, you are granted a perpetual license to use the photos non comercially