When looking for an Edina newborn photographer, Mary came across my website and reached out about newborn photos for her second child – a sweet baby girl named Georgia.  When Georgia and her family came to my Minneapolis area studio for her newborn session, she was just shy of 3 weeks old.  I know a lot of photographers like babies to be younger for newborn photos, but I tell my clients that that’s absolutely not necessary.  At least, not for the type of photos I take.  I have photographed natural, candid newborn photos with babies as old as five weeks (some NICU babies have actually come in closer to 3-4 months old).  In all cases, we were still able to get some beautiful photos of their tiny babies.

My studio is typically full of natural light, but on the morning of our newborn session it was partly sunny and windy.  The clouds were coming in and out of the light, making it difficult to get consistent lighting.  Because of that, I decided to use my studio light for the majority of these photos.  The great thing about studio lighting is that it’s consistent, no matter what the weather is doing outside.  And the best part?  The way I use my studio light make the photos look very similar to my naturally lit photos (could you tell looking at these that studio lighting was used?).  I get asked a lot about what type of light I use.  My go-to is an Einstein flash unit from Paul C. Buff, and an 86″ PLM umbrella. And of course my beloved Canon R6mII.

Georgia was awake for a lot of her newborn session, but like almost all babies at my studio, she eventually fell asleep.  Mom borrowed a beautiful dress from my studio wardrobe collection that looked amazing on her.  Big brother Johnny was an absolutely charmer, and did amazing for his portion of the session!  With toddler siblings, I usually have them in and out of the photos at different times, taking plenty of breaks as needed.  I also brought muffins in that morning since mom said Johnny liked them, and I didn’t want anyone going hungry for an early morning session.  Snacks and toys were the way to his heart.  That, and chatting about hockey made for a happy guy who did great for his sister’s newborn session.

Here are some favorites from our time together:

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