PHOTOSHOP does NOT fix EVERYTHING!!

REMINDERS…..

REMINDERS! Not everything can be “photoshopped” (PS) nor do you want it to be. In preparing for your session, for family photos with your newborn be sure to pay close attention to little details such as manicures, hair coloring, the fit of clothing, and undergarments, etc. small things that may be overlooked, but stand out in photos.

BABY

  • BABY NAILS: I will photograph your babe’s nails and feet, as well as yours. Clean your baby’s hands and feet so anything leftover from birth is gone. If you want them to appear ‘filed” in the images. Do that at home. This cannot be photoshopped. Your nails: file them, no flaking polish. Flaking polish cannot be fixed in photoshop. Flaky baby skin is normal and natural.

  • BABY ACNE: If baby has an acne breakout, message me! If it's “bad” we might need to reschedule. Your version of “bad” likely is not mine.

  • FOREHEAD CRADLE CAP: Do you have a babe older than 3 weeks? Does babe have cradle cap on his/her forehead? Please add oil a couple days before the session and rub off with a dry cloth. You won’t like the way I have to edit it. (It will appear “edited” and over smoothed out).

  • BABY's EYELASHES: Baby’s have immature tear-ducks. If baby has a goopy eye I will do my best to clean it up the day of the session with a cloth. Breastmilk is GREAT for clogged baby tear-ducks so they aren’t goopy. #truestory. But if they are sticky and goopy it might be something that will remain in your final edited image, depends on how bad they are.

FAMILY AND SIBLINGS

  • HAIR:

    • I cannot edit out the roots of your hair.

    • Wash your hair! Another thing that stands out in photos a LOT. Unwashed hair. If you can have a shower and wash your OWN hair at least the day before, pretty please? It DOES come across in photos. I know, I know you’ve just had a little one and are tired, can someone hold babe for you to get a shower the day before your session? I can take care of a lot in photoshop. Greasy hair is not one of them. Even if you are a no fuss, no makeup gal having had a shower will do wonders for your photos!

  • PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP: I have a hair and makeup arist I work with. She is $175. See examples here. She can come to you before your maternity session or will do it in studio for your newborn session.

  • SIBLINGS: Food on face or in the nose. PLEASE WIPE their face WELL before you get into the session please. Often if they have food or dried boogers in the nose, they are close to impossible to get out when they are IN close proximity to the nasal passage.