Kind words from wonderful clients. Everything they loved about their family photography shoot. Read their reviews here.
Helen Bartlett has been photographing families, newborns, babies and children in London and across the UK since 2003. These are reviews from her clients – many of whom return year after year, building up a photographic record of their family growing up. What you’ll find here isn’t a single session and goodbye; it’s a long-term relationship with a photographer who becomes part of the family.
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Highly recommended.
We received a photography session with Helen as a gift and were absolutely delighted with the results. Helen is very friendly and put all of our family at their ease – the children played happily, resulting in wonderful, natural photos. Highly recommended.
– Karena
We love her work and will be using her again.
Helen’s photography is beautiful. She manages to really capture the essence of childhood and those precious family moments. We love her work and will be using her again to create a timeless record of our growing family.
– Lucy
I have never come across anything that comes close to her standards.
Helen photographed both my girls when they were just a few days old, and I can sincerely say that the photos and albums she produced are some of my most treasured possessions. Her photography is exquisite, and she manages to produce the most stunning pictures from the most ordinary surroundings. Having the newborn shoots done at home, and Helen’s natural affinity with children, make the whole experience relaxed and very enjoyable.
To then have Helen’s assistant bring the pictures to us to preview and order is another luxury, and also allowed us to feel very involved in the final product. I have yet to find anybody who has not been struck with the quality of the finished product, both the photographs and their presentation.
I cannot recommend Helen highly enough, and I have never come across anything that comes close to her standards.
– Francesca
The pictures are stunning and there were so many to choose from.
We are so delighted to have found Helen and her team to take photographs of our young family. Helen dedicates lots of time to the job and put us all at ease, photographing us in our environment with wonderful results. The pictures are stunning and there were so many to choose from. The album she produced was so well done there was no way we wouldn’t have ordered it, along with the multiple prints!
– Clemy
Helen is a complete natural with children (and camera-shy adults!).
We have had two photoshoots with Helen and both have had fantastic results, we have been so happy with both process and finished product. Helen is a complete natural with children (and camera-shy adults!) and produces stunning photographs which we will treasure forever. She is a lovely person and a great photographer. We are already looking forward to seeing her the next time!
– Natasha
A true professional who is confident in her own photography style and doesn’t follow trends.
I was lucky enough to come across Helen early in her career, and she has photographed my three boys at regular intervals since then. She forms an instant relationship with children of all ages and manages to construct amazing photos while letting the children do their own thing. As a result, the kids love Helen’s visits, and you get pictures that really reflect the individual character of each child.
I have huge admiration for Helen – she is a true professional who is confident in her own photography style and doesn’t follow trends. If you want relaxed yet classic photography of your children being completely themselves, look no further.
– Alison
Our session with Helen was a five-star experience from start to finish.
Our session with Helen was a five-star experience from start to finish. Our children were two and three at the time and we were a bit worried about concentration span, timing of the shoot, nappy changes, tantrums, etc. We needn’t have worried at all!
From the moment Helen arrived, our children were wonderfully at ease, played hide and seek with her, told her stories and introduced their toys. We drove to a nearby park and just ran around, played, had coffees, basically all the things we would usually do on a Saturday morning.
When the photos arrived, I was incredibly happy to have such a wonderful record of the day and the children’s characters.
– Carmen and Peter
It was just so easy.
We all really enjoyed our photoshoot with Helen. It was just so easy. Even when Amy got quite tired and grumpy, Helen was endlessly patient. We were thrilled with the end result, particularly the framed prints. Every time someone comes into my office, they always comment on the beautiful picture of Amy and my in-laws were delighted with their joint birthday present. With another baby on the way, I’m sure it won’t be too long before we’re booking Helen again!
– Katie
She has a special ability to relate to the camera-shy ten-year-old and the lively eighteen-month old equally well.
We were so pleased to have Helen come and take photos of our family. The shoot was great fun. Helen’s presence was very unobtrusive which led to some beautiful, natural photos that perfectly captured our son’s personality and toddler ways.
Helen was very accommodating of our daily routine and she has a special ability to relate to the camera-shy ten-year-old and the lively eighteen-month old equally well. The pictures wowed everyone and we will treasure them forever!
– Lucy
Helen made everyone feel completely at ease.
We were all very excited and a little nervous, after all, you shouldn’t go in front of a camera with children or animals, and we had both! Helen made everyone feel completely at ease and was able to capture us all in a very natural, relaxed way. The results were amazing – the most fabulous pictures, which we will cherish for many years.
– Louise
The day after Helen’s visit my son asked when she was coming back as it was, ‘the best day of my life!’
I wasn’t sure what to expect from a photoshoot at home, but after several stressed visits to studios, I wanted some relaxed pictures that capture the spirit of our family. Helen arrived just after breakfast and stayed until lunch as we were all having so much fun!
I introduced Helen to the children as ‘Mummy’s friend’ to help them feel comfortable around her, but next time she visits us it will be as a friend of the whole family. The day after Helen’s visit my son asked when she was coming back as it was, ‘the best day of my life!’ Our albums will be treasured forever.
– Lynne
The main thing I love is that Helen captured the children the way that they really are.
Helen’s photography is an antidote to the over-preened studio shots that are fashionable right now. We went to a place where the kids love to play, and just did what kids do. The main thing I love is that Helen captured the children the way that they really are – dirty, dishevelled and beautiful.
– Caroline
