5 ways to prepare for a stress-free, in-home newborn photoshoot, and capture natural, authentic images of you and your baby

I’m the person behind ‘Helen Mildmay Photography’ I’m a Devon girl, born and bred. After spending most of my adult life living and working in London and Cape Town, I moved back home 3 years ago with my husband and our 2 daughters (and a crazy dog). I feel so lucky to call this little […]

A professional maternity session is a chance to slow down, just for a couple of hours. To celebrate not just your body and it’s amazing strength and resilience, but also to honour that bond with your child. The months where you could feel their every kick, summersault, and hiccup

When I think back to the time that I was pregnant with my second daughter, close to the end all I wanted to do was to hunker down with my little family in our cosy home and enjoy the last few weeks of us being a family of three.

When you think of a newborn photoshoot, most people tend to imagine a white studio, babies posed on a nest of blankets and tired but glowing parents cradling their newest addition. Beautiful, serene, but also not the only way to do a newborn photoshoot, especially when older siblings are involved.

A few months ago the most incredible and moving thing happened to me