Baby (Newborn through Age 1)

Newborn sessions are often held one of three places: the hospital (Fresh 48), your home, or our in-home Studio.  

If you child is more than 2 months old, session pricing is the same as all other sessions under Investment. If you would like to book a Newborn session, please use this Newborn Specific Intake Page.

Newborn STUDIO and HOME sessions are structured differently than our others sessions. This is because a baby takes more time to get set up and calmed down. We need more time to pose, sooth, dress, change and position baby for shots. Our pricing is the same, but the number of images we produce is different than all other sessions. See the pricing structure for our newborn sessions!

Each location (Hospital, Your Home, or our in-home Studio) has a different feel to it, so please visit the blog to see more examples of each, or contact me to find out more.

Please contact me prior to baby’s arrival to schedule your session, as we do book tentative dates for your newborn based on due date. That allows us to plan accordingly, not overbook, and give you the best options for timing of your session.

Things to know about your studio newborn session:

  • Please keep in mind that studio sessions are in a small in-home studio and will often have a limited amount of photographing space. The sessions are designed to focus on baby, and we suggest scheduling family sessions at an alternate time.

  • Every newborn is different, but in general the sleepier and full baby is…the better! Please do your best to have baby well fed before their session. We advise newborn sessions are best between 3-14 days from birth.

  • Older siblings react differently to new baby, so please be patient with your big sister or brother. At age 2-3 they don’t always love to snuggle and cuddle new baby at that time, give them a few months and try for some more cuddly ones at 3 months or 6 months when new baby can smile and big sibling has adjusted more.

  • We provide props and backdrops for our studio sessions. If you choose to bring your own, you must let us know and send photos ahead of time. Just a reminder, most newborn photos look best with a more minimalist style—-to really focus on those baby details. We love simple bows, headbands and floral wraps for girls, and for boys of athletic parents perhaps a baseball or other single prop. If you are bringing props with you, let me know ahead of time so I can be prepared with suggested setup to incorporate. I’m happy to pre-plan a set-up with you, communication is key!

  • We do not suggest full outfits/onesies for newborns due to their petite size, although we will always work to accommodate your preference.

  • A newborn can take some time to position and calm down for a photo depending on how they are feeling that day, we advise that each pose (backdrop, wrap, basket, optional prop) takes 10-30 minutes. It is usually not reasonable to expect 4 poses with different backdrops and wraps in a 20 minute mini session. On that note, we advise no shorter than 30 Minute session for a newborn. A mini session is only accommodated if the photos are only of parents holding baby (none with baby alone) as a mini does not allow us enough time to pose a sleeping babe.

  • If you have seen a photo of ours that you particularly want a prop/backdrop to be used for your session, let me know ahead of time. We will make sure to incorporate if available (at times clients are providing their own, so we cannot guarantee it is something we have on hand)

  • We love to incorporate a sentimental blanket, you’re always welcome to bring one along.

  • We do have a cat in the home, but it has never been allowed in the studio.