Yana Skakun
Yana Skakun
Hereford · Wye Valley · Herefordshire
Natural In-Home Lifestyle Newborn Photography
I travel to your home in Hereford or anywhere across Herefordshire to document your newborn's first days in natural light. Unhurried, unscripted, and at home in the truest sense.
Herefordshire is one of the sunniest and most luminously rural counties in England. Farmhouses, village cottages, and city-centre townhouses alike tend to have the wide windows and generous natural light that lifestyle newborn photography needs.
No driving, no packing a newborn up. I travel to your Hereford home or anywhere across Herefordshire — your familiar space is the best backdrop.
Partners, older siblings, family members — all welcome. These images document who loved this baby from the very first day.
2–3 hours
Session length
£350
Investment
40+ delivered
Edited images
5–14 days
Turnaround
Your home
Location
2–3 weeks ahead
Booking
Booking at 28–32 weeks is ideal. Sessions happen in the first two weeks of life when newborns sleep most deeply and look most like newborns — those tiny curled feet and soft features don't last long. I hold your booking provisionally and confirm exact dates once your baby arrives.
Herefordshire has a beautiful variety of domestic settings. Victorian and Edwardian terraces in Hunderton and Whitecross have the classic bay window light that works perfectly for newborn photography. Georgian properties near the city centre have elegant large-windowed rooms. Rural farmhouses and village cottages across Herefordshire often have the most beautiful natural light of all — wide aspects, low horizons, and extraordinary orchard and countryside views.
I cover all of Herefordshire including Hereford city, Ross-on-Wye, Ledbury, Leominster, Bromyard, Kington, and the border villages of the Golden Valley. I also cover Abergavenny, Monmouth, and Brecon in Wales. Travel within 25 miles of Hereford is included.
Nothing formal — just keep the house at a comfortable temperature (newborns like it warm), have a feeding area ready, and don't worry about tidying too much. I use natural light and am accustomed to working around real, lived-in family homes. The only thing that matters is that you and your baby are comfortable.
Get in Touch
Sessions book up — enquire early in your pregnancy to secure your dates.