When it comes to newborn photography – I offer two main styles. The first is the traditional type that you’re probably very family with, plenty of props, blankets, wraps etc and the second has a more lifestyle feel to it.
That’s not to say that a traditional newborn photography needs to be heavy in it’s use of props and accessories. In fact, more and more these days, folk are opting to keep things on more of the simple side, but you dictate what we do – it’s your image gallery after all! However, if you want newborn photos with a more ‘at home’ feel to them, then the lifestyle newborn option might be worth looking.
We use my bed set and a Moses basket to create your image gallery – you can still be involved in the photos if you’d like to be of course. One of the main differences is that your baby won’t ever be naked in the images (that’s just not practical when you’re working on a bed that you need to reuse!) I have plenty of wraps, blankets and swaddles that we can incorporate to add colour and variety to your finished images and as ever, you’re invited to bring along items that you’d like to include. So if this sounds like it would give you a style of newborn photography that you’d love, then take a look at the Lifestyle Newborn Gallery for more inspo…
Newborn Photography
A newborn photo shoot is best when your baby is between 5 and 10 days old as this is when they are at their maximum sleepiness and poseability to capture those dreamy shots. For this reason, I definitely recommend that you book when you are pregnant as this is one less thing to worry about scheduling when you’ve just got home from the hospital. We make an appointment for your due date plus 7 days and then adjust it as needed.
My newborn shoots include your three favourite digital images which you select from your online gallery a few weeks after your photo shoot – I don’t make you attend a sales or viewing session. Sessions take place in my warm and cosy studio in Crawley Down and cost £95.