Claire Roads

When my Daughter was around 11 weeks old my Husband and I took her to have some 'professional' photos taken. A few of my friends had the most gorgeous studio newborn pictures of their little ones and I thought I should do it too. I'd been told I had 'missed' the window for the sleepy posed newborn images but I still wanted some nice photos of my girl before she got too big. I didn't do any research (I didn't even think that there were any other options) and booked in with a

What do you think of when you hear the term ‘Family Photography’? Chances are you are transported back to your childhood, to the dreaded Family Photo Day. Your Mum would dress you and your siblings up in your finest matching outfits (my Brother and I had rather fetching sailor suits, I bet you can just picture it – oh, the 80’s, how we miss you) You would march down to the local photography studio where you would spend the best part of an hour being bribed with sweets to ‘sit

As you'll know, from my many (many!) posts, stories and Claire Roads Ted-Talks (which you all adore 😉) one of the main driving forces behind my business is getting Mums in “the frame” with their little ones. We know we deserve to exist in our family photographs , stories and memories but the truth is, as Mums we are often the ones behind the camera… Why I Started Motherhood Sessions In previous years (as a way to help lovely Mummies) I offered limited Motherhood sessions eac

My Husband turned to me the other day and said “Claire, you feel guilty about EVERYTHING don’t you?” And it struck me that yes, I really...

Its fair to say that my memory these days is pretty terrible. I can walk into a room and forget why I went in there in the first place;...

If I asked you to look at your camera roll right now, what would you see? Hundreds (probably thousands!) of photos of your children. We...