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FIRST BIRTHDAY PHOTOGRAPHER IN SURREY

baby looking at cake during first birthday photoshoot with Rachel Fairfield Photography

Looking for a First Birthday photographer in Surrey? This is my tasteful take on a first birthday cake smash session, without all of the mess and sensory overload. My first birthday photoshoots take place in my Surrey Photography Studio and are the perfect way to celebrate the exciting milestone of baby turning one.  Until a child turns three, they don’t have much concept of their birthday, so it's a wonderful birthday gift for the whole family, and you will have these memories to treasure for a lifetime.  

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​We start with my lovely and simple "ONE" setup with my little wooden cake, fluffy ONE letters and a "1" helium balloon. Baby usually has a lot of fun playing with these and it's always super cute to see their characters on display! We then usually have a change of outfit for baby and move on to capture everything we would capture within an older baby session, including sibling pictures, mummy pictures, daddy pictures and of course the all important family pictures. 

 

A First Birthday session usually lasts around 90 minutes but these sessions are always unhurried, to allow time for baby to warm up to their new surroundings.  You can choose to either have the session 3-4 weeks before your little one's birthday so that the pictures are ready for their big day, or you can come to me on the day/week of their birthday so that it's a part of their special celebrations.

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Here are some of my favourite pictures from recent First Birthday sessions at my photography studio in Surrey.  If you'd like me to help you celebrate your baby's birthday, please do get in touch!

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Click here for First Birthday session pricing

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Looking for a more simple session without the "ONE" props? My Older Baby session might be right for you.

"Rachel had lots of fantastic ideas about how to get the best pictures of our son Lucas, and was great at reacting to the unpredictable moments that naturally occur with a newborn baby. These moments actually resulted in some brilliant pictures! Crucially, when the photoshoot was interrupted, because Lucas needed feeding or comforting, we weren’t made to feel like it was a race against the clock.  Rachel’s patience and calming demeanour continually shone through." LOUISE & STEVE, ESHER
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