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Cary Smart Photography

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Portrait photographer specialising in newborns & creative portraiture. She/her #photography #newbornphotography #babyphotography #portraitphotography #creativeportraiture #creativephotography #landscapephotography #fineartphotography www.carysmart.com

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Cary Smart Photography @carysmartphoto.bsky.social · 29d

Sweet little A slept all the way through her newborn photoshoot and even had a little smile towards the end!

#newborn #newbornphotoshoot #newbornphotographer #monmouthshire #newportwales #babyphotos #newbornlife #expectingababy #pregnant #babyphotographer #fourthtrimester #pregnancy #maternity

Semi-close-up photo of a newborn baby girl lying tummy-down asleep on a small wooden bed. She's wearing a finely knit beige romper with wooden buttons down the back and a pixie bonnet with long ties. Her hand is tucked under her cheek and she has a little smile.

Cary Smart Photography @carysmartphoto.bsky.social · Sep 26

Little chap E, 10 days new...so sleepy, snug, and cute!
His mum and dad chose this gorgeous vibrant teal for their newborn photoshoot, and he really rocks it!

#newborn #baby #babyphotos #newbornphotoshoot #babyboy #teal #sleepingbaby #expectingababy #pregnant #fourthtrimester #newbornlife

Cary Smart Photography @carysmartphoto.bsky.social · Sep 10

Why do we wrap newborns? It mimics the feeling they had in the womb, when they were held snugly but could still push out with their arms and legs.
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Black and white photo of a newborn baby girl wearing a fine knitted bonnet and swaddled in a light, stretchy fabric. She is asleep and lying on her back; the photo is taken from above but on an angle, so that you see the top of her head and the whole of her face, looking down her nose. Her hands are visible, just under her chin. The light is angled down across the baby from the top right corner of the frame.

Cary Smart Photography @carysmartphoto.bsky.social · Sep 8

💕"When you were so little, you fitted into our hands"💕
#newbornphotographer #newbornphotoshoot #babyphotos #pregnant #expectingababy #photography #babyphotos #newborn #duein2025 #babygirl #newbornlife #2025baby #babyphotographer #maternity #pregnancy #babyphotoshoot #fourthtrimester #babylife

A backlit portrait of a newborn baby...baby is swaddled in grey lace fabric so that just one hand and her head are showing. She is lying on her back, lengthwise across the frame, supported underneath by her parents' hands - her father's hands are under her head and shoulders on the left side of the frame and her mother's hands are on the right. There is a silver chain bracelet on the mum's wrist that's closes to the camera. Only the forearms of each parent are visible. The whole effect is that the baby is being held in the air by both parents.

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Cary Smart Photography @carysmartphoto.bsky.social · Sep 5

💕Gorgeous raspberry pinks for this little sweetheart.💕

#newbornphotographer #babyphotos #babyphotographer #monmouthshire #newportwales #expectingababy #pink #baby #newborn #photography #newbornphotoshoot #caldicot #magor #undy #pregnancy #babygirl #familyphotographer #babyshower #newbornphotoshoot

Sleeping newborn baby girl wrapped in a stretchy pink fabric across her body so that her hands are showing (they are clasped together. She is wearing a delicate flower headband and lying on her back on a knitted raspberry-pink blanket in a square-shaped basket. Her head is in one of the four corners of the basket in the middle of the frame, and the photo is composed so that bottom of the frame cuts off the basket just below the two middle corners of the basket. The floor is a mottle dusky rose pink. The photo is shot from a birdseye view so the whole of the baby's face is visible.

Cary Smart Photography @carysmartphoto.bsky.social · Sep 3

It's not just a photo.

It's love, life, the start of a new chapter. It's transformation...becoming parents, or growing a family. It's a whole new world.

It's not just a photo. It's a memory.

Don't let it go.
#newbornphotographer #babyphotographer #monmouthshire #newportwales #photography #baby

Cary Smart Photography @carysmartphoto.bsky.social · Sep 2

Newborns, babies and families is what I photograph for my job.

In my own time, I like to create scenes from my imagination, like this one...

#photography #fineart #photographyasart #artphotography #romantasy #fae #fantasy #musicphotography #music #musician #violin #pink #ethereal #storytelling

A photograph of a young woman with pointed elf ears, wearing a beaded blush pink gown with fine halter neck straps and with her blonde hair braided back. She is seated in a bower constructed of fine pale pink, ivory and white drapes that seem to be wafting in a gentle breeze. She is playing a pale pink violin and is leaning into the music with her eyes closed. There is a long vine of ivy winding around from the head of the violin, around the arm supporting the instrument, down to her lap and around her waist. The whole photo has a light texture over it that gives it a painterly, slightly mystic feel.

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Cary Smart Photography @carysmartphoto.bsky.social · Sep 1

"What if my baby won't sleep?" If your baby insists on being awake for part of their shoot, we'll capture them awake too! Little J had a good think about staying up but dropped off quickly once he was snug. Which do you prefer - awake or asleep?
#newbornphotoshoot #photography #babiesofbluesky

Cary Smart Photography @carysmartphoto.bsky.social · Aug 29

Beautiful tiny C, in sweet gentle pinks and creams...such a pretty set!

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Newborn baby girl wrapped in a pale pink stretchy fabric so her hands and feet are showing. She is lying on her back on a tiny white wooden bed with a chunky knitted cream blanket and a fine knit cream pillow, plus a pale dusky pink piece of fabric draped over the end of the bed and onto the floor. The floor is a gentle mottled cream and pink. The baby is also wearing a delicate headband of fine yarn and a single small pink flower. The view is from overhead, looking down on the baby on the bed.

Cary Smart Photography @carysmartphoto.bsky.social · Jul 4

“Just arrived”

We love to tell stories through our photographs…what would your story be?

#newbornphotoshoot #monmouthshire #expectingababy #newbornphotography #newborn #babyphotos #duein2025 #2025baby #newbornlife #newborn #photographyasart #storytelling #artphotography #portraitphotography

Painterly-style photograph of a newborn baby in a beige knitted romper and sleepy hat lying tummy-down and sleeping on a dark wooden bed with a light beige blanket over him. To camera right at the head of the bed there is a little wooden table with an old-fashioned red alarm clock telling the time as 12:40, and at the foot of the bed (camera left) is a small rustic wooden suitcase-style trunk. The light is very delicately brushing over the baby's face rather than lighting the whole scene brightly.

Cary Smart Photography @carysmartphoto.bsky.social · Jun 27

Mum wanted neutrals and greens for little A's newborn session...I think it's safe to say that those colours were perfect for him!

#newbornphotographer #monmouthshire #expectingababy

A newborn baby boy lying on an olive green background and wearing a beige knitted romper and sleepy hat. He is lying on his back side-on to the camera with his head (to the right) turned towards the camera and his feet crossed at the ankle. The hand closest to the camera is just touching his bent-up knee and his other hand is resting on his tummy.

Cary Smart Photography @carysmartphoto.bsky.social · Jun 24

Beautiful little A.

#newbornphotographer #monmouthshire #babyboy #pregnant

Closeup portrait of a sleeping newborn baby bay, wrapped in a fine chocolate-brown blanket. The photo shows the baby's face, slightly turned away from the camera, and his hands peeking out from the top of the wrapped blanket. The light is coming across the baby's face so that the side closest to the camera is in shadow.

Cary Smart Photography @carysmartphoto.bsky.social · Jun 6

Celebrate your teenager’s milestones with a stunning portrait that captures the very essence of who they are. Watch them step into the future with confidence whilst you hold this moment with you. Your wonderful, unique teenager.

#teenphotography #promphotography #promphotoshoot