Claire Roads Photography - Kent Family & Newborn Photographer

What another wonderful session with Claire. Claire came to our home (thankfully this time it had been renovated so much more choice of space than our newborn shoot!). We spent an hour playing, walking, cuddling, and kissing and Claire just snapped away. We selected our daughters favourite toys, books and bears for the milestone session and just enjoyed our family time. What I love is that the photos are never prompted, and Claire always makes us feel comfortable and just gives the odd angle prompt for light. Claire is so easy to talk to, and she’s so good with our daughter making her laugh and smile. I cannot recommend Claire enough to capture those special moments and ensure that the mumIs in the photo. I am never in the photo! I will definitely be returning to Claire over the coming years to capture those special moments as our family grows! Thank you Claire for yet another set of gorgeous, natural photos which clearly shows the love we have as a family.

We couldn’t have felt more relaxed during our session with Claire, she seems to have that very natural ability to make everyone (including the children) feel and be at ease. I would say we really didn’t have any idea what moments Claire was capturing during our session as we were just being us, having some family fun playing with the autumn leaves together and eating snacks, but we couldn’t have been more delighted with the professional photographs we were presented with following our session. We absolutely adored all of the images, each capturing something different and uniquely special to our family. They are frequently lovingly gazed at and fill our hearts with such happiness. We whole heartedly recommend Claire Roads Photography and we were very excited to have our second family session recently, where our delight with the photos Claire produced was equally matching of our first session. Thank you so much Claire.

We recently had a home photo shoot by Claire, and what she gave was nothing short of perfect. From the moment Claire stepped in the door we were relaxed and comfortable, she has such a natural calmness that instantly puts you at ease.There are no staged photos, no count downs to smile and no forced directions, just Claire and her camera waiting to capture your world in her photos. We honestly cannot recommend her enough and there's no doubt that we will book her in again, and again.....and again!Thank you for capturing our chaotic, uncoordinated family and turning it into perfect treasured memories.

Claire visited us at home and took photos of me, my partner and our 2 daughters - aged 3 years and 2 weeks old.I was very nervous about the whole thing - what to wear, how I was going to look, what happens if the children played up and so much more…But I needn’t have worried. Claire made me and all of my family feel at ease. She sent us lots of very helpful information beforehand about what to expect and some very helpful tips.When Claire arrived she dealt with our 3 year old with pure professionalism and was friends with her within the first few minutes of her arrival.We had normal every day conversation and a cup of tea and without even realising it, Claire was taking pictures.The pictures are more than perfect, and all very natural looking (the last thing I wanted was for them to appear like we were posing!).We absolutely love them and could not recommend Claire enough for capturing so many special moments of our family. Thank you so much!

We had a family photoshoot with Claire at our local park. Her communication before, during and after the shoot was fantastic and she made us all feel at ease and comfortable in front of the camera. The photography style was all very natural whilst having fun at the same time. We would highly recommend Claire to anyone that is looking to capture some special family time together.

We cannot recommend Claire enough! I was nervous about having photos of our baby in case he wasn't in a happy mood that day and to be honest my husband wasn't keen on the shoot in case it was like the old fashioned 'cringy' family photo's you saw in the 90s. Claire put us all at ease. Our photos were beautiful, lovely and natural. Claire captured 'us'. Thank you so much, Claire you are so talented and we cannot wait to book again!

Claire is a kind, wonderful person who made us feel completely at ease, comfortable, happy and confident! The photoshoot was great fun and really not stressful at all! Can’t wait to have more photos taken of my son at Christmas! Thank you so much Claire xxx

Claire is just the most wonderful person and such a pleasure to be around. From the first meeting with Claire which was meant to be 5 mins, ended in two hours of chatting over coffee, she made me feel completely at ease. Having won a competition with Claire for a Motherhood shoot with my two girls aged 4 and 2, she instantly made them feel comfortable and she was SO good with them - even bringing out some bubbles which of course made them super happy! My eldest can usually be quite nervous with new people, but with Claire she was so relaxed and it made the photoshoot so easy for us. I would recommend Claire to anyone looking for family photos that don't fancy the usual studio set up; but rather having photos taken of ACTUAL memories that you want to cherish forever because I know I will. Thank you so much Claire - you are amazing! ♥️

I have followed Claire's page for a number of years and love her style of work. When I saw her advertising a motherhood session, I thought this would be a lovely gift to celebrate my 40th birthday so my husband bought it for me :-)Claire is so friendly and engaging. She answered all my questions beforehand and provided useful information so I'd know what to expect. She was very reassuring when I expressed concerns about choosing clothes to wear etc.On the day itself, Claire was prompt and had a very relaxed style which helped us all feel at ease straight away. She was very engaging with the children and she made it fun and natural. The time went by really quickly and we weren't made to do anything we felt uncomfortable with. She has sent through a preview shot already and I cannot wait to see the rest. I would recommend all Mum's have a session with Claire as she really captures what it means to be a Mum and she is skilled at getting natural, loving shots.

My family and I loved our family shoot with Claire.We have 2 little ones but didn’t have many pictures together so when I came across Claire’s profile in a local Facebook group, I knew she was the right person to capture us.I loved her approach to the session, in regards to how to prepare for it as well as the location she picked. On the day she made us feel super comfortable and she is brilliant with kids, having thought about all the ways to get really lovely pictures of them and us as a family.I’d recommend Claire to anyone looking for a relaxed but enjoyable photoshoot experience, she’s brilliant! Thanks again Claire x