Baby Benjamin’s Newborn Photography Session | Austin, Texas Newborn Photographer
Austin, Texas Newborn Photography
Baby Benjamin’s Newborn Photography Session | Austin, Texas Newborn Photographer
Newborn Photography Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas Newborn Photography
Timeless with a Touch of Rustic
I absolutely love the vibe and colors Baby Benjamin’s mom & dad chose for his newborn photography session. Benjamin’s parents wanted a timeless vibe with a touch of rustic elements. I always aim to deliver timeless images to my newborn photography clients, as I want them to be able to enjoy their portraits for years and years to come. Using a neutral color palette such as cream, white, ivory, beige, and tan really help create timeless images that can be displayed anywhere in the home, not just relegated to the nursery. This newborn portrait was one of my personal favorites, as well as one of Mom & Dad’s favorites! I love how cute Benjamin looks in this knitted romper. Benjamin was a little peanut! This knitted romper is actually one of my smaller knitted rompers from my studio’s newborn photography prop collection and it was still a little big on tiny Baby Benjamin!
Austin, Texas Newborn Photography
Blue as a Accent Color
Baby Benjamin’s mom & dad wanted the majority of his newborn photos to have a neutral color palette. For the accent color, they chose blue, which I think was a great choice for Benjamin’s fair complexion. Blue is always my favorite color for baby boys, but it’s surprisingly not chosen among by clients as often as green is! Benjamin’s nursery has a mix of blue hues and this newborn photo matched perfectly. I always like to ask my clients to tell me a bit about baby’s nursery so I can ensure their newborn photos will be cohesive with their specific space.
Austin, Texas Newborn Photography
A Family Heirloom: Benjamin’s Dad’s Stuffed Bear
One of my absolute FAVORITE things to incorporate into my clients’ newborn photography session is a family heirloom or sentimental item. I always tell my clients, “If it’s important to you, it’s important to me!” During our phone consultation, one of the questions I ask my clients is if they have any family heirlooms or sentimental items they would like to incorporate into their baby’s newborn photography session. Not all my clients have something in mind they’d like to use, but when they do I get so excited! I really love finding a meaningful way to incorporate an item that’s so special to them and their family’s story. After all, your newborn photography session documents the beginning of your family’s legacy and I believe these photographs should always tell your family’s unique story. Because the majority of my clients choose my signature Heirloom Album for baby’s newborn photos and their first family photos, I always strive to tell a story as you turn the pages. Over the years, my clients will cuddle up on the couch with their little one as they grow to look through their album together and tell them the story of how their life began. I love knowing that there will be something special on these pages that their children will recognize, such as this stuffed bear which belonged to Benjamin’s dad when he was a little boy! At first, I wasn’t sure exactly how to pose this special bear with Benjamin because of it’s size! The bears I typically use during newborn photography sessions are teeny tiny bears that are made specifically for newborn photography - they’re the perfect size for baby to hold even with their tiny newborn hands and Benjamin’s dad’s stuffed bear was drastically larger! But then it dawned on me to pose the stuffed bear as if he was giving his new best buddy Benjamin a hug! Look, I’ll admit it - I’m a total sap! I truly care so much for every family I have the pleasure of working with, so making things extra special for each one of them brings me so much joy. It makes me so happy knowing this family will have this special moment to cherish for the rest of their lives.
Austin, Texas Newborn Photography
Baby Mugshots!
My “Baby Mugshots” or “Baby Headshots,” as I like to call them, are ALWAYS a client favorite. Mom & Dad love these sweet and silly newborn portraits that capture baby’s blossoming personality. Typically, Baby Mugshots take place towards the end of the session when baby is more wakeful. Sometimes if baby is awake in the beginning or middle of their newborn photography session, we will take them then. Not every baby will allow me to take these type of portraits. Sometimes I have a super sleepy baby into my newborn photography studio and they just simply won’t wake no matter the trick’s we try! As I always tell my clients, the only requirements for taking these Baby Mugshots are that 1. Baby is awake and 2. Baby isn’t crying. This Baby Mugshot of Benjamin’s is my FAVORITE! I love how it looks like he’s extra feisty in this shot, but he was actually just yawning! It still makes me giggle when I see it because he was such a chill little dude despite how angry he looks in this photo! lol!
Newborn and Family Photography Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas Newborn Photography
Family Portraits and Individual Parent Portraits with Baby!
Every newborn photography session with Angela O’Malley Photography includes fully-guided family poses which includes multiple poses with the whole family, as well as multiple individual parent poses with baby. I always encourage my clients to get behind the camera for portraits with their brand new baby! I know most of my clients won’t be feeling very ‘camera-ready,’ (sleep deprivation is real!) but I always reassure them that I use only the most flattering lighting and angles. These family portraits are so special! Your FIRST family photos EVER! I promise you as time passes you will cherish these photos more than you ever thought possible. Not only do these first family photos with your newborn baby become more valuable in time for YOU, they will also be some of your little one’s most prized possessions someday. Family photos are a MUST in baby’s Heirloom Album. When your baby is grown, they will look back at this time they can’t even remember and feel all the love you’ve had for them since the very beginning. Do you have a photo of yourself as a baby with your mom or dad? If you do, I bet it means the WORLD to you. If you don’t, I bet you wish you could see their proud smiling faces cuddled up with you as a brand new baby. These moments become so much more valuable with time and that’s why my number one goal for your newborn photography session is to provide you with tangible, heirloom artwork that you will be able to enjoy together with your family for the rest of your lives.
Austin, Texas Newborn Photography
Black & White: A Moment Frozen in Time
Black and White Family Photos are a MUST! There’s nothing like a black and white photo to convey such raw emotion. These family portraits are just the absolute sweetest! I love the way Benjamin’s mom and dad are looking at each other! It’s almost as if you can literally FEEL the love, joy, and pride they’re feeling for each other and the birth of their perfect baby boy. These black and white portraits are such great way to capture this moment in your life in such a timeless way. Black and white photos will never, ever go out of style!
Austin, Texas Newborn Photography
“Of All the Things My Hands Have Held the Best by Far is You”
Upon request, every newborn photography session can also include what I like to call ‘creative family detail portraits.’ These portraits incorporate parents’ hands in a creative way to showcase how tiny baby is and how surrounded by love they are. While not all my clients request this type of portrait, the ones who do absolutely LOVE them. I may be biased, by I love them, too! It really tugs at my heartstrings to see this new little life surrounded by the hands of the two people who love them most in this world. It also becomes a more impactful portrait with time. Looking back, you won’t be able to believe that your little one used to be this tiny. In a blink of an eye, they’ll be too big for you to even hold in your arms, let alone in just the palm of your hands.
Austin, Texas Newborn Photography
The One for the WALL!
This photo was Mom & Dad’s favorite. They chose a stunning 16x24 metal print of this portrait to hang in their bedroom. It truly was a piece of art! Creative family detail portraits are always a perfect choice for wall art. Every day you will look at it in awe that your baby was once this small. It’s sure to bring a smile to your face as you walk by it every day and remember all those feelings you felt as a brand new parent.
I hope you enjoyed looking through Baby Benjamin’s Newborn Photography Session! It was such a pleasure getting to know this sweet little family and capturing these precious memories for them.
READY TO BOOK YOUR NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION?
If you’re currently in (or near!) your Second-Trimester, now is the time to inquire about reserving your Newborn Photography Session! Inquires continue to come into my inbox daily and I am currently booking all the way into 2023 for Newborn Photography Sessions with limited availability remaining for 2022. Because I only accept 8-10 newborn clients per month at maximum, my calendar fills up very quickly. Booking your baby’s newborn photoshoot is stress-free and easy, just like the rest of our experience working together. Once we reserve your tentative, penciled-in date, you can sit back and relax while I take of absolutely everything. I am so excited to get to know your family and plan the custom session you’re dreaming of!