Mini-Me Photography

06/02/2024

Last call for bluebell bookings, last weekend of April. Local location. Pop me a message today.

04/02/2024

I have done many bluebell sessions over the past 12 years but this one was my favourite, this is my son when he was playful and free.

They were taken in lockdown in April 2020 when we were both so done in and frustrated with the home schooling, we had to get out of the house, to be in nature.

Strangely enough we didn’t bump into a soul those few hours, the dog chased a pheasant, (nearly caught it), my son flossed like a nutter and we ate cream cakes whilst sat on a log.

He said it was a day he would remember forever, when mum broke all the rules and we went exploring with Harvey.

My doggy had an accident last year and died in my arms, it prompted me to get some pictures printed for the house and now, when I look at it, I smile inside.

01/02/2024

This bright and beautiful weather today is making me look forward to spring. I will be holding some bluebell mini sessions this year, the weekend of 27th & 28th April 2024. 🌱

These shorter sessions are great way of capturing some updated pictures of your family together, growing toddlers, sitting babies, a session to remember the bump and pets are also welcome.

Drop me a message for details of these special deals. £50 deposit to secure your place. 😊

01/12/2023

What a beautiful gift to give…..a keep sake of being a family. Sadly not enough photos are taken and then printed. I knew one of these would be the one that would end up on the wall, I hope it evokes happy memories for many years to come.

01/12/2023

Cousins. 💓

30/11/2023

It is always very nice to see babies turn into young ladies, I first photographed Jessica as a tiny baby and both these girls many times since. This time, mum wanted a recreate a picture we’d taken 8 years previous, the girls were familiar with what they had to do as this canvas has been on their living room wall for many years. It makes me smile that parents choose pictures like this, they seem to pick the ones that portray their child's character and not necessarily the most perfectly posed.

This was a bit of a disaster shoot though – although I got the shot! What do you think happened next? Behind the scenes shots in comments.

30/11/2023

Southsea Beach, Four Forever Friends and a Sunset. 😍

Location | mini-me (mini-me-photography.co.uk)

23/08/2023

The connection is pure love. 💙

23/08/2023

There's nothing more beautiful in life, than a sleeping baby.

31/05/2023

Awww. Really sweet. 💙

Where are you in your journey in this great circle of life?

I'm at the stage were it's legs are hairy and it doesn't come out of its room..... only for food.

She’s propped up in the hospital bed, sore and desperately tired, with a newborn curled on her chest. She looks down at his soft head and her heart skips a beat. She inhales his fresh baby smell, closes her eyes, and she’s not sure if she says it out loud or just in her head because she’s too exhausted to know the difference:

Remember how this feels.

A toddler on unwieldy legs looks at her with wide, adoring eyes and reaches to be picked up. As she scoops him into her arms and snuggles him close, she tries to engrave the feeling of his cheek pressed to hers into her memory forever.

Remember how this feels.

The bus pulls up in front of the house and a boy gets off with a backpack almost as big as he is and scans the group of other neighborhood parents. When he catches her eye, his face lights up.

“Hi, Mommy!”

Remember how this feels.

Driving in circles in the parking lot, she has one arm braced against the passenger side door while her foot pushes down on an imaginary brake. The car jerks forward and screeches to a halt like a bucking bronco. She looks over and sees frustration etched on the forehead of the teenager in the driver’s seat, along with the shadow of a beard along his jawline. She closes her eyes and takes a deep breath.

Remember how this feels.

That same car is packed to the brim—she can’t imagine how a college student can possibly have so much stuff. As her husband wrestles the last box into the trunk, she feels an arm sling over her shoulders and does a double-take.

Who is this tall man who now towers over her? Where is her little boy? How did it go so fast? She rests her head in the crook of his shoulder.

Remember how this feels.

She stands on the edge of the dance floor, admiring the beautiful couple. The bride is a vision in white, the groom so trim and handsome—her heart swells with pride.

She turns away for a minute to talk to a guest, when she feels a gentle tap on her arm. She turns back and meets a sheepish grin, the voice music to her ears—

“Hi, Mom.”

Remember how this feels.

It’s a different hospital room this time, but so much remains the same. The memories come flooding back as she slowly makes her way down the hall.

She peeks her head in through the door and sees a man cradling a tiny infant in his arms. As she comes up beside him, he tenderly shows her the newest love of his life.

“Hi, Grandma.”

She looks up and sees her son.

The tiny newborn.

The sweet toddler.

The adventurous boy.

The challenging teenager.

The confident man.

The doting father.

She’s loved them all.

And she knows that for as long as she lives,

She’ll always remember how this feels.

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Words by Shower Arguments with Emily Solberg

Artwork by Art by Chloe Trayhurn

18/04/2023

Such a sweet baby girl. Keeping it natural & neutral here. Greys, whites and pastels are my favourite. 🤍

03/04/2023

More of the gorgeous Nancy and family 🥰

Only working part time this month due to Easter hols and kids being off so bear with me if I've not replied to you as yet.

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