When Shiloh Jolie-Pitt appeared on the front cover of OK! Magazine, it sold 800,000 more copies than usual. Celebrity baby photos provide that all important window into the real lives of our favourite stars, and so it has become all out war for the glossy magazines to get the first glimpse!

Recently some entrepreneurial celebrities have realised that getting in on the action offers more than just a pre-approved shot, but working directly with a publication can help to control the paparazzi and make big money along the way.

In the last year fees for celebrity baby photos have broken all previous records, and here we look at which stars took the money and ran, and which refused to play ball!

Here are the biggest earners in the baby photo game: