As soon as you know your little one is on it’s way! That way we have plenty of time to look ahead and lock in your BUMP session for between 30-34 weeks and your BABY session for around 7-12 days after your due date. This BABY session date is totally flexible, as it seems babie’s like to turn up on their own timetable - but we will be in touch regularly closer to their arrival to make sure we don’t miss it!

There’s something so lovely about morning light and the afternoon glow and shadows, that add so much sparkle to a session. But the real focus of these picture will be you! So I will always work in and around your family’s lived-in rhythms - nap times, school pick ups, sport trainings - and find the perfect pockets of light that hit your home at any time of the day.

That’s all part of the real life of having kids - the magic and the mayhem and the meltdowns. And for me, totally understandable and I’m totally prepared for it! My goal is to always go at your kids pace, letting them lead the interactions and allowing them time and space to just be themselves. If we need to stop for cuddles, snacks, space or change of direction, that’s exactly what we’ll do - and maybe even capture the lovliness of these real snippets of life too!

A Lived-in Life home is exactly as it says - lived in! Real life is lived in real homes, so there no need for your place to be as tidy and put together as a show home. I work in and around the normal bits of life that pile up and show that people actually live here. The space you spend so much time loving each other in is an important and precious part of your lived-in life together, and it 100% makes it picture worthy!

Connection is at the heart of This Lived-in Life. That’s why I usually suggest photographing you in the space where your life with each other unfolds most naturally — your home. It’s where you feel at ease, comfortable, and truly yourselves.

That said, I also recognise that there might be outdoor spaces that hold meaning in your story too. I’m always open to chat more about special locations that have also shaped this season of your life.

We’re photographing the real you in your real life, so wear what you have that makes you feel the most like yourself! Go for clothing that makes you feel comfortable AND confident. There’s no need to go out and buy a whole new wardrobe just for these pictures. We can work with what you’ve already got, and am always ready to give you some guidance.

I do some gentle editing to enhance the true-to-life light and colour of your images, but I don’t do any heavy retouching. A big part of This Lived-in Life is showcasing you and your loved ones in the real life you live together. I will occasionally smooth over any temporary blemishes that aren’t a permanent part of you (pimples, sunburn, stray nostril hairs) but otherwise I like to keep it authentically and beautifully you!

Your full gallery of curated images will be ready within 3–4 weeks of your session. You’ll get an email with your unique passcode and link to your gallery, then all thats left to do is sit down together and enjoy the beauty of your lived-in life through my lens. From there your can share your gallery with family, save your favourites and download high-resolution files of your selected images in line with your chosen package.