Newborn Baby Photography Session
Information Guide.
Whens the Best time to book? Most People Book when they are pregnant to ensure that they are able to have their session in those first few weeks. Like many other newborn photographers I only take on a limited number of newborns per month so its best to pre book.
Do you have a newborn age limit, I do love photographing them in the first two-three weeks, but I do go up to 6-8 weeks old for newborn style images the older the baby gets the less they sleep and the long it takes to get the poses, they may not also do some poses. I do prefer them in the first three weeks which is why most people pre book to ensure they have them younger as the older they get the less sleepy they are.
But I don’t know when the baby will arrive to book a date – Thats fine I don’t give an actual date till you contact me but I hold slots spaces and then allocate slots once baby arrives seems to work well and occasionally I do have empty slots so if you haven’t booked I may be able to fit you in but this is not always the case so it is best to pre book. Once baby arrives let me know and we then we schedule the session.
Where will the session take place ? You have a choice either your own home (this is what lots of clients prefer to do, please if you do have a small home or limited space it maybe best to have a studio location session, mileage may need to be added depending on location), or my studio in Tilbury in Essex. Either way it will be an amazing experience watching me pose and capture these precious memories of your baby.
Will you bring all the props ? I will bring all the props/backdrops needed for your session if you let me know which ones you love this will help me make sure that they come with me. Unfortunately I can’t photography your baby in all the props as much as you may love them all and find it hard to choose it just simply isn’t possible. If you could choose two or three of your favourites it will help. The Moon prop is only available if you come to the home studio. If you do have something personal that you would like photographed with your baby let me know its always nice to incorporate your job/parters job or hobby into the session. You will see the props guide here.
Can We have some photographs with my baby or my children with the new baby ? Of course thats possible just let me know your children ages as well and that you would like them done, I try to do these at the beginning of the session so that someone is able to take the other children out afterward so that they don’t get bored when we are working on your baby session.
How long do sessions last ? This is dependant on your baby, they can last anything from 2 hours to 4 plus (this is if baby takes a little while to sleep or twins/multiple babies to photograph). I only schedule one session a day so their is no rush and we go at your babies pace. I only schedule one newborn session a day so I am all yours and never rushed. I would also advise not to make any other appointments on the day of the session so that your not feeling rushed too and we have a nice relaxed environment.
What to bring ? Please bring plenty of milk for your baby, they will take more milk during the session as they are being moved into various poses etc and it does tend to make our little model hungrier. Also bring so snacks for yourselves, I will be providing tea coffee, squash, water but something more would help you as sessions tend to last around 4 hours. If you are bringing other children please bring some snacks for them and yourself and something to help entertain them during the session while they wait. If you have anything special you want photographed with them a special teddy for example please bring that too.
If at my home studio I do supply tea, coffee, water, squash and biscuits but if you do want to bring anything you prefer snack wise please do. I also suggest dressing in layers as the studio is kept warm for your baby.
Do I need to bring baby any clothing. In my opinion baby’s best naked, the room will be warm so you don’t have to worry about them getting cold, I do have plenty of beautiful wrap props etc to make your images look great. Let me know I which props and colours you like.
What should I wear for family portraits during the newborn session. I always say to keep the colour tones simple no bright or loud colour and no football shirts. Dads in jeans and white/black t shirt/shirt. Mums if you have simple strappy top, cream black or white if you do, if you have nothing I do have maternity dresses that look lovely in images and also work well after you have had your baby too.
Prices and Packages – these can be found here, session fee for newborn session is £50 this does not include any product/digital images you can then purchase from the al a carte product guide, a lot of people pre book a package as these work out better value with greater savings. I do require a £25 non refundable booking fee to secure the session and the balance is payable at the session.
What if my baby wee or poos on your things.. This is totally natural and these can get washed/clean up it all part of the job, I have been weed
After the session
I normally upload a sneak peak on facebook within 24-48 hours after your session, please tag, share, and use as your profile picture do not remove my logo or try to print these are low res (if you don’t want on facebook I can do a sneak peak on my blog) or let me know if you don’t want one at all.
it normally takes me three weeks to have your gallery ready for ordering, if you have chosen to have all the images on USB, this will be delivered/posted to you as soon as completed.
If you have chosen a la carte or a package print then a viewing session will be made for you to place your order. A private gallery can be used for ordering this will be online for one week only and orders must be made during this time, if your needing additional time then £10 per week chargeable and must be paid before gallery goes back online. You will see a minimum of 30 images in your gallery to choose from. Those purchases will need to be paid in full before they are ordered. I keep un ordered images for 3 months only.
Prints take a week from ordering and framing and albums can take 4 weeks plus but I will keep you informed.
Digital images – these are high resolution files with these your will receive a print release this means your able to print unlimited prints/products without needing to come to me and share with friends and family online. Sarahndipity retains the copyright to all images produced. You are not allowed to edit these images or have them changed in anyway. When printing I can not be held responsible for poor quality prints from suppliers that are not my own, please be award of cropping factors when printing and for best results please use high quality professional lab. Also the USB are for getting the files to you please ensure you make various backups of the images to ensure against loss.
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