May your days be merry & bright - Childrens photography in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey

Well, it's the night before Christmas and I couldn't pass the festive season without posting a few shots. This mini-session was for a friend of mine who wanted to have her niece, Abigail, photographed as a special Christmas surprise for her mum (Abigail's grandmother). The family were keen to have an outdoor session and the Isabella Plantation in Richmond Park was the perfect spot.

It was early autumn and even though the sky was dark and threatening rain, the colours in the Plantation were amazing. To add more colour I brought along a brilliant red balloon which went down well with Abigail. We had a lovely morning, splashing in puddles, playing hide and seek and searching for fairies.

Tomorrow, on Christmas Day, they will present Abigail's grandmother with a framed storyboard from the shoot - I wish I was a fly on the wall to see her opening it!

I'd like to wish all my friends, family and amazing clients a wonderful and happy Christmas - I hope your days are merry and bright!

Love, Jess x

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All photographs are copyright Jess Morgan Photography. Jess Morgan Photography specialises in the natural-light photography of babies, toddlers, children and families in West London and Surrey (Richmond upon Thames, Twickenham, Teddington, Kingston, Kew, Chiswick, East Sheen, Barnes, Putney, Fulham, Dorking, Esher, Weybridge and Cobham)

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{Welcome to the World Evie} Baby photography in East Sheen

Yay,  I've finally got my blogging hat back on! I've been so busy snapping and editing in the lead-up to Christmas I've fallen behind sharing my latest shoots. I've had such a great couple of months and have met some amazing families and babies. This shoot has to be one of my favourites - little Evie who was only 3 weeks old when I photographed her and her gorgeous parents at their home in East Sheen.

It's a huge privilege to capture the early days of a new family and I could have snapped away forever as Evie fed and drifted off to sleep. Claire, Evie's mum, glowed with motherhood and I managed to get some lovely, tender shots of mum and daughter together - images that they will both be able to cherish for the rest of their lives. What a great job I have!

I'm really looking forward to going back to photograph Evie as she grows as this shoot was the first session from my new Welcome to the World package, a series of shoots that will capture the special moments of her first year. I can't wait to see how she changes!

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All photographs are copyright Jess Morgan Photography. Jess Morgan Photography specialises in the natural-light photography of babies, toddlers, children and families in West London and Surrey (Richmond upon Thames, Twickenham, Teddington, Kingston, Kew, Chiswick, Barnes,  East Sheen, Putney, Fulham, Dorking, Esher, Weybridge and Cobham)

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Lasting & Personal Christmas Gifts

All photographs are copyright Jess Morgan Photography. Jess Morgan Photography specialises in the natural-light photography of babies, toddlers, children and families in West London and Surrey (Richmond upon Thames, Twickenham, Teddington, Kingston, Kew, Chiswick, Barnes, East Sheen, Putney, Fulham, Dorking, Esher, Weybridge and Cobham)

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Conkers & Pooh Sticks, children's photography in Bushy Park, Hampton Hill

I found it hard to pick just a few photographs to share from this shoot as we had such a great time playing around in Bushy Park. I photographed Toby and Sam in early October when the sky was blue - not grey, and the leaves were crisp - not damp! We met at Hampton Hill Gate were the family live and headed straight to the Water Gardens (boys whizzing on their scooters!) for a game of pooh sticks. Toby and Sam were experts at finding the 'right kind of sticks' to throw into the stream.

After a game of hide and seek and a hunt for the Gruffalo we then headed into the main park were I was happy to learn about the 'right kind of conkers' - we had to dismiss quite a few! After a snack to refuel I encouraged the family to have a a bit of fun and throw the leaves at each other. I didn't get off lightly though and ended up going home with quite a few leaves in my hair too!

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All photographs are copyright Jess Morgan Photography. Jess Morgan Photography specialises in the natural-light photography of babies, toddlers, children and families in West London and Surrey (Richmond upon Thames, Twickenham, Teddington, Kingston, Kew, Chiswick, Barnes, Putney, Fulham, Dorking, Esher, Weybridge and Cobham)

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Ice-cream-tastic birthday party photo shoot

Here are some photos from Molly's 2nd birthday party. Sorry, I'll start again, here are some photos from Molly's 2nd birthday party - before the children (and parents) arrived and devoured a whole summer's worth of ice-cream! We had such a great time and everyone enjoyed the 'make your own ice cream sundaes', cakes and party games - including a cuddle contest (Molly's dad was in charge of the entertainment!).

The theme of the party was inspired by the ice cream parlour we made Molly in our garden. My husband built it from scraps of wood left over from the decking he laid in the spring, I painted it with paint found in the shed and Nanna made the curtains. The only thing we had to buy was the curtain fabric - a whole play house for £10!

We had so much help from friends and family in getting ready for the party. Grandma made her famous sausage rolls and mini chocolate and strawberry meringues. They were so soft in the middle my next door neighbour is still talking about them! Cup cake cones were made by Susan from Miss Olivia Bakery in Weybridge and Molly's aunty made a fantastic pink bunny blancmange. The labels were free from one of my favourite blogs: Eat Drink Chic, just download, type what you want and print!

I still can't believe that it is 2 years since Molly was born, the time really has flown by and she has changed so much - good job I've been there with my camera to capture it all.

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All photographs are copyright Jess Morgan Photography. Jess Morgan Photography specialises in the natural-light photography of babies, toddlers, children and families in West London and Surrey (Richmond upon Thames, Twickenham, Teddington, Kingston, Kew, Chiswick, Barnes, Putney, Fulham, Dorking, Esher, Weybridge and Cobham)

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Two years old

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More Allegra, baby photography in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey

Here are few more photographs from my September session with Richmond Mummy, Bianca, and her gorgeous baby girl, Allegra. Couldn't help but photograph the beautiful Pigalle too (he's the cat!).

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All photographs are copyright Jess Morgan Photography. Jess Morgan Photography specialises in the natural-light photography of babies, toddlers, children and families in West London and Surrey (Richmond upon Thames, Twickenham, Teddington, Kingston, Kew, Chiswick, Barnes, Putney, Fulham, Dorking, Esher, Weybridge and Cobham)

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Autumn Days, Children's photography in Teddington

Yesterday was a glorious, sunny, autumn day so off we went to the Woodland Garden in Bushy Park. It's such a beautiful place at this time of year and the light through the trees was amazing. Molly loved running through the leaves, kicking them up and playing with the "cups" of the acorns. I think she is going to be quite a naturalist, at one point even "cuddling" a tree. Enough was enough though at lunch time, waving "good-bye Mummy" - so off we headed to the Pheasantry Cafe for some food. I hope we can do the same all over again next week.

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All photographs are copyright Jess Morgan Photography. Jess Morgan photography specialises in the natural-light photography of babies, toddlers, children and families in West London and Surrey (Richmond upon Thames, Twickenham, Teddington, Kingston, Kew, Chiswick, Barnes, Putney, Fulham, Dorking, Esher, Weybridge and Cobham)

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