Why your home is the BEST place to take your baby’s first photos

A baby at-home photoshoot

Taking your newborn baby photoshoot at home isn’t just convenient, it’s the best place to celebrate your baby’s grand arrival!

In a cozy, in-home photoshoot baby is surrounded by all the love and warmth of home, and we add the personal touch by including details like their sweet welcome cards and first gifts.

Relax at home

Getting out of the house with a newborn can be hard!  Those first few weeks should be about getting to know each other without a timetable for getting to places.  Baby doesn’t need the outside world yet, she needs another cuddle and more milk!

A baby at-home photoshoot is on your schedule – or lack of it.   We have plenty of time so baby makes the rules about meal breaks, comfort breaks, and let’s just stop and be cute breaks.

Over 13 years of newborn & baby photography I have helped hundreds of babies – and parents – to relax and have a lovely time while making beautiful photos, on their terms!

Timeless baby portraits

Just because your photo session is at home doesn’t mean we can’t take timeless baby portraits.  I always spend time taking some pictures of baby alone with no distractions for portraits where you can just drink in those soft round cheeks and tiny lips.

Soft neutral blankets provide a perfect backdrop, or your favourite colours and fabrics can add a pop of excitement! Pull together a pile of your favourites and I’ll advise on great combinations.  And using your own favourites at home means your portraits will match your decor tastes and colours and look great framed on your walls.

Time for the siblings

When you are adding to your family your new baby isn’t the only important little person. While older siblings might be thrilled to have a new playmate (eventually!), we know it’s not always fun sharing the spotlight with a tiny, fragile newcomer.

In a baby at home photoshoot we have time for them to star in some of their own photos, as well as cuddles with parents and baby.  And even better when they are done with the camera they can go back to their favourite toys, TV show or snack time, no waiting around.

Your home is the BEST place to take your newborn photos and keep things fun, relaxed, and full of love for your bigger babies too!

Parent & family pictures too

Parent pictures are important too!  If you are feeling camera shy, just remember that you are the support act and baby is the star of the photo!  But though these might not be your favourite photos to take, they are sure to be your baby’s favourites in the future – your grown up child will want to see you.

A new baby causes excitement in the whole wider family!

If you have others who would love to be in the picture with baby have them drop in during your in-home photo session!  Grandparents, uncles and aunts and cousins all welcome!  Pets too!

One of my favourites of grandparents, surrounding their new grandchild with love!

Bigger babies welcome!

At home photo sessions aren’t just for my very newest clients.  Babies of any age love the benefits of being in their home environment for photos.

I also capture the in between moments.  When we are shooting at home I don’t just photograph the pretty moments of perfect artistry. I include the in between moments too.  Juggling to hold 2 babies.  The silly faces.  Rolling over when they mean to crawl. The toddler hiding when I arrive.  The whole story. 

Twin babies at home learning to stand up
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