Nitz Photography ~ Jacksonville St. Augustine maternity, newborn, baby, children's portrait photographer

We all have plans and expectations about various things in our lives. We wake in the morning and we make plans for the day and we expect things to flow nicely from one thing to another. But then again don’t you have days where all your plans and expectations are just.. well… blown to bits? Could be for a variety of reasons from simple to complex and most times it’s completely out of your control.

Newborn sessions are just like that. For me and I know for many parents as well. You see these amazing images on the website and blog and you think “I want my baby in that pose/basket/prop/etc.”  You plan ahead and we chat at the beginning of a session about your plans and expectations for the session and then I say “Awesome. I understand you want x, y and z but before we get started just let me say…”  (I can see some heads nodding right now). And what is it that I say? I’ve never voiced it here on the blog or anywhere on the website so I thought it might be a good time since this sweetheart kind of blew our plans and expectations right out the window.

Every person is different. We all have different personalities. We all have different likes and dislikes. We are all capable of doing different things.  Newborns are the same way. Each little one is different in what he/she likes as far as posing in various positions. Each little one is different in their personality in how they tell us they like or dislike a pose. Some newborns are extremely calm and patient and others not so much. Some are much more limber and “squishy” than others too. Which is why some will allow me to pose them in various positions and others won’t. The most important thing I tell new parents when they have specific poses in mind is that of course we will try but if I feel any resistance from baby due to dislike, comfort or ability we won’t do it. I will never push a baby to do something that he/she doesn’t want to do or I feel would not be comfortable to them. Safety is always a priority as well – which is why there are certain poses and props that will only be used with a soundly sleeping baby (and a mom or dad within arms reach).

This little guy happens to be one of those little ones that was quite wide awake for his session. Didnt want much to do with sleeping but was somewhat content just hanging out and looking around for a while (as you can see).

Mom and I both had plans for this session with certain poses and props in mind; however, he had other plans and definately let us know what he liked and disliked. He was super adorable and he did drift off to sleep for a short period of time and let me pose him just a little.  In the end we did get some wonderful images of him even though they were not the ones we had in mind or planned for. Here is one of the poses we planned that we did capture.

We even got a little smile out of him with his blue bear hat that mom bought for him to wear for his session.

So remember when you are planning your newborn portrait session that things don’t always go as planned. But in the end we will always work hard to capture memorable images of your newest addition!

Nitz Photography specializes in newborn portraits (along with their families). Our studio is designed especially with these little ones in mind to keep them warm and comfortable. With 8 years of experience photographing newborns and babies, new parents can be assured that your precious new baby is in the hands of a professional that has spent years perfecting how to handle and pose newborns not only expertly but safely. Every detail in each session is carefully planned to ensure the perfectly created images for you to display on your walls.

Newborn sessions are created within 2 weeks of baby’s birth. It is imperative that expecting moms contact us before baby arrives to ensure availability. We are currently scheduling March newborns.