I'm New Here!
After seven wonderful years of running Zara's Films capturing love stories across the UK, I’ve decided it’s time to focus on something closer to home. Weddings have been an amazing journey, but they come with a high amount of pressure and long hours away from my own family. As a busy mum of three, I want to slow down, work locally, and pour my creativity into capturing the quiet, intimate moments of family life here in the Cotswolds. I am offering real, relaxed, at-home sessions that preserve the fleeting early days in both photographs and cinematic films.
As a loving mum of three, I know how quickly life slips away when you’re too busy to notice and how fast our children change before our eyes. My babies are now 3, 13, and 16 and I would do anything to turn back time, even to those moments that felt messy, imperfect and all consuming. I never got any professional photographs done of my babies and it's something I really regret. I am also not into studio style of newborn photography and I struggled to find a natural, authentic photographer at the time.
My style is completely relaxed, natural, and heartfelt with a timeless, editorial feel inspired by years of photographing and filming luxury weddings. Every newborn session is calm, baby-led, and held in the comfort of your own home, because that’s where your real story lives.
I don’t use props, flash, or set up awkward poses. Instead, I capture you and your baby just as you are, changing nappies, feeding, laughing through the tiredness, making a cuppa with baby in your arms. I’ll be there quietly documenting the magic in your everyday moments, while chatting, laughing, and making you feel completely at ease.
Alongside 20 beautifully edited images, your session includes a luxury keepsake album, emotive film clips, and a complimentary New Parent Guide written from my own experience as a mother.
I work exclusively within the Cotswolds (within 50 miles of CV37 7TA) so I can get home to my own little ones and start editing your gallery right away for an exciting next-day delivery.
I can’t wait to capture your family, just as you are.
Life is so precious and your babies are only babies once.
Love always,
Zara x
Mission
My mission is to capture the quiet, fleeting beauty of early parenthood with honesty, emotion, and artistry. I believe every family deserves to remember their baby’s first days exactly as they were, calm, real, and overflowing with love.
Through a relaxed, natural discreet approach, I create timeless photographs and moving films that tell your story in the most authentic way. My goal isn’t to stage perfection, but to preserve the truth, the gentle touches & the unfiltered moments that make your family unique.
As a mum of three and a luxury photographer & filmmaker with over seven years of experience documenting love stories, I bring both professional expertise and personal understanding and empathy to every session. I know how precious this time is, how vulnerable you may also feel, it will just be me with my camera, us sharing a cuppa and a conversation; you won’t even notice that I’m there taking photographs. Come as you are. Beautiful strong and let’s create some magical imagery together.
Vision
My vision is to capture families in the Cotswolds in their truest form, celebrating the intimacy and emotion of everyday life with no props, no awkward poses, and no studio lights. I aim to combine beautiful, natural photography with cinematic films that bring your baby’s earliest moments to life, preserving the sights, sounds, and feelings of these fleeting days. My goal is to create timeless keepsakes that families will treasure forever, capturing the reality, love, and connection of home.
