In a perfect world, a newborn would sleep throughout their photo shoot. When they’re at their maximum sleepiness, I can gently move and pose them without disturbing them and the session would be super quick and simple.
Of course, it isn’t actually a perfect world. Some babies are naturally more wakeful especially if they are a little late coming into the world or if the session is delayed past the ideal one week old mark. When a baby is wide awake and determined to take in all the world around them, there’s not a whole lot that we can do about it after we’ve exhausted all the usual ways of getting a baby to sleep. In the case of this little one, she was super chilled and happy – she just didn’t feel sleepy and so we just went with it.
Sessions are always tailored to your baby’s comfort levels and whether your baby is fast asleep or wide awake, there’s still beautiful photos that we can create of those precious early days.
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.
