Lifestyle photography is quickly becoming one of my favorite genres to photograph. To begin with, lifestyle photography captures your life as it truly is, in your home environment. I don’t do a ton of posing in newborn lifestyle photography, just prompts (kiss baby’s head, read a story to big sis, give momma a snuggle, etc.). This helps the family that I’m photographing to feel more at ease and helps them to look more natural. Here are three tips to get prepared for your lifestyle newborn photography session:

1. Do you know how you clean when somebody says they’ll be at your house in 5 minutes? You know the one I’m talking about, where you shove things into closets, give counters a quick wipe, and shut the doors of the rooms that are truly hideous. That’s how I want you to clean to prepare for your lifestyle newborn photography session. Literally, the quickest most surface level clean you can think of and only in the room I’ll be working in. Do I care if your bathroom is disgusting? NO. Just do a quick clean of the nursery and primary bedroom and you should be good to go.
2. Feed that baby! Most lifestyle newborn sessions take place when the baby is between 0-3 months old. That means they’re hungry and sleepy a lot. So give your little a good feed right before I come over and we’ll be set! What if your baby gets fussy and hungry during our session? Don’t worry! Just feed the baby!! I’ll take a minute to do some sibling shots or details of the nursery. I have three kids myself, so I get it.
3. Prepare your props. I have a few items that I bring with me to each lifestyle newborn photography session, like my woven basket and some neutral blankets. Your job is to gather up the sentimental items you’d like me to photograph with your baby. Like a special blanket that grandma made or her very first hair bow. In this session, each baby in their family has their own Winnie the Pooh themed toy, so of course we had to get a picture with Kanga. These personal touches help to make your session that much more meaningful.

I can’t wait to work with you. Click here to contact me for a lifestyle newborn session.