Newborn and Family Photography

Everyday moments made beautiful.

Honest, creative, documentary family photography that captures and celebrates real life, real moments and individuality.

Is this for you?

You

You want to remember the tiny details of your precious newborn; you treasure photos of your kids but you’re either behind the camera or running away from it, so you’ve got precious few pictures of you with them or as a whole family (this is me!).

You’re not interested in cheesy, posed shots and you don’t want to be made to feel awkward by someone with a big camera bossing you around. You probably think you don’t like having your picture taken but you think you should do it while they are still small.

Perfection is not important to you; what’s important is the way your new baby grips your finger, their wrinkly fingers, your little boy’s crazy grin, the way her hair sticks up like that, the way we used to read in that chair, how tightly she used to cling to me.

You want to remember it all. Just as it was. I feel exactly the same as you.

And you will enjoy it after all!

Me

I’m Amy…Mum/step-mum of 4 living in York, juggling the chaos of family life with our sweet Sylvie, 10, and nutty ‘human dustbin’ Soren, who’s 5.

In my former life I was a teacher but I gave that up when my passion for photography took over 8 years ago and I decided to make a living from it. Now I love working for myself and feel so lucky to meet wonderful families and share some special time with them, creating memories.

When I’m not working, I love being outdoors exploring (preferably in Summer), baking, running or doing Joe Wicks. I love festivals, travels, reading and music and I really must make more time for all of those!

I’m grateful for every day with the people I love and I’m always aware that it’s short and precious, so we really must live it and love it as much as we can.

“Omg Amy!! These pictures are amazing!! Wow, thank you so much! They turned out so great (I got nervous due to grumpy baby) but you’ve gotten amazing shots. Thank you - we love them! Not sure why we didn’t do more shoots sooner!! You’re so talented, thank you again!”

Session Options

Newborn at Home

I love, love, love visiting you and your new baby at home! We’ll work out the most convenient time for you and I’ll come for around 1.5-2 hours, but there’s no pressure on time and if we need longer for feeds, changes etc, that’s absolutely fine! The shoot is led by your baby’s needs. No weird props, no weird poses - just beautiful memories of how it really was.

Family at Home

Some families prefer to have their shoot at home and this is always great fun and can help some children feel more comfortable. We’ll work out the best time for your family and I’ll be there for 1-2 hours hanging out and having a play - we’ll get some amazing, authentic pictures along the way!

Family Adventures Outdoors

It’s brilliant to get out for an explore and a play in all seasons. I love family shoots in the woods, on the beach, in the park, or wherever is special to your family. We can share ideas when we’re planning your shoot. No need to worry about posing! In fact, please don’t! We’ll walk, run, play, explore and I’ll catch some amazing real moments of you and your kids along the way.

Session fee: £95 weekday/£150 weekend

NB The session fee covers preparation, travel time, shooting, post-production and preparing the images for viewing and does not include any images, printed or digital.

“Amy was lovely...she understood our desire to capture both our children, not just the new baby and the photos are just stunning, so much that we had to order them all as we just couldn't choose our favourites!”

- Vikki

Package Options

After the session, once you’ve seen your gallery of 50+ images, you just choose how you would like to order your images from my a la carte menu. Your gallery will be open for 2 weeks for you to place your order.

NB There is a minimum spend of £150.

Digital Packages

Individual digital image - £25

Package 1: 20 digital images - £250

Package 2: All digital images - £350

PACKAGE 3: All digital images plus downloadable slideshow and 2 20 x 30 cm fine art prints - £450

A la carte: Prints and Wall Art

Prints starting at…

£11

also available…

Greeting Cards, Wooden presentation boxes. Frames, Calendars, Canvas,

View full list of products here

With Album

Hardcover book

From £240

Fine Art Albums

20 page 25x25cm fine art album, leather bound - £450

Replica 10x10cm album - £275

Product Details:

Unwatermarked, high resolution digital images

So you can easily email images to family, share them online and print whichever ones you want, in whatever size you want, whenever you want. Also handy for taking care of family Christmas and birthday pressies!

Fine Art Prints

Fill the walls of your home with meaningful, uniques stories of your own family, rather than generic art that’s on everyone else’s walls. Nothing beats a proper printed photo in your hand.

Albums

Prints are gorgeous but nothing tells the full story like an album. This is a wonderful way to track the story of your family, taking up hardly any room. Some families have these made every year so that their family is documented year by year as their family grow. You can fit in loads of your favourite images from the shoot and it’ll keep in brilliant condition for future generations to enjoy. My Fine Art albums use museum-grade inks, which means the images won’t fade and your pictures will remain vibrant for decades.

THE PROCESS

You want the photos but you don’t want arranging it to be a load of stress - you are busy! Don’t worry, it’s really simple. Here’s what to expect from start to finish. All you need to do to get things started is 1), and I will take care of the rest!

1 Choose your session type and get a date in the diary

Choose your session type and drop me an email with your preferred month/weeks/days of the week and I will check my diary and get back to you. When we’ve got a date that works, I will ask you to pay the booking fee and complete the booking form to secure your shoot.

2 Ideas sharing

Before the shoot, we’ll do some quick and easy planning to make sure the session is completely bespoke to your family. I’ll send you a quick questionnaire to get to know what’s important to you, your daily life, interests and personalities. Then I’ll design the shoot based on all this to make sure we get the most from our time together and I can capture the things you particularly want to remember in the future. I’ll also send you some helpful info about what you can expect on the day.

3 Your Photo Session

Don’t worry, I won’t arrive pointing the camera at you! I always make time for a chat first and a play with the kids. It’s useful for me to have a look around if we’re at your house so I can check out the good lighting areas around the house. Then when everyone is comfortable, I will gradually start taking pictures.

4 Get your pics!

Within 3 weeks of your shoot, you will receive an exciting email with a link to your online gallery of photos. I don’t go in for awkward sit- down sales sessions - hard sales is not my thing - and I think it’s better for you to view your images in peace, in your own space. Ordering is really simple, you can just pay directly online for whichever image options you want directly from your gallery. All orders must be placed within 2 weeks.

5 Special Delivery

Once you’ve placed your order, you will receive a link to your digital downloads within 3 days, your fine art prints will arrive within 3 weeks and your album and/or framed prints will arrive within 6 weeks.

Session Inspiration…

New Baby at Home

Family Adventures on Location

“We’re so glad we did this! The pictures are amazing and made us laugh and cry when we saw them. You were brilliant on the day - the kids loved having you there- and we didn’t even notice you taking these shots!”

- Sara