I’m guessing you’ve landed on this page because you are looking for a newborn photographer in Bristol. I may be the photographer for you!
I love my job and have been photographing newborn and older babies for 20 years. I’m highly qualified in the genre of newborn photography and put safety above everything when photographing for you.
You can expect a very calm and enjoyable experience with me. It’s very important that you have a lovely time watching your baby being photographed. With that in mind, I photograph in a very natural style and this results in the most beautiful images. It doesn’t matter if baby doesn’t sleep, so please don’t worry about that. Just take a look at my gallery and you’ll see beautiful awake babies who are calm and comfortable. I tend to photograph using neutral tones which work well with baby’s skintone. I do not put babies into any unnatural poses.
If your new baby has siblings then I’d be delighted for them to take part and I would also take the all important family shots too if wished, as well as Mummy with Baby and Daddy with Baby.
Newborn photography is suitable for babies up to six weeks old. If your baby is older then please book an older baby session. You can see my session fees here.
I recommend you book your newborn session after your 20 week scan as I do get booked up. A date is popped into the diary and then we can move it if baby is earlier or later then anticipated.
My studio is based within the grounds of my farmhouse and has everything you could need. A more tranquil location for a newborn session you could not imagine as we are based in the stunning Chew Valley, just 20 minutes from Clifton, 30 minutes from Portishead and 20 minutes from Bristol City Centre.
“I had been admiring Melanie’s beautiful work from afar for years before I finally scheduled a session for my little girl. She did not disappoint!! We immediately felt welcome, and at ease, in her cosy studio, but more than that, Melanie invested her time generously, and offered kind and careful attention to the needs of my daughter. The photos are incredible, I knew they’d be good, I guess I didn’t realise how good. We were given so many wonderful shots that capture her personality marvellously, and these will undoubtedly be precious keepsakes for years to come. We will certainly be booking again, I feel so lucky to have access to Melanie’s fine work. Thank you!” – Josie Hollis (Google review)
“My partner and I recently had our newborn photoshoot with Mel. And what an experience Mel is soo kind ,warm and welcoming she makes the whole experience unforgettable and a definite memory. Her patience is astonishing and as for the end result we couldn’t be happier. She managed to capture such delicate moments. We will be back 100% and Mel pack your bag your coming to the wedding :)” – Rhi Turnbull (Google review)
“As you know, I had such a difficult time during birth and afterwards and I wanted a lovely photoshoot so that I would have some good memories too. Your kindness towards me when I came to your studio absolutely blew me away. I watched in amazement as you so calmly positioned and photographed India. I also was so impressed that you took care of me as well checking that I was ok. And then when I saw the photos, all those bad memories of my daughter in the NICU absolutely melted away – I’d actually recommend a shoot with you as therapy! The ones of India and me, I’m overwhelmed. Thank you ever so much for such a lovely time and really really precious photos” – Name withheld on request. (Email from client)