Babies, will always be cute, and we- HAVE to capture that. It’s such a waist to have those terrific toothless smiles, chubby cheeks and soft little bodies, and not photograph them. For your little person it could be quite new experience, even with maternity shoots, we find the mommies tell us how they can feel the baby move inside, as they definitely sense the light.

Studio lights are very bright, they are calibrated to sunlight, which is white, stark light, and so your little one could be a bit intimidated by all of it, and start to get a bit fussy. We really try and not push them beyond their limits as they are still so small, but we advise parents to bring baby when they have fed, and have gone down for a nap, we want them as comfortable as possible, as this will obviously make for the best photos.

Newborns keep their newborn-look only for awhile, after that they start to be aware of things around them to a degree, and wriggle a bit more. We have a package in our list, that is a combined maternity- and newborn shoot, and we ask the new mommies & daddies to bring their baby, as soon as they can after birth. We understand that it isn’t always possible; sometimes baby has to stay in hospital for various reasons and getting used to this little person’s new routine in a household, is quite a challenge. But when you can, bring baby, as new, and young as possible, and you will be guaranteed to great, stunning professional photos here at Louise Diesel Photography studio, The Real Life Studio.

Yolandi Jacobsz

Professional newborn baby photos