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Dads are the best during a photography session! Don’t you think?

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1.1 Baby photography Richmond – London

It’s funny how most of the time dads are the ones who are dragged into a photography session. Of course, no one likes to be in front of the camera (I don’t like it either and my husband snorts like a horse when I ask him to do some photos with us 😂) . . . but we all mums want to have those sweet memories right? So they show up and do their “work”.

Actually, let me change a bit what I said before. Most mums, especially after birth, are not very keen on having photos taken, but still love having their family members in photos. Well, we have all been there, we still feel like whales and prefer to wait . . . but you know what mum? That moment will be gone in 5 or 10 kg less. Yes, it will be a lost memory! But this is another story I have to write another post about it.

Let’s go back to dads now. So guess what? In the end, they all love it! 😍 Yes, they do!

Baby photography is more fun with dad around!

Dads normally like to be involved in a newborn session. They like feeling involved and helping out during a newborn session for example.
In an outdoor session, they have lots of fun with the children. They play, they throw them in the air, they run together . . . most of the time they have a blast!

A few years ago a dad told me after a session “ It was one of the best experiences I had, thank you so much!” Of course, those words made my day but most importantly I know that those photos will make his day, every day ❤️

Because who wouldn’t want a photo like this with his child? Sweet and tender moments . . .

This was actually a newborn session but while his little sister was eating I couldn’t resist photographing dad and son together in such a sweet time.

B&W image of dad and son- baby photography richmond
B&W image of son and dad laughing together - baby photography richmond

Baby photography Richmond – London

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    Moments like this are the gems in a session. They don’t always come.

    But when they do, I’m ready.

    No AI image could give you this. Maybe a fake photo, but without the lived experience, it’s just another pretty picture.

    Dad saw the smile happen. Mum was watching them both. It was real, and it lasted only a few seconds.

    The print is what lets you relive it forever

    Not just a digital file, something tangible, after something real.

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    Moments like this are the gems in a session. They don’t always come. But when they do, I’m ready. No AI image could give you this. Maybe a fake photo, but without the lived experience, it’s just another pretty picture. Dad saw the smile happen. Mum was watching them both. It was real, and it lasted only a few seconds. The print is what lets you relive it forever Not just a digital file, something tangible, after something real. What’s a moment you wish you had a print of? #newbornphotoshoot #londonnewbornphotographer #printyourmemories #londonmums

    I’m definitely not a poet. I’ve never called myself a writer.
    I’m a photographer.

    But these lines came out of me almost on their own during the breastfeeding project. As if they’d been waiting for a page.

    This is the third and last part.
    Thank you for reading it with me. I hope you enjoyed it.

    If you missed the other 2 parts check the previous reels.

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    I’m definitely not a poet. I’ve never called myself a writer. I’m a photographer. But these lines came out of me almost on their own during the breastfeeding project. As if they’d been waiting for a page. This is the third and last part. Thank you for reading it with me. I hope you enjoyed it. If you missed the other 2 parts check the previous reels. #breastfeedingjourney #breastfeedingmum #BreastfeedingUnfiltered #londonmums

    Part two of the poem I wrote while working on Milk Tales. If you missed part one, it’s on my page, or click on the reel.

    It’s a raging storm,
and the calm sea at dusk.
It’s the sun that tempts you,
the rain that breaks you.
    
It’s burning fire
that stirs what words can’t say.
It’s a path of discovery,
lit in your own way.
    
A journey that strips you bare,
but clothes you in new grace.
Each drop of milk
a vow you won’t erase.

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    Part two of the poem I wrote while working on Milk Tales. If you missed part one, it’s on my page, or click on the reel. It’s a raging storm,
and the calm sea at dusk.
It’s the sun that tempts you,
the rain that breaks you. 
It’s burning fire
that stirs what words can’t say.
It’s a path of discovery,
lit in your own way. 
A journey that strips you bare,
but clothes you in new grace.
Each drop of milk
a vow you won’t erase. Third and last one coming soon. Don’t miss it. Which line stayed with you? #breastfeeding #breastfeedingjourney #poemsofinsta

    While I was working on my breastfeeding personal project a few years ago, a poem slowly grew in me, written in Italian.

    This is the translated version, which became part of Milk Tales, a book of photography and stories from 25 mothers, including my own.

    I never shared the poem publicly, until now.
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    While I was working on my breastfeeding personal project a few years ago, a poem slowly grew in me, written in Italian. This is the translated version, which became part of Milk Tales, a book of photography and stories from 25 mothers, including my own. I never shared the poem publicly, until now. Part one of three. Follow for more.

    Nobody tells you that the last weeks of pregnancy are also the last weeks of being just you.

    You’re not quite a mother, yet. But you’re not quite yourself anymore either.

    Somewhere in between, carrying a whole person you haven’t met.

    This is the photo of the woman you were, right before.

    Before the sleepless nights. Before you start disappearing, just a little, into someone else’s story for a while.

    If you’re in it right now, I’d love to capture it for you.

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    Nobody tells you that the last weeks of pregnancy are also the last weeks of being just you. You’re not quite a mother, yet. But you’re not quite yourself anymore either. Somewhere in between, carrying a whole person you haven’t met. This is the photo of the woman you were, right before. Before the sleepless nights. Before you start disappearing, just a little, into someone else’s story for a while. If you’re in it right now, I’d love to capture it for you.
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    LONDON NEWBORN & MATERNITY PHOTOGRAPHER

    Based in Richmond, I work with families across London to capture life’s most meaningful milestones through portrait photography.