Newborn Photography East Grinstead West Sussex

This picture is a lovely one of a newborn and her big sister looking down proudly upon her. I can only imagine the mischief these two will get up to in the years to come.

However, that aside, it does illustrate two really good points about posing big brothers and sisters with their newly arrived siblings, particularly when the older child is still pretty young themselves.

Firstly, the basket is a great prop for setting up sibling shots.  It’s a stable base where we can get the newborn settled and cosy and the older sibling doesn’t have to worry about supporting them.  Even if they can hold them well, they also have to be able to hold them in a way that looks nice on camera and that can be tricky and get a bit stressful for the older child.

Secondly, swaddles are a great idea when working with newborns and their siblings. In this case, the baby was a bit more wakeful so the swaddled helped her stay cosy and secure while we posed her and also held her limbs in place so we didn’t have any of that motion to contend with.  In this image, we used the basket as a way of posing the two together but I’m a massive fan of swaddling newborns when they are posing with big brothers and sisters as having them wrapped up burrito style makes them so much easier to handle and support.  Without having to worry too much about that aspect, we can focus on the expression of the two of them together.

As a side note, there is always a parent just out of shot to keep an eye on safety and lend a helpful settling hand if it’s needed while I scoot back and take the picture.  Safety first, always.

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.