Category Archives: Newborns

What is Retouching and Editing?

PROFESSIONAL RETOUCHING: Every *purchased* image undergoes  retouching to remove blemishes, mistakes and other unsightly things.  Many people refer to this as Photoshopping an image, or a decade ago I heard the term “airbrushing” a lot.  Some budding photographers say “editing”.  The point is, the images are cleaned up… Much like how you run the vacuum…

What to bring to your session

This is a starting point checklist for various kinds of sessions.  But when life happens, if you have forgotten anything on the list, don’t panic.  We will still have a GREAT session. It’s a good idea to…. Bring to your newborn session: Dress for the tropics. When we’re not photographing a family shot, and we’re…

Relationship Newborn Sessions

First we had each other, Then we had you Now we have everything.   When you bring a new baby home, the experience is overwhelming.  …the new demands on your time and energy, the adjustment your family makes, and the impossible amount of love you now have for this tiny human that you only recently…

In- Home Newborn Sessions

When we shoot your newborn session in your own home, your images are inherently custom. Your images are inherently YOU. Every detail is yours…. your colors, fabrics, and furniture; in your rooms, your baby’s nursery. The personal feel of the images we make is unmatched in anyone’s studio; mine included. Some might assume that for…

When we shoot a newborn session

Best timing for a newborn session With typical, full-term babies, I like to shoot when baby is between 5 and 8 days old.  Babies who are born much earlier than expected have a little more wiggle room, but I still like to photograph within two weeks of life. It really is all case-by-case. There are…