I love babies! Everything about them is so beautiful, tiny, unique and precious.  

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Babies grow and change so quickly and parents suddenly realise their tiny beautiful baby isn’t so tiny anymore! 

This is why so many parents come to me to capture those precious moments.

 

True newborn photos are taken before baby is 10 days old, whilst they are still sleepy and I can pose them more easily. I recommend you book as far in advance as possible. Don’t put it off, book before your baby is due to arrive - I can always change the date of your photo shoot if baby decides to come early or hangs on in there for longer.

 

This little guide will give you some information about how I work and tips to make your session go smoothly.

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For newborn photographers, one of the biggest parts of the job is to get babies to sleep.  What most people don’t realise is that in order to ensure success, it starts long before the session.  There are several steps parents should take in the 24 hours leading up to the session that can be really important in getting the baby to sleep.  In order to maximise the time I spend getting gorgeous shots of your little one we ask that you try to follow these steps...

 

1. For nursing Mums, be careful with what you eat for about a day leading up to the session. Any woman who has nursed a baby knows that any sort of spicy foods can make the baby uncomfortable or upset their tummy.  And an upset tummy will always mean lots of tears and little sleep!  So avoid spicy foods, or any foods the baby may have allergies to, at all costs!

 

2. I recommend that you try to keep baby awake in the couple hours leading up to the session.  If the baby has slept all morning they just might be ready for a long awake period when the session is about to start, which makes the job of getting them sleepy all that much harder.  So try playing and talking with baby, maybe even give the baby a bath before the session – whatever it takes to keep them alert for an hour or two.  Then when we start the photoshoot, they’ll be ready for a long nap!

 

3.  Try to organise baby’s feed for when I’m due to arrive at your home (or you are due to arrive at the studio) so you can get them lovely and milk drunk as I set up ready to start.

 

4. Bring the baby in loose fitting easy to remove clothes so that I don’t have to fuss with them too much and can keep them in a calm sleepy state. And if the outfits are loose-fitting, then ideally there won’t be many lines left behind on the baby’s skin!

 

5. Remember the dummy!

 

6. If I am visiting you at home it is recommended you make the room we will be shooting in as warm as possible, this is for baby’s 

comfort as for a lot of the session they will be nude or loosley clothed. So make sure you dress lightly or in layers that are easy to remove.

 

7. Newborn sessions can be long, up to 4 hours! This is a perfect time for you to sit back and relax (maybe even have a nap!)