Contemporary Wedding and Portrait Photography in Suffolk Essex and Cambridgeshire by Sara Thomas » Portrait Photography

Baby photography near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Sara — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:39:30 +0000

This baby portrait shoot was booked as a gift for the expectant parents some months ago, so I was delighted to travel out to their home near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, to finally meet them all.

This is the image Matt and Michelle chose as their enlargement

Lovely little frown as Sophia drifts off to sleep.

I love the expression on Matt’s face as he looks at Michelle.

She sleeps.

80th Birthday Party in Suffolk

Sara — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:27:18 +0000

Last weekend I was invited to take some photos at a family party to celebrate the 80th Birthday of Pip, a bit of a character by the looks of things.

There was rather a lot of this going on…

I love this one

Mother’s Day Portrait Photography Suffolk

Sara — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:25:38 +0000

Calling all Dads! Mothering Sunday this year is on March 14th so now is the time to be thinking about a fabulous present for a special mum. Rather than the usual flowers or chocolates, why not arrange a lifestyle portrait photography session of your children and let them present their mum with a framed print, canvas or album with her breakfast in bed? If this is her first Mother’s Day, a baby portrait sitting in your own home would make a gift she will love forever.

Email or call me now to book your sitting.

Contemporary Children’s Portraits | Ipswich | Suffolk

Sara — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:32:05 +0000

Here is another set from a portrait photography session done towards the end of last year for family Christmas presents. This studio style photography is done with portable lighting equipment which can be set up in any reasonably sized room or you can come to me, if you don’t mind the kitten using the paper roll as a skid pan from time to time!

Children’s portraits | Woodbridge | Suffolk

Sara — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:37:28 +0000

Here are some of the photos from a children’s lifestyle portrait session I did towards the end of autumn last year. I’ve waited until now to blog them as they were a surprise Christmas present for the boys’ dad. I’ve since heard that he was delighted with the photos and even had a tear in his eye as he looked at them!

This photography session took place in Elmhurst Park in Woodbridge, Suffolk.

Baby Photography | Witnesham | Ipswich | Suffolk

Sara — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:27:37 +0000

I received a text from my next door neighbour whilst I was away in Madrid last week saying that one of her friends had arranged a photoshoot for 14 babies in Christmas outfits, but their photographer could no longer do it and would I like to step in. Fourteen babies? That’s mad, Ted. So I said yes, I’d do it!

So on Sunday morning I went out to the lovely village of Witnesham, just north of Ipswich in Suffolk. The session took place in one of the Mums’ houses and there were ‘only’ ten babies. I used my portable studio equipment to take photos of them individually in their Christmas outfits and then in their posh clothes and then, I managed, somehow, with much singing, cooing and bribing with snacks, to get a group shot of them all.

May I present to you, the Witnesham Babes….

I just love this shot. I wish I knew what she was thinking.

I just get the feeling she’s bound for the stage!

This smart fella had a second costume change

and became much more laid back. Why do I think of Grease when I see this photo?

I last photographed this young man when he was 4 days old

And all together…

If you’d like to arrange a baby photography session, either on your won or with a group of friends, just give me a call or send me an email. There are just a few slots before Christmas remaining.

Bright dancing | Photography | Ipswich | Suffolk

Sara — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:38:03 +0000

If you are watching X Factor at the moment, you will more than likely be aware of ‘bright dancing.’ It’s basically a way of painting in the air with a bright light source. I wanted to have a go at producing some still images using the technique so I ventured out into the garden on Halowe’en with my equipment and some reasonably co-operative children. We didn’t have long as it became very damp and I was concerned about the moisture in the air. I was very pleased with the results though.

Here are a couple of different effects:

This one I wanted to resemble ectoplasm

And this one I wanted with some girly colours (she is in her Hallowe’en costume by the way, she doesn’t look like this for school)

I am thinking of arranging some evening sessions in the Ipswich area for anyone who would like their own bright dancing photo. They make great facebook profile pics. There won’t be a session fee, and I will be offering digital downloads and prints.

Please contact me by email if you are interested and I will let you know when I have the sessions arranged.

Children’s portrait photography | Suffolk and Essex border

Sara — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:16:29 +0000

I was so pleased to photograph this gorgeous little girl as a birthday present for her mother.

I took my lighting kit with me and started with some studio-style portraits. She is such a smiley little character with beautiful eyes.

I love this shot of mother and daughter.

We then headed out into the garden for some natural shots in the lovely autumn morning

Please contact me if you would like to book a studio session in your own home of some lifestyle photography in the great outdoors, or even both like we did here!

Baby Portraits, Ipswich, Suffolk

Sara — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:05:22 +0000

It was a real pleasure to photograph Macey this weekend. She is almost nine weeks old and gorgeous.

Here are some of the images from the session.

Newborn baby photography

Sara — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:59:24 +0000

This is my youngest client so far. He was four days old and doesn’t even have a name yet!

I had planned to photograph him using available light, but it was a very gloomy Sunday afternoon and there just wasn’t any! It was fairly easy to set up my portable studio kit though.

Being so young, he hadn’t established any sort of feeding routine, so we stopped frequently for milk breaks. This is the beauty of me coming to your house or you coming to mine. There is no time pressure and I’m quite happy to go and put the kettle on.

I just can’t resist the feet!

If I don’t have a wedding on a Saturday, I like to watch Jeff Stelling whilst knitting, and here are the fruits of my labour (the hat.)

And another.

Newborn photography sessions are priced at £25 and can take place either at your home or you are welcome to come to me. Prints start from £15 and I also have a wide range of frames, canvases and albums. Please give me a call or Drop me a line