#calgarynewbornphotographer – AdaLilly Photography

At one point I had two posing bags (one for the studio & one for travel), an over abundance of props, little hats, headbands and all the accessories you can think of for my newborn shoots. I practiced often and even when I wasn’t shooting an actual newborn I’d grab my girls dolls or stuffies and practice some more just to get it right. But, I wasn’t ever ‘In Love’ with it. It didn’t ever feel like my style and never aligned with my ‘why’ or my overall values as a person. So I decided to follow my heart and switch to Baby Led Posing.

‘Baby Led Posing’

You’re likely asking yourself ‘what is baby led posing?’, well its everything it sounds like. I won’t ever put baby in any unnatural pose. I don’t spend countless hours calming or posing my babies, ultimately I don’t pose them really at all. Yes they get ‘placed’ for portraits, however I no longer pose in the way many traditional newborn photographers do.

4 Reasons I No Longer Pose Newborns

First: I’m a firm believer that newborns should remain in their parents arms as much as possible. I don’t have much of the medical expertise in newborns, but I have ‘being a mom’ experience and I can honestly say newborns need to be held, nurtured, and essentially with their parents and in their parents arms as much as possible.

Second: Newborns, they’re beautiful just as they are. The way they naturally unfold their arms when they stretch or the way they tuck their legs when they’re curling up on their belly for a moment. Or how about the cozy way they look when simply swaddled. These natural and simple aspects are the most beautiful things about these little ones. This is how I wanted to remember my babies and so I choose to capture my clients babies as such.

Third: Honestly, I don’t think that unnatural posing is the safest for these little ones. If a baby has to be molded into a position that isn’t natural, it stands to reason their safety is potentially at risk. To me this isn’t worth it in the name of a ‘pretty’ image.

Fourth: I know what it’s like to have a newborn(s), you’re already dealing with the stresses of a new baby, your photo sessions shouldn’t add any additional stress. Posing babies can take hours upon hours (I’m talking up to 3-4hrs) trying to get them calm enough to sleep and and get the poses ‘just right’. I want the families I work with to know that how perfect they think their babies are I agree with them 1000%. Be it wide awake, or sound asleep. I have no expectations and always follow baby’s lead. Be it in studio or in and out of clients homes, I don’t want to impose on their precious time any longer than necessary.

Babies Are PERFECT!

That’s it that’s all! My 4 reasons I no longer pose newborns. It’s because I believe they’re undoubtedly perfect!

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AdaLilly Photography

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HOW TO BE OKAY IF YOUR BABY WONT STOP CRYING ON PICTURE DAY

We’ve all seen those adorable photos of new little babies looking so peaceful and relaxedandnot a care in the world. As new parents, we want similar photos of our children to send out to grandparents, make into screensavers, and blast out to our social media pages to show off our amazing baby. But then session day comes around and BAM!– your baby does not want anything to do with it.

You’re thinking, “Why won’t you stop crying? I’ve literally done everything I can think of, but you’re still not happy. Don’t you know I’m paying good money for this session? Sarah’s baby cooperated in her session, why can’t you just go to sleep and let us get some nice photos?!” If this is happening during your session, I want you to stop,breathe and remember one thing: all newborns cry. This is a natural, real emotion that all newborns have for most of their first few months of life. It’s not abnormal. There is nothing wrong with your child for doing it. It is nothing to be ashamed of. They aren’t doing it to embarrass you. And when you stress out about the fact that your baby iscrying, that then makes things even worse because he or she knowsyou’re upset.

Don’t let the crying upset you. Embrace this moment in time. It won’t be long before you forget how her little forehead wrinkled up whenever shescreamed, or how histoes would get all stretched out and tense when he was upset. Let us capture these little details. These crying photos can evoke real emotion and demonstrate the love you have for your child as you try to soothe him or her. Your child can look back at these photos once they’re all grown and remember the solace that they found in your arms. These tender moments are just as important, if not more so, than the sleeping, posed photos.

The point of booking a newborn session is to help you preserve the first memories of your child’s life. While posed photos are cute, you’re not going to look back and think, “Remember how cute she was whenever she would lounge around the house in frog-form?” because that didn’t happen. You’ll look back at these photos and remember all the nights you walked your baby around the house or rocked him in a chair and hummed lullabies to try to calm him down. Those times are very stressful, but they also help you form a bond and that’s what makes these photos treasured.

All that being said, if you have your heart set on those peaceful, posed photos, we can always take a break and try again and,if all else fails, reschedule.

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