Once we have finished editing your photos we will send you an email with some handy info as well as importantly a secure link to view, share and download your photos.

Once you click on the link it will take you to our lovely gallery website which is driven by the amazing smugmug. Here you can view your photos either on a computer or a mobile device. You can also share this link to anyone that you want to show the whole gallery too.

The photos will be on our gallery for around 1 year.

DOWNLOADING

You now have 2 options depending on what you want to do and what your viewing own, You can scroll through the photos and just download your favourites to your mobile device just like any other photo you were saving. Once a photo is onscreen you will get a download icon BELOW THE PHOTO and it will download just that photo to your device.

2nd option if you scroll up you will see another download icon ABOVE THE FIRST PHOTO like the once circled below in red. Click on that and it will ask for an email address to send the download link too. Once done Smugmug will send you a link like in the 2nd photo below. Click that big green button and it will download the whole gallery to your computer. Please be aware this is a large amount of photos so a computer is better than a mobile Device for the whole album downloads. There is also a link to a handy download guide on that page.

Any problems please txt or email me, describing the problem to either:    07720325336 or julianporter@mac.com

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A few weeks ago I had a call from Meg asking about a modelling shoot for her twin 3 year olds Raffi and Marigold. Of course we said yes please and arranged a date.  When they arrived the twins were absolutely cute as could be and listened to my every word, I knew at this point they would do very well if put in front of the right people.

We did a nice and fairly typical selection with both Raffi and Marigold as well as a few together. Mainly to aim for as many “work” options as possible.

They were both great fun to work with and so great at listening it was unreal. Of course there was a lot of 3 year old shenanigans but we are well used to that.

3 weeks later I just had a message from Mum to say they have both been offered contracts from they exclusive Bonnie and Betty which is beyond fabulous. We wish them both all the absolute best with their modelling and shenanigans too 🙂

Model shoots from £125 including all the photos, Sue and I have been blessed to have helped some very special Actors and models along the way. See the link at the bottom of these photos for more shoot details.

actors headshots Southampton

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What do you get as a gift for one of the most precious ladies in your life when Mother’s Day comes around?

Have you ever considered a special Mother’s Day photoshoot in Southampton?

Julian Porter Photography is offering what we believe to be a first in the local area; a Mother’s Day photoshoot at a location of your choice or at our professional local studio.

It’s a great way in which you can show your appreciation to your mum, or the mother of your own children.

We all know how busy mums can be, with many of them not often getting the chances they might have done in the past to feel beautiful and special. For mum’s with young kids the busy life of making sure everyone else is okay, often means they feel tired.

No matter what stage of life your mum is at though, let them feel appreciated with a makeover and special photoshoot using one of our Southampton Mother’s Day offers. They are available now as a voucher or by booking a date of your choosing.

Our Mother’s Day vouchers can be used all year round, and you can choose from a variety of different photoshoots. It could be a mum and daughter, a family shoot, or even with a beloved pet.

The choice is yours, but whatever you choose, your mum will be left with a set of stunning photos that can be treasured as memories forever.

How it works

Your mum will be able to step into a professional studio with a variety of backdrops or have the photoshoot at one of her favourite locations in Southampton.

Our Southampton studio offers a relaxed, fun, and professional environment, with everything you need to create stunning results.

To view the different vouchers available, please check our gift vouchers page. You can choose from a wide variety of photoshoots and options, or just call us if you want something really specific.

What does it cost?

Our special offer photoshoot for Mum costs £200 and you will receive a disk or USB of all the beautifully edited photos ready to print and share. You will also receive a free of charge print in a display mount folder.

You’re shoot can be in our modern studio with full facilities or at one of our locations outside. Either way we will look after Mum and the family and thats a promise.

Special Offer: All orders and bookings will receive a free print in a presentation folder.

We are a husband and wife team who specialise in family photography.

For more information or just to find out more, give us a call on 02380 767084 to find out what Mother’s Day offers in Southampton we could customise at Julian Porter Photography.

Whatever you choose, it’s sure to bring a tear to the eye of even the busiest of mums this year!

Call me on 07720325336 to chat about or5 book this offer

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We first met Maria and Jake for an extended family shoot arranged by her brother some years ago and immediately hit it off, They have since got married and we saw them again for a bump shoot and then when the most adorable little Barnaby (Barney) arrived. Once short year on and they announced baby number 2, again we did a bump and then we met Arnold (Arnie). We had originally planned a newborn shoot at 7 days old but complications led to hospital for little man so we held off and eventually after the all clear we got mot meet him this week at about 6 weeks old.

It was fabulous to see this amazing family and firstly see how big and adorable Barney has got and to meet the equally lovely Arnie.

We started with a few of Arnie first but Barney quickly wanted ink on the action and this continued for a while. Both boys were super smily and made for great photos.

We finished with everyone and again it was amazing. Such an amazing thoughtful and loving family and we are supper chuffed to call them our friends.

Another fabulous shoot 

How old should my newborn baby be for a newborn shoot with you?

Good question, ideally 7-10 days old but we know this is not always practical and often babies are still in hospital at this time but we have had great success upto 6 weeks old and even older with premature babies and twins.

When do I need to book a newborn photo shoot?

Honestly sooner the better,  we take a £50 deposit then guarantee you a space during the magic 7-10 day period. Sue and I often work on our days off to fit in new babies.

What if I forgot to book my newborn shoot, is it too late?

No it’s not too late so please don’t worry just give me a message or a call and we will try our absolute best to fit you in. Just call me on 07720325336 for a chat or if your reading this at an evening feed time email me julian@julianporter.com

Where is your newborn studio situated?

We are in Southampton SO163QJ. We have free parking and every single facility that you would expect from a modern photo studio including bathrooms, changing room, mummy and baby room and separate area in the studio if needed and Sue and I fully support breast feeding here for both newborn and mummies with older babies. We also have baby changing facilities and emergency nappies in most sizes lol.

We hope you love these photos, if you’d like to chat please call, txt or WhatsApp me on 07720325336 or contact me using the contact page on this website or julian@julianporter.com

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I had a call during December to see if we could do a cake smash photo shoot over the Christmas break and thankfully we had space on 27th. So we booked it in and had a plan. We already had a cake smash this week so ordered an extra cake and Im really pleased we did. 2 fab cake shoots, one with a regular family that have been a few times and Suleiman’s family who were new clients but only live a few minutes away so we are hoping to see them again too.

When they arrived little man was already full of smiles and confidence and that pretty mush stayed until we took him out of the bath and ww3 started haha.

To start with we played with him for 5 minutes to get him used to us and the studio. Whilst we did that his mummy set up a few extra props she had brought along to go with our jungle theme. We dressed him in fine of our outfits and sat him with his Chocolate cake. He started straight away and pretty much never stopped, Despite being very mobile he pretty much sat with his cake, smiled and giggled whilst we all entertained him. What a gorgeous little boy…

Afterwards I entertained him whilst Sue cleared up the cake and got the bubble bath ready, Daddy popped him in the bath and we carried on much like before, Smile – giggle – repeat. It was amazing and he had us all cooing after him.

Once done we took him out of the bath and like I said before he kicked off haha his mummy called him feral which made me lol but honestly;y he was amazing and I hope you can see that in the photos.

If you’re looking for a cake smash photo shoot in Southampton with a free splash shoot then look no further, still only £200 including all the digital photos and the cake.

What do we get for £200?

You get the shoot, the use of one of our many outfits so no washing to take home. The cake in a choice of colours. And most importantly you get every photo that we take so if we take 100 beautiful photos then we edit them and you get them all sent over by download link within a couple of days to keep forever NO EXTRA CHARGES UNLESS YOU WANT FAMILY PHOTOS.

Can we have family photos too?

Yes having a mini family shoot is an option and for only £50. I will pop our choices page at the bottom of this post so you can see the options and the cake and outfits choices.

Can we have a dairy free cake my baby has allergies?

Yes we can do a cake to suit most babies, We buy our cakes from Sainsbury’s or Tesco so know exactly what goes into them and then we decorate them ourselves so we have complete control. If your baby have multiple allergies we can even create a fake cake with just icing ontop which looks just like a real cake so win win.

Can we Choose the cake colour?

Yes we can do a cake in most single colours but if you want something super different then we would need to order this from our cake maker and it would cost extra. But we do most basic colours for free.

When do we need to book?

There is no hard and fast rule, Some clients book right after the newborn shoot to guarantee a specific date and some people a week before so its always worth a call on 07720325336 to check availability.

Where is your studio?

We are in Southampton SO163qj and I will pop another link below with our studio details. Including free parking

If you have any questions you can call or txt me on 07720325336 or use the contact page on the website.

Jules

Cake Smash Photography in Hampshire

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A few weeks ago I got a call from Ellie asking if we had space for a fun photoshoot to surprise the 30 year old birthday girl. But this was a shoot with a difference….

Of course we said yes and we chatted about her ideas and we soon got onboard because with her ideas, it sounded like the perfect fun awkward photo shoots that we have had so much fun with.

They brought a small person, not just any small person tho, it was the legendary Choon Tan from many TV shows who was an absolute blast to work with.  

The girls brought a few outfits for Choon and a few props. The prop I can mention here was a pair of handcuffs, the rest will have to live on in your imagination

It was a super fast paced shoot and Sue and I loved it. My Nikon Z8 was just perfect for this shoot and the 3d tracking was a must for this crazy bunch. 

After lots and lots of photos we said our goodbyes, Sue and I laughed and chatted about this one all evening. 

Such a fun creative shoot which we absolutely loved. Thanks for choosing us Ellie.

Our shoots like these are 1 hour long and cost £200 including all the digital photos. Call or msg me on 07720325336 for a chat about any shoot ideas you have.

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Our shoots are just £99 and you get all of the digital photos. Its a 20-30 minute shoot for a single family (details on the page at the bottom of this post)

Call or msg me to get booked in, spaces are filling fast again. 07720325336

Here are a few we can post from this year so far

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Earlier this week we spent the afternoon with Lee-Anne a model from Southampton.  

Lee-Anne brought several fabulous outfits with an aim to building and expanding her portfolio with the idea of creating a wider audience for her work. 

We had such a great time. Lee-Anne is a super confident young lady with an incredible future and Sue and I are super excited to be a part of it.  

We offer several model portfolio shoots, our main one with outfit changes is capped at £200 with an aim to help get new models started and give seasoned models a fresh new look. We are passionate about helping people young and old create beautiful portfolios. 

Our fully equipped studio is ideally located just off of Bassett Avenue and has free private parking and a host of facilities that you would expect from a leading professional photographer. 

Sue and I work together, she helps with clothing and posing leaving me to create beautiful photos like these with Lee-Anne. 

If you’d like a chat about a portfolio or any other photoshoot you can WhatsApp, text or call me on 07720325336 or email me julian@julianporter.com 

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Our first Christmas shoot of the year was with Simone and her family. They are regular Julian porter photography visitors and like so many of our clients have become friends with us which is lovely. Simone said that she loved her photos and was very happy for me to share them so here I am with a rare twinkle of festive fun.

Our shoots are just £99 and you get all of the digital photos. Its a 20-30 minute shoot for a single family (details on the page at the bottom of this post)

Call or msg me to get booked in, spaces are filling fast again. 07720325336

Christmas shoots are back

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If you are looking for some lovely photos of you or your children or perhaps having your family or pets dressed up like Santa or in their favourite Christmas jumper, then take a look below.

Once again this year we have a very Christmassy theme and lots of props and Santa hats for the children to wear. Mummy and Daddy can of course join if for a few photos too.

Our offer is for one family (1 family is 2 adults and up to 3 siblings) so bring along your children and join them if you wish. If you would like your children photographed with extended or larger family like cousins please contact us for details and pricing.

IMPORTANT SHOOT INFO CLICK HERE

Christmas shoot including digital photos £99

Pay your £50 deposit here

Call or txt/WhatsApp  07720325336 to book or enquire.

The Christmas shoot is per family so 2 parents and up-to 3 children. Any more children or grandparents than that then its an extended shoot which is £50 extra

This is a festive shoot on a festive backdrop only. this is not a change off backdrop type shoot. We do of course offer these but not for £99.

The photos below are this year’s festive backdrop and as you can see its great for single kids right through to families.

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