Newborn photography in the Midlands

Being commissioned for a newborn portrait photography session is always a real privilege and it's one of the favourite aspects of my job as a children's and family photographer in the Midlands.  Photographing tiny little miracles during the first few weeks of their brand new lives and capturing truly special moments to be cherished forever is a genuine pleasure and something I'm sure I shall never grow tired of.

Today's post features a selection of black and white portrait photographs from a recent newborn portrait session in Sutton Coldfield.  At just three weeks old little Orla-Anais was the perfect petite model. Wearing the cutest 'tights and tutu' combo, and snoozing in a wonderful slumber for most of the session, she allowed me to capture some lovely serene portraits.

As always, I used natural light and shot on location to create the relaxed portrait photographs.  My personal favourites are the first and last images shown below - isn't she just beautiful!

I hope you enjoy these images of baby photography in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands.  For more examples of my work as an on location baby photographer in Warwickshire and the Midlands please visit my website at http://www.sophiehewittphotography.co.uk/

Children's Photography in Warwickshire

As a children's photographer in Warwickshire I am lucky to have many many beautiful places to choose from for my on location portrait photo shoots.  Today's post features some of my favourite images from a recent shoot with five-year-old Jack and his younger brother Josh, which involved me donning my wellies for a wonderful river walk!

We started the natural light portrait session with Jack and Josh hunting for fish and mini beasts in the babbling stream near to their nana's beautiful rural home.  Mum Fru had come well prepared with waterproof boots for the boys, but when a game of Star Wars ensued (using river reeds as impromptu light-sabres - very inventive!) the brothers became rather soggy.  After a warming hot chocolate and quick tumble dry of socks and soggy jeans at nana's house we continued the on location portrait shoot in the grounds and gardens surrounding the house.  Winter is such as wonderful time for outdoor children's photography and the cold crisp day resulted in some lovely natural light portraits.

The shoot lasted the whole morning and during that time I was able to capture a really diverse range of shots.  I hope the boys will treasure the photos in years to come - especially the ones that show the real bond between them.

To see more of the photos from this shoot and other examples of my work as a children's photographer in the Midlands, please visit my website at http://www.sophiehewittphotography.co.uk/

Baby photography in Warwickshire

It was a pleasure to know that on Christmas Day there were clients of mine opening beautiful canvases, frames and prints of their baby and children's portrait sessions.  Some were surprise gifts, so up until now I've not wanted to reveal any of the images from those particular shoots.  But now all the gifts are unwrapped and the new year is upon us I can finally share some of my favourites. 

Today's post features a selection of shots from a black and white baby portrait session in Warwickshire.  I visited eleven month old Zac and his mum Madeleine for their family portrait session at home.  The adorable Zac spent the morning playing with his favourite toys, showing off his new winter wardbrobe (love that hat!) and rolling around with his equally gorgeous dog Rocco.  Pet portaits are not a speciality of mine, but Rocco was just too handsome (and not to mention cheeky) to pass up getting some shots! 

As with all of my child and family portrait sessions, I used natural light and many different locations in the house during the shoot.  This resulted in a great variety of black and white baby portrait photos that show all the different sides of Zac's personality - from quiet moments with mum, and rough and tumble with Rocco, to cheeky peek-a-boo grins.  Below are just a few of my favourites. 

To see more images from this lovely baby portrait session in Warwickshire and to view examples of my other on-location children's and family photography in the Midlands, visit my website at http://www.sophiehewittphotography.co.uk/

Baby Photography in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

One of the very best things about being a children's and family photographer is getting to spend lots of time with beautiful babies. This family and baby portrait session in Sutton Coldfield earlier this month with lovely little Alex was certainly no exception!

One of my favourite places to take on-location family photographs and children's portraits is in the family home as that's often where everyone is at their most relaxed and comfortable. On the day I visited Emily and Alastair, and Alex's beautiful older sister Grace, at their cottage in Sutton Coldfield it was chilly and rather grey outside, so we stayed indoors for much of the family portrait shoot. We spent the morning capturing some beautifully relaxed and natural portrait photographs of baby Alex. Whether awake, asleep, feeding or playing, he was impossibly gorgeous and the camera just loved him! During Alex's naps and feed times we persuaded big sister Grace to step into the spotlight and the resulting teen portraits of her are lovely and laid-back.

I hope you enjoy these on-location family portrait photographs from Alex's baby photo shoot in Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands.  To view more of my family and children's photo shoots please visit the Sophie Hewitt Photography website.

Welcome!

Hello and welcome to the blog of Sophie Hewitt Photography.  Here I'll be posting regular updates on all my work as a children's and family photographer in the Midlands.  I'll share my favourite shots from all the children's and family portrait sessions I shoot, and will give sneak peaks of my newborn photography and maternity photography portrait sessions. 

For those who don't know me, I'm a photographer specialising in black and white photography of children, families, babies and bumps.  I love natural light portrait photography and offer on location portrait photography sessions, held at clients' homes and gardens, local parks and other lovely settings in Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and the Midlands.

You'll find lots of examples of my work and further information about my children's and family portrait photography sessions on my website at http://www.sophiehewittphotography.co.uk

In the meantime here is a tiny taster of just some of my work.

Thanks for stopping by!