London family & children's photographer | Natural portraits for creative families

Natural portrait photography by Thea Courtney

Thea is a family and newborn baby portrait photographer who photographs London families in the comfort of their own home, capturing their life with creative flair and her unique, timeless style. Her ability to find the extraordinary in the every day enables her to create unique portraits that are natural and authentic.

As a baby and children’s photographer, I love to capture families in the sanctuary of their own homes in a natural and timeless way. My photography always tells a story, and also documents and reveals the beautiful and honest connections we have with our loved ones.
No props.
No posing.
Just you being you.
My approach to clients’ portrait photography sessions is no different to the way I photograph my own family; searching out the fleeting moments and beautiful natural light that are interwoven into our daily lives. Every family photography session is different so there’s no set formula…only creative collaboration.
I specialize in family and baby photography portrait sessions in your own home, and I also document baptisms in an informal, relaxed way, as a London Christening Photographer.

Being at home really is the best way to capture your children being themselves!

toddlers

newborn & baby

children

I’m a London children’s photographer , specialising in Family photography with a unique edge, in the South East region of the UK. I love to photograph babies and families in their home, capturing all the little things that they do when hanging out together.

Sometimes I get to photograph Mums with their little ones at home during the week; this special time can often pass us by in a blur of domesticity, but these are also the moments are the ones you’ll want to have to look back on in years to come! Other popular times for an in home shoot with all the family start with Saturday morning breakfast rituals and end with a lazy Sunday afternoon chilling out with the kids and perhaps venturing outside too!

The homes I photograph families in come in all shapes and sizes…from an apartment in the center of town to a farm in the countryside. The one thing they all have in common is that they are a type of sacred space for families, where everyone is free to be themselves and truly relax. Families can stay at home with bare feet and spend precious time together, while I capture it all with my camera.

It’s actually when kids are a tiny bit cheeky, and when grown ups begin to embrace their vulnerability that I find the best photographs are made. The families I’ve photographed over the years are now more friends than clients, and I love to see how they’ve all completely changed when I get to photograph them again.
My unique approach to newborn baby photography uses only natural light, and there’s no posing the baby, in order to provide you with images that will remain timeless and true to your experience as new parents.
And it’s not just families and weddings that I photograph; I also work with local businesses, schools and brands ( Not on the High Street , VSCO, Anorak Online , Kiki , Sally Nencini , The Grace Tales, T&H; ‘The New Artisans’ book )

Recently, I’ve photographed families in many London areas including Dulwich, East Dulwich, Brixton, Herne Hill, Clapham, Wandsworth, Balham, Battersea, Chelsea, Kensington, Notting Hill Gate, Queenspark, Wimbledon, Richmond, Highgate, Crouch End, Islington, Greenwich, Blackheath, Hackney and Hampstead. I also visit families in Surrey, Kent, Sussex and Essex.