From family

‘The Pack’

Meet little Oliver, the latest addition to this lovely family and fifth member of ‘the pack’! I love how Dad, Stuart, described them as that when he spoke about them all sleeping in the bed together, ‘that’s how it should be, we’re a pack!’

I’ve photographed my friend Emily and her family a few times over the years and have loved documenting them grow to a family of five.  Little Oliver is a lucky boy to have such great big brothers.  My heart melted a little when I asked the eldest, Noah, his favourite thing about Oliver and he answered ‘everything!’  These boys are going to have some fun growing up together!

2016: Family & Photography

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2016 was packed full of love and I was invited along to capture it all! Family has always been at the heart of what I do, it’s the reason I love my job so much and last year it shone through more than ever.  I met some lovely new families, caught up with some familiar faces and we even started a little family of our own with the arrival of Hetty!

Juggling Hetty and my photography meant it was definitely a year of multi-tasking…..I learnt to edit with Hetty strapped to me in a baby carrier, I fed her in between speeches at a wedding and travelled to Italy with her at 3 months old to photograph a family wedding!

2016 was full of love, chaos and fun…..and I wouldn’t have had it any other way.

Thanks for a great year!

Laura x

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Behind the scenes…..

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I discovered a new way of editing

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Exploring the streets of Malcesine, Italy

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Chilling by the pool in Ibiza while mummy’s working!

Thanks to Jack and to our families for your help and support, love you all loads xxx

Happy 6 Months!

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This has been my first blog post for a while as a certain little lady has been keeping me very busy! I’ve had some time out on maternity leave to throw myself into family life and the joys and challenges of motherhood.  I’m loving being Hetty’s mummy and can’t believe she’s 6 months today!…..it’s been amazing watching her grow every day and learn new tricks, her favourites at the moment are blowing raspberries and doing a bit of downward dog (she must have been paying attention at baby yoga!)

Through the haze of sleepless nights I’ve tried to pick up my camera (or phone camera mainly as it’s always close by!) as much as I can but I really wanted some nice photographs of us all together as a family so booked a shoot with Eline.  It was a great experience and  a good reminder of how it feels to be on the other side of the camera….I had the same thoughts as a lot of mums who book a shoot with me; how can I persuade Dad in to doing the shoot?! what if my baby screams the whole time? what should we wear?  Eline instantly put us at ease, it was nice and relaxed and we all really enjoyed it….even Jack!

Having these precious newborn photographs of Hetty has made me even more passionate about doing the same for other families and I’m really excited to start shooting again!  I’m now taking bookings for October onwards so please get in touch if you would like me to photograph your family.

Laura xxx

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Hetty’s Italian Adventure

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What a beautiful place….we’ve just returned from a wonderful trip to Italy for my cousin’s gorgeous wedding (which I was lucky enough to photograph!) and our first family holiday with Hetty!  Even in the rain Malcesine had so much character and rustic charm, we spent our days wandering the quaint streets with ice-creams in hand exploring all the nooks and crannys….

 

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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!!!

Hope you all had  a lovely festive break with your family and friends!

2015 was a busy year for me photography-wise and personally, I managed to squeeze in getting engaged, marrying my boy and becoming pregnant!!!  Really excited to see what 2016 holds, with baby McKinlay due in March and two destination weddings to shoot in Italy and Ibiza… it’s going to be a busy year!

Just wanted to say a massive thank you to all the lovely families and couples I’ve met this year, I really appreciate you supporting my little business.  It’s been such a pleasure photographing you all….

lots of love

Laura x

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Wedding Bump to Baby

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Remember Claire and Dan’s rustic,  back garden wedding earlier in the year?…..well, I had the pleasure of meeting and photographing their gorgeous new son, little Leo.  Such a chilled afternoon, listening to music and eating flapjack while snapping away!  It’s been so cool to document such an amazing year for them…..thanks for inviting me along for the ride Claire and Dan!!

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Newborn Shoot in Harpenden

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Remember cutie-pie Tilly from the maternity shoot with her mum at the end of the summer?  Meet her adorable little sister Maisy……

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Baby’s First Year Shoot in Twickenham

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I love it when families book my Baby’s First Year Collection and I have the pleasure of photographing them at different stages of their family life.  I first met Neringa and Ronald for their  maternity shoot in Richmond Park and was really excited to photograph their new arrival at their home in Twickenham……meet beautiful Naia!  She loved having lots of kisses and cuddles with mum and dad and was so wide-eyed and alert….she didn’t want to miss a thing!  Looking forward to seeing her again for her 1 year shoot, something tells me she’s going to have amazing hair!!

If you would like more information or to book a Baby’s First Year Collection just get in touch here

Laura x

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Harpenden Maternity Shoot

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When Nicki got in touch to book an outdoor Maternity Shoot near her home in Harpenden we looked for a location with a big open space where little Tilly could run around and have fun.  We decided on Nomansland Common, between Wheathampstead and Sandridge, and arrived on a sunny morning to find lots of pretty yellow flowers which matched their outfits perfectly!!  Tilly spent the morning running through the grass, playing peek-a-boo and picking flowers for her mum!…..a lovely way to capture some relaxed, natural shots of her with her mum before a new little brother or sister arrives.

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