Well, Happy New Year to you all ! I hope that you had a great Christmas and New Year break. We were very grateful for some time off after a manic final few weeks before the festivities started!

One of the things we were busy with was for the queen of my biggest vice Sarah Jane Chocolates. On a chilly but sunny Monday afternoon in mid-December, I visited Sarah and her lovely family for a pre-Christmas family photoshoot … oh, and some chocolates too!

As the sun was out, we took the opportunity and headed out into the garden, armed with camera, reflector and warm jackets. They were all very good about dropping the jackets for a few minutes at a time, whilst we captured some great family moments. Of course, coffee and chocolate was a must after all that, and I would be lying if I didn’t own up to the fact that I ate rather more than I should – but, oh goodness, how utterly divine! I would highly recommend sampling some for yourself, or even attending one of her Chocolate Making Workshops. I guarantee, you won’t be disappointed!

So, enough of that, let’s look at some of my favourite images from the shoot :

One of my recent shoots for Baby Surrey Magazine was of this adorable little creature, Lottie. I am just totally loving her gorgeous ginger-ness!

So, continuing along the Baby Photography theme, this little lady is Isabella, and she was my first shoot for the next edition of Baby Surrey Magazine. A lovely shoot with a happy little lady on a beautifully sunny morning – what more could you ask for ?!

There are many people who you meet in your life who simply pass in and out of your everyday existence and you may pay them no special heed, both of you going about your lives. Every now and then, however, you have the opportunity to meet someone who has a profound and positive effect on everything you do. Someone who challenges your normal, mundane existence and someone who touches you deeply on many levels. If you are very lucky, you may also be fortunate enough to be able to call this person a friend.

Elizabeth, my friend, is just that person. And it is just that which makes this a rather special post for me. As many of our mutual friends and colleagues will know, Elizabeth, and her husband Mikey, have just had a baby – a gorgeous little baby called CJ, and I was so very pleased to have the opportunity to photograph them all last week, at their country retreat.

There’s little more to say, apart from the fact that they all look beautiful together – see for yourself…

A couple of weeks ago, I had the most amazing job to do, one beautifully sunny Friday afternoon. My brief was to photograph a Real Fairy tea party, complete with Fairy Pillow Sausage Rolls, Moo Cow Milkshakes, Honeycomb Cupcakes with Bees and Jammy Stars (yes, complete sugar rush – but I was OK after a glass of water or two!)

This was all for an upcoming article in Baby Surrey and Baby London magazines with Helen Nathan, kitchen goddess and authoress of the Flossie Crums children’s baking books.

Here is the most gorgeous compilation of images for your visual delight – can’t you just FEEL summer and hear the screams of Fairy (and Bumble Boy) Delights ?!?!

Surrey Children’s Photography ~ by Matt Pereira Photography