Photographing newborns is relatively easy - once you have got them to sleep - their eyes are generally closed and they are all sleepy, curled up and easy to pose. As babies get older and more awake, a new challenge arises, attracting their attention, and keeping it! Now, while I don't expect or want a baby to be looking at the camera at all times, it is very useful to be able to get them to … [Read more...]
Reading to your baby
There are many activities I did with my boys when they were babies that I don't think had very much impact on them. However, the one thing I will never ever regret is reading to them from a very early age. Now, when I say that I don't mean I started when they were old enough to sit still, listen and understand, I mean pretty much from birth onwards. I remember reading when I was pregnant that at … [Read more...]
The joy of Auntyhood
As well as being a mum, I am aunty to 8 wonderful nieces and nephews. Being an aunty has helped me learn to be a mother and shows me a different dimension to family relationships. As an aunt I can be a friend as well as a responsible grown-up (I hope!). This set of images, from a recent family shoot, speaks to me on so many levels – here is an aunty being loving, silly and totally trusted by her … [Read more...]
On Being a Grandma
Welcome to another of my guest blogs. I have really been enjoying reading other people's take on different aspects of parenthood and I hope you have too. This time I asked Leilani Mitchell if she would share her thoughts on being a grandparent... On Being A Grandma My daughter had a baby when she was 18. Grandmother-hood came a little earlier then I had planned, however some of the best things … [Read more...]
Ten top tips for getting baby to sleep
I'm very pleased to be able to bring you another guest blog on a subject that I know will be useful and informative for you. Many thanks to Louise Cross of Hush A Bye Baby Sleep Training (popular name huh?!) for writing this for me :) Children and sleeping it's either great or rubbish! When I was a nanny the children I looked after always slept for me and generally didn't have too many problems, … [Read more...]
Twins – a mum’s perspective
My friend Janet Penny, baby photographer extraordinaire, has asked me to write something for her gorgeous photography website. Something about having twins. So I did what any person does. I Googled. There are plenty of “Top Ten Tips” sites and literature. The word that seem to be mostly associated with this experience is survival. I was lucky enough to be blessed with a daughter before having … [Read more...]