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

08/09/2026

A lot of people assume a "simple" studio means minimal effort... it's actually the opposite.

By the time you walk into your session, I've spent time getting the room ready but you'll never see any of that. You'll just walk into a calm, ready space and get to focus on your baby, not how the room looks.

That's the whole point of working in a studio the way I do. No backdrops, no outdoor weather gamble, no golden hour countdown. Just a space I've built specifically so nothing distracts from you and your connection with your little one.

Be sure to follow along for more behind the scenes action 🤍

✨️ They don't grow up slowly. They grow up in blinks. And if you're not careful, you'll miss them ✨️This little man's mu...
07/09/2026

✨️ They don't grow up slowly. They grow up in blinks. And if you're not careful, you'll miss them ✨️

This little man's mum warned me that he was an early walker, always on the go, and he did not disappoint 😂 We had the busiest, most joyful chaos this morning, but somewhere in between all that cruising and exploring, we found moments like this too.

Just him, in his own little world, cruising along, happy as Larry. There's something so beautifully timeless about this image. You can see it in his eyes and that smile, his whole personality just bursting out of him. This is exactly who he is right now, at this exact moment, loving life without a second thought. That's the bit I want to help parents never forget.

1st birthday sessions are such a special kind of honour. Parents are right in the middle of this huge, emotional transition. Watching their baby become a toddler right in front of them and I get to step into that chapter with them. Their world, their family, their connection, captured exactly as it is 🤍

Writing this for the person scrolling past this thinking "I'll do it next year..."I say this gently, because it's not so...
07/09/2026

Writing this for the person scrolling past this thinking "I'll do it next year..."

I say this gently, because it's not something we ever want to think about. The ones you love the most not being around. You not being around. Photos don't seem urgent because everyone you love is still here. That's why it's so easy to keep putting off.

We're all so used to being the one behind the camera, the one taking photos of the kids, the holiday, the birthday, that we quietly disappear from our own family's story.

This is why I do what I do. Not because photos are a "nice to have", but because they're one of the only things that survive time completely intact.

I lost my dad earlier this year, and I am so grateful to have photos I took of him with my girls before we lost him. My girls love to look at them and remember Grandad. It is one of the greatest things I could have given them, I just wish I had more.

Please don't disappear from your children's story. Give them the best gift. If you've been putting off booking a session because it doesn't feel urgent yet, I understand completely. It rarely does, until it suddenly, achingly is.

Save this post so it's here when you need it, or if you're ready now, send me a message and let's chat about what you'd love to remember. 💌

I built my whole style around one thing. Stripping everything back. This has always been the plan, not something I stumb...
05/09/2026

I built my whole style around one thing. Stripping everything back.

This has always been the plan, not something I stumbled into.

No clutter, no distractions, nothing to look at except the connection in the room and your little love. It wasn't an accident. It started with wishing I had photos like that of my own girls, from when they were tiny, capturing all their little details.

I look back now and there are so many gaps. Photos I meant to get and didn't, moment I was so sure I'd remember and don't. So when it came to building my business, I didn't want to give families another version of what I was missing. I wanted to give them exactly what I wish I had.

That's it. That's the whole reason behind every session I shoot.

What's something in your world that you built entirely around a gap you felt yourself? Tell me below. I'd love to know ⬇🤍

Saying this one with love and a bit of urgency...If you've caught yourself saying "next year" about getting photos done,...
04/09/2026

Saying this one with love and a bit of urgency...

If you've caught yourself saying "next year" about getting photos done, I want you to notice that you probably said the exact same thing last year too. And the year before that.

I get it. Life is expensive right now and photography can definitely feel like the easiest thing to push down the list. But here's the thing nobody tells you until it's too late: nobody looks back and regrets the photos they got. They regret the ones they didn't.

Your baby will never be this exact size, this exact age, again. Not next months, not "when things calm down", not next year. Right now is the only time this version of them exists.

If you're ready to stop saying next year, send me a message today with the word "BOOK" and let's get the ball rolling on capturing your memories.

✨️ Babies don't keep, but photographs do ✨️Back in the studio today with this little man. 7 months olr and an absolute d...
03/09/2026

✨️ Babies don't keep, but photographs do ✨️

Back in the studio today with this little man. 7 months olr and an absolute dream to photograph.

I first met him back in February for his newborn session. And today he was here for the 2nd chapter of his "My First Year" story, the newborn, the sitter and we'll back back together at the end of the year for his 1st birthday.

What a complete honour to welcome this beautiful family back and watch how much he's grown, and smashing life so far. No fuss. No props. Nothing needed except your baby and the joy a set of curtains brings.

This is such a gorgeous age to capture. There's curiosity, there's cheekiness, there's seriousness and there's so much love. I could've photographed him all day, capturing that infectious little personality and the connection he shares with his parents.

Thank you for trusting me to capture his story 🤍

Someone told me "it goes so fast" when I was pregnant with my girls, and I remember nodding along the way you do when yo...
01/09/2026

Someone told me "it goes so fast" when I was pregnant with my girls, and I remember nodding along the way you do when you've heard something so many times it stops meaning anything.

Turns out, I really had no ideas what they actually meant. Not really. Not until I watched two five year olds trying on their school uniform like they'd done it a hundred times before, while I desperately tried to work out where the baby part of them had actually gone.

Nobody warns you that it doesn't happen in one big moment. There's no single day it clicks. It just is, gradually, until suddenly it already has.

This is why I say (like a broken record) you will never look back and regret having the photos. You will only ever wish you'd taken more.

Which bit hit you the hardest? Tell me below ⬇

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Coylton
Ayr
KA6

Opening Hours

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

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+447816137093

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