I’m always looking for ways to be able to share images from Atlanta and Washington DC family sessions and I just realized that I hadn’t written a blog post sharing images from this lifestyle in-home newborn session yet! I met this family as they welcomed their second child and figured it would be a good time to write a little bit my session with them. Big sister was so helpful and she wanted to be involved with the session. She played with mom and dad, spent some time showing off her big sister book, and it was adorable to see how she was helping out with her baby brother. They are a couple of years apart and I loved spending time with them.

The family contacted me about wanting a newborn session and I loved that we had the session right in the comfort of their own home.

Having your family session in your home allows me to be able to photograph the natural elements in your home and be able to have a laid back session.

I’ve written a little bit in this blow post about what else you can expect from your lifestyle newborn session.

There are really two main types of newborn sessions - posed newborn sessions and lifestyle newborn sessions.

How do you know if you want a posed newborn session or lifestyle newborn session?

Posed newborn sessions are perfect if you want your baby in one of those cute little poses where they are typically sleeping and laying in some sort of curled up position. When scheduling this type of newborn session, it is ideal to schedule when your baby is younger and more sleepy, and it tends to make the posing easier.

Posed newborn sessions focus more on the baby wrapped in a swaddle or newborn outfit and may include some kind of backdrop.

Many posed newborn sessions are offered in a studio, but there are some photographers that will bring all of the props and posing items to your home. These sessions can take up to 4 hours to get your baby happy and posed and get those images just right, but the result yields beautiful images!

Lifestyle newborn sessions typically include images of both the newborn and family members.

I prefer the lifestyle newborn sessions for a variety of reasons, not only because everyone can participate, but also because the baby can be awake or asleep. And if the baby gets hungry during the session, we take a break. I actually continue photographing those moments of comfort as well as when the baby is nursing images if the family would like nursing images.

Lifestyle newborn sessions take place right in your home, so you don’t have to worry about packing up your belongings and driving to an unfamiliar studio. I’ve always gravitated towards lifestyle sessions because they tend to give more of a peek into the family’s life and document the family’s routines bringing home a new baby. I love capturing the beautiful nurseries that families work so hard to create.

We really go with the flow of the baby during the session and we are focusing more on capturing the moments that they are being held if they are fussy or laying on the bed if they are content and comfortable. I love including all family members in lifestyle newborn sessions.

Lifestyle sessions are also laid back and we aren’t as limited with timing of these, which allows for more flexibility. I’ve photographed newborns when they’ve been 1 month old!

And because I offer all-inclusive sessions, you get to have all of the images that help to share this beautiful time and you don’t have to worry about having to choose your favorite 10. My hope is that you will love so many more than 10 of your images!

Think you’re interested in booking a lifestyle newborn session? I’d love to chat with you!

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