REFINED NEWBORN PORTRAITURE
MARYLAND NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER SERVING DC & NORTHERN VIRGINIA
You may be making these photographs for yourself now, to remember every detail of the baby you are just beginning to know. But newborn portraits have a life far beyond these first weeks. Someday, they become the photographs your grandchildren and great-grandchildren will marvel at.
That kind of permanence deserves care. I approach newborn photography with the same intention I bring to every heirloom portrait: thoughtful composition, gentle direction, timeless editing, and an attention to the smallest details. Alongside portraits of your baby, I photograph you together, creating an elegant record of who they were at the beginning and who you were together.
The first photographs of a lifetime
So much of pregnancy becomes preparation for someone you haven’t met yet. Maternity portraits turn the focus back toward you: your body, your strength, your transformation, and the version of yourself that exists only in this brief season.
If you’re planning your newborn session while still expecting, consider documenting the chapter before their arrival, too.
THIS CHAPTER BELONGS TO YOU, TOO.
PORTRAIT OF THE WOMAN
Think: full family, siblings, parents together, and relaxed documentary photographs.
We’ll finish by bringing the family together, including older siblings when there are any. I’ll create the classic family portraits first, then allow things to loosen into cuddling, movement, conversation, and the documentary moments that happen naturally between you.
Everyone together
Three
Think: mother and baby, father and baby, close portraits and natural interactions.
Next, we’ll bring each parent in individually. These are quieter portraits focused on the scale and connection between you and your baby: held against your chest, tucked into your arms, and all the natural ways you are already learning one another.
One-on-one portraits
Two
Think: baby alone, hands and feet, expressions, swaddled and gently posed portraits
We’ll usually begin with individual portraits of your newborn while you finish getting ready or simply take a quiet moment for yourselves. I’ll photograph them gently posed, swaddled or awake, along with the tiny details that will change so quickly.
Portraits of baby
ONE
Newborn sessions typically unfold over two to three hours, with plenty of time for feeding, changing, settling, and simply taking a break. We follow your baby’s rhythm rather than a strict schedule, moving through the portraits as they’re ready.
A SLOWER APPROACH
DESIGNED AROUND
your BABY
Your photographs deserve a life beyond the screen. Together, we can turn these earliest portraits into albums, framed artwork, and heirlooms designed to remain part of your family for generations.
finished artwork
Your photographs are individually edited and thoughtfully retouched, including the extra attention newborn skin sometimes needs, while preserving every tiny detail naturally.
gallery & retouching
With two to three unhurried hours, we’ll follow your baby’s rhythm, making space for feeding, changing, settling, and breaks whenever they’re needed.
your session
I’ll help coordinate a soft, cohesive wardrobe for the entire family, with personalized guidance and access to pieces from my client closet.
wardrobe & styling
Together, we’ll define the visual direction for your session, considering your home, its light, your personal style, and the balance of refined portraits and natural moments.
creative direction
We’ll begin with your due date, family, home, and what you hope to preserve, then choose a session window with plenty of flexibility around baby’s arrival.
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Your newborn experience
Learn more about the Motherhood Collection
A maternity session can stand beautifully on its own. But if you already know you will want to remember the first days, changing expressions, and milestones that follow, the Motherhood Collection allows us to consider the full story from the beginning.
Maternity, newborn, and first-year sessions are thoughtfully planned as one cohesive body of work, with consistent creative direction and finished artwork designed to preserve not only how your baby changes, but how your family changes alongside them.
THESE PORTRAITS CAN BECOME THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING LARGER.
the MOTHERHOOD COLLECTION
Newborn Sessions are $950
The Motherhood Collection is $3,300
Newborn sessions are $950 and include two hours of photography in your home, with plenty of time to feed, change, settle, and follow your baby’s rhythm. Every session also includes individual editing and full portrait retouching.
For families planning to document the first year, the Motherhood Collection brings together maternity, newborn, sitting, and one-year milestone portraits, along with an 8x10 matted album created from the year.
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Around two weeks, babies are at their tiniest. They’re often sleepier, more easily swaddled, and still naturally curl into the positions they held before they were born. It’s the classic newborn window, full of those impossibly small details that change almost immediately.
Tiny, sleepy, and still curled in.
2 weeks old
See six weeks
At six weeks, your baby is still incredibly little, but beginning to take in more of the world with alert eyes and the earliest glimpses of expression. You may be feeling a little more recovered and settled, too. Five years from now, eighteen years from now, six weeks will still feel like brand new.
Still tiny, now looking back at you
6 weeks old
See two weeks
Two weeks is the classic newborn window, but it isn’t a deadline. If those first weeks passed more quickly than expected, your baby is still wonderfully little, and there is still so much worth remembering.
YOUR BABY IS STILL LITTLE. LET’S PHOTOGRAPH THEM.
MISSED THE TWO-WEEK WINDOW?
These photographs begin as a record of who your baby was in their earliest days, but their meaning changes as your family does. Printed photographs, framed artwork, and heirloom albums give those memories a physical place in your home now, and preserve them as part of your family’s history for decades to come.
The first family heirlooms
You preserve them for someone you’ve only just met.
Common Concerns
Next
Of course you may not. In these first weeks, your body is recovering from something tremendous while your hormones, sleep, and sense of normal are all shifting at once. You do not need to arrive feeling camera-ready. I’ll take care of flattering light, thoughtful wardrobe, gentle direction, and natural retouching, keeping the focus on connection rather than perfection. My job is to photograph you with tenderness, exactly where you are in a life that has just changed.
I DON’T FEEL LIKE MYSELF YET.
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Feeling camera-ready after birth
The Concern:
Next
Funny enough, that’s what many of those moms said, too. Give me beautiful light and one good corner, and I can create something extraordinary. If your home is photo-ready, wonderful. We can move through the bedroom, nursery, and other meaningful spaces. If you’d rather skip preparing the house altogether, we can also take your newborn session to one of my favorite studios.
MY HOME DOESN’T LOOK LIKE THE ONES IN YOUR PORTFOLIO.
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An in-home session without a perfect home
The Concern:
Next
Honestly, I don’t expect them to. We’ll work around their attention span, bring them in when they’re curious, and let them step away when they’ve had enough. I’ll prioritize the classic sibling and family portraits early, then leave room for the wonderfully unpredictable ways older siblings investigate, cuddle, ignore, and get to know this brand-new person in their family.
MY TODDLER ISN’T GOING TO COOPERATE.
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Photographing newborns with older siblings
The Concern:
Next
The photographs you see on this site were shared by families who trusted me with a little of their stories, and those images are likely part of why you’re considering trusting me with yours. Privacy is personal, so every family chooses their own level of sharing, from full permission to less-identifiable profiles, details, and back-of-the-head images, to a completely private gallery. Whatever feels right for your family, I’ll photograph your session with those boundaries in mind.
I WANT TO BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT WHAT WE SHARE ONLINE.
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Not having a vision
The Concern:
Next
These first weeks can hold enormous love alongside exhaustion, recovery, sleeplessness, and a life completely rearranged. A newborn session may honestly feel like one more thing on an already full list, but you won’t be planning it alone. I’ll help choose a wardrobe you feel beautiful in, arrange hair and makeup if you’d like, and prepare you for the day. When I arrive, I’ll bring calm, thoughtful direction, and an eye for tenderness. Sometimes photographs become beautiful before the memory does.
WHAT IF NONE OF THIS FEELS BEAUTIFUL YET?
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One more thing?
The Concern:
Common Newborn Session Concerns
Absolutely. Newborn photographs are also some of your first portraits of this new version of your family. We’ll include siblings throughout the session, and pets can join us where it feels natural, creating both classic family portraits and more candid moments together.
Can siblings and pets be included?
For newborns, simple is best: a diaper and swaddle or one snug, simple outfit. I recommend having both preemie and true newborn sizes available so we can choose what fits baby best. We’ll plan everything alongside your family’s wardrobe so the full gallery feels cohesive.
What should my baby wear?
Newborn sessions include two hours of photography, though I leave flexibility to extend closer to three when needed. There is plenty of time for feeding, changing, soothing, or simply taking a break. We follow your baby’s rhythm rather than the clock.
How long does a newborn session last?
Babies are famously uninterested in our calendars. I intentionally limit the number of newborn sessions I accept so there is always flexibility in my schedule. If baby arrives early or late, we’ll simply move your session within roughly two weeks of our original date.
What happens if my baby arrives early or late?
I typically photograph newborns around two weeks after birth, when they are still wonderfully tiny but your family has had a little time to settle in at home. There is no single perfect day, though, and we can adjust based on your recovery and your baby.
When are newborn photographs taken?
I recommend reserving your newborn session during pregnancy, ideally in the second trimester. We’ll typically schedule your actual session date for about two weeks after your due date or planned induction, giving us a starting point before baby arrives.
When should I book my newborn session?
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