Potato sack & other funny names in newborn photography!

So I’ve been rubbish yet again with the up keeping of the blog! As a lot of you will know, running your own business means you are often everything, the craftsman, the marketer, the accountant, the secretary, the cleaner, the list goes on, and the work pile NEVER seems to end! So my little blog always takes a back seat. Lets see if 2020 will my year to get back on top of blogging! (Did you know, I was once awarded with the top 10 of newborn blogs in the UK award!! :D)

Within newborn photography different names for certain poses have been made up, have caught on and are now what us newborn photographers around the world use regularly, there are a few variations of some, but these seem to be the most popular names within the trade.

So I thought I’d kick start 2020 with a fun blog post as I’ve often wondered if my clients know the names for the different poses and wraps I use. Some are very obvious, some not quite so much, but make sense once you’ve seen them!

I don’t do all the ‘newborn poses’ such as ‘froggy’ & ‘taco’ as my style is more relaxed but just for fun I thought I’d show you some of the poses and wraps along with the names.

1. Potato sack pose/wrap -

2. Tushy up pose -

3. Tucked in pose -

4. Huck Finn pose -

5. Side lay pose -

6. Egg wrap -

7. Full wrap -

8. Pretzel wrap -

8. Lion king pose -

9. Flokati -

10. Babe in arms -

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And that completes some of the posing/wrapping names used in newborn photography.

Here’s hoping the next blog post isn’t another 12 months away!

Karen x

Beautiful new baby boy!

Another lovely returning family again came to me for their newborn photography session.

It’s such a pleasure to meet so many lovely families doing this job, and of course having cuddles with teeny tiny beautiful new humans!

Here are a few images from this newborn session.

I look forward to meeting you and your new bundle of yumminess!!

Karen x

Rupert's newborn session.

I had already met Rupert’s lovely family as they bought their first son to be photographed by me. All returning clients that have already had a newborn session with me get £50 off any newborn collection when they welcome a new edition to their family.

Rupert was a little dream and slept really well through his session, just like his big brother did!

Here are a few of my favourite images from the newborn photo session.

I look forward to meeting you!

Karen x

Baby G's newborn session.

Another beautiful little boy with equally beautiful parents came to visit last week for their newborn photography session. 

Have I ever mentioned before how much I love my job?!

At 18 days old already he took some time to get off to sleep but when he did we were able to get some lovely sleepy shots. Mummy and daddy preferred the more natural, unposed  style of photography, which is one of my favourite styles of newborn photography. Simple and timeless!

I love the wide awake images too and when I get that eye contact, just fabulous!! 

Looking forward to meeting you! 

Karen x

Archie's Newborn session.

Gorgeous little Archie came to me with his lovely mummy and daddy for his newborn photography shoot at 9 days old. 

He definitely fought sleep as best he could! But after lots of top ups of milk, cuddles and patience he eventually fell to sleep for a little while to get some sleepy posed shots. 

There are still poses we can do if baby is awake and it's just as lovely to get those open eyes too. 

Archie's mummy asked for a set-up to include a fox theme. The fox bonnet is one of my favourites! 

Here are a few favourites from the photo shoot. 

Karen x 

Twins!

I was so excited to have twin boys book in for a newborn session, I haven't had many multiples in the 3 and a half years that I have been a newborn photographer. 

Although very excited, there is always the concern we won't manage to get them both to sleep at the same time, especially at 6 and a half weeks of age. The ideal age for a newborn shoot is under 2 weeks.

Fortunately they behaved themselves marvellously and we managed to get some lovely sleepy images.

Here's a few of my favourite twin newborn photos from the session. 

Just a little reminder if you are interested in booking a newborn photographer session with me to book in early as over the Summer, I have limited spaces available. 

Karen x

Elijah's newborn session.

I photographed Elijah's sister when she was born, her first birthday cake smash and then mummy's maternity session when Elijah was still cooking! So I was very excited to be his first photographer too! 

We kept it nice and simple for this session, no props just the focus on baby. 

I also won a bronze award for one of these images that Mel kindly let me enter with the 'Guild of photographers. A bronze is awarded to Images of a strong standard at a national competition level. 

Here's a few of my favourites from this newborn session. 

Number 13 - Lucky for some!

One of the lovely things about this job apart from having cuddles with the most gorgeous new little human beings but also meeting the lovely parents too :) 

Little Luca and his family came for their newborn photography shoot a couple of weeks ago and it was a pleasure, as always to meet them all. I think Luca was having a little growth spurt and wanted a lot of milk. This is why I ask to allow up to 4 hours for the session for days like this. Luca was not going to play ball until he was happy and content with his belly very full! And of course, as they should, baby rules the session! 

 I wrote on my Facebook page about the amazing lucky 13 number but I'll tell it again for those that missed it as it's really amazing! 

Luca's daddy's lucky number has always been very strongly number 13. He even has a personalised number plate with the number 13 in it. Luca was born on the 13th, on the 13th hour in the 13th minute. How AMAZING is that!!!? 

Here are a few of my favourite images form this newborn session. 

I hope to meet you for a portrait session soon :)

Karen x

Newborn session for Matilda

My first born daughter has made me a granny again! Their family is now complete with two beautiful little girls :) 

Little Matilda is the absolute spitting image of her big sister when she was born, they could be identical twins!! 

Here's some of my favourite images from their newborn session. 

Remember to book in early to avoid disappointment! I only book in 3 sessions per week and some weeks seem to book up fast.

 Karen x