Professional pics of baby - any recommendations?

[MrsC]

Hi all,

Can anyone recommend a good place to get professional pics taken of babies and what is a good age to do them? (our baby is nearly 3 months)

Thanks!

[Keef]

Lorenzo Ali is a local photographer, who actually uses this forum. He's a great bloke, and personally, I think he's a great photographer. His site has some nice examples of his work.

[bumpy]

Haven't personally had any pictures but went to a coffee morning here. Great pictures on show and very friendly people. http://www.nousha.co.uk/

[lorraineliyanage]

Another recommendation for Lorenzo, he's done two sets of amazing pics of our family and baby. PM me if you want to see the photos.

He took the first set around 2 weeks, then the next one around 1 year.

www.lorenzophotography.co.uk

[Bishberro]

Hi - I was thinking of getting some pics done too. I've heard good things about Lol Johnson - has anyone used her?

[melbourne groover]

We used Shot by the Sherriff (in the ED warehouse), they were great. Also got some free photos done with Nousha (we were not alone in "winning" the runner up prize though ;-). Really lovely photos but eeek, prohibitively expensive - so much so that we only took our small freebie even though we did really like some of the others.

[Pickle]

I also highly recommend Lorenzo, he took gorgeous pictures of my two kids back in November.

[Omi]

Bubbaloo :) http://bubbaloophotography.blogspot.com/

[Adam]

We loved the photos Lionel at Nousha took. He is great with little ones and has a lovely big house and garden for them to run around while he takes the photos/ you go back to go through them and try to whittle the number down...in Consort Road.

[The Nappy Lady]

As far as I know all the photographers named above are good. We have photos by Nousha and I believe they are a bit different because Lionel is an ex royal photographer who has been on the cover of Time magazine etc. so they have 'mega' credentials (in my opinion). I know they print onto incredibly expensive paper and print with inks that cost more than gold (imagine - you wouldn't want to press print 'till you were REALLY sure!). We LOVED our photo session with them, and were blown away by the results. I can't speak for the others as haven't used them, and don't know about their printing processes etc.

But what is good is that there is plenty of choice, and hopefully something to meet every budget.

Personally I'd suggest going and meeting a few/seeing their work and comparing prices. It isn't just about cost, but also about how you feel you get on with them - you need to be relaxed, how flexible they are - say would they do an early morning shoot if that is when baby is at its best - even if 8am etc and can you cancel at short notice if you have a crisis - baby not sleeping, or doing a nosedive in the park like ours did, resulting in an attractive bloody nose (typical!), and also importantly to see if you like the style of their photos..... and I guess you can check out what paper and inks they use whilst you are at it, not that I knew about this until we had our shots done!

Good luck with it.

Molly

[alieh]

We also went to Shot by the Sheriff in the ED Warehouse and were very happy with them. We bought a package that included the studio session plus a number of high quality prints and I think it was good value.

[binker]

Try my friend Felix. He's a local from Dulwich and has taken some fabulous pictures of us both in formal and relaxed settings. Please have a look at his website www.felixnurse.com

[shot_by_the_sheriff]

Hi Everyone,

after almost 3 happy years of trading at the ED Warehouse on Zenoria Street Shot by the Sheriff Photography have moved.

We are still in East Dulwich - just off Lordship Lane.

We are now in a lovely 2 story mews house in - THE OLD STABLE HOUSE behind Jo Partridge hairdressers on Northcross Road.

Just a reminder that this is not a pop in studio - you always need to book an appointment, as we operate a very busy studio and do not wish you to have a wasted trip if we are already on a shoot.

Thanks,

Keith and Nicky Sheriff

Shot by the Sheriff Photography

07973 504 522

0800 03 777 03

[berryberry]

MrsC the best time to have your baby pics down is asap. The younger they are the easier they are to photograph but personally the best time is at about 6 months when they've had time for any bruising and swelling to recover from being in bump and when the fat cheeks and giggles are plentiful.

the magic hours Matt Farrow is dulwich based. He does music festivals, weddings and portraits all to an exceptionally high standard. He does the whole reportage "come in your home over a day" thing and studio portraits. He is a top notch professional and has been taking my sons pics since birth and they are always lovely and special.

Magic Hours

[dulwichquine]

We've had some amazing family pics from Lionel at Nousha. Happy to send you link to our family pics if you pm me. We were over the moon with results. He has a great way with kids.