There are so many reasons I love being a Newborn Photographer. From getting to see and hold little tiny babies, to experiencing those feelings having that brand new addition to your family. I just love watching how much the family dynamic changes. It’s an impossibly beautiful process to get to witness. Let me share with you for just a moment why I think in-home Newborn sessions are especially amazing.
1. In-home newborn sessions are intimate.
There is just something special about being in the family’s space. The coordinated chaos is perfectly imperfect. That Mama and Daddy with their little love in their element makes those photos all the more precious. Seeing how new parents care for each other and for their new baby is just amplified in the comfort of their own home.
2. They’re relaxed in nature.
Being at home with your baby allows you to be more relaxed. There’s no expectation for you to drag yours freshly postpartum self out of the house with a new baby. We get to work at whatever pace works for baby. It allows us to have a laid back session that isn’t rushed.
3. In-home captures how your family is now.
Being at home, especially with older kids, allows everyone to be comfortable. There’s no awkward posing, no expectations of perfection, just your Newborn and their family. The reason I love in-home Newborn so much is that I want my families to feel like their photos truly capture the feelings they’re experiencing in those first few weeks of having a baby.
4. In-home sends you back in time.
In 5, 10, 15, or even 20 years when you look back at those Newborn photos you will get transported back to that moment in time. Seeing what your home looked like, what you looked like, and remembering what it felt like to hold that beautiful little love of yours in your arms. Those memories being at your home, at their first home, can bring back the feelings you felt at that time in your life.
5. You get to be in the photos too.
So many times when I look back at photos of my kids as Newborns, I’m not in them. I see that precious baby, and I remember taking the photos, but I don’t get to see me as a new mom. I wish I had had someone take Newborn photos with our son, we did them with our daughter, but I decided to do them for him, so I’m not in them. We get to look at these photos forever, but being in them and being able to recall how you felt, wether good or bad, is something that just can’t be replaced or replicated.
