Faye McRae Photography

Faye McRae Photography Ayrshire Maternity, Newborn, Baby and Family Photographer
Based in Coylton, South Ayrshire
Natural and Timeless Memories Captured To Last Forever

Natural Newborn Photography in South Ayrshire
I capture your baby as they truly are by removing all distractions and focusing on the connection between you

Can we talk about what the typical idea of newborn photography is?Themed sets. Elaborate props. Colour co-ordinated wrap...
08/06/2026

Can we talk about what the typical idea of newborn photography is?

Themed sets. Elaborate props. Colour co-ordinated wraps chosen weeks in advance. Photos so polished and perfectly styled that they look like a catalogue and nothing like your actual family.

I opted out of all of this before I even opened my studio doors.

Because when I think about what you'll actually want to look at when your baby is 5, 10, 15, it's not the basket. It's the tiny fingers curled around your finger. Their sleepy pout. The way your firstborn looks at them with a mixture of curiosity and love, not yet sure how to feel about it all.

You'll never look back at your newborn photos wishing there were more props in them.

You will look back wishing you could smell the top of their head again. Wishing you'd captured the way they look so small when your partner holds them.

That's what I'm here for. Not the basket. Not the headband. You.

That's the stuff. That's what I photograph.

My studio is white walls and natural light. No props, no themes, nothing to distract from the only thing that matters. Your family, exactly as you are, right now.

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I always say that the best sessions aren't really about photographs. They're about being trusted with someone's world fo...
07/06/2026

I always say that the best sessions aren't really about photographs. They're about being trusted with someone's world for an afternoon. Learning the stories behind the smiles. Witnessing the kind of love that holds people together through everything life throws at them.

This family did all of that and more. The laughter, the tenderness, the moments between moments. I felt every single one.

There is something quietly profound about preserving memories like these. About knowing that these images will matter more with every year that passes. I don't take that responsibility lightly. Not ever.

To this beautiful family, thank you for letting me in. It was an absolute honour.


This feels a little awkward to post. But I think you deserve the full picture.It isn't uncommon to see people pause at t...
06/06/2026

This feels a little awkward to post. But I think you deserve the full picture.

It isn't uncommon to see people pause at the price of a professional photography session. And I completely understand why, from the outside, it can look like a couple of hours with a camera.

So I want to walk you through what’s actually included. Because what you see on the day is the very last step of a much longer process.

Before you even arrive, there’s already been time spent answering your enquiry, sending detailed pricing and information, confirming your booking, having prep conversations so you feel completely ready, and getting the studio heated, cleaned and set up specifically for your baby.

Then there’s the session itself, typically 3 to 5 hours, moving at your baby’s pace, never rushing, never forcing anything.

And then the work that happens after you leave: backing up every file, culling hundreds of images down to your gallery, editing each chosen image individually by hand, retouching the finals one by one, packaging and posting your prints, answering your questions, following up to make sure everything is right.

In real hours? That’s up to 24 hours for a single client. Before we even factor in years of specialist training, ongoing education, studio costs, professional equipment, editing software and specialist print labs.

Photography isn’t priced this way because photographers want it to be. It’s priced this way because it takes time, skill, care and a real human being who genuinely cares about the outcome.

If you’ve been sitting on an enquiry wondering whether it’s worth it, I hope this helps. And if you have any questions at all, drop them in the comments and I’ll answer every single one.

Thank you for being here and supporting me 🤍

✨️ This is what dreams are made of ✨️9 months of wondering. One look, and you just know. They've always been yours. You ...
05/06/2026

✨️ This is what dreams are made of ✨️

9 months of wondering. One look, and you just know. They've always been yours. You just had to wait to meet them.

I can't get over this one 📸

I can't freeze time from moving on, but I can bottle up this moment, this feeling. So when you look back years from now, you can remember the magic. This is what your dreams were made of 🤍

I want to share something that I hear from mums again and again, usually in those hazy first weeks with a newborn in the...
05/06/2026

I want to share something that I hear from mums again and again, usually in those hazy first weeks with a newborn in their arms.

‘I wish I’d booked sooner.’

Not because there’s a strict window with my style of photography.

I photograph babies naturally from birth all the way to 8 weeks, and sometimes beyond to 12.

But because when you’re in the middle of the newborn stage, making any kind of decision feels enormous. Sorting it beforehand means one less thing to think about when you’re running on no sleep and pure love.

Here’s what I wish someone had told every mum before their baby arrived:

• Book your photographer before baby comes. You will not regret it.

• You won’t remember as much as you think. Sleep deprivation is real and photos will hold what your memory can't.

• The first two weeks blur the most. They’re also the ones worth holding hardest.

• You will come back to the photos. Not the notes app. Not the voice memos. The photos.

Share this with a mum-to-be who needs to hear it. And if you’re reading this pregnant, drop me a message. Let’s get you sorted before baby arrives.

Trends I will not be following in my natural newborn photography studio...All white everything.No props, just baby.Neutr...
03/06/2026

Trends I will not be following in my natural newborn photography studio...

All white everything.

No props, just baby.

Neutral tones.

No forced poses.

Just them, exactly as they are, nothing added.

Okay, twist... This is entirely, wholeheartedly my everything.

My studio is all white.

My colours are clean neutrals.

There are no props, no buckets, no coloured backdrops, no headbands, no clutter.

Nothing busy, nothing that competes with the only thing worth looking at - your baby, exactly as they are in that moment.

It's a deliberate choice, not a limitation. A busy background pulls the eye. A clean, white space puts every single bit of focus where it belongs: on them.

In twenty years, you won't be wishing there was more stuff in the photo. You'll be looking at their face. That's all you need. That's all I'll ever give you.

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Coylton
Ayr
KA6

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 3pm

Telephone

+447816137093

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