06/10/2026
I get it. On the surface, it looks like I spend a couple hours holding a camera and then send over some photos.
But what you’re not seeing is everything that happens before, during, and after the session.
Newborn sessions typically last 2–3 hours. That’s because babies don’t care about schedules. We stop for feeding, changing, soothing, snuggles, and sometimes just waiting for a tiny human to decide they’re ready.
Before your session, I’ve spent time preparing wraps, outfits, props, backdrops, and setups. I’ve invested in training, safety education, and years of experience learning how to safely pose and photograph newborns.
After your session, the work isn’t over. The studio is cleaned up and sanitized, then every image is backed up, culled, hand-edited, and carefully retouched. Tiny scratches, flaky skin, redness, baby acne—all the little details are refined while still keeping your baby looking like your baby.
So when you invest in newborn photography, you’re not paying for someone to push a button.
You’re paying for preparation, experience, patience, safety, creativity, professional equipment, and the ability to preserve a stage of life that lasts only a few weeks.
Those tiny fingers, squishy cheeks, and sleepy stretches will be gone before you know it.
The photos are what let you hold onto them.
