Where moments become memories and memories become treasures.
Welcome to Claire Grant Photography
Specialising in Maternity, Newborn, and Baby Photoshoots at Claire Grant Photography, Southampton, Hampshire
Where calm, baby led , tranquil sessions happen, experience matters and stunning images are created.
At Claire Grant Photography, we specialise in capturing the most precious moments of your journey—starting with maternity, through newborn days, and celebrating those first-year milestones. Based in Southampton, we offer a range of photography sessions that help preserve these fleeting times with timeless, artistic images. With 10 years experience, you can be confident that you will have stunning heirlooms to treasure and a calm and memorable shoot.
Whether you’re looking for maternity photography, a newborn photographer, or a cake smash photoshoot to celebrate your baby’s first birthday, we provide a warm, professional, and personalised experience to capture your family’s unique story.
Why choose me?
Choosing the right photographer for your newborn is an important decision. With nearly 10 years of experience specialising in newborn photography, I have worked with hundreds of babies and families, meaning there is very little I haven’t encountered. Whether a baby needs extra time to settle, more soothing, or a different approach to posing, I have the experience and patience to gently guide each session so every baby can be safely posed and beautifully photographed.
I am professionally trained in safe newborn posing and create a calm, comfortable environment where both baby and parents can relax. As a mum myself, I am also deeply empathetic to the journey mothers have just been through. I understand the physical and emotional changes that come with giving birth, and my sessions are designed to be slow, supportive, and stress-free so you can simply sit back, rest, and enjoy watching your little one being photographed.
My style is timeless and elegant, using soft colours and carefully selected props to create images you will treasure forever. These early days pass so quickly, and it is truly an honour to preserve these precious moments for families to look back on for years to come.
Discover our Photography services
Maternity Photoshoot
Celebrate the beauty of pregnancy with a maternity shoot in my bespoke studio. I’ll help you to document this incredible glowing time.
Newborn Photoshoot
Capture the special moments of your newborn baby. The ideal timeframe of 7-21 days is perfect for capturing the tiny newborn features and the sleepy curled up poses of your new bundle of joy. Such a fleeting time, let me capture and preserve these first few weeks.
Baby’s 1st Year Milestones
From sitting up to crawling and beyond, your baby will grow so fast in their first year. Our milestone sessions are designed to capture every major development, ensuring no moment is missed.
Cake Smash Photoshoot
Let your baby dive into their first birthday cake while I capture the fun! Cake smash sessions are a fantastic way to mark your baby’s first birthday with joyful, candid photos.
First Birthday Photoshoot
If a cake smash isn’t for your baby but you wish to celebrate this special milestone with a few stunning portraits, then a mini shoot is for you. This is also a great alternative for those on a smaller budget.
Puppy Photoshoot
Our fur babies deserve to be spoilt and have their special moments captured too. Find out more about portraits for your pooch.
The studio
COME AND COSY UP AND LET THE MOMENTS UNFOLD
I understand how important it is to know you are having a photoshoot in a safe, clean and welcoming environment. I also know that after having a newborn baby you may be physically exhausted and feeling a little out of sorts. I provide a home from home environment where you can come and put your feet up and relax. A lot of my families feel so relaxed that they often find themselves drifting off into a much needed sleep. Or they just sit back and watch we work away in a comfy, cosy space. The benefit of not having a commercial space, is that you can even rock up in your PJ’s. I will have plenty of hot and cold water, hot drinks and snacks to also make your time with me an enjoyable experience. As well as facilities on hand for mum and dad, I have plenty of props, outfits and accessories on hand for your photoshoot, from newborn hats and hair ties, to cake smash outfits. With over 9 years in the industry I have a huge collection, with so many beautiful colours and textures that will be used to enhance your baby’s stunning images.
Claire you were honestly incredible. Out of all the photographers we looked at Claire stood out by far!
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Let’s create moments together
I’m really looking forward to connecting with you and I would love to help. So that I can answer your enquiry in as much detail as possible, please let me know what type of shoot you are interested in and when for. If it is for a newborn shoot, please let me know your due date. If your baby is already here, then please tell me their age.
