Why The Most Important Photo at Your Newborn Session Is Your Family Portrait
“Posing for professional photos just days after going through the trauma of labor and delivery!? After months of gaining more weight?
If that’s your reaction to the thought of including yourself in your newborn sessions, given the fact that it is just days after you’ve undergone the life- (and body-)changing experience of labor and delivery, you’re not alone. I get this all the time from my expecting Mamas. And I totally get it! With my first pregnancy, I had an emergency c-section at 30 weeks and had to stay in the hospital for complications for several days post delivery, and I wanted nothing to do with pictures! But I didn’t let that stop me from making sure my very beginning was documented forever—and you shouldn’t either!
Still not convinced that post-birth family portraits are beyond worth it in the end? Here are some reasons why they’re the most important part of your newborn session and what I’ll do to ensure you look gorgeous in your pictures, even when you might not feel that way!
A new chapter or beginning only happens a handful of times in your life: your wedding, your first home, your pregnancy, your children, etc.—these are all milestones worth documenting! As the years go on they will tell your journey. And the one that leads you into parenthood will be the single most important journey of your life. It will trump everything else, so don’t let your insecurities about your body right after you just gave birth hold you back from documenting your very first family portrait! It’s a momentous event, one that not everyone gets to experience. Celebrate and embrace it! Your children will want to show their children someday and it will be something they treasure for generations.

You're in good hands
I want you to be completely confident! I have been a photographer for 3.5 years and will help you feel beautiful and look at your family portrait with pure love—because that’s what’s showing behind the lens anyway!

what to wear to look and feel your best
Wearing solid, soft tones, like whites and light grays, will create a timeless look in your newborn photos. I also love how a solid black shirt and backdrop highlight the best part.. Your family as the subject! Other more advanced Photoshop enhancements I will use will help your skin look amazing. I don’t go for flawless but you will look great! I will leave you looking your best in the portraits. Even the position I have you hold your baby will help reduce the look of any weight gained in your arms. I am basically a plastic surgeon and photographer all wrapped up in one! Ha!
While all of these tricks of the trade certainly help, the most important tip I can give you to help capture the best family portrait possible is to simply be in the moment! Enjoy the feeling of newness with your baby during that period of time and let your love be seen through the pictures we take during the session.
If you're interested in learning more about newborn photography or would like to reserve your own session be sure to fill out the contact form below and I will be happy to answer any questions! No question is a silly question!