The birth of a baby is a daily occurence… The difference is that it feels like nothing short of a miracle when this tiny little baby is yours.

Baby Matthew is a few weeks old and he has already grown quite a lot.  He might look tiny in his daddy’s hand but “G” is broad shouldered and about 1.9 metres tall.  So compared to mom baby is actually really big.

Having newborn baby photos taken might seem like a daunting prospect when you are still figuring out what your newborn baby needs from you after just a few days, but it is definitely worth it!!!

Newborn Baby Photography

Looking at this beautiful smile just lights up my heart   O is almost 6 months old and can already sit all by herself, amazing isn’t it?  She and her mom have been visiting South-Africa

from London and they decided that they just had to get some beautiful baby photos taken to leave behind for the grannies.  This little baby girl ios a natural model, not once did I see

her start to fuss or cry.  She is absolutely contec about anything and everything.  I am so grateful your sister referred you to us, because these beautiful baby photos are yours to treasure forever and ever!!!

Riani

“The most important thing she’d learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one.”
– Jill Churchill

“If one feels the need of something grand, something infinite, something that makes one feel aware of god, one need not go far to find it. I think that I see something deeper, more infinite, more eternal than the ocean in the expression of the eyes of a little baby, when it wakes in the morning and coos or laughs because it sees the sun shining on it’s cradle.”
- Vincent Van Gogh

“A baby is something you carry inside you for nine months, in your arms for three years, and in your heart ’til the day you die.” -unknown

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All women have this deep understanding of being pregnant, I think it is such a perfect privilege given to you by God to fall pregnant and bring a child into this world…

And this is one of the reasons why it is so special to me to photograph mom when she is pregnant and then to meet little baby when they are in this big world.  Little G is almost 5 weeks old and weighs4.5 kg’s…

Have you noticed how little babies have this way of commanding all the attention at any given time even though they are so small?  G is such a contented little baby girl, you can move her around, put her down by herself and she will just look around at everything.

This gorgeous little girl only has eyes for her lovely mommy.  Every time mom comes close she just stares at her.  And she’s a perfect little model too

I love babies with lots of dark hair (even though it falls out a bit in the beginning)  It just makes them look so cute!  Hope mine is born with full heads of hair which I can style into any haristyle imaginable like a mohawk

Dad is besotted with his little girl, and he just looks so comfortable whenever he hold her.  It is certainly so precious to see the way a new dad looks at his newborn child with so much love…

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I just love newborn babies! The tinier they are, the better! I can’t explain it – I am just so drawn to newborns and never want to put them down -
Ryan panics every time I hold one because he knows that I might just say let’s have another one (LOL)
Today I went to photograph Baby Angelica and as always, I loved it!
It was even more memorable because she is my little cousin (2nd cousin actually but who’s checking)
She is such a beautiful, content little baby….. her name really says it all – she is an absolute angel!

There is something special about photographing a baby in their own home…. while the look and feel is very different to newborn photography done
“in studio”, there is a kind of “connection” with home and family when photographing newborns in their own room or “on location” as we say.
Not to mention the fact that it is much easier for moms….(travelling with a small newborn baby can be quite daunting in the early stages!!)
We have had the pleasure of photographing Baby Angelica in studio and on location

so her mom has the best of both worlds… she is planning to do some beautiful scrapbooking with all the photographs which I am sure Angelica
will treasure one day. We might even do a storybook / photobook of Angelica’s first year! But for now she is only 1 month old…. and we
are not missing any of those delicate moments!!!

I had the pleasure of photographing one of my work colleaugues’s sister last Friday.  She is 37 weeks pregnant at the moment and it made me realize how quickly time flies.  It feels like yesterday that Kerry walked into my office with a HUGE smile on her face and told me that she was going to be an aunty… Liesje is expecting a little boy and his name is going to be Michael Desmond, nice hey?  I couldn’t stop telling her what a nice tummy she has, it is almost perfectly round and she has absolutely no stretch marks…lucky fish! We had so much fun in the studio because Kerry also attended Liesje’s shoot, so we laughed and chatted while I was snapping away…  Kerry and her sister told me that we might have a little baby born in the studio and I was trying very hard to ignore the comment.  I can’t wait to meet little Michael once he is born, if his mom is this pretty, can you imagine what he will look like?

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There is just something spectacular about pregnant women, they are truly beautiful.  From the inside and from the outside, maybe it’s because God has chosen them to be the bearer of new life.  Because they’re actually facilitating a miracle. Have you ever taken the time to think about being a sacred vessel for 9months (that’s almost an entire year…)  of eating extremely healthy ( cos everything you eat and drink, or don’t eat and drink, for that matter will influence the little human growing inside of you.  No drinking, not even a sip of wine as always when you get home from work. having to buy new clothes cos eventually your tummy just gets bigger and bigger (ok, not that shopping has ever been a problem for any woman   )  The feeling of seeing that baby’s face on the monitor at the gynaecologist’s office and hearing the little heartbeat as fast as a steamtrain is just one helluva indescribable feeling (and I wasn’t even the pregnant one, my sister in law was expecting a little boy)  All of a sudden this tiny little baby who is to become part of your family becomes a real person…Being pregnant is a big part of your life and is in actual fact the first steps to bonding with your little one growing inside of your tummy.  The baby actually gets used to your voice, so it will instantly recognise you as it’s mother.  Unborn babies are extremely sensitive to ‘outside’ stimuli.  For instance it has been proven that if you play sports while being pregnant, there is a bigger chance of your child being very active because of the adrenalin rush.  Even simple things like music can stimulate the brain activity.If you have the privilege of sharing a special bond with someone who is pregnant ask them if they mind when you put your hand on their tummy and feel what it feels like when that little baby inside her swollen tummy kicks in response to hearing their father’s voice or soothing music.Even though being pregnant and becoming a new mother carries huge responsibility that might sometimes feel overwhelming, remember that God knows how strong you are and will never give you something that is too big to handle.  Being a mother is a full-time 24/7 job which includes hard work and perseverance but it is also the highest paying job in the universe…And if you find yourself with an inquisitive little toddler, use this special time of being pregnant to make your bond even stronger.  Include them in activities like choosing new clothes or toys for their new brother or sister, preparing baby’s room and so forth.  If they bath with you at night ask them to help you wash the your tummy and get them used to the idea of sharing things.  Little children often find it hard to associate with the concept of pregnancy, but how can we expect of them to understand it when we don’t even fully understand it ourselves…?Talk to your toddler and explain it again and again, and you’ll soon come to the realization that small kids think little brothers or sisters can be ordered and they expect their new sibling to be able to walk and talk the instant they enter this new unknown world.. As women photographers we are confident that we are able to capture the emotion you feel for this little baby growing inside of you.  I never knew you could love someone you have never met, so much.  We offer private Maternity Photoshoot for you and your partner (and precious little ones) in a comfortably warmed studio environment.  The perfect time to have your maternity photographs taken is between 34-37 weeks.  It’s all about the tummy I always say.  And remember even though you might feel a little big, every single pregnant woman is beautiful as they are truly facilitating a miracle…!

Riani