09 Sep For the love of the littlest ones…
You’ve counted their fingers. You’ve counted their toes. The newest member of your family is finally here after months and months of waiting and dreaming. There is no other time that is filled with such joy and innocence. You take a million snapshots and post them on Facebook, but did you think to have them professionally photographed at this phase?
Yes, they’re peeling. Yes, they’re sleepy (we hope). They’re all wrinkly. They have their umbilical cord still attached, but what an amazing, fleeting time of life to capture. It’s gone in a blink of an eye. Literally. It’s only about 2-3 weeks for most babies before they start waking up and filling in and looking more like an infant and less like a newborn, which is why we, as photographers, encourage you to call your photographer before your baby is born.
Me, personally, I love photographing newborns. Absolutely love it. It’s hot (we set the temps to 85-90degrees!), it’s longer hours (3-5 hours for 1 session), I frequently am peed and pooped on- what’s not to love? J These precious little ones take love and care to properly photograph, and more than that, they take patience. As a mom of 4, patience is a must and I try to bring that and my love for my littlest clients to each and every session. I look forward to lulling them into a deep sleep and bending them into little works of art. And I love even more, when my clients see their portraits and are so thankful that they made the decision to capture this phase, as they realize that it’s only been a few weeks since their session and their baby no longer looks like the amazing newborn that they see in their images.
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