Newborn Baby Photographers Los Angeles {Matt Cramer Photography}

Newborn Baby Photographers Los Angeles

What happens when an adorable couple and an equally adorable baby walk into our home studio? A MAGICAL newborn photography session, that’s what! Warning. Ooohs and aaahs are upcoming as you take in some of our favorites from this photo shoot! This baby girl stole our hearts from the moment she arrived. Sleeping soundly from the start, she snoozed her entire session. Making all her poses and set ups a breeze for us! A newborn photographer’s dream! We are so thankful one of our colleagues (and amazing maternity photographer!), Oxana Alex Photography, recommended us to this beautiful family as their newborn baby photographers Los Angeles. Mom reached out to me pretty close to her due date. But luckily we still had some availability left on our schedule. So happy we did! But first, a little more about how our studio works!

1. Newborn Photoshoot Scheduling

If you are wondering when the best time to schedule a newborn photography session is, you’re not alone! In fact, one of the most frequently asked questions is how we handle our calendar and the scheduling of photo shoots. Since we really don’t know when baby will actually arrive, the answer to this is twofold. First, booking only a set amount of sessions per month, and second being quite flexible. Once both the retainer and contract are received, we simply add baby’s due date to our newborn calendar as a holding place. This then goes towards the total count of newborn sessions we can accept within a given month. We stay in touch on any updates regarding baby’s delivery. When baby is born, we then schedule the actual date of the photography session. This will typically be between 7-14 days of birth. However, in some cases, we may go outside this timeframe due to things like an unexpected C-section, additional time needed for a smaller baby to gain weight, any NICU or extended hospital stays, etc. I always tell parents our newborn baby photographers Los Angeles schedule is like a chess game, always in motion. So although most of our clients book us 4-8 weeks prior to delivery, we sometimes do end up with a last minute opening here and there.

2. The Newborn Photography Session Plan

So this gorgeous girl and her adoring mom and dad came to our home studio for their session. They opted for our Deluxe Newborn Family Collection, which includes shots of both baby by herself and baby with parents. After reviewing their pre-session questionnaire, we could tell they were leaning towards a softer color story. Lots of ivory and cream with accents of blush, rose and softer pinks. Mom loved all our dainty floral headbands we’ve become known for. She also loved a shot we’ve done with baby swaddled up in a basket, cuddling our little giraffe lovey. So cute! Details of baby’s hands and feet, a mix of bare baby and prop shots, black and white options, a shot with mom and dad’s hands on baby and them kissing baby were important, too. Just our style. We couldn’t wait to get to work and capture beautiful memories for them! Here are some of our favorites from this beautiful infant photoshoot.

Also, a quote from mommy that we received right after the photoshoot that warmed our hearts!

“Thank you both for all the stunning photos. I can’t believe that the little baby in the photos is ours. She looks so perfect!!! I’m in love with all the photos.”

3. Baby Girl’s Photoshoot

Since baby girl arrived sound asleep, we started off with those adorable bare baby shots. These poses can be a challenge if baby isn’t in a deep sleep. But this gorgeous girl was in dreamland as I gently moved her into those sweet sleepy baby poses. First, we started with this pose and accented her beautiful floral headband with a soft mohair hand knit wrap. Love her little toes peeking out!