How many poses do I get at my FULL newborn session?

POSED FULL NEWBORN SESSION

My sessions are about 3 hours long, depending on your little one. 

For wrapped mini sessions refer to THIS POST.

PROPS

I provide all the props, and style your session. All you need to do is choose the colors you want, and tell me if there are any images in my portfolio to avoid. 

HOW MANY IMAGES DO WE GET TO CHOOSE FROM?

One week after your session you schedule a zoom appointment with me. They are up to forty minutes long. I show you a slideshow of everything we have captured together (around 50-80 images depending on if we have a sibling to include or not). Then I help you choose your favorite images. 

SPECIAL ITEMS

If you have some special item or heirloom item to include please let me know ahead of time. Limit it to no more than two please. 

Examples are a teddy bear that had been passed down, a blanket with baby’s name on it, a hand knit blanket from grandma etc. 

Please do NOT bring a bunch of items you haven’t told me about and ask me to incorporate them. I am very often flexible if you can be upfront with your needs. 

HOW MANY NEWBORN POSES?

I have a posing flow I do with all my newborns. I try all these poses (often capturing them in two angles), and may skip or replace some if baby is being fussy.

Froggy - timber - taco- bum up - hands on chin - side lying - hands up - close ups of lips, ear, face, dad holding baby’s feet, mom holding baby’s finger - 2 basket poses.

If your baby is older than 2 weeks, I will try newborn poses but adapt my posing to what they can do. Again I will FLOW with baby!

HOW MANY PARENT POSES?

I do all of the following poses, so please do not request them. 

Dad: dad looking at baby - dad looking at camera with baby - add mom in for snuggle photo with dad holding baby - then looking at camera with dad holding baby.

Mom: mom snuggling baby - mom looking at the camera with baby - add dad in for snuggle photo with mom holding baby - then looking at the camera with mom holding baby. 

Backlit shots in profile: - mom looking at baby, dad looking at baby, family together looking at baby. 

HOW MANY SIBLING POSES DO YOU DO?

I always try for: holding baby looking and camera and snuggling, then backlit looking at baby and kissing or closer to baby. 

This will depend on your children ;) Be patient with them. Try not to tell them they are being ‘bad’, they are doing the best they can with their new sibling that has just entered their world. 

If we get family and sibling shots done with time to spare, then I will also try for a photo of dad with both children, and mom with both kids. 

Can we include grandparents?

Yes you can, there is an option when booking to add them to the session. Each additional adult is $75, or two additional adults for $125.

STUDIO ATTENDEES

Additional people (grandparents and siblings) are only welcome in studio when it’s their turn to be photographed. Only parents can stay for baby’s portion of the session. 

I will work with you to schedule the day to make this work for the family. With a toddler it often works best for everyone to show up together in the morning, we capture family and sibling, then dad can go drop off sibling at daycare and return. This can be similar for grandparents. 

SUMMARY

Be flexible. 

Do not come with a list of things poses you want. I guarantee you if you do, your newborn will ensure to be extra fussy that day. 

Trust that you will get a gorgeous gallery of your little one. Let me flow with baby and their needs.