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Baby Photography | Isla

Beautiful Life — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:42:16 +0000

A quick share from a lovely baby photography session I did just before Christmas. I met this little lady a year ago for her first baby photography shoot when she was just a week old so it was a real privilege to photograph her again walking and talking! Isla has developed a real personality and I wanted to capture her character and show her favourite games and all the new skills she has mastered in her first year! We started the photo shoot at home where Isla showed me her favourite book and we had a great game of peepo with her little rabbit. I always like to work outside where possible, this can be a bit challenging in winter but we took the risk and headed to Stonehurst Children’s Farm to take a few pictures of Isla looking at the animals etc. We had a wonder around and Isla proudly pushed her new pram which she had for her birthday. She was very sweet pointing at the ducks and chickens saying ‘oo’ and ‘duck’ but didn’t want to get too close!

© 2011 Beautiful Life Leicestershire Baby Photography
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Greek Christening Photography Nottingham | Baby Sophia

Beautiful Life — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:39:44 +0000

Last Sunday we had the pleasure of filming and photographing another Greek Christening in Nottingham this time at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary “Eleousa”. We have covered a number of Greek Christening’s but recently the baby’s have all been boys so it was lovely to see lots of pink ribbons and cute girly clothes all set out on the table. Greek Christening‘s are beautiful events and always lovely to photograph. The Christening ceremony starts with a blessing read by the priest and then the baby is undressed, anointed with oil and baptised in the font. I love the part when the baby is first dipped in the water and everyone waits to see if they will cry! Sophia was very relaxed and enjoyed the whole thing. Sophias Christening was a little different than usual as there were just 14 people there including us, some relatives had travelled over from Greece for the occasion and it was really nice because everyone could get around the font and easy for me, I usually have to fight through the crowds to get the shot! Sophia’s Christening outfit was beautiful and she looked so cute in her pink hat. Anyway, here are some of her christening photos below:

Here’s a few thoughts about Sophia’s Greek Christening from Charoula (Sophia’s Mum)

1) Please tell us about Sophia’s Greek Christening?
Our little baby was baptised on the 27th of November 2011 in Panagia Eleousa at Nottingham. The ceremony was beautiful and our little baby got blessed and officially named Sophia. in the ceremony there was her grandparents Iosif, Fani, Stratos and Sophia, her auntie Ariadni and her godparents Giannis and Eleana. She had an amazing dress on by “Neonato” and looked like a babrbie doll!

2) What was your favourite part of the ceremony?
My favourite part of the ceremony was when Sophia grabbed her godfather by his glasses!

3) Why did you choose Beautiful Life to Film and Photograph your day?
I found “beautiful Life” while i was searching on google. I looked at some photos and videos of a Greek christening they had covered and I knew that I had to book them. Everything was so beautifully done…..and also the experience in covering Greek ceremonies was a must…

Baby Henry | Catholic Christening Photography

Beautiful Life — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:05:21 +0000

Shaun and I had the pleasure of filming and photographing baby Henry’s Christening in Lincoln. The service was held at Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Church and after the Christening had finished we headed back to Henry’s home for the reception. Henry was very sweet and really relaxed, he took the whole thing in his stride. The reception was great, balloon modelling and pea-shooters kept everyone entertained and made for some great photographs although I did get caught in the cross-fire a few times! There was the odd game of shoot the photographer and lots of hit and run incidents! (you may find the culprit in the photos bellow!) The tables were decorated with little pairs of wellies and there was a whole family of rubber ducks floating in the bird bath outside. My favourite decoration was the balloon frog that had proper bouncy legs, and hopped in the breeze on the dance floor, very cool!

Newborn Photography | Baby Abigail

Beautiful Life — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:09:31 +0000

I thought I’d share a few pics from my latest newborn photography shoot, one sweet little baby called Abigail. Dan and Suzie brought their first baby Nathan up from Hemel Hempstead,London for some baby photos about two years ago. He was probably one of the most chilled out babies I have ever worked with, so I was curious to see whether it would run in the family. Baby Photography is always unpredictable!! Abigail didn’t want to miss anything and was determined to stay awake but eventually gave in and had a quick nap in a bucket and we got some lovely pics!

© 2011 Beautiful Life Newborn Photography
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Newborn Photography | Baby Rohan

Beautiful Life — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:03:26 +0000

It was lovely to visit Kelly and Shyam again, you may remember them from their maternity photography shoot a couple of months ago. It was a real pleasure to meet their gorgeous little baby boy Rohan and capture some special memories for them. Rohan slept peacefully and we got some lovely images. He is the biggest newborn I have photographed so far, I think just over 10 lbs, the little hats very a very snug fit! Congratulations Kelly and Shyam and all the best with the move to the States.

Newborn Photography | Baby Lexie

Beautiful Life — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:22:25 +0000

Meet little Lexie, just 7 days old, our latest baby photography session! It is always a privilege to visit a brand new family and capture those precious moments in their first few days together. We got some gorgeous shots of Lexie with her proud Mummy and Daddy and had lots of fun dressing her up in wooly hats and funny pants while she slept soundly through the whole thing! Lexie is definately the smiliest newborn I’ve ever met. Usually you’re lucky if you get one little grin at a Newborn session but this little girl just didn’t stop smiling! Congratulations Emma and Jamie, she is so beautiful and here are a few of Lexie’s newborn photos. Enjoy!!

Baby Christoforus | Greek Baptism | Nottingham

Beautiful Life — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:31:03 +0000

I was quite excited when Joanna phoned to book us to do the video and photography for her little boys Greek Baptism. Greek Christenings are beautiful events with lots of elements that give opportunity for creativity, such as the incense burning, the gorgeous light from the candles and all the ornate details in the church. The ceremony itself is fast paced and full of interesting challenges for photographers, really enjoyed this one! The Christening starts with a blessing from the priest and then the baby is undressed, anointed with oil and baptised. The baby is then dressed in their Christening outfit which is all laid out beautifully ready for this part of the ceremony. Whilst the baby is being dressed the priest cuts a small piece of the baby’s hair and says another blessing. The ceremonial christening candles are lit and the Godparents walk around the font three times holding the candle whilst the bible is read. The ceremony ends with the babies first communion. There was a great party afterwards at Eastwood Hall in Nottingham with a chocolate fountain, Fun Faces face painting, Cotton Candy and lots of Greek dancing. I hope you enjoy the images.

A big thank you to Megan for her brilliant assistance once again and shooting some fantastic images. We are so excited to have Megan join the team, she is great at capturing the moment and it’s brilliant to have someone who shares my passion for creative event photography.

© 2011 Beautiful Life Film and Photography
Images by Joy Foulds taken at the Greek Orthodox Church of St Cyril & Methodius and Eastwood Hall in Nottingham

Kelly and Shyam | Maternity Photography

Beautiful Life — Wed, 11 May 2011 16:24:29 +0000

I had a great afternoon in Leicester last week with Kelly and Shyam. I always love Maternity Photography because there’s usually just a few weeks to go until baby is due so couples are excited and busy getting everything ready for the new arrival. I can talk babies and births till the cows come home, so I am in a happy place! Kelly is from the States so it was great to hear all about how they do things over there, slightly different to the good old NHS! Anyway, here are the pics, can’t wait to see baby in about 7 weeks time! If you would like to know more about our Bump and Baby Photography packages please give us a call.

© 2011 Beautiful Life Maternity Photography
Joy specialises in creative, natural Pregnancy Photography and Newborn Photography and is available for portrait sessions throughout Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

Rebecca and Emily | Children’s Photography

Beautiful Life — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:31:32 +0000

Thought I’d share a few images from Friday’s portrait session. Children’s photography sessions are so crazy with so many variables that you never know just how it’s going to go! You can do as much planning as you like, you can sort the outfit’s, buy lots of treats (bribes), time your session perfectly around everyone’s naps and meal times but when the camera comes out anything can happen! Before you know it 2 hours have passed and there are props, toys and outfits everywhere, mum’s aching from pulling every funny face in the book in order to get that smile, and you’re all laughing because you know you’ve just cracked one of life’s big challenges and you even enjoyed it!

As you know I love natural light and wherever possible I like to photograph kids outside but the weather on friday morning was horrible so indoors it had to be. I dislike white paper backdrops with a passion as they are just so dull so I made my own, much more fun. These two little ladies were just so cute! Emily with her amazing hair is just six months old and not quite sitting on her own so we had to do all sorts of crazy stuff to get some solo portraits of her, I just love the one of her in the basket. Her big sister is going through her ‘forced smile’ stage (which personally I love, it’s just so funny but most mum’s hate!) so it’s important to help children feel relaxed and catch them with a natural expression.

© 2011 Beautiful Life Photography
Newborn Photography, Baby Photography and Family Photography Portrait sessions by Joy Foulds
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Newborn Photography | George

Beautiful Life — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:23:25 +0000

Another little treasure, this time a little bit bigger at 3 weeks old it’s baby George. Of course George’s special ‘the photographer is coming’ sensor kicked in and he was still perky after 2 hours of wrapping, rocking, shushing, patting and feeding etc. At three weeks old babies are much more aware and awake and starting to stretch out those arms and legs, George was determined to keep one eye on the action, we were all yawning away! Eventually he nodded off and we got some lovely shots, definitely worth the wait.

We took the opportunity whilst waiting for little George to nod off to take some awake shots (and drink tea, talk about ‘one born every minute’ and discuss all the things about childbirth that nobody tells you about!!)

Fast asleep and smiling! I know they say it’s just wind but what mum believes that really? Congratulations Nicola and Matt, you have one very sweet little boy.

© 2011 Beautiful Life Newborn Photography
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