Cake Smash Photography Orpington | Ashleigh Shea Photography

The Messiest Session We Do — And Absolutely Worth Every Crumb I'll be honest with you: cake smash sessions are my favourite kind of chaos. There's something about watching a one-year-old encounter a cake for the very first time — the confusion, the cautious first...

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Newborn Photography Orpington | Ashleigh Shea Photography

There's No Such Thing as "We'll Do It Later" With a Newborn If you're reading this with a newborn on your chest, or a due date circled on your calendar, I want to say something gently but honestly — this season moves faster than any other. I've been offering newborn...

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Outdoor Family Photography Orpington | Ashleigh Shea Photography

Summer Won't Wait — And Neither Should Your Family Photos There's a particular kind of light that happens in summer — that warm, golden, late-evening glow that makes everything look like a memory even while you're still in it. It's my favourite light to shoot in, and...

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Maternity Photography Offer Orpington | Ashleigh Shea Photography

A Little Gift for the In-Between Time — Maternity Sessions This Summer Before the sleepless nights. Before the first feed and the first cry and the first time they curl into you and your whole world rearranges itself. There's this extraordinary in-between time — the...

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What Happens After Your Photo Session | Ashleigh Shea Photography

What Actually Happens After Your Photo Session You've booked. You've turned up, the kids have (mostly) behaved, and you've had a brilliant session. You drive home glowing — and then you wonder: so what happens now? It's one of the questions I get asked most, and I...

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Family Photography Bromley | This Is What 6 Months Looks Like

This Is What 6 Months Looks Like My grandson Jaxie turned 6 months old this month — and as someone who has spent years doing family photography in Bromley, and like every parent, grandparent, and person who has ever watched someone they love grow up, I can only say:...

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Last-Minute Newborn Session Availability This April – Special Offer!

Last-Minute Newborn Session Availability This April – Special Offer! If you've recently welcomed a little one or are expecting in the coming days, we have exciting news! Ashleigh Shea Photography has a rare, last-minute opening for a newborn session this April – and...

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What to Expect: Behind the Scenes of a Newborn Session with Ashleigh Shea Photography

Behind the Scenes of a Newborn Session with Ashleigh Shea Photography So, you're considering a newborn photography session—what an exciting time! Whether you’ve done your research, browsed styles, products, and pricing for a Bromley newborn photographer, or you’ve...

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Maternity Photography; A Photographers Perspective

Crafting Unforgettable Maternity Photos: Celebrating the Journey Maternity photography transcends mere images; it's a profound art capturing the essence of expectation and joy. As a professional maternity photographer, I'm privileged to document this transformative...

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Back To School Sessions

BackCapture the Back-to-School Excitement with Our Special Uniform Sessions! As the summer holidays come to a close and the excitement of a new school year builds, there’s no better time to capture those precious back-to-school moments. At Ashleigh Shea Photography in...

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75th VE Day – Stay Home Celebrations

75th anniversary of VE Day 1945 - 2020 Plans for celebrations for the 75th anniversary of VE Day were well underway, our May bank holiday had even been moved to Friday 8th May to coincide with the celebrations, then... coronavirus pandemic! Nothing like a pandemic to...

Family Movie Night

Family Movie Night! We love a family movie night, especially me and Freya. So when I saw a post from fellow photographer Nina about this fabulous Movie Package that Scott Cinemas were doing I knew I had to take a look. This deal is brilliant and for the price well...

How to Make Rainbow Rice

How to Make Rainbow Rice How to make Rainbow Rice for baby and toddler play activities - For your Rainbow Rice you will need - Rice, Vinegar, Food Colouring & Zip Lock Bags In a zip lock bag add 1 cup of rice (roughly 130g), 1 teaspoon of vinegar and...

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Christmas Pj Mini Sessions

BANPAS Member, Bromley, Bromley Photographer, Child Photography, Child Portraiture, Chislehurst, Family Photography, Kent, London Photographer, Petts Wood

Christmas Pj Mini Sessions are here!! I can’t believe its been a year already, where does the time go?! This year we WERE going outdoors to the Christmas Tree Farm for our mini sessions but due to unforeseen circumstances these are now going to be moved into the studio & are going to be even more fun!! Not […]

Secondary School Uniform | Our Last Summer

Bromley, Bromley Photographer, Chislehurst, Family Photography, Kent, Life, Living Arrows, Petts Wood

Secondary School… just those two words are enough to fill you with dread! Especially when its your ‘little one’ getting ready to go. As you know Leah is now 11 & is indeed heading to secondary school in September. I’ve got to be honest & say I’m not sure I’m ready! My baby is growing […]

Family Photo Session

BANPAS Member, Bromley, Bromley Photographer, Child Photography, Child Portraiture, Chislehurst, Family Photography, Kent, Life, London Photographer, Petts Wood

Hey all! I thought I’d do a quick post on family sessions. So you’ve booked your family session, decided on location & outfits everything is good. Then suddenly worry sets in what if the kids don’t behave, what if they don’t smile, gosh I hope Charlie doesn’t start shouting poop or worse 😉 etc. Guess […]

Master Jake | Cake Smash Session

Baby Photography, Baby Pictures, BANPAS Member, Bromley, Bromley Photographer, Cake Smash, Child Photography, Child Portraiture, Chislehurst, Family Photography, Kent, Life, London Photographer, Petts Wood

I met Jake a couple of weeks before he’s cake smash at he’s christening, what a little sweetie. He absolutely loved everyone giving him a cheer as the water was poured on he’s head. Fast forward now to he’s cake smash, he was so much fun!! A bit unsure at first as many are but […]

Master T | Newborn Session

Baby Photography, Baby Pictures, BANPAS Member, Bromley, Bromley Photographer, Child Photography, Child Portraiture, Chislehurst, Family Photography, Kent, Life, London Photographer, Newborn Photography, Petts Wood, Pregnancy, Pregnant

Master T & I first met when he was in he’s mummy’s tummy! You may remember I blogged about SJ & Sam, if not look here. They came in June for their maternity session & we had a lovely relaxed session in the wild land near the studio. Master T arrived just two weeks later! […]

Isla’s Cake Smash | Bromley Photographer

It was so great to see Isla again this time for her Cake Smash. I captured Isla’s newborn images last year and she has changed so much! She is such a little bundle of joy. She loved Leah and Freya being here playing peek a boo with her. Her mum requested quite a girly set […]