Now and Then - Verity's portrait photographs in Greenwich

I first met Hatty and Verity six years ago, when I visited them at home in Greenwich to take some newborn photographs of Verity.

I remember the session vividly - Verity was so chilled out, a typical fourth child she just lay there happily as the world whizzed by around her (I'm the fourth child myself, so I heartily recommend this view).

I was thrilled to be asked back this summer to photograph Verity again but also this time to include the rest of the family and her three older siblings. We had an amazing time and the blog post from the full shoot will be posted tomorrow.

In the meantime I thought it would be fun to revisit that early session and post something in the now and then - I love seeing how time flies and, to me, this really shows the value of photography. Each moment is gone in a flash and it's such a powerful thing to record it forever.

Enjoy!

Then:

and now:

Children's portrait photography in St John's Wood - Now and Then

The first in my new 'Now and Then' series features children’s portrait photography in St John’s Wood, London. With the popularity of my 'Stories Behind the Images' blog posts, we thought it would be nice to start another series of blog posts that offer a new insight into the way I approach children's portraiture. So today is the first of our Now and Then series where I will be comparing pictures from different portrait sessions with the same children, as it is so lovely to see how the children grow and change over the years.

I have photographed Emily a number of times at her beautiful St John’s Wood home and I thought you would enjoy these to portraits as part of the Now and Then series. Showing my photographs in this way really demonstrates what I try to achieve with my children’s portrait photography. I love that we have a continuity of images - pictures of the children that are timeless and fit together year on year.

These two pictures, taken two years apart, have so much in common – in both, a game of hide and seek was taking place and Emily has the same look of absolute delight on her face. Yet the exact location and nature of the game was different – a far cry hiding under the covers to hiding behind the curtains, you understand!

I love both images and it really makes me happy to see them together. I feel so proud to be invited to share so many moments in different families lives, and to be able to capture these every day moments in a way that will hold the memories forever. I do hope you enjoy these two portrait photographs of Emily.