Look through the photos on your phone. Thousands of your children. Plenty of everyone else with them. And you - maybe a handful. Mothers are the ones holding the camera, and so mothers are the ones missing from the record.
An intimate motherhood photoshoot is about you and your children - the tenderness, the softness, the way you smell the top of their head. A closeness that words can't describe, but a photograph can. I photograph these sessions for mothers across Richmond and London, at home or in my garden studio.
Why an intimate motherhood photoshoot matters
Becoming a mother changes you. That change is rarely photographed, because it happens while you are busy living it. The newborn weeks usually get a session. The years after that - the ones you’re actually living with them - rarely do.
This is the session for that. It is about the bond between you and your children, and it is yours - shaped around you, your children and how you want it to be. We plan it together, I guide you gently on the day, and the rest is simply you and your children.
Where a motherhood photoshoot in London happens
At home, usually in the bedroom, where the light is soft and your children are at ease. Or in my garden studio in St Margarets, with natural light and private parking outside. Outdoors works too, during golden hour - Richmond Park, Bushy Park, Petersham Meadows or another spot nearby.
What happens at an intimate motherhood session
We begin slowly. A feed or a nap first, if it is needed. Then I photograph you together - feeding, holding, lying on the bed, a toddler climbing onto your lap - following what your children do and giving direction only when it helps. Sessions are 60 to 90 minutes. Nobody has to perform.
What you wear is your choice - something from my client wardrobe - a dress, an oversized shirt and relaxed trousers, or a robe - or something more fashion-forward. We talk it through on the planning call so that you look and feel your best.
What to wear for a motherhood photoshoot
Something simple that feels like you - a vest, a soft shirt, a knit, or a piece from my wardrobe. Children in plain neutrals, or just a nappy. I send guidance after you book and we go through it on the call.
Who it is for
Mothers of babies from around three months, toddlers, and older children. For babies under three months, a longer, baby-led newborn session is the better fit. If you would like your partner in the photographs too, that is a family session.
Breastfeeding photoshoots in London
Feeding is often at the heart of these sessions, and a feed is one of the most natural things to photograph. If it is the main thing you want photographed, I also offer a dedicated breastfeeding photoshoot in London - at home or in my garden studio - built around the feed.
What an intimate motherhood photoshoot costs
Motherhood sessions are from £595 on weekdays, covering your planning consultation, the session, and ten images, each hand-finished individually, to download and keep. I keep a small number of weekend dates each month (+£100). Once your gallery is ready you can add The Full Story (the complete gallery) or order prints and albums. Full details: motherhood photography in London.
Common questions
I am not comfortable in front of a camera. Few mothers are. I will guide you gently through the whole session, and your attention will be on your children, not on me. That is where the best photographs come from.
I am not sure about my postpartum body. You are not alone in that, and you don’t have to wait until you feel differently about it. We will find pieces that flatter you - from my wardrobe or yours - and photograph you in the light and the angles that suit you.
What if my baby or toddler will not cooperate? They don’t need to. If your baby wants a feed, we photograph the feed. If your toddler won’t sit still, we follow them. It all goes in. photograph the feed. If your toddler won’t sit still, we follow them. It all goes in.
Which areas do you cover? Richmond, Twickenham, St Margarets, Teddington, Kew, Barnes, Chiswick, Fulham, Wimbledon, Earlsfield and across West and South West London - travel within 45 minutes of TW1 is included - and the studio is in St Margarets, TW1.
To book an intimate motherhood photoshoot in London, get in touch with your children's ages and I will suggest the setting that will suit you best.