Newborn photos capture the precious beginning of your baby’s journey. Within just a few weeks, you can already see changes as your little one grows.
It’s such a privilege to help new parents preserve all the tiny newborn details with a professional newborn photo session.
With strict Covid-19 precautions in place, I was able to work with new parents—Mom Courtney and Dad Cody—on creating gorgeous newborn photos of their sweet little darling, Grace.
How to Take Newborn Photos
As a newborn photographer, it’s important for me to get to know new parents and ensure they feel comfortable in my Gainesville, FL photography studio. After a Facetime tour of my studio and getting to know each other, Mom Courtney booked a newborn photo session for baby Grace.
Great lighting, gorgeous color palettes and visually engaging props are key components of professional photography. As an experienced professional photographer, I know newborn photos require loving patience, a controlled climate and a space where new parents and babies can take breaks as needed.
When it comes to taking newborn photos, the following tips go a long way:
- Keep the temperature comfortable for the little one.
- Work with an infant’s schedule and allow plenty of time for breaks.
- Excellent lighting is paramount. Daytime photo sessions allow you to take advantage of good natural light sources.
- Choose a visually appealing color palette for the setting, outfits and props.
- Always ensure the little one is comfortable and keep poses natural and safe.
- Experiment with different angles and perspectives of the same pose to avoid disturbing the baby too often.
- Focus on all the precious details that make a little one unique.
How to Edit Newborn Photos
After taking those lovely newborn photos, an infant photographer like me gets to work editing images. Artful editing requires a keen eye to enhance photos while preserving all those unique newborn details.
When I edit newborn photos, I focus on enhancing colors and skin tones and removing any distracting elements. The most rewarding part of infant photography is seeing the joy on new parents like Courtney and Cody’s faces when they see their baby’s pictures 7–10 days after their session.
By this time, a little one has already grown considerably, which makes capturing those early days with professional newborn photos all the more special.
Baby Photography Props
Thoughtful props make baby photos unique and engaging. Working with parents to select baby photography props can help add personal touches to newborn photos. We centered this fun session with baby Grace around a farmhouse theme to honor both Mom and Dad’s degrees and work in agriculture.
We had so much fun crafting a tractor prop set with toys around the loving theme of a heart and delicate little Grace in the center. I absolutely love all the wonderful contrasts in these newborn photos—flowers and tractors, lace and a rustic metal bucket and soft baby skin with adorable cow ears and her own baby Grace cow tag.
The Best Baby Photo
Newborn photography is all about freezing those precious early moments in time and preserving them forever. When you book a newborn photo shoot with a professional photographer like me, you’ll receive expertly shot and edited newborn baby pictures. A baby photo is a family heirloom cherished across generations.
Find a Baby Photographer
I would love to help create beautiful memories for you and your family in my Gainesville, FL photography studio. Contact me here with any questions or to book a session.
If you’d like to see more of my work, you can view my portfolio or follow my Instagram account.
I love how you work with parents in selecting props that give that personal touch! In this case working with the agricultural props in honor of their work is adorable!! Fantastic work, Andrea!
Thanks so much Marty for your pesonal comments and helpful words! I am so glad you are enjoying these joy filled newborn photos!
What a great newborn photo combo including unique family props and classic newborn poses. A treasure indeed.
Making the photo session about what mom and dad are looking for and wishing for makes truly happy newborn photo clients! I love making my clients happy. The photos we created are the perfect way for mom and dad to have this special time documented. Thanks for your high praises Kristen!
Omg I love how you captured these. I just love a chubby baby, I am more then sure they were more than excited to see their newborn photos of their little one. Love how you put all the information on there for a new parent who may want to book or looking for a newborn photographer.
Thanks Shunta! This chubby little newborn baby with all of her rolls was beautiful and dainty! I just love the smiles in this newborn session too. Thanks for your great feedback!
These Newborn Photos are just beautiful. What a lovely newborn and blessed parents to have these amazing memories captured for them
Sweet mom and dad totally adore their little one and yes, indeed they are in love with their delightful newborn photos. I appreciate your feedback and supportive comments Jodi!
The beautiful textures really stood out to me in this collection of beautiful photos. The color choices really complemented everyone’s skin tones. The props were fun and the floral wreath around baby Grace was stunning. Your photo delivery turn around time is very impressive! Congratulations to this beautiful new family!
Thank you for your helpful notes and kind words Christine. It is fun to create unique newborn prop sets for each new client using their ideas. This farm themed newborn session was super fun to decorate with feminine floral arrangements. See you next time!