ABOUT LORNA

I have been photographing families in and around South Wales Since 2011.

NEWBORNS
My experience working with newborns included babies with cleft palate, injuries from a difficult birth, down syndrome, and premature newborn twins. I studied newborn anatomy and posing techniques from nine of the best specialists in the industry located in Australia, America, Ireland, and the UK. I am currently a member of The Society of Portrait and Wedding Photographers, an accredited professional body; they're purveyors of consistent, high-quality work and good business practice from members and are the only "guild" recognised professionally.

WORKING WITH CHILDREN
I am also a mother of three boys; my eldest was two when my twins were born.

I would take my son, with high-functioning autism and ADHD, to get photographs taken only to find the experience uncomfortable. The photographers typically had little patience or understanding of how to work with him.

I studied Autism, Child Psychology and Photography, and my boys have taught me incredible patience. I managed to photograph my beautiful boys myself, outside in natural light, having fun playing and loving each other!

MY WHY
Long before my three children were born, I truly understood the value of photography and printed photographs.

I lost my Mum when I was seven, and she was 26. I have only a few polaroid photos of my mother with me.
I asked for a camera for my eighth birthday. I fell in love with photography. On weekends, I could dress up as a princess or fairy and perform skits for pensioners to save pocket money for rolls of film.

I always loved babies and children; when my dad remarried, I became the eldest of eight. I practised photographing all my new siblings. We have so many terrible photos, albeit great memories, in my photo book.