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5 Steps to prepare for home for a Lifestyle Newborn Session

Lifestyle newborn sessions are some of my favorite of all time! Our KAS teammate Alycia had a beautiful baby boy in June and I had the best time shooting all the excitement in their home! Tait is the tail end of 5 boys and 1 girl and we had so much fun capturing all the chaos around this brand new sweet baby. 

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Lifestyle sessions are supposed to be easy because you are in your own space (see the benefits of having a newborn session at home here.) I have shot countless in-home sessions and put together a guide to help you prepare for the most easy going shoot you will ever have! 

Lifestyle newborn sessions

  1. Choose a room with the best light! 

The most important ingredient in a successful lifestyle shoot is the Light! Usually these sessions should take place in a nursery or a master bedroom, but you want to choose the room with the biggest windows and brightest light. Pull those drapes back and roll up those blinds. 

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     2. Clear a space and declutter! 

There is nothing more disappointing than getting a dreamy shot of you with your eyes closed, lips puckered against your new baby’s cheek, and light glowing all around you and chords coming out of the wall or those winter clothes poking out from under the bed. I shoot all angles, close up and far away. 

Before your session, make sure to clear the clutter from under the bed, make sure the closet doors are shut, hide and chords, unplug those side table lamps and hide the alarm clocks (we don’t need them in the shoot). Clear the side tables and dresser tops of any clutter. Don’t feel like you need to deep clean the room because, hey.. you just brought a baby into this world, but make that partner of yours take all the extra things out into the kitchen or living room. Avoid piling anything in the corners because chances are it will end up in the shot. 

Lifestyle newborn sessions

       3. Stage the room! 

Staging your room or the perfect lifestyle shoot doesn’t have to take a lot of time or a lot of money. The best thing you can do to help with the success of your bright and dreamy session is to make the room as bright as possible! I recommend choosing neutral colored bedding, but HIGHLY recommend whites and creams. If these palettes aren’t your regular room colors, you can even buy an inexpensive, white duvet cover to cover up your current comforter. Another option is to borrow a friend’s bedding.

Add textures with pillows, the more pillows on the bed the better! Bring all your houseplants into the room we are shooting and place them around the room to offer some color contrast. You can even purchase fake plants from your local craft store. Add cute personal touches like picture frames of your family, special blankies, cute binkies that add to the space, but don’t take away from the overall aesthetic. I recommend outfits to compliment the neutrals of the room as well. 

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    4. Warm the room for coziness!

Babies do better with full stomachs and warm bodies. Make sure the room is warm enough for the baby, but not too warm you and your family are overheating and losing patience. We want everyone to be comfortable and baby can always be swaddled. The best part of lifestyle newborn shoots is that your little one never needs to be naked and for the most part is always held by someone. 

    5. LET GO OF ALL EXPECTATIONS! 

Lifestyle newborn sessions are made to be relaxed and comfortable while you’re in your own space. These sessions might go quicker than expected, or even take longer than expected. I believe in the session being led by your sweet baby and I work around what positions are comfortable. I will always give you direction and tips to show your best angle, but just sit back, relax, and enjoy these moments with your baby and family and I guarantee you will love the outcome so much more! 

Now that you have your check-list, recruit your family to help you set up the perfect session for your newborn lifestyle shoot!

August 6, 2021

Shelby Preston

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