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Maternity Photography in North London

Expectant couple holding hands while walking through Highgate Wood

Maternity photo shoot in Highgate, North London

I spent the most wonderful morning recently in beautiful Highgate in North London photographing this maternity photo shoot. It was such good fun and I’m thrilled with the results, and it’s lovely to be sharing a few favourites here on the blog today.

This was my second session with this lovely family, our first one being in January of 2025, and as I type this blog post I’m also processing my third session, a newborn photo shoot which I’ll share some favourites from soon.

This is the best part of my job, regular sessions with wonderful clients, being there for these amazing moments in their lives and recording their family journey in photographs to look back on with such joy.

It was a wonderful morning for maternity photography at home and in Highgate Wood.

Pregnant woman standing by a window at home during a maternity photo shoot in Highgate

Maternity photography with a toddler

We started the maternity photo shoot at home in Highgate so we could take some pictures with the baby’s older brother before he headed off to nursery. Starting bright and early at 8am meant we could fit in some lovely photographs before the day really got going.

It was such a joy to see this cheerful little chap again, I’d loved our January session last year, and I was thrilled to hear he was still into Knights. I love a tale of King Arthur.

We took some beautiful pictures and then walked him to school.

Pregnant woman standing with her young child at home during a maternity photo shoot Expectant parents walking with their young child along a residential street in Highgate

Highgate Wood maternity photo shoot

After dropping off the eldest we headed to Highgate Wood, which is one of my favourite places in North London. Local to me, this is somewhere I walk and run often and know well, and it was such fun to explore it with fresh eyes while planning this maternity photo shoot.

The weather was still quite warm that morning and we enjoyed finding different backdrops and creating a relaxed set of maternity photographs in the woods.

Silhouette of a pregnant woman standing beneath tree branches during a maternity photo shoot Pregnant woman standing among branches during a maternity photo shoot in Highgate Wood Expectant couple sitting together on a fallen tree in Highgate Wood Pregnant woman standing on a woodland path in Highgate Wood

At home maternity photos in Highgate

From the woods we headed back home for some more maternity photos. The early part of the morning had been full of the energy of a boisterous toddler, and this second part felt quieter and calmer, with space to focus on the excitement of preparing for a new baby.

Pregnant woman standing by a window at home during a maternity photo shoot in North London Expectant couple standing together by a window during an at home maternity photo shoot Pregnant woman sitting on a bed during an at home maternity photo shoot

Book your maternity photo shoot in North London

It was such a pleasure to be part of this family’s preparations and I hope you have enjoyed this small selection of favourite images from my recent maternity photo shoot in Highgate, North London.

If you’ve enjoyed the blog and would like to book a maternity photo shoot for your own family in North London, please get in touch via my contact form and we can plan a relaxed and meaningful photo shoot together.

Expectant couple sitting together on a sofa during an at home maternity photo shoot