20 days – yes, you read that right! Normally I schedule newborns in the first 12 days – they’re much more likely to sleep and stay curled up in those precious newborn positions. I went into this session a little nervous that we wouldn’t be able to get those dreamy little poses, but once Grayson got to sleeping, he stayed snoozing for me for the rest of the session. What a little sweetheart he is!
Sweet, petite little Evelyn is such a doll. She’s already given her poor mama quite a run for her money – she was on bed rest for a large part of her pregnancy! Thankfully both mom and baby are perfect now, and Evelyn’s sweet older brother Elliot is just so proud to be her big brother. Evelyn’s mama requested all things girly for her precious little lady, and I was happy to oblige… pink is totally Evelyn’s color!
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I thought I’d share a pullback image from a typical newborn session. I always enjoy seeing these, and it’d be doubly awesome if this helps anyone else out there out! Also for clients, you can see that I really don’t need a ton of room to set up my little portable studio.
1. Newborn Posing Bean Bag by Studio Baby
2. Backdrop Stand and about 10 clamps of all sizes to hold up and stretch out my blankets.
3. Blankets and fabrics of all colors and textures – I’m always hunting for more and, well, my stockpile is starting to get a little ridiculous.
4. Kelly Moore camera bag. I have the Libby and it’s so amazing for lugging around all my gear (2 bodies, lenses, expodiscs, diapers, etc…)
5. Just a standard 5 in 1 reflector from Amazon.
6. Heater. YES. This bad boy is essential to getting those newborns nice and cozy/sleepy.
7. White Noise app on my iPhone. Another fantastic little trick to helping those bitty ones zonk out for me.
8. Hats, headbands and props galore. I preselect the ones I intend to use for each session and keep them closeby.
Not pictured:
Window – I like to set up my bean bag at about a 45 degree angle to the natural light I have available to me.
Wipes – Babies poop and pee, y’all.
Tons of receiving blankets – for proping underneath baby and for keeping the little one warm.
Camera and baby – well duh.
So there you have it… Was it more stuff than you imagined? Way less? (Full disclosure- there are about 38471 props to camera right that you don’t see here!) I tend to err on the side of bring everything in case this baby will pee sleep through EVERYTHING!
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Thank you so much for sharing this, along with the links! Very helpful!
Sweet, adorably plump little Oliver has been long awaited around these parts! You can see his mama and daddy’s pregnancy announcement session here, and maternity session here. When his parents aren’t totally busy lovin’ on him, they’re decorating their new home in beachy, natural style. So we naturally decided to incorporate those colors into his session.
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I love the birds nest, how adorable!!
This little handsome mister did not want to sleep for me at first, but after a bit of coaxing and a nice full belly, he was finally ready to model! Theo makes the cutest little expressions, and I even caught the elusive newborn smile. See, he even gets my jokes! Now if only most other people would… Anyhow, I digress! On to sweet baby Theo:
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oh wow. I wish I lived by you so you can take pics of my toddler. I really love the one where he is smiling. What a cute baby.
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