Maternity
Maternity photos are best shot with in the last months of your pregnancy. Please schedule your photography session six to ten weeks before your due date. Of course if you are closer than that, just give us a call. We have been known to do some creative scheduling to fit you in.
Every photography session is a unique experience, we can make it even more special with your creative contributions. Please feel free to bring along any clothing or fabric that has a special meaning or makes you feel beautiful. I encourage clients to include partners, older siblings or even family pets.
Newborn
The best time to contact me is before you have your baby. I will add you to my schedule when your due date is expected and then adjust my schedule once the baby arrives. Working with the baby within the first week works best to get peaceful sleepy, folded-up poses. After two weeks of age, they are more likely to be disturbed while sleeping and baby acne can start to flare.
It's not uncommon for the session with a newborn to last 3-4 hours, allowing plenty of time to feed and comfort your baby. Please feel free to bring along any clothing, props or fabric that has a special meaning to you.
Newborns are sweetest photographed in bare skin... either a cloth diaper or their birthday suit. I recommend that the parents wear black so that they blend into the background and let the baby be the focus of the portrait.