A Newborn Session to Cherish ForeverWelcoming a newborn into the world is a magical experience filled with joy, love, and wonder. As a photographer, I have the privilege of capturing these precious moments, freezing them in time for families to cherish for a lifetime. It is moments like these that remind me why I am passionate about capturing life's most precious moments through the lens of my camera and why newborn sessions are my favourite.          
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 THE PERFECT AGE FOR A NEWBORN SESSIONThe perfect age for a newborn sessions is... well, you can't pin point it. However, I can advise from personal experience to get the squishy tiny newborn portraits that the best age is between 5 and 14 days although this doesn't mean you won't get the curled up squishy photographs after the 14 days, you absolutely can.... with a bit of patience. ALL babies are different and I have had babies who have been 7 days old be really unsettled, or hate being curled up and on the other hand I have had babies be around 6-8 weeks old, slept like a dream and curled right up! If you haven't already and are looking for a newborn photographer, you can book in via the button below. Please select your due date (or nearest to it that is available)  Newborn Photography - Hull  Family Portraits - Hull  
   Did that headline grab your attention?Other than advice from my own experience, all I can personally say is what works for you, may not work for others. As we are all aware, everyone, even babies... are different and no two are the same, well, unless you are a twin? SO HOW DO I GET A BABY TO SLEEP DURING A NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION? 99% of the time, I have a baby into a nice deep sleep within 10-20 minutes after their feed and wind and I believe the trick to this is mainly by staying relaxed with the baby and helping them fall into that nice deep sleep. Tricks I use ALL the time is white noise. YES! White noise, now I know a lot of my clients use this already, but I do get the odd client wow'ed by it and insist " We are using that tonight". I have my white noise playing on my Alexa in the studio from babies arrival, until they have left. HEAT! Not direct heat, but because your baby is going to stripped down to nothing, to keep them happy it's best to have a nice warm studio for them, however it does make us fully clothed adults feel a little stuffy sometimes. SWADDLES! I swaddle as a last resort these days, as said above, no two babies are the same and not all sink into that deep sleep well enough for photographs, so sometimes I swaddles and get the baby nice and content that way. (See photo above!) Still makes for great portraits tho! UPON ARRIVAL, IT WILL GO A BIT LIKE THIS... -WHITE NOISE ON!! - Strip baby down to nappy - Feed, feed, feed baby. A newborn trainer taught me this trick and my gosh, it has worked a trick since! Feed them, so they are milky drunk. The fuller and more content they are, the better the session will go. - After baby has been fed, I will then take them from you and sit them up right ready for their first photography, usually at this stage, the heater is on full and sometimes a dummy will be given if needed, but not always. - Sometimes, a little stroke on the forhead and a little rock on my chair. THEN SLEEP! How I check that the baby is in a good sleep is by picking up their arm, if they pull it back and are tense, baby is not ready for portraits, however, if the arm is loose and floppy, your baby is in a deep enough sleep to continue. Those little tricks work wonders for photography newborn sessions.     This handsome little chap visited the studio on the 4th July for his 1st birthday Cake Smash and Splash session. Everything blue for this little guy which totally complimented those big blue eyes of his and blonde curly / wavy hair and his beautiful little smile.  .You may of seen the prop chair in my studio or on other photographs previously. During lockdown I gave it a little make over and painted it white with some Frenchic from The Beverley Flower Company  Occasionally, we do have a few little melt downs...  But it's ok, it's hard work turning ONE. We get back up and on with it...  and make a BIG splash in the tub! It was such a pleasure having this little guy in the studio and I hope he has a fantastic birthday.
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