Eugene, Oregon newborn photographer: Welcome Graham!

Shirree, Cam, and Claire brought in new baby Graham last month for his newborn photography session. It was so good to see the whole family again! I photographed Claire as a newborn, and it was wonderful to see how much she’s grown. She is such a cute little girl, and so excited about her baby brother!

We kept little Graham’s session pretty neutral as far as color. We used lots of grays, whites, and creams. It’s a very natural, soothing color scheme, and I really like how it turned out. Graham has pretty fair coloring, like his sister, and gray always works so well with that type of skin tone.

Claire is totally in love with her baby brother and was so good about posing for photos with him. There are always safety issues that a photographer has to take into consideration when photographing newborns with older siblings. Sometimes I use composite shots to create images during newborn baby and child photography, but there was no need to worry about that in this session. Claire was very gentle with Graham and loved cuddling him and giving him lots of love. They were so cute together!

This session was a great example of the possibilities you can explore in a full newborn photography session. My full newborn sessions allow you to reserve my time for up to three hours, which generally gives us plenty of wiggle room in case baby is fussy or older siblings need some cajoling to cooperate. Full newborn sessions also include parent and sibling images. This is completely optional, but I think it’s a great idea to include the whole family in photos with the new little one. 

I also offer mini newborn sessions. These are shorter (up to one hour) and do not include family images, but can be a wonderful choice if you just want a handful of professional baby photos.

I usually like to see newborns in my Eugene, Oregon photography studio when they are between seven and fourteen days old. At this age their little bodies are still very flexible and easy to pose, and babies usually haven’t developed the flaky skin they sometimes get when they’re a little bit older. Newborns under two weeks also still spend a lot of time sleeping, which makes photographing them much easier. Since that seven to fourteen day window gives you the most options for posing, and since my work as a Eugene, Oregon photographer does keep me very busy, I recommend you book your newborn session as far in advance as possible. 

It’s such a treasure to have professional photos of your new baby, and something I highly recommend to everyone! This little guy was great for me and I had so much fun photographing Graham and parents and big sis. It was great to see how well they’re all doing and to reconnect at such a joyous time. I’m so excited for Shirree, Cam, and Claire as they welcome this precious new baby boy into their family!