Older Newborn

So many older newborns go looking for One Month Baby Pictures Greer SC and are told to wait until their little one is 6 months old. They’re told that their baby is no longer a newborn. That newborn photos aren’t possible. I will never tell you that. Your baby is worth documenting at every age. Every minuscule detail deserves to be remembered.  Looking to book your own portrait session for a one month old? Click here!  Or keep reading about this beautiful session with Anniston.

Anniston came to the studio at one month and one day old. Like all older newborns she had a much more awake time in the studio and created a variety of cute expressions, but she did fall asleep.  More than that, I was able to pose her in the “newborn” style that my clients love including several of the poses her mama had picked.

Anniston’s mama Shelbey chose peach and cream backdrops in addition to my little nest and bed as her preferred props. I think she chose the perfect shades to compliment her home and nursery, but they also look so beautiful against Anniston’s skin. There’s this timeless and dreamy quality to these portraits one peach and cream.  They contrast beautifully with my darker floor for the prop setups. I especially love this little next set in my circular wood print! Anniston looks like a tiny elf from Rivendell.

One of my favorite images from the session was this one of Shelby and Anniston. Shelby wasn’t prepared to be in photographs, but I do have a client wardrobe available so I asked her to change and give one a try. Since my clients always pick their favorite images for their collections, it was low risk. Shelby didn’t have to pick this image.  Yet, so often mamas are the ones behind the lens and not in the picture.  It’s really special to have a picture together when Anniston was so small she fit in Shelby’s arms.

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Looking for a Classic Greenville Baby Photographer? Don’t want fancy sets or lots of colors?  Would you rather capture your baby’s natural beauty in classic simplicity? I think you might be in the right place! I’m Melissa, 14-year veteran newborn and baby photographer, located in Greenville County. Timeless, emotional, and natural portraiture of your baby is my passion. Click here to inquire about a session or read on to hear a little about this session with tiny Imani Oshun! Imani is 22 days old in these portraits. Many newborn photographers won’t take babies over 14 days old, but I have found that to be a bad policy. Your baby deserves to be documented beautifully no matter their age. I usually caution parents that we’ll get more awake images and fewer super bendy poses. You can see that Imani was quite awake for the following photos!

I also send you a list of tips to make sure your “older” newborn sleeps through the session. I ask you to make sure your baby has a full tummy and has an awake period before your session. I recommend a warm bath to help facilitate that awake period before hopping in your car. These things coupled with a warm room and a soothing sound machine almost always get us a set of more squishy newborn poses!

When Imani woke, we did some images in safer props and in Mom and Dad’s hands. I try not to waste time in the studio if your little one isn’t hungry or fussy. But if they are hungry or fussy, we do plenty of breaks for feeding and soothing! Your baby will always be treated with respect.Imani eventually settled into a deeper sleep and we moved through the following set of poses. These are my go-to poses for older newborns and they always turn out lovely and comfortable for baby!

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I was honored to be chosen as Amber’s Mom and Newborn Baby Photographer Greenville SC. I’ve served the Upstate SC area for nearly 13 years now capturing natural, timeless, and emotional newborn pictures. I don’t use a lot of fussy props because I want to show the simple moments that make up your baby’s story. Interested in working with me? Click here!  Want to know more about Amber’s session with her boys Atlas and Anax? Keep reading!
Anax was the sweetest newborn snoozing happily through his session. He loved being wrapped and cuddled.  Atlas was, like all my two to three year olds: BUSY. I love to play hard with toddlers and preschoolers, but I also work hard to respect their boundaries.  If they aren’t interested in pictures at first, if I ignore them long enough they will want to join back in for my attention. This is how we captured that lovely top left picture of Atlas holding Anax’s tiny hand!

As you can see, most toddlers will resist being posed and instead I aim for those beautiful unscheduled moments unless they’re showing a willingness to be posed. I also recommend that moms share my name, the expectations they have fore how the session will go, and what special reward they’ll receive during (non-messy foods!) and after the session (a trip to the park with daddy or their favorite show)!

Above is a video of all of the images Amber chose from her session. I think it’s so important for mamas to jump into the images. Oftentimes, mamas are the ones recording all of the moments with our little ones. We’re so rarely featured in images. So I always encourage my mamas to jump into images. I remind them that they do not have to choose the images they’re in for their final gallery, but 9 times out of 10 the mama images are chosen. They’re just too precious.

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Searching for timeless newborn photography after a NICU stay in Greenville SC? When Leigh and Jake brought their little guy Nico home from the hospital they were a little alarmed that most photographers in the area required that your newborn needed to be under 14 days old. Nico wasn’t under 14 days old. He’d spent nearly a month in the NICU and although it was just past her due date, Leigh wasn’t sure if she’d find a photographer who would take him.

Until she stumbled on my website with it’s section full of older and NICU babies. I will not turn a baby away due to age. My oldest NICU babies have been three month old micro-preemies. And I’m willing to try full term babies up to 6 weeks old. Usually even at a baby milestone session for a 2 month old I can get one good prop shot, even if your baby is awake. Your baby deserves to have memories in print and I’ll do my best to create them.
I’m a sucker for details. I love telling your story right down to the precious little gestures like their tiny toes in your hands. Leigh and Jake just adored Nico. Many of these images are more spontaneous joy rather than posing. One of the ways I try to honor your little one as a person, especially if they spent time in the NICU, is to let them lead the posing. I feel for their preferences in movement and I watch how your little one lays his/her hands that is uniquely your baby. I try to move them slowly in little movements. I take many different angles to create a full gallery. I think this is one of the reasons I’ve always been successful with NICU babies. I respect them as little people with opinions. I love this series of Nico on my olive backdrop. Are you looking to book Timeless Newborn Photography after a NICU Stay in Greenville SC? I’d love to be considered to capture the beauty in your baby. Drop me a line telling me your NICU story and picture dreams by clicking here.

Is finding Classic Minimalist Newborn Baby Photography Greer SC proving to be difficult? Are you not a fan of the over the top sets and props and just want a session focused on your baby’s natural beauty without all the fuss? This is exactly the experience I strive to give my clients. While I do poses and use props, I try to keep the colors muted and showcase your baby just as they are. I also think it’s really important to respect your baby as a person during the session. Every person has positions that are comfortable and newborns are no different! Read along below to learn more about Ava’s session as an “older” month plus old newborn or click here if you’re interested in setting up your own session. Ava was an “older” newborn which many photographers will refuse and recommend a session at six month, but I will never turn away a Classic Minimalist Newborn Baby Photography Greer SC. Older babies have more opinions on which poses are more comfortable and have shorter windows of sleep, but they’re still beautiful and worth taking the time to create memories for you. I loved taking all these little detail photos below while Ava was settling in a deeper sleep. Her little lips are adorable. Ava also preferred being wrapped. It was cozy and comforting for her and I loved her skin tone against this sweet mauve color. She really liked the coziness of this bucket and wooden bread bowl. I also really loved Ava’s images in black and white. Her features and dark hair really stand out so beautifully. I provide both color and black and white of every image that my clients choose for me to edit. Finally, I had Ava’s mama Amanda join her daughter in the images. Most mom’s hesitate to be in images so soon after child birth. Our bodies feel out of sorts and feel unfamiliar. However, I always encourage mamas to jump into a few images because their baby needs to see how much they were loved from the very beginning. Plus our children think our love for them makes us so beautiful.