So you have reached the 20 weeks scan stage and you've decided that you'd quite like to have some stunning newborn images for your new addition. But this may be the first time you've had to consider looking for a newborn photographer or you may have moved area and so you're starting to look for someone again. So where do you start? 

I find a lot of my clients come to me via word of mouth, however there are a lot that reach for our good friend google and use the trusted search engine. Searching for newborn photographers near me is always a great place to start and should enable you to get a list of photographers in your area and even list them down to the radius from your house Some other useful search terms to try area; 

Newborn photographer Southampton 

Newborn photographer Hampshire 

Southampton Newborn Photographer 

Baby photographer Southampton 

Newborn photoshoot near me 

Newborn photographer near me 

So you've googled those terms and you've now got a list of photographer local to you, so now it's about choosing the right for you and your family. We all want the very best for our baby so I would suggest looking at safety first. Can you see from their website that you have an experienced newborn photographer who is trained and insured to safely pose your baby. In an unregulated industry, where anyone can pick up a camera, it is key to check this. 

I would also recommend looking at examples of the newborn photographer work and seeing if you like it. Every newborn photographer will have their own style and their own way of working. My work is traditional newborn posing that takes skills and involves a lot of detail. I love to produce images that are perfectly posed without the need for lots of distracting props. Simple, elegant, timeless, newborn images. 

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Lastly, I like people to have the best experience with me too so you may gleam a little bit about the photographer from their website and making contact with them too. It is vital for me that my newborn baby clients feel welcomed, at home, relaxed and able to trust me with their precious newborn baby. My clients aren't just clients, they become part of my extended family and I love nothing more than a client to leave feeling like they do not want to go anywhere else for their baby photographers again.