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= Featured ProviderJackie Kelley Photography is a family portrait photography studio in King of Prussia that specializes in newborn photos. The company has been serving the community since 2013 and prides itself on capturing the love and chemistry between family members through candid, natural moments. Other services include family, maternity, and engagement sessions.
(60)Daniella Bella Photography offers newborn, maternity, child, and family portraiture for clients in Philadelphia from its location in Chester County. Daniella has a quaint studio in the center of downtown West Chester with a space devoted to newborn photography sessions. In addition to newborn portraits, she hosts milestone, maternity, and mini sessions in her studio. Family and seasonal mini-sessions happen outdoors at various locations throughout Chester County and the surrounding areas. Daniella has more than 10 years of photography experience.
(4)Eszter Toth Photography provides newborn photography services for families in Philadelphia. The studio offers an extensive collection of accessories suitable for newborn and milestone photography sessions, such as props, hats, and headbands. The business is owned and operated by Eszter Toth, a photographer specializing in capturing the unforgettable milestones of little ones. She also conducts maternity photography sessions. Eszter aims to provide clients with a personalized photography experience by taking time to know their personalities and specific preferences.
Jamie Englert Photography is a boutique portrait studio serving the Main Line and greater Philadelphia area. Owner and sole photographer, Jamie, is passionate about producing classic portraitures of newborns, as well as babies, kids, and families. She provides a range of high-end, custom, and handmade props for sessions while clients can also bring items they want to include into the shoot. Jamie Englert Photography also offers to turn photos into signature collections such as heirloom albums and wall portraits.
(8)Kristin Ann is a portrait photographer in Philadelphia. She describes her passion for photography as the driving factor that led her to create her own business. She offers portrait sessions for newborns and their families. Her goal is to provide each family a personalized experience in their sessions and to capture their “forever memories” by creating shoots that incorporates her own vision with her clients’ ideas. She also provides photo printing in various media including wood products like hanging blocks, accordions and canvas crates.
Laura McCarney Photography is a temperature-controlled studio that serves clients in Philadelphia and nearby areas. It offers newborn photography services that capture babies' first year and beyond. Clients can choose from several packages, including a custom session with a minimalistic setup and a fully customized session with various props that include outfits and wraps. Laura has a natural approach to photography that creates moments that her clients can treasure for years to come. She also specializes in integrating storytelling into photography.
(8)Annette Schreiber is a Maternity and Newborn Photographer who also offers family and individual photography, including Headshots. Her wide collection of maternity dresses, which come in many different styles and colors can be used by her clients for all Premium Sessions. For her Newborn Sessions, Annette offers a huge variety of props from outfits to bowls, buckets etc. With a Master’s Degree in Photography and her over 30 year experience in this industry, Annette has been chosen to be one of best Maternity and Newborn Photographers in the Philadelphia Area.
Little Blooms Photography LLC is a photography studio that has been serving the residents of Philadelphia since 2015. Since opening, founder and photographer Kristen Yeager has photographed hundreds of families and newborn babies. She offers sessions to capture the early days and weeks of a newborn baby's life. She also takes photographs featuring both the baby and their family. Yeager is a certified photographer with Accredited Professional Newborn Photographers International.
Meredith Hunt Photography specializes in posed newborn and baby portraits and has been serving the greater Philadelphia area since 2011. The boutique-style photography studio is owned and operated by Meredith Hunt, a former NICU nurse, whose artistic style is rustic and vintage-inspired. Her product offerings feature heirloom quality products, including distressed leather albums, wooden photo blocks, and authentic barn wood framed prints. Her sessions include all necessary props, as well as a studio wardrobe for milestone sessions. In addition to photographing newborns and babies, Meredith offers "Personality Portraits" for children ages two and above.
Jessica Catherine Photography is an in-home newborn and baby photography studio founded in 2017 and serving the greater Philadelphia area. The business offers maternity, newborn, sitter (6th month), and cake smash (1st birthday) portraits in the comfort of its clients' homes. Each session has an in-home design consultation to customize the images for each family. Newborn sessions include props, hats, outfits, and accessories for the clients' convenience. Jessica Catherine Photography is a member of Professional Photographers of America, the Main Line Chamber of Commerce, and earned Philadelphia Family's Best Newborn Photographer Philadelphia 2020 Award and Main Line Parent's Best Newborn Photographer Main Line 2019 Award.
(10)(1)Origin Photo is a newborn, baby, child, and family photography business in Philadelphia that has been serving the community since 2006. The studio supports Mohawk Windpower and is a member of International Association of Professional Birth Photographers, Professional Photographers of America, and National Association of Professional Child Photographers. Photo sessions are one to two hours.
Gary Nevitt Photography is a newborn photography company in Hatboro. The photographer’s style ranges between fun, moody, colorful, black and white, soothing, creative, and traditional. Company recognition includes 1st Place in WPPI’s First Half Print Competition, Winner of Philly Hot List’s Best Photographer, and recipient of Wedding Wire’s Couples’ Choice Award. The company is also a member of Fearless Photographers.
(10)Sophia Grace Photography is run by a Springfield-based portrait photographer who specializes in newborn, children, family, and maternity sessions. Serving clients across the Philadelphia area, Carolyn uses a minimalist style in newborn photography, which means she doesn't use many props and focus is kept on the baby. She specializes in baby-led posing for more natural images. Newborn sessions are held in a client's home or at the Sophia Grace Photography studio. Clients have the option to add albums, custom prints, and canvas wraps to their photography packages.
(3)Silver Orchid Photography is a photography studio in Perkiomenville that specializes in wedding, family, and newborn shoots. Newborn packages include one-two hours of photos, with three to five setups with just the baby and additional setups with parents. The photographer takes time positioning hands and feet, waiting for smiles, and adding color and detail with props, headbands, flowers, ties, and knit hats.
Image is Everything Studios is a boutique studio providing newborn photography services. This studio works with babies under two weeks and provides a sanitary setting in which to conduct photo shoots safely. Newborn sessions can last up to three hours and are typically conducted on weekdays. Newborn photo shoots include an assortment of 25 birth announcements to be customized using photos from the session. In addition to newborns, Image is Everything Studios also photographs young babies, children, families, and expecting mothers.
Andrea Warden Photography is a lifestyle newborn and maternity photographer that works with clients in Chester County and its surrounding areas. Andrea captures the essence of family and beauty of the very fleeting newborn stage, documenting real and tender moments that clients will treasure long after their sweet babe has grown. Clients can choose between shooting in the comfort of their own home or at a beautiful outdoor location of their choosing.
Joanne McSorley Photography provides photography services to clients in Philadelphia and surrounding areas in Medford, New Jersey. Joanne McSorley specializes in newborn photography, child photography, maternity photography, and cake smash photography. She graduated from Cheltenham College of Higher Education with a degree in Fashion and Advertising Photography. She previously worked as a staff photographer and as a picture editor for 10 years. Joanne McSorley has taken photos of famous personalities, such as the British royal family, Nelson Mandela, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Victoria Beckham.
Meg Brock Photography in Richboro has been providing clients in and around the area with photography services since 2011. The studio is a recipient of Wedding Wire’s Couples’ Choice Award. The company prides itself on capturing priceless, precious, and powerful memories. The lead photographer was a pediatric nurse before taking on photography full-time and works well with children. Sessions last two to three hours and include a photo gallery of edited images within three weeks.
(4)Newtown-based Ashley Blair Photography is a studio that serves Philadelphia and the surrounding areas. Owner and photographer Ashley specializes in newborn, baby, maternity, and family photography and conducts sessions in-studio, on-location, and outdoors. Her newborn photography services include photos of the newborn with their family members. For in-studio photoshoots, Ashley makes sure that her studio is clean and well-maintained. She also keeps up-to-date on her vaccines for newborns' safety. Ashley has been selected as one of the finalists for the Best of Bucks County Photographer award.
Jessica Lauren Photography serves individuals and families in Philadelphia. It offers newborn photography services that come with customized artwork and multiple session options, including lifestyle and posing. Its photographer, Jessica, requests clients' due dates and preferred sessions during the scheduling process and personally guides them throughout the session. She also handles wedding and family portrait projects. Jessica has been interested in photography since she was a child, capturing landscape photos at their family cabin with her film camera.
Ally Kimpton Photography captures newborn photos for clients in Philadelphia. Ally stages photoshoot sessions for parents with their newborn children, which come with the use of backdrops, baby outfits and wraps, mommy outfits, and props. Her team works with babies as young as seven days old. Ally also specializes in fine art maternity photography complete with hand-painted canvases, couture gowns, and signature editorial style poses. In addition, she accommodates sitter sessions, first birthday photoshoots, and outdoor family portrait requests.
Newborn photography session scheduling can be challenging. Parents have a very narrow window after the baby arrives to secure those time-sensitive photos. But babies don’t arrive on schedule. So, it’s best to find a newborn photographer well in advance of your due date. Be sure they're flexible and available in the weeks prior to and after that date.
Newborns are easily identifiable by their size and the tight fetal position they had in the womb. But they don’t maintain those curly poses for long. So, it’s important to have their photo shoot a few days after birth. Try not to wait over two weeks post-childbirth if you want the brand-new infant image for your photos.
The length of a newborn shoot varies. But expect it to take at least two hours, possibly three to four hours. The infant’s comfort and safety are the priority. Little ones are unpredictable, and the photographer might need to wait until Baby has been lulled to sleep. Plus, the infant will probably need to be fed and changed during the shoot.
On average, professional newborn photographers charge between $100 and $300 per hour, and the photo shoot can easily take up to four hours. Those fees should include the digital images. Parents will pay separately to have them printed. Other photographers charge flat fees per session or per number of photographs. Most of these services start at $100 or higher.
A productive photo shoot is difficult with newborns younger than five days. They’re hungry and restless, as they’re not yet familiar with being outside the womb. Wait about five to seven days when they’re on a somewhat reliable feeding schedule and sleepy and relaxed for longer periods of time. But waiting longer than two weeks risks losing that familiar newborn look.
A copyright release gives up ownership of the images. The photographer transfers it to the purchaser. That means the photographer may not use those photos on their website or elsewhere without permission. But a print release lets the photographer retain ownership and use, even for marketing. The client is merely allowed access to the images for personal use, with no editing.
