Newborn Sessions

The best time to do a newborn session is in the first 10 days of your baby being born.   I know it’s hard to want to do anything other than just survive that first week, but I promise, you will not regret it! Contact me a few months before you are due to save your due date into my calendar.  

• If you are a scheduled C-section or induction, we can just go ahead and schedule the session. 
• If baby is in charge of when he/she makes her arrival, then I save a couple session options the week of your due date.  You then let me know as soon as your babe is born, and we can get the session scheduled ! Easy as that! 
  

My newborn sessions (either in-home or studio, see more on the differences below)  include:

• an array of poses of just baby (including detail shots of feet/hands/eyelashes etc) 
• baby with any siblings 
• baby with both parents together 
• the whole family, if applicable
• baby with each parent separately. 
  

In-home sessions can include the addition of several lifestyle images (see pricing details).  The session usually takes 2-3 hours, depending on the mood and cooperation of the baby.  The final gallery usually contains 40-50 of the best edited images from the session.

For both sessions I require a 25% deposit to hold your session time.  The remaining 75% is due at the time of the session.  Cash, check to eMarie Photography, or credit card are acceptable forms of payment.  If you know you would like to pay with a credit card, I am happy to send you an invoice before the session, so that it can be paid prior to the session. 

I usually do a sneak peek on social media (*the sneak peek can be kept private, if preferred) within 48 hours of the session, and final galleries are delivered within 4 weeks of the session. 

IN-HOME NEWBORN SESSION

‍Reasons to choose an In-Home Session:

• There is a more personal element and feel to this session. 
• It is in your home, where baby is most comfortable. 
• It has all the special touches (such as the nursery) and no one else’s images will look like yours.  

How to Prepare for an In-Home Session: 

• I could not care less what your house looks like.  If it’s pristine, I will capture that.  If it’s real life and there are empty cereal bowls in the sink, and dirty socks near the door, I will capture that.  Ok, maybe not a closeup of the dirty socks, per se.  But I just want to capture your family as you are! Don’t panic if it’s not perfect- that’s real life.  
• Make sure you have a place in your home with good natural light.  I  bring my travel bean bag and wraps and take beautiful closeups of your babe. I prefer to use natural light for these detail shots.  I can bring specific props if you let me know you want to use a specific theme or color scheme.
• If you have special props you want to incorporate or a theme you have used for your babe, let me know in the newborn questionnaire.  That way I can be prepared and bring everything necessary right to your home.   Set out anything personal or special you would like me to use, so I can easily transition from one pose to the next and not forget anything important as we move through the session.  
• Turn up the heat in your home to at least 73* to start out- this helps keep baby nice and cozy and less likely to get startled or disturbed in transition periods.