When Should I Book my Session?
The sooner you book the better, I usually recommend booking in the second or third trimester. Of course it is impossible to predict when a baby will arrive so I book a tentative date based on your due date and then we set a confirmed date once the baby actually arrives. If you’ve just had your baby and haven’t booked a session yet still feel free to contact me, my schedule is always changing based on when little one’s arrive so you never know I may have a spot open up!
When is the Best Time to Take Newborn Pictures?
Newborn sessions should occur between 5-14 days after birth, this is when newborns are the most co-operative for pictures, in some cases I can photograph newborns later depending on circumstances.
Where do you Take Your Pictures?
I invite people into my home where I have a warm and inviting studio space set up. My studio is actually right through the front door of my home on my main floor. Once you arrive I invite parents to sit back and relax. I also have lots and lots of newborn outfits and backdrops to choose from that I’ve collected over the years.
How Long are the Sessions?
Newborn sessions take between 1 to 3 hours to complete depending on the type of session you book. That may seem like a long time but it goes by fairly quickly. Newborns aren’t always the most co-operative models as you can’t simply tell them what to do, I always work around their schedules of feeding, changing, and settling. The safety of these little subjects is also very important to me and I will explain why I do things the way I do during the session and how it is keeping your little one safe.
How Long Does it Take You to Edit the Pictures?
After the session is complete I will require a little bit of time to go through and pick out the very best images to edit and show you. Newborns can also require quite a bit of editing (usually double the amount of time it took for our session) so I like to give myself a two week period to edit images. Once you receive your images I do recommend printing through myself as this way I can guarantee you will get the best product, I truly believe in having your images printed as this is the best way to view your images.