Denver Newborn Photo Sessions: Lifestyle or Studio?
Lifestyle or Studio Newborn Session? Which type of session is best for you and your baby?
Newborn photo sessions are the perfect way to honor your newly arrived little, documenting their perfection while they're teeny tiny-newborn babies don't stay small for long! Deciding between a studio session and a lifestyle approach can be a challenge. Regardless of your choice, I applaud you for taking the time to create a meaningful visual legacy for them from the moment they arrive. It's an investment for your Denver newborn baby that you won't regret.
Denver and Boulder lifestyle in home newborn sessions
Lifestyle newborn sessions are all about raw authenticity and occur in the comfort of your home. Perfect for new big brothers and sisters to feel as if they can be themselves for the session. Lifestyle newborn sessions in Denver and Boulder are a lovely way to document interaction with your little one, showcase how much you adore them and capture the nursery you’ve spent so much time nesting for soon to arrive baby! A lifestyle approach focuses on baby in your hands, arms, up close shots of their sweet little fingers, details and feet. Lifestyle photography leverages natural light and offers a lovely real-life perspective.
The pros of lifestyle newborn photo sessions:
I adore lifestyle sessions. Documenting you and your family in the comfort of your home in natural light is timeless and is endlessly personal. I look for the areas in your home that offer the best light and typically aim to shoot in a living room, nursery and/or master bedroom and even capture big brother showing off his room. While lifestyle sessions do capture solo baby shots, this style places emphasis on interaction with family members: baby laying on your shoulder, baby in your arms, baby laying on dad’s chest, baby lying next to older siblings, etc.
If there are any personal items that you’d like to incorporate into your session, I’d be happy to photograph them but don’t be worried about finding something particular if nothing comes to mind. Timeless lifestyle images are best captured with less ‘stuff’ and I will have a variety of neutral swaddles, headbands and hats to offer during our session.
The best part: I come to YOU! No need to suit up baby and drag them out of your home. I've photographed babes up to seven weeks new. If in the insanity of welcoming your baby, the weeks pass quicker than you expected, newborn photos can still be done!
The cons of in-home lifestyle newborn photo sessions:
The downside of lifestyle sessions: your home will be photographed and while I'm totally ok capturing a bit of disarray, I find that exhausted moms feel pressured to exert precious time and energy toward tidying up prior to my arrival.
If you're seeking a studio setting with props, a studio session may be just what you're looking for.
Studio...
Studio newborn photos are undeniably precious. Your wee-little, sweet, serene and sleepy offers the perfect miracle to design personalized artwork to grace the walls of your home. These sessions document your new arrival in all their newborn glory.
The pros of Studio newborn photo sessions:
The best part: you come to me! You have the perfect excuse to get out of the house of a bit and best of all...No need to spend hours cleaning your home prior to my arrival - we all know what the house looks like with a newborn at home! Save your precious energy for time with your family! Many moms desire the session to focus less on parents, much more on baby. Studio collections offer parent and sibling images.
The cons of studio newborn photo sessions:
You’ve spent hours nesting and preparing for baby’s arrival. These lovely elements of nursery decor won’t be captured in your images.