I understand that new moms and dads are tired and the thought of leaving the house a week after your new little one comes home can be a bit daunting. I never realized, though, how many other reasons clients love for photographers to come to their house.
First of all they may have more kids. Most clients really love that I come to their homes for an in-home session when they have another little one running around that they would like to include in the session too. It seems to be really popular to have a 2 year gap between babies (at least that’s what I’ve noticed), and most moms dread the thought of trying to get a 2yr old to a studio.
Second, I learned that some religions don’t allow the mom to leave the house after giving birth for up to 40 days. I had never heard of this until I started being a newborn photographer. It’s actually quite interesting. The mom is suppose to rest at home, and give her body time to recover after giving birth.
Third (and this is probably the most common) is doctors telling mom not to take the newborn out of the house. I know plenty of photographers that use a studio, and I don’t really consider taking your newborn to a studio taking them out in public. Most photographers try to create a beautiful and safe environment for your little ones, but for some parents a session in their home is ideal.
Now there are many thing about a studio that I love. I have ALL my props available. I can keep my lighting setup. I know the space I’m working with. But being able to come into a clients home for a newborn session is always an amazing experience. Moms are at ease and have everything the baby needs, and they don’t have to pack anything. I can take my time with toddlers, and if they aren’t into the session at the beginning sometimes by the end they warm up.
For newborn photography sessions in clients homes, I talk to the parents about their style and what their goal is for the session before hand. We discuss the colors they have decorated the nursery in and if they are more vintage or modern and I bring a few props that go with their style as well as merge with my photography style.
Up to about 2 months ago I was relying on natural light, which also meant I could only use certain parts of a clients home. Eventually, I gave into studio lighting (I was scared of something new), and now I love it and won’t look back!! Now I can setup in most any room in the house which gives me so much more flexibility and consistency in my work. I even had a client the other day ask if she could see what images looked like from in-home session, because she loved the studio images I had on my website and was wondering if I could do the same in her home. I had to break it to her that about 95% of the images on my website were taken in clients homes! Haha, I consider that such a compliment. I mean, really that is my goal for the session in clients home to look no different than as if they had come to a studio.
I’ll leave you with some of my favorite images from recent sessions (all taken in the the clients homes).
I love the fact that you do in home sessions. The photos you are able to create are beautiful! I’d never guess these weren’t taken in a studio. What a great service you offer to your clients!
What precious little ones! And so informative as to the ins and outs of at-home photography sessions. You’re a marvelous photographer.
A beautiful sample of your newborn photography. You have recreated a studio session flawlessly in someone’s home and I am sure they will appreciate it immensely. I expect you will be working with many happy Monterey families with newborn babies.
Beautiful newborn photos! I love that you’re on location newborn photographer with the traditional poses! Great job
The Monterey community is so very lucky to have such a talented and caring newborn photographer available to them. I love the fact that you are able to travel to parents of a newborn and provide such a important service to them, there is nothing more important than to document the first portrait of the newest family member! I love the way you were able to capture such stunning newborn photo’s to your clients in their own settings!
Brenden, these are absolutely stunning! I’ll be sure to refer monterey baby photography to you with full confidence! Great to meet you today!
Ruben, thank you so much for such a sweet compliment!
I LOVE the idea of in home sessions!!! Your newborn photography is stunning on top of it! The fact that you have thought about this so much is a testament to your customer service and your willingness to meet clients where they are to make them comfortable 🙂
I gave up in-home newborn photography sessions a long time ago because of all the extra work involved in getting my equipment there, so kudos to you for putting all that effort into your clients’ images! They look stunning!
All your newborn images look so lovely and soft. Monterey families are lucky to have you as an option for their newborn photographer, especially with your travelling flexibility.
A photographer really has to be talented and educated about all aspects of newborn photography to be able to go to homes they have never seen before and capture photos as beautiful as yours. That is a great service you provide for the families in Monterey.
It’s really also very good. Thanks!
Newborn photography is really very nice. I would like to see newborn photography.