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N ewbor n Ses s i on Ti mel i ne i s c us syour ideas and pin down whatyou have in m ind for 1.d the session.I often encourage clients to create a Pinterestboards with im ages they love. 2.w ai tfor your baby to arrive (ifhe/she hasn’tm ade their entrance already) OR m eetup and do our m aternity session. 3.c ont ac tm e ASAP after your baby has arrived so we can set up a date for the session. 4.In about2 weeks you
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There are no setrul esf orprepari ng f oryourbaby' ssessi on. Iam j oi ni ng you t ot ake pi ct uresoft he new and perf ectbaby you have broughti nt ot he worl d. Forme t o gi ve you a l i stofwayst o prepare woul d be si l l y. Si mpl y,f eed your baby when he i shungry,cuddl e yoursweetl i t t l e gi rlwhen she needsrocked and know t hatbabi esgetf ussy. Yourbaby i sal wayscooperat i ng and Ihave no expect at i onsofyourl i t t l e one. My pat i ence and preparat i on i sal lyou need f or yoursessi on. Justrel ax. Iuse a space heat ert o warm t he area and whi t e noi se t o bl ock outaddi t i onalsoundscreat i ng a qui etand rel axed at mosphere f orposed shot s.
Iown qui t eaf ew i t emsi ncl udi ng bl anket s,basket s,hat sand headbands,and wi l lbri ng many opt i ons. However,t hi si saboutyou.Do you have speci alkni t bl anket sf rom yourmot her,a hand carved wood st oolf rom grandpa oran i t em t hati scl ose t o yourheartt hatwe can reasonabl y TRY t oi ncl ude and makes sense f ora newborn sessi on?Il ove t o use yourhome asmuch as possi bl et o personal i ze t he sessi on f oryou.
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w hat to w ear A common quest i on among cl i ent si swhatt heyshoul d weart ot hei rport rai t sessi on. Cl ot hi ng choi cesare an i nt egralpartoft he f i nali mages,so f or t hatreason,I ’ m out l i ni ng a f ew t hi ngst o consi derwhen sel ect i ng out f i t s.
COORDINATE Adul t sand Chi l dren i nt he pi ct ureswi t ht he baby. . .coordi nat e i nst ead ofmat chi ng. Avoi d bri ghtwhi t e,dark bl ack,and superbri ght col ors. Neut ralt ones,creams,browns,and mut ed col orsare compl i ment aryand beaut i f ul . St eercl earofheavypat t ernsand wri t i ng on cl ot hi ng.
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keep i t si mple Newbornsare most l yphot ographed,al one,wi t h not hi ng on ori n wraps. Isuggesthavi ng a wel lf i t t i ng onesi ei n a sol i d col or.
BE TRUE TO YOU Mosti mport ant l y,wearcl ot hi ng t hatmakesyou comf ort abl e and t hatyou woul d wearnormal l y. Justbe a sl i ght l ymore pri mped versi onsofyoursel ves!
haveon hand1.Sol i d col ored wel lf i t t i ng onesi e. Pl ai ni s best ,butnot essent i al . 2.A paci f i ercan be hel pf uleven i fyou aren' tregul arl y usi ng one, buti s cert ai nl y notrequi red. 3.A f ood source,howeveryou f eed yourbaby.Do notmodi f y how you f eed f ort he sessi on,but know t hatyou may have t of eed t he baby a f ew more t i mes t han normal .
My newborn sessi onsare each 100% uni que wi t h no one sessi on f ol l owi ng t he same pat t ern ast he l ast . Ist rongl y encourage parent st o be i n some shot s. STRONGLY. Ifnotf oryou,t hen f oryourbaby. W hi l e you may t hi nk you are booki ng t hi s sessi on si mpl yf oryou,you are i nf actcreat i ng memori esand t reasuresf oryourchi l dren. My work i scent ered around connect i onsand f ami l i es. Peopl e and memori esare t he most essent i alsubj ect s– nott he hat sand props,t hose are secondary.
Newborn sessi onst ake t i me and l astaround 3 hours– somet i mesmore,somet i mesl ess.Babi esneed t o eat ,soot he,cuddl e and l ove – i t ’ swhatt hey do.Ishootnewbornsi nt he morni ng. Pref erabl y,t hough notrequi red,1-3 weeksol d. W hen Iarri ve, It ake a t ourofyourhome l ooki ng f orpret t yl i ght ,peeki ng i n at t he nursery.Igl ance out si de i ft he weat heri sokay and l i ght i ng i si deal . Imay even capt ure a congrat ul at ory vase wi t hf l owers ora si gn outf rontofyourhome. These smal ldet ai l sseem ordi nary now butwi l lbe f orgot t en memori esi nt he yearst o come. Pl ease do notst ressaboutcl eani ng f orme— IPROMISE I’ m notj udgi ng you,you have a brand new baby! Iwi l lmove t hi ngsasnecessary and move t hem back when Iam f i ni shed. My set -up t i me wi l lbe about30 mi nut es.
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Yours l i des how ofi mageswi l lbe emai l edt oyouabout2weeksf r om yours es s i ondat e.Yourgal l er ywi l l goupt henextday.Yourgal l er yi s avai l abl ef ori magepur chas i ngf or7 days .Eachgal l er ycont ai nsa s t or yboar dexampl et os howcas eal l ofyourbaby’ ss weetl i t t l epar t s .
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session fee & a la carte
new born session fee-$150. 00 Se s s i o nf e ei nc l ude st hes e s s i o no nl y , no tpr i nt so rpr o duc t s .
I na ddi t i o nt ot hes e s s i o nf e e ,t he r ei sami ni mum al ac a r t eo r c o l l e c t i o npur c ha s er e qui r e me nto f$ 5 0 0a f t e rt hes e s s i o n.
gift prints Wa l l e t s( s e tof8) -$30 5x7-$30 8x10-$40 wall prints 11x14-$85 16x20-$150 20x24-$200 24x30-$300 30x40-$450
storyboards and collages Abe a ut i f ul wa yt odi s pl a yy ourpor t r a i t s . Mo unt e da ndpr i nt e dona3/4i nc hwood g a l l e r ymount .Re a dyt oha ng . 12x 18$ 225 15x 15$ 225
modern soft cover book $450
Thei mage sf r om y ours e s s i ondi s pl ay e di nabe aut i f ulc us t om c r e at e dbook.
individual digital file s i ngl ef i l e -$150
minimaternity session fee-$350. 00
Mi ni ma t e r ni t ys e s s i o nsc a nbebo o k e di nc o mbi na t i o nwi t hane wbo r ns e s s i o n. Se s s i o nF e ei nc l ude sa3 0mi nut es e s s i on & Al l o ft hef ul l r e s o l ut i o ndi g i t a l f i l e sf r o mt hema t e r ni t ys e s s i o n.
addi ti onal pri nt si zesand album opti onsareavai lableupon request di gi tal i magesaresui tablefor pri nti ng to any si ze.smaller web shari ng fi lesarealso i ncluded on a custom usb devi ce. a pdfwi th pri nti ng i nformati on about whereto pri nt your i magesi salso provi ded.
a l l f ul l r e s o l ut i o ndi g i t a l f i l e s
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the After your chi l d’ s newborn sessi on and throughouthi s/her fi rst year,sessi ons are com pl i m entary and there i s no sessi on fee. (a $150 val ue) Al lthati s requi red i s the $500 mi ni m um purchase. Ifyou book 3 sessi ons i n your baby’ s fi rst year,you recei ve a 12x18 storyboard wi th one i m age from each ofyour sessi ons to show your baby’ s growth.
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I am incredibly inspired by ordinary and everyday events.I love im aginations and watching children explore. M y photography and way oflife are so intricately intertwined. Less is always m ore. M y goalis for m y photography to stand the testof tim e.
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