What to Expect from Your At Home Newborn and Postpartum Motherhood Photoshoot in Leeds and Essential Tips to Make it Magical.
- Lorraine Pryce
- Sep 23
- 4 min read
Updated: Sep 25
Motherhood, newborn and family photoshoots are a great way to capture beautiful but often fleeting moments in the postpartum period. They are also a great way to celebrate you and this time of transition and transformation.
As a doula, I know how important and fragile this early postpartum stage of motherhood can be and how much of a rollercoaster ride the first few days, weeks and months with a newborn can be. Which is why my at home photography sessions in Leeds aim to honour this time in your motherhood journey. We will take things at your pace in your space with time to talk about how you are and what you need to make this experience as nurturing as possible.
At home postpartum photography in Leeds is not just about capturing your newborn. It's about capturing you, the woman who just brought life into the world. The quiet strength. The raw beauty. The love that’s too big to put into words.
And we will take your baby’s natural cues and capture all of the beautiful everyday moments as they happen. From feeding with you skin to skin, to the sleepy yawns and the many kisses they receive, we will create magic and memories from even the monotonous moments.
The Beauty of an At Home Postpartum Session
1. You don’t have to go anywhere. No packing bags. No stressing about getting out the door with a newborn when you have just given birth. No trying to herd the family and keep them all looking pristine. I come to you, in your space, where you, your baby and your family are most comfortable. Your home becomes the backdrop to your story making for an authentic, intimate, and easy session.
2. No pressure to “look perfect.” You’ve just had a baby. You’re not supposed to look like you’ve had a full night’s sleep (but I promise, you’ll still look incredible). My goal isn’t to create Instagram perfection. It’s to capture honest moments: the quiet cuddles, the first smiles, the moments of connected chaos between you are your growing family.
3. It’s all about connection, not poses. No stiff posing or forced smiles. My sessions are gentle, slow, and guided with care. Whether you’re feeding, resting or gathering on the sofa for a big family cuddle, it’s those in-between moments that make the magic.
Why Leeds Families Choose Me for Their Postpartum Photos
I'm not just a photographer. I’m someone who sees you, the new mother who’s adjusting, healing, and giving everything to this little human. With years of experience working with families in Leeds as a birth and postpartum doula and photographer, I’ve learned how to gently guide a session that feels like a soft exhale. No stress. No pressure. Just presence.
Parents choose me because they want images that feel like them. Real. Tender. Full of heart.
What You Can Expect When You Book your Photography Shoot
A pre session call to discuss where you are at, your chosen space, your desires for the session and any special moments you'd like me to capture
A relaxed 1 hour session in the comfort of your home (anywhere in Leeds & West Yorkshire) lead by you and the cues of your family. We will work around you. Nap time? I will capture the details of your baby's sleepy face. Fussy time? The tears are as real as the smiles and we will capture those too
A beautiful online gallery of hand-edited images delivered in 2–3 weeks
Options to add full album downloads, prints and physical albums
Tips for a Relaxed At Home Postpartum Photoshoot
To help you prepare for an at home pregnancy photography shoot, here are some hints and tips I share with all of my clients for a relaxed and empowered session:
Choosing the Right Spot in Your Home: Find a room that has good natural light and that feels comfortable. Rooms like your bedroom, the living room sofa or sometimes just in front of the patio doors. And don’t worry about ‘mess’, scattered toys in the back ground or an unmade bed, all add to the charm and authenticity of the images.
What to Wear During Your Photoshoot: Wear what you feel good in. Relaxed comfortable clothing help you and your family to feel yourselves at home. Babies in simple neutral onesies and older children in casual logo and pattern free everyday wear. For you, soft fabrics in earthy tones make for beautiful images or if you feel comfortable, skin to skin shots especially with your baby can make for intimate and real photographs, capturing the real nature of this time.
Including Other Members of the Family: My photography sessions focus on you as mother to be and all that is important to you so your other children, partner and family pets are welcome to join in the fun.
Share Your Ideas: If you have a Pinterest board or Instagram images that inspire you or that you would like to recreate, please share them with me before your session and lets make the magic happen.
Enjoy and Embrace: As well as capturing beautiful images, these sessions are a perfect time to relax and embrace all that you have created in growing your baby. Take a moment to enjoy you being the focus.
When to Book
The ideal time for a newborn photo sessions is between up to 12 weeks postpartum, but it’s never to late to capture these moments of motherhood, we are forever postpartum. So whether your baby is 3 weeks, 3 months or even 3 years, your family and your moments deserve to be captured.
Spots fill quickly, especially in the autumn months, so I always recommend booking your newborn at home photoshoot Leeds during your pregnancy if possible or as soon as you know you want one.
Ready to Capture This Beautiful Chapter?
If you’re in Leeds or any part of West Yorkshire and dreaming of relaxed, real postpartum photos that feel like you, get in touch and let’s talk. I’d be honoured to document this sacred chapter for you.
Use the link above or send me a message to check availability.
Let’s make some magic.
Love
Lorraine
Motherhood Photographer and Doula
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