Child Whisperer Photography

30/04/2026

Remember the adorable Reggie?

This is something I meant to share after his second session… and it feels too important not to.

Same box. Same pose.
Just 6 weeks apart.

And yet… everything has changed.

Those soft puppy features are already shifting.
His face is growing into itself.
That fleeting “puppy look” is quietly making way for the dog he’s becoming.

It happens so gradually you don’t always notice it day to day but when you pause and look back like this, it really hits you.

Our dogs don’t stay this small for long and these early weeks, the ones filled with curiosity, clumsiness, and that unmistakable softness, pass in what feels like a heartbeat.

This is exactly why I believe these moments deserve to be remembered, not just in your camera roll, carefully planned and thoughtfully captured.

I’ll be sharing something very special soon for those who want to hold onto every stage of that first year with your new best friend. 🤍

28/04/2026

Hi everyone 👋 I just wanted to share an update and say sorry it's been a little quiet here, juggling work and home renovations is always tricky and you know I'm not great on social at the best of times!

So what's happening on a personal front? It's all systems go clearing and decorating ready for our kitchen (I can't get over how much stuff we'd accumulated in makeshift cupboards and plastic storage boxes!). Ste has been busy making our vision a reality with the final plans, we make a good team - I tell him what I want and he tells me what's actually possible.😅
You might have seen my post this weekend that we finally have our new front door and window 🥳, the old window was almost falling out when we moved in 15 years ago so it's been long overdue.
Oh and can we all agree that painting ceilings and double height hallway walls is an absolute pain! Anyway we still have a long way to go but I'm so excited we've finally started.

What's happening in the studio? I've been busy welcoming new families, children and pups, I promise I'll share some portraits throughout the week, along with creating some stunning artwork for my lovely clients. I've also been working on some new things with the help of some wonderful friends and returning clients, which I'll be ready to share soon, and there will be a very special offer heading out to my Child Whisperer Family email list in May (make sure you're on the list because this is a one time very limited offer 😘)

Serena.xx

01/04/2026

Ruby came today for her 2nd Pawtrait session in the studio at 12 weeks old. 😍

Little pup was so tired because it's been a busy start to the holidays for her family and her sister is also staying with them for a few days too. Mum said they've been playing none stop since 6pm last night!

We took advantage and had a lovely coffee break and chat whilst Ruby had a much needed map.😊

28/03/2026

Over the past few days I've been thinking about how we always talk about baby and child milestones, they're a big deal as a parent and deserve to be shouted from the rooftop but as your child gets older they seem to be shared and celebrated less and less so - I just wanted to share a little personal experience today as we've celebrated a big milestone with our son this week - he passed his driving test! 🎉

For me it's such a weird mix of emotions, I'm so proud of him and all his hard work and I'm excited for him to start the next chapter of independence in his adult life but as I watched him drive off for a day out with his lovely girlfriend it's mixed with a dose of worry and a little sadness that it's one big step to not being needed anymore.

So if you're child is reaching this stage brace yourself for a whole new world of weird mixed emotions.😣😘

Serena xx

P.S. I wanted to say a huge thank you to Tracey for her wonderful support with Ethan's driving journey and she's the lady to go to when your child is ready to drive.😀

Congratulations to Ethan passing his driving test at Worksop today first time.
All that hard work and determination paid off!
Well done Ethan and thank you for taking me along with your driving journey.
Enjoy your new freedom and drive safely 🚙

17/03/2026

I can finally share some gorgeous pups with everyone 😍 - 7 beautiful puppies and a proud mama dog.

I'll be sharing more over the next few days but I just wanted to say thank you to Lasma Volujevica at Sunrise Puppies for choosing to come back to me to capture her 2nd gorgeous litter of very special puppies.💕

P.S. Lasma and her beautiful new family member Ruby will be helping me with something special coming soon.😁

04/03/2026

Baby Theo was just the most adorable and sleepy little guy so I just had to share a little bts. 😍

21/01/2026

Reggie's first studio paw-trait session 😍. Follow along all year in his puppy milestone sessions to watch him grow.💕

14/01/2026

More behind the scenes videos to come of this absolutely adorable boy.😍

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05/01/2026

Hi everyone 👋 I'm back in the office after a fabulous holiday celebrating Hogmanay in Scotland, for the 24th year no less!! and I wanted to take a moment to reflect on 2025 as I plan for the coming year (or maybe this is more like a confession and an accountability post to myself 🤔 either way it's a long one).
I'm not sure how to describe last year, I guess I felt a little stuck for most of it. Whenever family or friends asked how I was or how's business my response would be 'well I'm plodding along!' and that just about sums up the year. 😅

Don't get me wrong I've enjoyed every session and loved every member of the Child Whisperer family, old and new, and I can't wait to welcome more to the studio this year. The families, newborns, little faces and pups I get to capture, along with the artwork I get to create for them to treasure is why I'm still here but… my year didn't quite pan out how I'd hoped.

Personally I didn't feel 100% physically, nothing I could put my finger on, just off and tired with no energy or motivation. I finally gave in and got myself off to the docs for my midlife MOT, which I highly recommend doing, especially if like me you've reached that age. Most things were pretty good to be fair but my B12 was extremely low. I'm also heading into that awful stage in life that us ladies don't want to admit and let's just say the scales were a bit upsetting!

So I'm now on supplements galore which are helping loads and for the last few months I've been sorting out my eating habits - I'm not going to say I'm dieting because I've been there done that more times than I can count! Instead I'm clean eating, it will be a slower journey but hopefully a healthier one. I will say I already feel better in myself and managed to get into 3 dresses over Christmas that haven't been out of the wardrobe in several years🥳 but I did thoroughly enjoy all the fabulous food and drink provided at the hotel so I might need a little detox this week.😂

Professionally I'm ashamed to say I did a lot of second guessing myself. 😢 I had lots of plans at the beginning of the year but got in my own head and in my own way. I have a tendency to overthink things and then get stuck. I decided I needed to break out of that cycle and so I booked myself onto a business development day in November which really helped.

If I make one official new years resolution it’s to get out of my own way and action the plans I make. I did actually make a little progress on that just this week. I’ve had an idea I’ve wanted to do for a while (I’ll share the idea another day) and I saw an opportunity with a lovely client so I messaged her straight away. I think this is my way forward - think of it, action it.

So that’s my review/reflection/confessional on last year, here’s to a healthier and more productive one in 2026.💓

Serena.xx

26/12/2025

𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗚𝗘 + 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧!!

Hi everyone, I hope your Christmas was fabulous and festive, we had a very chilled day yesterday which was lovely. 😘

I just wanted to let you all know that we're taking our annual break for the next week. I will keep an eye on my emails but won't be answering my work phone for the week. I'll be back in the office from the 5th of January.

Before I sign off for the year I just want to say thank you to everyone who entered my Christmas advent.🎅 All winner emails have now gone out so be sure to check those pesky spam folders if you haven't seen yours. 🎁 I'll be contacting everyone in the new year to organise your gifts.

So who won the biggest prize of all?......

🥳𝗕𝗢𝗕𝗕𝗜𝗘 𝗞𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗢𝗡 you are the winner of my full year Baby or Puppy Club plan.🥳

A HUGE Congratulations Bobbie.

Bobbie and her family have already been part of the Child Whisperer Family a few years ago so I can't wait to welcome them back into the studio next year.

That's it for now, see you next year,

𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢.𝘹𝘹