Before the years of Covid-19 Lockdowns here in Sydney, I predominately photographed babies who were under 2 weeks of age. This is the newborn photographers “magic age” as newborns at this age are at their most sleepy, they’re most curly, and they’re most tiny.
But after a 4 month lockdown all the newborn babies I had scheduled in whilst we were in lockdown and unable to work, grew quite a lot! In the months after reopening and being able to shoot again, I photographed babies aged from 10 days to 4 months old, and every single session was beautiful, precious and so worth capturing. I loved what every baby, every family brought into my studio, and I loved capturing their unique and precious family memories.
Even before lockdown I would never turn away a client whose baby was not within the magic “2 weeks of age” for portraits (which I know some other newborn photographers will). In fact, many clients with Chinese heritage would come to celebrate their babies 100 days of life post confinement. Other clients came to me when their baby was a couple of months old, after a difficult first few months or after spending time in the NICU and still wanted to capture the newness of their beautiful baby. Some clients just preferred to wait until baby was more awake, more alert and more interactive. Baby portraits are gorgeous at every age.
I came into photography capturing my own babies, and I know how quickly they change, how much they grow in those first few months, how precious they are and how important those photos are, at every single age and stage.
So if you had a baby during lockdown, if you missed those magic 2 week old portraits, if you decided you would prefer to wait for portraits until your baby was a little older, even if your baby is already sitting, crawling or walking, get in touch. Book in for a baby shoot. Don’t feel like you have missed out. Don’t put it off any longer. I would love to photograph your baby, your family, no matter what age your baby is. Because baby portraits are gorgeous at every age.
Book in your baby session today!