Winter isn’t usually the season that comes to mind when you’re planning your family photoshoot, but I’m here to give you 5 reasons why it might just be the best time of your to capture some special memories with the people you love the most. 1.Fewer crowds, more space, more freedom – Our beautiful county […]

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.

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.

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

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 […]