Simply Timeless Photography Newborn Mini Session Guide
Congratulations on your pregnancy and thank you for booking your Newborn session with Simply Timeless Photography! Newborn Sessions are Sarah's joy, and as one of her main passions in photography has spent countless hours perfecting her craft and has even taken a specialist newborn workshop to learn how to photograph such young babies safely so you can know with confidence that your little one is in safe, knowing hands.
Booking
Once you have filled in your booking form and paid your retainer fee, we put you in our diary in the week of your due date. This is because of babies typically come on their own schedule, not yours! As soon as your little bundle of joy has arrived and you are able to contact us we can then set up your firm session date. Newborns are best captured within the first five to twelve days of birth as they are still very sleepy and can be easily posed. Please don’t worry if your little one is older as newborn-style images can be taken beyond this, though your baby may be more wakeful and curl up less.
Once your session is booked we can then talk about what you expect out of it. Let us know beforehand if there are certain poses, looks, colours, or props you particularly like or anything you have seen us do before that you dislike.
How to Prepare
Newborns are best photographed when sleepy and on a full belly, so in the hour or so before the session please try to keep your little one awake as much as possible. In addition for please try to schedule a feed for before you leave the house, so they will be and ready to start once you arrive. As mini sessions are shorter we aim for settled babies, sleeping images are a bonus, so please don’t worry if little one does not sleep during the session.
What to Bring
We ask that you bring extra milk (unless little one is breast fed) and anything else you would normally bring when taking baby out for longer periods of time. If parents want images with their little one we suggest wearing simple, neutral, and comfortable clothing for these shots as well as having your hair, nails, and makeup as normal. If you wish to bring any of your own sentimental items please let us know in advance so we are able to plan for them and ask that you limit these items, if too many items are brought they may dominate the session and not allow the signature images we normally create.
Session
Our mini newborn sessions typically take 1-2 hours and we will do 2 setups in that time. We ask that only the parents attend the session with their little one(s), however, we are happy to allow others such as a grandparent as the 2nd adult.
In the studio, we have a posing bed and a number of pillows so we can achieve a variety of different poses. We also have a number of blankets, hats, headbands, and props ready for you when you arrive.
As our mini sessions are designed to take less time than a standard/full newborn session we photograph babies as they are (awake or asleep) and keep to simple poses and images using our outfits and wraps.
Siblings
If you have older children and would like sibling and family images we are more than happy to accommodate them. We do ask that you bring some items and snacks along to entertain them to keep them distracted once their images are complete.
