Newborn session at DKM Photography

The newborn session can be held at my home studio in Oxted or in your own home.The process of creating an image of a newborn baby takes time. During this process I will comfort, soothe and carefully pose your baby. The session can take between 2-4 hours which gives enough time to feed, settle and pose the baby according to baby’s needs. The room will be warm to keep the baby comfortable which also means that parents should dress lightly. The most natural looking photographs of newborn babies are the ones where they are photographed bare skinned. I also provide wraps and hats, props and blankets. There is no need to bring anything with you unless there is something special you'd like your baby photographed in or with.

Booking a session

I recommend booking your newborn session during pregnancy. The best way is to contact me around your 20 week scan to make a provisional booking to secure your session date. The best time to photograph newborns is before they are two weeks old, preferably between 5-12 days. During these early days they are less aware of everything around them and are pretty sleepy, naturally 'curling' into lovely sleeping positions.

Whilst pre booking is preferable I can, on occasions, photograph your newborn at short notice, so feel free to contact me to see if I have any available sessions.

After the session

After your session I will select the best ten images and individually retouch each one. Your images will be ready to view approximately two weeks from the day of your session.