It’s not always possible to completely plan a newborn session as it totally depends on how your baby is feeling and the types of poses that they prefer.  However, in order that I can have everything set up in advance of your session as much as possible, please let me know the type of newborn session you would like.  You can choose between a natural or traditional newborn session (I’ll explain a bit more about those below).   Once you’ve selected the type of session, you’ll be taken to a page with all the options available and a short form to let me know what you’d like to do.

Please note that the natural and traditional newborn photo shoots are not ‘mix and match’ so you just need to pick your favourite.

A lifestyle newborn session makes use of my bed set up and Moses basket to create images with a more lifestyle feel.  Your baby won’t be naked in the finished photos (although we might strip them down to their nappy for some shots or in order to swaddle them).  I suggest that the majority of their photos are in a plain sleepsuit and / or vest and although there will be an element of posing, we try to keep it as natural as possible.  These are ideal for parents and siblings to be more involved with and because we are not intervening as much with your newborn, it’s better suited to older babies who’ve passed the traditional newborn window.

If you’d like to read a bit more about the difference between Lifestyle and Traditional Newborn styles, then check out this blog post.

Traditional newborn sessions have been popular in the UK for about a decade and you’ll have seen a lot of photos from this style of newborn photography on my website and social media as well as out in the world in general. For this type of session, we work on my giant posing beanbag along with including props that you would like from my range.  Your baby is typically posed and often stripped, although of course these are both done very gently and gradually throughout the session . It’s a versatile type of session in terms of colour scheme and style so you can choose to keep it plain and simple and stick to the beanbag or add props, accessories and themed ideas.   Parents and siblings can get involved in the session – we tend to create these images as posed portraits at the end of the session.