Cristina Barton Contemporary Portraiture – Lifestyle children and family photographer, Basingstoke, Hampshire – The Blog bio picture
  • About Cristina’s Style

    As a newborn and child photographer (and mum), I am in love with the beauty and innocence of childhood. I love the smiles and the frowns, the giggles and the raspberries, the twirls and the roly-polys. I love to document the perfect imperfections of those first days of babyhood, the quiet slumbers and mum and dad's emotions as they first get to know their little wonder.

    My portraits are evocative, fresh and, above all, real. I am passionate about capturing that beauty that inspires me every day, as naturally as possible. Just as every child is unique, no photo shoot is the same as any other. Experimenting with locations, textures, colours and light, I pride myself in delivering each client a set of timeless character portraits, brimming with soul and joie de vivre.

    Get to know me and my work through this blog - and if you like what you see, just get in touch!

    Cristina is based in Basingstoke, and shoots all around Hampshire and Berkshire, including Basingstoke, Bramley, Andover, Hook, Fleet, Farnborough, Winchester, Alton, Aldershot, Kingsclere, Old Basing, Harley Wintney, Reading, Wokingham, Newbury and surrounding areas. She will also travel further afield - please give her a call on 07941 355027 for more information.

Happy Anticipation
Hampshire and Berkshire Maternity and Newborn Photographer

V and A are my latest Belly to Baby clients, and we captured their beautiful maternity portraits at Silchester a few weeks ago, when V was 34 weeks along. Well, I’ve just had news that their precious baby boy is here (11 days early!), and I just can’t wait to meet him – because if he’s anything like his mummy and daddy, he’ll be a happy and easygoing little fellow who’s just a pleasure to be around:)

Thanks again V & A, and congratulations – I am so happy for you and really look forward to meeting I next week!

Running Free!
Alton, Farnborough, Fleet Baby Photographer

This session with 14-month-old R was such a blast. We shot all around R’s grandparents’ picturesque farmhouse (just how lucky is this little munchkin to have the run of a place like that!) – its beautiful gardens, the wheat field just next to it, the orchard – and it being a rather hot day, R and mummy later decided to go for a splash in the pool! From that point onwards clothes were optional for baby R, which was great fun for him (aaah, to be one again!) - though I am sure you’ll understand that I can’t share many of those:)

Here are some of my favourites!

Big baby smiles
Reading, Newbury, Thatcham Children and Family Photographer

Meet baby M,  a little 4 month old sweetie I photographed at her Mummy and Daddy’s home near Wimbledon earlier this week. She beamed that kind of big, spontaneous smiles that are so full of joy that they make you melt up and feel rather broody:)Just like this one, see:

Enjoy your little preview, G and S – I really look forward to meeting you again soon to show you all of M’s beautiful portraits!

The essence of childhood
Alton, Andover, Fleet Children and Family Photographer

You’ve met little T a few weeks back, finally I am back to post some more from his one year/family session! As I mentioned in my earlier post, this is the second time I visit this family for their portraits, and both times they had me completely won over. Why? Because I love their spirit, their simplicity and cheer, and the fact that neither the children, nor mum and dad, ever take themselves too seriously:)Z and P, thanks again for a wonderful morning shooting your gorgeous babies, and for introducing me to yet another picturesque part of Hampshire!

Birthday boy!

Lil lady has got sass!

Handsome big brother! (see, they do love each other!;))

Perfection comes in small packages
Hampshire and Berkshire Newborn Photographer

I’m back! After a refreshing two-week break, I could not have wished for a better return to work two days ago with this incredibly beautiful newborn baby girl. Baby I was 16 days old and so lovely and cuddly – and so perfect and photogenic with it! Here is just a little taster for mummy, daddy and granma – more to come very soon!