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Bluebell Photography Oxfordshire 2023

Bluebell Photography Oxfordshire 2023

Can you believe it's that time of year already? Where is the year going? Last year we did some beautiful shoots with some lovely families, and I'm now pre-booking my 2023 shoots. With some amazing places across Oxfordshire to choose from, I'm excited to get back out...

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TOP 10 TIPS TO TAKE BETTER PICS OF YOUR FAMILY ON YOUR PHONE

TOP 10 TIPS TO TAKE BETTER PICS OF YOUR FAMILY ON YOUR PHONE

TOP 10 TIPS TO TAKE BETTER FAMILY PICS ON YOUR PHONE Before the days of smartphones — if you can remember such a time — taking a great photo was a labour-intensive process. Now, it's easy to master how to take good photos with your phone — no fancy cameras or desktop...

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Christmas Sessions 2022

Christmas Sessions 2022

CHRISTMAS SESSIONS 2022My Christmas sessions are now open for booking - yay! Here's what they include: TWO beautiful setups are available  Images can include all family members, kids and dogs too if you wish Half an hour session First set-up will be with Santa - yes...

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SUMMER FAMILY MINI SESSIONS

SUMMER FAMILY MINI SESSIONS

DO YOU KEEP MEANING TO UPDATE YOUR FAMILY IMAGES, BUT NEVER SEEM TO GET ROUND TO IT? Then my family mini sessions will be perfect for you. 30 mins in the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside. The golden evenings and beautiful backdrops we have at our fingertips make for...

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Newborn Mini Sessions

Newborn Mini Sessions

I'm excited to say that I am now introducing newborn mini sessions. It's something I have been thinking about for a long time now, giving you the opportunity of some beautiful images of your newborn baby, but with a smaller investment. Newborn mini sessions are...

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Bluebell Photography Oxfordshire 2022

Bluebell Photography Oxfordshire 2022

Hooray - they're back. My bluebell sessions are returning this year after missing them for the last 2 years. With some amazing places across Oxfordshire to choose from, I'm excited to get back out there. These are one of my favourite things to shoot. I say it all the...

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Should You Swaddle Your Baby?

Should You Swaddle Your Baby?

To swaddle or not to swaddle your baby? It’s the middle of the night, and baby is crying, she’s been fed, she’s dry, but you don’t know how to help her. It might be that swaddling can help. Now the first thing I want to make clear – I’m not a midwife, or health...

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Did You Meet Father Christmas?

Did You Meet Father Christmas?

Did you get to meet Father Christmas last year? Well, can you believe it's nearly mid-February, where is the year going? I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year and are enjoying a good start to 2022. It has certainly begun better this year from a COVID...

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Christmas Sessions 2021

Christmas Sessions 2021

I'm so excited this year to be bringing Father Christmas to my studio to meet you all. I have spent the last few months preparing a beautiful setup and I can't wait to show it all to you. An extra date of 21st November has been opened, and once the appointments are...

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What Is A Sitter Session

What Is A Sitter Session

As much as I love photographing newborns, sitter sessions are without a doubt my favourite. But what is a sitter session I hear you say? The simple answer is, when baby is sitting up, unaided. Sitter sessions are becoming more and more popular with parents who want to...

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Photographing Older Babies

Photographing Older Babies

Help! My baby isn’t a Newborn have I missed my chance? Not at all, we're all about photographing older babies too! Here at Studio Bambino we often are approached by parents who for reasons varying from a traumatic birth, sleepless nights, cultural reasons or just...

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Top Gifts To Buy A New Mum

Top Gifts To Buy A New Mum

Top Things To Buy A New Mum or Baby My gorgeous niece recently had a baby girl. Of course, I wanted to shower her with gifts, so I asked her what she needed. She of course could tell me what she didn't need, which was babygro's, bibs, socks, packs of muslins etc,...

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Christmas Sessions Behind The Scenes

Christmas Sessions Behind The Scenes

Christmas Sessions - Behind the Scenes   When you mention Christmas in September, people start to look at you funny. But did you know many photographers start planning their Christmas session setups in early summer? It’s not just a case of deciding your theme for...

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Christmas Photography Sessions

Christmas Photography Sessions

Christmas is coming!! This Christmas I am finding that people are either in one of two camps. They either feel like 2020 has lasted for about 5 years (and are ready to put the tree up and call it a year) or they can’t believe there are less than 100 days until...

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Coping With Mum Guilt

Coping With Mum Guilt

Mum guilt, it’s something that EVERY mum suffers with, but are we our own worst enemy’s? It’s Sunday night, just gone 8 o’clock and I’m counting my lucky stars that Sienna has gone to bed and straight to sleep. When these little mini humans enter our world, we find it...

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Poetry In Motion

Poetry In Motion

Lockdown has been pretty tough for all of us, whether it affected our work, our holiday plans, our income, and let’s face it, our sanity. You may well have read one of my previous posts when I talked about the fact that I used to love to write. It’s not something I...

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Kids Grow Up So Fast

Kids Grow Up So Fast

Kids grow up so fast. Is it the biggest cliche out there? I think it possibly is.   It’s a phrase we hear repeatedly. Usually, by your auntie Doreen, along with, oooh hasn’t she grown (with accompanying hair ruffle or cheek pinch). But she’s right. Scarily right. And...

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Outdoor Newborn Photography in Oxfordshire

Outdoor Newborn Photography in Oxfordshire

The best thing about being a newborn photographer in Oxfordshire, is that we have such beautiful clean outdoor spaces on our doorstep. Rolling fields full of golden corn, gorgeous poppy fields, woodland that glow with the yellows, oranges and reds of Acer trees, and...

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Photographing Your Baby At Home

Photographing Your Baby At Home

If you're reading this, chances are you've just had, or about to have a new bundle of joy arrive in your life! And although it's the most amazing time ever, some of you will no doubt be dissapointed that you won't be able to attend you pre-booked photo session. With...

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Beating the January Blues

Beating the January Blues

There is wholeheartedly nothing fun about the month after Christmas, with January Blues hitting a lot of us hard. In the run up to Christmas, when Bublé is our daily soundtrack, and there are pretty lights at every window, we have an inherrent reason to feel jolly....

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