A newborn photography session is special for many reasons, especially the cute baby poses so many parents love. However, newborn poses are easiest to achieve, and safest, during your baby’s first 15 days. Of course, not all babies are the same. There will always be exceptions. After 15 days of age, a newborn baby likely to be less comfortable in curly newborn poses. In addition, their sleep patterns change, making particular poses much more difficult (sometimes impossible) to achieve.
Certainly, I can create beautiful portraits of babies older than 15 days. But an older baby will typically allow fewer newborn posing options. Also, if you prefer Lifestyle Newborn Photography, then the age is not so important. In Lifestyle photography we will be doing very little posing creating beautiful photos of your baby just as he or she is (alone or with the family members). That means that the baby does not need to be sleepy, as they are in the first days, for their photos. I think babies are perfect just the way they are and I am happy to do a newborn style shoot at any age. That being said, they do change and grow very quickly in the first weeks of life. I recommend trying to get the photo shoot scheduled before the baby is three months old, just to capture that newborn cuteness.
When should you book your newborn photography session?
I recommend that clients contact me during their third trimester to schedule their newborn photography session. At that time, we set a photography date within 5 to 15 days after their baby’s expected date if you prefer to have creative photos of your baby or a bit later if you prefer natural Lifestyle photography. Later, we make adjustments to the date and time if needed, depending on when the baby actually arrives.
I can’t wait to capture your family during this special time!
