The first maternity session for the year was Sakiko, she reached out to me just before the lockdown to have her maternity session done. I am so blessed to be the one getting to capture her beautiful body and journey to become a mother for the first time.

I am amazed at how relaxed and calm she was, anything from how she feels and to labour she said that I am sure it will be fine, I don’t have anything to compare it to so I am not worried. It’s true we just have to follow our body and do our best. Our body is after all designed to give birth and we are lucky to live in the part of the world where healthcare is fantastic.

We had a wonderful session that we started up in my studio and then took a short little walk into the park and captured some outdoor photos for her. My studio is just a few meters away from a big park and golf course with a lot of green areas and places to photograph at. I can’t wait for the spring to come along and be able to go out and shoot there more often.

If you are pregnant and are looking for an outdoor photo session I am here for you, I would love to book you in and make magic happen and yes you can have both studio and the outdoor if you wish and there is no extra charge for it.

I hope you will enjoy the images below and the dresses she is wearing in the studio are from my studio closet ready for you to use if you like.

Colour or Black and white, which is your favourite?

Do you see the ute curls? I love Martin’s curls. The most interesting is that his parents aren’t blond at all. It has come from further back genes in the family.

It was worth the wait and the nap. Martin came into the studio with a grumpy mood and wasn’t too happy to have photos taken. This can happen of course, he is the boss of my work, if he cries and clings to mum after a few tries to capture anything nice, it’s time to rethink. After a few minutes of talk and finding out that he woke up very early that morning. Which has turned the schedule around for him and he was now tired earlier than normal. We decided to have mum feed him and get him to sleep for an half an hour.

I am very glad that we decided to give him a nap because wow it did wonders, he sat down and tasted the cake and was very concentrated and we only had a few smiles but it doesn’t always need a big smile to make the photos come out good. He did so well in the end and the parents were so delighted and happy that it turned out well in the end.

I always recommend for parents to stay as calm as they can because the child will sense your stress or anxiety. A calm mum equals a calm baby they say. At least for the most of the time.

How would you decorate your baby’s cake smash, would it be all pink or blue? or would you go for something different? Please comment below.

It have been a pleasure to capture a few families at their doorstep. I love the effort they have put in when it came to decorating their doorsteps. I will definitely continue with these doorsteps for next year and why not for Valentine and Easter as we. If that would be in interest to you, don’t be shy to reach out to me by clicking to the contact page and write to me. I would love to book in a valentines or Easter doorstep shoot.

Let me share some images with you.
Love Veronica x

FLASH SALE

The second lock down is here and I want to offer a special unique offer until the end of the year.

50% Discount on any of my packages until end of December. It can be a maternity, newborn, baby, cake smash or a family photo session.

Send me a email at Info@bumblebeephotography.co.uk or visit the contact page.
Warm regards
Veronica

Super cute little Imaan, who did so well during the shoot. We managed to capture some very special images that his parents will adore forever and ever, which is my goal. The beauty of images and it’s memories and they are worth so much for us. Make sure to keep them safe and don’t let them get dusty on only a USB stick make sure to buy a wall frame and hang them up in your home to see everyday. It will make it so much more powerful.

We went for a simple look of white and solid blues, that would go well in their home and to keep the focus on Imaan. I am very happy with how they turned out. He had the most gorgeous hair and was for the most part very relaxed. I love the simplicity in simple colours. We didn’t use that many props this session which is fine, there is no need to use loads of props, even if I love all my props.

Let me hear what you think and if you are due soon get in contact and we can plan your perfect photo session. Love Veronica x

Cake smash sneak peek here we go, I know we are going into a new lock down and yes I am closing my studio on Thursday so I will be sharing ma latest work and I do have a few left to retouch and give some love to and share with you guys.

I wanted to say that if you have a baby that will turn one in November and wants a cake smash session I am taking bookings for December and forward and are hoping that it will happen and the lock down won’t be longer than 4 weeks, fingers crossed. If you are having a baby in November I am booking your due date in and we are hoping that we will be able to shoot your little baby early days in December. They might be a few days older then what we normally would like. There is always a way of capturing cute photos even if they are a bit older so don’t hesitate to book in your due date we will make it happen. Keep hope up and fingers crossed.

Lots of love from me and enjoy your evening. x

My last newborn session before the second lock down goes ahead and it’s so sad but I have to follow the rules and my studio is closing on Thursday for 4 weeks and I really hope that I will be able to open after that and have more newborns coming in again, I can’t wait. Enjoy this little sneak peek image I hope you like it as much as I do.

TO PREPARE A POSTPARTUM SURVIVAL KIT!!!

I ran out of everything fast (what the hospital provided at least) and had to try telling my husband (while he was going to every store in the area) what Happy Nunny Healing Pads  (because these were MUST HAVES). All that frustration while in pain and exhausted to my soul!

I advice you TO NOT skip out on a Postpartum Care Kit. It’s not that hard to put together either. I have put together an Amazon List  with items recommended by the hospital.

You will also run out of those guazy, ugly as heck but amazing disposable underwear the hospital gives you, or they may give you none if you are unlucky. Save yourself the trouble and buy your own postpartum maternity (post-surgical) disposable underwear just like the hospital has.

The hospital also gives you this cheapo little bottle to squirt warm water down there every single time you go to the bathroom called a peri bottle with a nozzle specifically designed to be held upside down, giving you much more control with each use.

Also, the hospital provided Happy Nunny Healing Pads to place directly on the maxi pad for relief. They are little round (3″) pads with witch hazel and I cannot tell you how much they relieved the burning and itching, so good and make it just a little better.

When you leave the hospital, chances are you will receive Pain Relieving Spray and you will be thankful so thankful.. The nurse told me, “Never forget to use this each and every time you go to the bathroom.” The problem is, that’s a lot of spraying so we had to go out and find two additional cans. Save yourself the hassle and have it ready beforehand! I can’t stress this enough. Another similar spray gaining momentum is Earth Mama Herbal Perineal Spray. It’s a more natural product and I’ve heard raving reviews.

But he most important thing is to Rest! I will say it again yes rest because it is SO important. Take care of yourself. It’s okay if the laundry doesn’t get done and the house is a mess, it’s fine you just had a baby. Let yourself watch Netflix. Make yourself take naps (even if naps aren’t your thing). This is your healing and recovery time. Make it count as much as you can and please ask for help.

I hope this was a little helpful.

Brenda’s children where so lovely and full of energy and curios. It was a little bit more of a challenge to keep them still but we did it and wow they are so cute. Love the photos we got. I will share more with you soon.
Hugs from me to you x

Hey little Godwin!

A boy with a lot of character and energy, he did his own little thing in the studio. It turned out great and we had fun together and that’s very important. It shouldn’t be any angry voice jut happy voices in the studio were we have fun. For them it’s a game but for us it’s more serious.

Godwin is a 3 year old boy that loves being photographed and that’s because he is my son and I am using him for all my new props that I can use with him. This time my new backdrop that looks amazing. I can’t wait to use it more. The outfit is from H&M.

What do you think of these images? I would love to hear, feel free to comment below.
Hugs from me to you and have a good rest of the week. x

It is a really nice being back in the studio full-time again. I have been waiting a bit longer then some other photographers. It’s a great feeling to be able to create these stunning images for the parents and for their future to adore. I love this image, she is so cute and has so much hair. I hope you love this sneak peek as much as I do. The remaining images will come shortly for you.

We live in a crazy world, made more complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic and I hope you are doing as well as you can in these difficult times. I can’t wait to shoot again and fill my studio with babies, families and newborns and lovely bumps or to go out in the nature to capture your family or your exciting engagement session. It’s been a little struggle for me to not being able to create and shoot. My fingers are itching and all I have been able to do is to capture my two children.

The photos I am sharing now is not my child, this is a session just before the virus got big, a little boy named Jason who where so cute but a little stubborn as well. His mother had decided to have a Winnie The Pooh theme, which is so much fun. I love having a cake smash session with a theme, it gives it that little extra challenge and it’s great fun. We had to plan a lot and go back and forward with the design of cake and decorations and came up with this. I love this set up so much but of course I will probably try to make it even better for next time. Jason did great even if there was a few tears during the session and that he didn’t want to sit there for long, but that’s ok as long as we capture the images that we have in mind.

The hunny pots is something I have done with help of my wonderful sister who can paint and write so beautifully, I am so proud of the pots. The Winnie The Pooh hat is handmade by me and it came out so good, I am looking to do the same but for newborn and also 6 months babies. So if you have a baby that soon can sit up then don’t hesitate to book in a Winnie The Pooh sitter session.

Flooring is a grass mat that I covered with a plexi plastic sheet to be able to clean easy and also for the stunning reflection. The cake was made from my local baker you can find here details Here
What do you think about this set up and look? Anything you would have changed?

If your little one is about to turn one this autumn don’t hesitate to contact me to see if I can make your vision come true and I would love to join you on your family journey and being able to capture those images that will transfer you back in time to this moment when your little one was about to turn one.

I believe that photos can emotionally transfer us back in time and place and have those sounds and emotions coming back to us. I also think those moments are priceless, they are just too good.

Thank you for taking your time to read, I really appreciate it and it makes me so happy. I hope that I will see you one day. Take care and stay safe. x

The perfect picture taken at the perfect moment, she smiled :) I don’t think you understand how happy both me and the parents where when I managed to capture it. Wow moment, such a happy moment, perfect Newborn photography session. She did so good and I am so honoured to be the one capturing this little moment.

This picture is a image that will be a favourite for a long time. Are you due soon and want to make sure to try to capture a moment like this?! Don’t hesitate to give me a shout and see if we are a good match to make these happen.

I love the purple with the grey colour, it looks so good with her skin tone. It’s so important to choose colours based on the little once skir tone and hair colour to make it pop and give it some contrast. I love the natural colours and will always start off with more earthy props and looks but I love to finish of with something more bold and colourful. The importance in choosing colour and props is also to know how your home looks like and colour paletts. If you want to frame it up and hang it up what colours would work and suit your home. So there is a lot of preplanning to get the images perfect for you and your family.

She is just to cute, I can’t handle it. I could have had her in my studio all day, she slept so good and where a perfect little model. Her parents where so happy and we managed to have some good moments with small talk and laugh a lot.

Happy New Year from Bumblebee Photography to you and your family!

Thank you for this year and all the support and all new and old clients coming to me and trusting and wanting my service. I am so grateful for all the support and love and I so love my work and can’t wait to next year and be able to grow more and get bigger. After a year with a move of country and rebranding the business I am now more then ready to make it grow and make memories for you and your family.

The little cute baby boy below is Louie a little boy who came with his parents to my studio for a newborn session they got as a gift. I love when friends and family books a session as a gift, it’s such a great gift and so appreciated. Louie is the first for his parents and are so loved and he was a little surprise for him. He did so well during the session and we got some magical images for them to love forever and share with their friends and family. I always recommend to order wall frames and get the images up on your walls and not only stuck on a usb stick or your Facebook.
The feeling of framing them up on your wall and see them daily and adore them daily is priceless. It makes such a difference and even for your child growing up seeing these lovely images it’s so nice. I am sure that there will be questions regarding the images such as is that me? How old was I? Where did you do this? Oh I was so cute?

Framing the images up is so important in my opinion.

Happy New Year to you and your loved once.

Merry Christmas to you and your family. Let me share a few images from a newborn session. His mother came in with him for a newborn session in my studio. We had a great time and the rest of the family came closer to the end of the session to wrap up with some sibling and family photos. Everyone did so well and was very patience. I had the pleasure to getting to capture all their children newborn photos and I am so happy about it and you can see that they so look alike which is so much fun.

A newborn session is such a special session, it’s so much love and happiness and of course tired parents, but that’s fine too. Everyone did so good and all I can do is wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday Dear Ivano-Kiala Francisco. Happy Birthday to you! Yay!

First smash the cake session in the new studio, oh yes so exciting and fun. We had a great time, and yes I noticed a few things that I could change in the storage to make it better for you. I am so happy that Ivano-Kiala came with his beautiful family and with his older sister who was so well behaved. A family from Angola with very well behaved children and a very fun family. He had a great smile in the begging of the session. They added some family photos to their session so we started of with some wonderful family images and a few of his sister alone.

We moved over to the smash the cake session shortly after and it took a few minutes to get the decorations up and perfect for them, what do you think of the decorations? Do you like it minimal or more wild and a lot of decorations and colour?

Ivano-Kiala was enjoying the cake so much that he didn’t have tim to smile, he just ate and ate and experimented with the textured of the buttercream. It was a pleasure to watch it all happening and how much he enjoyed it. The best part for him was the bath at the end, yes the wonderful time in the little bath tub was so good and wow he cried when we got him out to get him dry and dressed. It have to come to an end one day. He splashed so hard that some of the decorations got ruined, but that’s fine. It gave us cute photos so definitely worth it. So if you come and your little one is splashing hard don’t be worried about it. As long as there is no tears and cry then I am more than happy.

The cake for this session was completely egg free cake which is something we can do. The cake is done by Buttercream Daisies She is a great baker and she even dropped it of for me, that little extra service that I just needed that day. If you ever need a cake contact her, she wont disappoint you.

I am offering Cake Smash Photography Sessions in September for only £95 including 10 standard prints and small digital images for social media. Cake, decorations, my time, knowledge and retouching and delivery is all included. Limited spaces so be quick. Why am I offering something so cheap? Because I have just recently moved to London from Sweden and are now getting my photography company up and running here and the best way to get your name out is to offer something so that’s why.

The studio is a road away from Greenford Broadway West London.

Send a email to book your spot info@veroj.com or go to the contact page.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Here we go better late than never, here are the best photos from our session with Kassius. One of the cutest little boys. We did a home session in the comfort of his home. We set it up very simple with help of his sofa instead of a bean bag and with a breastfeeding pillow and the blankets that I had with me. I do sometimes us what you have and sometime I do bring the bean bag and stand and all that. It all depends on how much space you got in your home. Kassius did so good and slept so nicely, made my work very easy and fun.

We will together plan it our so I don’t bring to much or leaving something that you would like me to bring. I got a lot of props to choose from. We will make sure to make it perfect for you and your little one. I got my studio in West London in Greenford with very easy access with bus, there is parking on the street. My studio is a home studio so its in a very homely feel with good natural lighting and space. There is space and toys to play with for siblings if they come along. I will always offer some drinks and something to snack on, both healthy and unhealthy. If you are allergic to anything please let me know and I will make sure we keep that far away.

I am here to give you and your family not just photos also an experience, a few hours of joy and happiness. If you like to book just go to the contact page and write to me. x

Todays model was a cute little two weeks old Kassius. Oh I can really say that I feel in love this little baby boy did so good. He didn’t even poo on my blankets and he slept so nicely. Of course he made a little noises and snored for us as well. His beautiful mum was so calm and nice which helped a lot. One of the worst things that can happen is that a parent is so nervous or stressed so the baby can feel it and make them unsettled. So please always stay calm. Kassius mum Nathalie did so well and I can’t be more thankful for that.

We had a wonderful time at the comfort of her home, where I seted up in her living room with a few things and blankets in different colours to chose from. It was a really nice time and some good chatting. Thank you Kassius for being a good little baby model. The rest will come in a few days, I got to give the images some love. x

Elle and her wonderful family came out to Brent Lodge park where we captured some wonderful maternity photos. We had a few conversations to plan this session out so the clothing and time where perfect. She borrowed one of the dresses that I got in my studio. It’s a dress that I love and of course would love you to borrow when you are coming for your session with me. Its perfect even if you are pregnant or not. I know you might be thinking how can I borrow it? It might not fit me, I will tell you that this dress is a size uk 14 and Elle who is a small size I would say she is a uk 6 she had it and you probably wonder how?! Safety pins are the saviour the pins that can make it fit every women that wants to borrow it.

We met up at the parking lot and took the walk towards the park, while we where walking the clouds decided to sprinkle a few drops of rain, which of course got me a bit worried. We where lucky enough that it was only a few sprinkles nothing more. We had the perfect day with cloudy sky and good soft light. We went to a few of my favourite places in the park, where we captured the whole family and also Elle by herself. Very important to get those beautiful selfish photos that you will admire for many years to come and look back at. Admire how incredible your body can be and that you have created new life. We women need to love our bodies more and I hope that the session will make you feel even better about yourself. We all are beautiful.

But back to our day, we had a really good day it took a little longer then an hour which is normal. We had some lovely conversations and laughs while I captured some photos. I am so thankful for that Elle and he family wanted to book with me and that the shoot went so smooth and perfect.

I can’t wait to meet them again and getting to capture some more of their memories. The maternity session where just perfect. If you want to book don’t hesitate to contact me at the contact page. x