Ive received a lot of inquiries for child portraits involving kids under the age of 1 since I’ve started photography. Many of you may know that I only photograph kids that are at least the age of 1 or older simply b/c I don’t think I am capable of producing high quality professional portraits for kids who can’t walk yet. I wouldn’t know how to pose a baby that can’t walk yet to make the photo compelling. Well, that rule still applies, but I’ve decided that I want to try newborns that are up to 4 weeks old. I’ve met some photographer friends that specializes in nothing but newborns. Their work is absolutely amazing and they’ve inspired me to give newborns a shot. So here we are, my first newborn sessions. Both of which were 1 day apart from the other. Meet Landon and Londyn. Landon and Londyn have very similar names and they’re both the same ages, but they don’t even live near each other. I thought this was a really cool coincidence. Oh yea, and they both pee pee’d during our session =) Anyways, the difference between newborn photography and the rest of my photography is: you have to have some MAJOR patience. Luckily patience is a virtue that I possess =) Both sessions took about 3-4 hours respectively and my snap count was super low, meaning, we had about 30 minutes worth of actual shooting time. The rest of the time was spent feeding, burping, rocking, singing, sushing. hahaha. Here’s the funny part, I can’t wait to get more newborn sessions! The end result is just absolutely precious. AND, I’ve been introduced to the world of Ross, T.J. Maxx, Marshalls for baskets and blankies and hats to use as baby props. So that’s my story on newborn photograpy. Let’s welcome baby Landon and baby Londyn to our wonderful world.
