Do you have photos of your parents with your kids? I mean real ones, not just awkward, posed ones taken at Christmas? Real photos that show the depth of this special connection, that show your kids’ personalities and the way your parents look at them in the quiet moments between the sibling chaos. Because here’s […]

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 […]

Worried your kids are high energy? Not sure how this will work out for your photoshoot? Don’t be, I’ve got you.

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.

It breaks my heart that I don’t have any photos with my grandparents to show to my daughters, so I have a very special place in my heart for extended family sessions. This beautiful family gifted the grandparents with a photoshoot with all of their grandchildren in early September. They chose a stunning location on […]