New life documented to treasure for generations to come;
Your newborn session will be a special milestone in your baby’s life. I want to help you tell the story of your new baby. I like to create a calm and peaceful environment during our time together. It is important to let me know if we will be photographing older siblings, as well as mama and daddy shots. These will take place at the beginning of the session so that we may have the remaining time focusing on the baby alone.
The safety of your newborn is paramount and every precaution is taken prior to, throughout and after your session to ensure a safe and nurturing environment at all times. The duration of your newborn session will vary depending on baby’s temperament and time allowed for feeding, changing and of course cuddles. Please ensure that you have allowed up to four hours for your newborn session.
Once you have confirmed your booking, your due date will be scheduled in to the Studio calendar and once baby has arrived and you have notified me, I will confirm your actual session date within the first ten days from arrival earthside.
I can not stress enough the importance I place on the safety of all of my precious little clients; I have participated in several in-person newborn specific workshops, led by some of the best photographers in Australia and World Wide, to ensure that my training adequately equips me with the knowledge and tools required in such a niche field of photography. I am continuously learning and improving in my craft as a result of these workshops and ongoing mentoring sessions. I also place a high priority on being fully immunised and up to date with all relevant boosters, including pertussis (whooping cough).
The best time to photograph baby is between day five and day ten earthside. Provided both mum and bub are doing amazing, day seven is my lucky day if we can get you booked in 🙂 During this time newborns are still very sleepy and curly. They don’t mind so much if you move them around from pose to pose while they rest in dreamland! Once they have a full belly and are kept warm, they will generally sleep for most of the session. It is recommended that you book your newborn session whilst you are still expecting, at which time you can opt to take advantage of the complimentary mini maternity session offer.
This is not to say we can’t photograph your newborn at any other age. Beautiful images can be captured at any stage. However, you should know that once beyond this “new” stage, we may not be able to get the curly poses. If you are sure you want specific poses, please ask about those during your pre session consultation.
I offer a mini maternity session as a complimentary add on with every fully booked newborn session in the hope that you choose to embrace, love and capture your journey to remember for ever;
