The baby is here!!!! Now is time to get those snuggly sweet photos before they grow up waaaaay too fast! There are two types of sessions that I offer for newborns: In Home Lifestyle and In Studio Portraits.

In Home Lifestyle Newborn Sessions

This is more photojournalistic, focused on capturing your home and life as it was during those first few weeks after bringing your new baby home.  The background is the nursery, the couch, the home you’re raising your new baby in 🙂  We’ll shoot tons and tons of candids, along with some posed family photos and a few posed baby photos.

In Studio Portraits

I describe the studio portraits as “Baby in a Basket” type of sessions! We’ll shoot some candids along the way, and several posed family photos, but the majority of our time is spent getting baby into those adorable poses!

Don’t worry if you say one place and change to another, we can make that switch the day of! I know some parents get very overwhelmed with the idea of cleaning house days after coming home from the hospital (PS, it doesn’t have to be that clean! Maybe just semi picked up) and we switch to the studio – No worries there, I’m here to support you!

Here are a few things to help you plan for your newborn session – whichever style you choose.

• Newborn sessions are best within the first 10 days of life. Honestly, the earlier the better! The younger they are the more they are in a sleepy coma and are easily posed.
• Try to keep your baby awake for at least 1-2 hours before the session. This will help the baby “crash” when it is time to start taking photos.
• Bring lots and lots of milk! Those milk drunk photos are the best and babies tend to eat more during sessions.
• We try to have as few outfit changes as possible (those would wake you up too!) If you’re at home, just have the baby in a diaper and ready to be swaddled.
• Warmth! If you’re at home be ready to crank the heat! In the studio, be ready to sweat! I set the temp between 75-80 on newborn session days.
• Bring props, especially if you’re coming to the studio. Decor from the nursery, or something that shows the family’s interests are a great thing to incorporate into portraits!
• Young siblings? Be prepared for them to pop in and out of photos as they desire. If you’re in the studio, you might bring an extra person to be on toddler duty while we’re working with the baby.
• Block the time. These are by far the longest sessions I offer (taking between 1.5-2.5 hours) and it’s because we’re working around the babies schedule. There will be feedings and diaper changes throughout, so mentally prepare.
• I’m here to support you! I might ask for your help (pull this passie, hold this foot kind of help) but I’m here to do the posing, swaddling, and calming. You could literally nap on the couch during the session (and many new parents have!)

I’m so excited for your session and I can’t wait to get those baby snuggles in 🙂