Introducing Victoria J Photography Cake Smashes

Danny's Cake Smash Photoshoot

I'd been toying with the idea of cake smashes for a long time before I actually shot one and I couldn't resist when Danny's mum contacted me. Danny is turning one this month and his parents wanted a cake smash to celebrate- Danny loves messy play so it was perfect for him! We decided on a simple set up so all of the focus was on Danny; he was having a multicoloured giant cupcake so we didn't want too much to distract from that.

Danny arrived in the cutest dungarees and we got some smart portrait shots and loads of gorgeous smiles before we got him ready for his cake smash. The brown backdrop is one of my favourites for little boys, especially for sitter sessions and toddlers!

Once we'd got some smart images Danny got ready into his cake smash outfit while I organised the cake smash set. 

We got one or two photos of the cake and then it was all over to Danny! After a bit of a hesitant start and a bit of exploring Danny got stuck in. It was safe to say he loved the icing and the heatwave that we were in the middle of helped add to the mess! I had such fun as did Danny and we got some lovely images- here a just a few from the day! 

All caked out and it was time to call it a day!

If you are interested in a cake smash for your little one please visit www.victoriajphotography.co.uk for more information or 

email: victoriajphotos@gmail.com

call: 07817963316

Training With Sharon Wallis Photography

In my quest to be the best newborn photographer in the area I have booked myself onto a number of posing/safety and business newborn photography training workshops. In fact between January and July of this year I will have attended 3 in person workshops and 2 online retreats. In an industry that is completely unregulated, training is incredibly important! Not only do we all want to take beautiful, timeless images for new mummies and daddies to display and cherish but we have a responsibility to both precious new babies and their parents to do so in the safest possible way. 

In March I was lucky enough to train with Sharon Wallis photography. Sharon's photography is incredible! I want to have more babies so that she can photograph them! The colours, tones, posing, lighting, editing are just stunning so I knew I had to get myself booked onto a 1:1 posing workshop. 

I had an amazing day with 2 absolutely stunning babies. I learnt a huge amount and have been putting it all into practise with lots of beautiful babies who have recently been into the studio. Here are some of the images from the day. 

Posed by Sharon Wallis and taken and edited by myself:

If you would like any more information on a newborn session please visit my website or email me at victoriajphotos@gmail.com

I can't wait to meet you and your little one

Vicki xx

It's too late for newborn photos- what can I do?

It's too late for newborn photos- what can I do?

Mummies and Daddies to be have so much to think about during pregnancy and for many a newborn photoshoot may not be top of the list. Your baby is only going to be curly, sleepy and easy to pose for the first few weeks so the time frame in which you can achieve those newborn images is quite slim. But it doesn't mean you can't still get beautiful images of your tiny baby.

From 3 or 4 weeks old your baby will become more alert and begin to find their arms and legs. From 6 or 7 weeks your baby may begin to give social smiles and possibly even a giggle! They will start to push up on their arms during tummy time and want to observe everything as they constantly learn about the very new world that surrounds them. All of these little milestones make for gorgeous photographs!

Babies from just a few weeks old can start to show off their beautiful personalities. I've realised from photographing my own little boy just how magical this age is and Victoria J Photography has now launched baby sessions for babies as young as 1 month old.

And when your little one starts sitting, you can achieve an even wider variety of images and these shoots are so much fun! I aim for lots of smiles, lots of giggles, outfit changes, props and many many gorgeous images! This is my absolute favourite age to photograph!

There are so many options for you if you want to document your babies first year! Keep an eye out for information on cake smashes too as I'll be launching these in coming months! 

If you would like some more information on these shoots please visit www.victoriajphotography.co.uk

or email victoriajphotos@gmail.com