Are you expecting a bundle of joy and looking to capture this special moment in your life? As a Wiltshire-based maternity photographer with years of experience, I understand the importance of choosing the right maternity photographer. This decision can make all the difference in ensuring that you have stunning and memorable photos that you can cherish for years to come. With so many options available, it can be overwhelming to decide which photographer is right for you. In this blog, I will share my expertise and provide you with useful tips to help you make the best choice when choosing your ..read more

Congratulations, you've made it to the third trimester! You're in the home stretch now and your little one will be arriving soon. It's an exciting and nerve-wracking time, but with a little preparation, you can make the most of these final months of pregnancy. In this blog post, we'll go over what to expect during the third trimester and provide tips and strategies to help you cope with the challenges and enjoy this special time. Coping with Pregnancy Fatigue: Strategies for Managing Exhaustion in the 3rd Trimester If you've been feeling tired throughout your pregnancy, you're not alone! Fatig ..read more

Are you considering a Cake Smash Photoshoot for your baby's special 1st birthday? If so and you're wondering a finished Cake Smash Photo Shoot gallery from Rachel Burnside Photography looks like, this post is for you. This is the story of sweet baby Odin's Cake Smash session earlier this year, told through his finished gallery! His mummy chose a beautiful theme with a balloon garland in colours to match his nursery. From the photos she sent in her pre-session questionnaire we colour matched the balloons and arrange for the professionally made cake to match perfectly too. The brief was to keep ..read more

Are you searching for a stunning name for your baby due in January? The New Year is a time filled with hope and joyful expectations of the year ahead. A time for a fresh start and new beginnings! It's an amazing time of year to welcome your baby into the world. Although the days are still short and and weather chilly, the first sighs of Spring and warmer days to come are already beginning to emerge around us. Snowdrops are beginning to emerge from the frozen ground and daylight hours are lengthening. It's a month of renewal and of looking forward to the year ahead! There a lots of beautiful na ..read more

Happy 1st Birthday Victor! It was a pleasure to welcome you to my Salisbury baby photography studio for your birthday cake smash photo shoot. Victor loves jungle animals so that was an obvious choice for the theme of his cake smash photographs. We used elephants, monkeys and even a parrot to bring the jungle cake smash theme to life! When his mummy brought him to our studio in an adorable little Tarzan outfit it all came together perfectly. I have created several jungle cake smash themes in the past few years but I like to make each one unique! The dark green backdrop, hanging vines, rustic w ..read more

Why choose a baby or new parent subscription box? Subscription boxes have experienced a huge boom in recent years, fuelled perhaps by the pandemic and the resulting skyrocketing of online ordering and delivery services. A quick search online reveals that there is a subscription box for anything and everything, and new parents and babies are no exception. It's easy to see why subscription boxes have become so popular, whether as a one off treat or something to look forward to every month, they are a great way to treat yourself or someone else. There's still something exciting about receiving a ..read more

Are you looking for the perfect name for your baby due in December? Maybe you would like to choose a festive name in honour of their Christmas birthday, or something to remind you of the beautiful, wintry season in which they were born. Perhaps you'd like a religious name found in the Christmas story or something to remind you of your favourite Christmas carol. As a newborn photographer I always feel that there's something magical about having a new baby at Christmas. The lights, the sparkle, the feeling of love and hope for the future. A new beginning. So if you're expecting a December baby t ..read more

(and how I use them) My ,Salisbury newborn photography studio is full of beautiful props to use to style your fine art newborn session. With so many to choose from, I wanted to give you a peek at my top 5 favourite newborn photography props and how I use them to create beautiful, unique images for every baby I photograph. 1. My Buckets Buckets are my favourite newborn photography prop of all time! I love to create these beautiful bucket images for my clients and they are a wonderful way to showing their baby's beautiful face perfectly. Most babies love this pose and settle comfortably into the ..read more

May is a lovely time of year to have a baby! The leaves are new, fresh and green and the warm summer days are just beginning. If you're looking for a name inspired by your May born baby's birth month, take a look at my top 10 May baby name suggestions below. 1. May Starting with the most obvious of course! It's a sweet, old fashioned girls name which isn't very common at the moment but I think it should make a come back. It was also my grandmother's name (who was born in May) so I have always loved it. 2. Mae A more modern looking variation on May but pronounced the same. It also means 'pearl ..read more

April 2022 is International Caesarean Awareness month, an event organised by ICAN – The International Caesarean Awareness Network to raise awareness of caesarean birth. One in five births in the UK were via C-section in 2021, so it's no surprise that many of the new mums I photograph in my Salisbury newborn photography studio are recovering for either a planned or emergency caesarean. When a client tells me that they have just had their baby via C-section, I usually suggest that their wait until their baby is 2-3 weeks old before coming to the studio to give them a chance to heal, and feel mor ..read more