Do you really need to drop a good chunk of money on getting professional newborn photos taken? In my humble opinion- yes. Take as many photos and videos of your tiny creation as you can. But there are three reasons you should also have professional newborn photos taken: For you. For your child. For your other loved ones. Let me explain.

The newborn period is a time of sleeplessness, excitement, stress, and love. It’s also a time that goes by incredibly quickly. Capturing photos of your tiny new addition is important to many families and one way to ensure your photoshoot is a success is to book it at the right time. Let’s break down exactly when you should schedule your newborn photography session.

Photoshoots should be a luxury that leaves you feeling excited, happy, and cared for. And you just can’t get that from a standard 15-minute mini-session. Here are my reasons for not offering standard minis- and what I offer instead.

Your cell phone is only going to take pictures that have that “professional look” to them in the very best of cases. That being said, these tips and tricks will help you get your candid family photos as close to professional grade as possible.

Taking family photos with your children sometimes gets a bad rep. I once had a friend tell me that she would only do mini sessions with her children because “after 20 minutes they are completely done and melting down anyways.” But nine times out of ten I have found that as long as you come prepared and have a solid game plan, you can get kids to play along for a full hour long session.

Gone are the days of “Say Cheese” couples photos! You are paying good money for these images and they should be as unique, natural, and emotive as you are. In order to obtain those results I use prompting instead of posing in my photoshoots. What’s the difference? Posing is telling a couple “stand just so and place your hands just here, now don’t move until I say!” Prompting on the other hand is giving a couple a task or action to perform and letting them have the freedom to interpret that and make it their own.

More and more I am having expectant parents ask me if it is okay for them to include their dogs in their upcoming newborn sessions. And my answer is always a resounding YES… well… maybe… we can absolutely try! Here are four tips for how to make including your fluffy friend a success.

Winter in New England can be rough. It’s cold, wet, and crawling with coughs and colds. Throw in one or more children under the age of five and you have the recipe for full blown tantrums and meltdowns.

Doesn’t exactly sound like the setting for beautiful family photos- but it absolutely can be! From the warmth and comfort of your home you can have beautiful pictures taken even if the weather outside is leaning more towards frightful. With these tips for how to prepare your young children for indoor family photos all the tears can be avoided (both theirs and yours.)

How to prepare for an in-home newborn photoshoot? The hard part is over. The baby is here. But now it's time to document your precious little addition. Let's cover tips and tricks for how to make your newborn photos perfect. Featuring images from a north shore Massachusetts newborn session.

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