When things don't quite go to plan ...

Spent a lovely afternoon in Cowbridge with a lovely family and their 2 week old baby girl. We were all organised; I had bought new props and mum even had a list of all of the poses she wanted to capture (just love clients like that), all set. Mum and dad told me that once baby was asleep there was no waking her so was ready for some really creative images...

She settled quite easily after a feed and a cuddle from mum but as soon as she went down she woke again, wriggling all over the place with her lovely long fingers and toes :)



More cuddles from mum and we tried again ... and again ... and again.



Finally we moved to the bedroom, abandoning the props, hats and blankets in the hope that something a little more simple would and familiar would do the trick - it worked to an extent and we managed to get some very peaceful images.





After 3 hours we got some shots but (as always) when a baby just refuses to settle, I always offer to come back another day to try again. After all, babies are unpredictable little creatures :) Thanks to mum and dad for making me feel so welcome in their home and also their patience this afternoon, hope you like this sneaky peek.