London Family, Maternity & Newborn Photographer — Pennypics
A Legacy of Portraits for Families — and the lives they lead
Pennypics is a London portrait studio specialising in family photography — from maternity and newborn sessions to baby milestones and family portraits. Each photoshoot is shaped with calm guidance and a focus on lasting, meaningful images.
Choose your family chapter below.
The Family Journey
Family photoshoots for each stage of family life
Across London, Pennypics creates calmly guided family photoshoots — from pregnancy and newborn days through childhood — shaped around connection, rhythm, and place.
Kind Words from London Families
"Paola made us feel completely at ease from the very first moment. She was friendly, patient, and wonderfully observant.
The images feel natural and spontaneous — and the final album is something we will treasure for years."
- Rebecca, Clapham Town, London
Listed in the Wandsworth Directory
Families often describe their experience as calm, personal, and beautifully guided — with portraits that reflect who they are and the life they share together.
Where Sessions Take Place
Pennypics photographs families across Greater London through three considered ways of working, chosen to support ease, privacy, and a naturally rewarding experience.
Sessions may take place at home, in a private London portrait studio, or on location — depending on what feels most natural for your family and the chapter being documented.
Families are photographed across London, including Westminster · Chelsea · Clapham · Balham · Wandsworth, and surrounding areas — always guided with care, discretion, and unhurried attention.
Gift Cards & Heirlooms
Some gifts mark a moment. Others become part of a family’s story.
Pennypics offers both portrait experiences and finished photographic heirlooms, allowing gifts to be shaped around how families wish to remember this chapter — whether through time together, tangible prints, or a combination of both.
Photography Gift Cards
A Pennypics gift card offers a meaningful way to give something personal, without needing to decide every detail in advance.
It allows families to enjoy a considered portrait experience and, in time, choose how their photographs will live on — digitally, in print, or as part of a growing family archive.
Heirlooms and Print Products
Some portraits are meant to be held.
Alongside digital collections, Pennypics offers a curated range of fine art prints, wall pieces, and handcrafted albums — created to sit naturally within your home and grow in value as years pass.
These pieces are chosen slowly and with intention, transforming photographs into objects that remain present in everyday life.
Extended Portrait Commissions
Alongside its family work, Pennypics undertakes a small number of portrait commissions created for visiting families, professional clients, and individuals commissioning work shaped by travel, identity, and creative intention.
This includes London vacation photography, professional branding portraits, and private creative commissions.
Meet Your Photographer, Paola Perni
I’m Paola Perni, an Italian-born photographer based in London, creating refined, natural portraits for families who value meaningful images and lasting continuity.
Guided by experience shaped between Milan and London, my work is calm, attentive, and deeply personal — allowing families to feel at ease while their story is thoughtfully documented.
Your Portraits, Effortlessly You
Reserve your date and begin a portrait experience shaped with care — from the first conversation to the final images you’ll live with over time.
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