Are you searching for the perfect newborn photography experience? Look no further than our Lifestyle Studio Newborn Photography sessions! We offer a unique blend of traditional and modern approaches to capture those precious first moments with your little one.
Understanding Newborn Photography Styles
Before we dive into what makes our Lifestyle Studio special, let’s explore the two main types of newborn photography:
1. Lifestyle Newborn Photography
Typically done in your home, lifestyle newborn photography focuses on capturing genuine moments and interactions between family members and their new baby. It’s a relaxed, natural approach that tells your family’s story. Some Glean & Co lifestyle sessions from days past, look like this:
2. Studio Newborn Photography
Studio newborn photography is done in a professional space (sometimes that space is in a photographers home and sometimes it’s a commercial retail space) and the focus is on getting the baby into those adorable studio poses on clean backgrounds or in props like buckets and bowls. It’s all about those picture-perfect, frameable moments. At Glean & Co, our style of studio newborn photos looks like this:
The Glean & Co Lifestyle Studio Experience
So, what can you expect from a Lifestyle Newborn Studio?
At Glean & Co, we’ve created a best-of-both-worlds scenario in our Lifestyle Studio. Here’s what you can expect:
- Family-centered newborn photos
- Cozy family candids
- Posed studio portraits of baby
Our goal? To provide you with a diverse gallery that captures every aspect of this special time.
You can expect to walk away from your session with images like this:
Ready for a Lifestyle Studio experience for your new baby? Here’s how it all works!
What Sets Us Apart: The Ultimate Pampered Newborn Experience
We’ve seriously upgraded our newborn photography process. Here’s how your session will unfold:
10am: Professional Hair and Makeup for Mom
Getting ready to leave the house when you’ve just had a baby is no joke. Everything takes longer than you think it will and there’s this little factor of sleep deprivation that makes everything feel a little more difficult. (ok, a lot more difficult.) You might not feel awesome about yourself just a few days postpartum and not sure you’ll even like these photos if you have to be in them. With professional hair and makeup you can get up and shower and arrive at the studio with a clean face and a fed baby. That’s it! No need to do your makeup or hair. Heck, with our new client closet, you don’t even have to figure out what to wear. Let us mother the brand new mother with the ultimate pampered newborn experience.
Mom gets to sip on a bubbly (alcoholic or not, your choice!) while we take those posed studio portraits of baby by themselves. Not to worry, you can see your baby and watch the action the entire time while our professional artists work their magic to enhance your natural beauty.
- Arrive with a clean face and a fed baby
- Sip on a complimentary beverage (alcoholic or non-alcoholic)
- Relax while we take posed studio portraits of your baby
Choose a Dress from Our Client Closet
We know how stressful it is to think about what to wear for your family photos. (seriously, even after all these years as professionals, it still stresses us out to dress our own families)
We’ve curated a growing collection of gowns in bump friendly and post-bump friendly shapes and sizes, all available for our clients to borrow. We have a wide range of colors and styles to choose from and encourage everyone to come look through it all in advance to make sure we have something to your liking. You can book a pre-session consult to see our closet right here!
Don’t want to wear a dress? That’s ok too! We have a bunch of textured sweaters as well as a few pajama sets.
(Check out this gallery where the mom & big sister borrowed our matching silky PJs and then switched half way through to dresses, all from our client closet. <—-)
- Select from our curated collection of bump-friendly and post-bump-friendly gowns
- Options for those who prefer not to wear dresses (textured sweaters, pajama sets)
11:30am- Bring in the Fam
Our professional hair and makeup artists have finished and we’re ready to go for family pictures! We recommend older siblings arrive at this time so they are fresh and ready for some sibling photos and full family. We’ll also be sure to grab a few mom with baby and dad with baby shots as well. If grandparents are visiting to see the new baby they are also welcome to join in the fun!
Just like you saw in the images at the top of this page, we focus on family connection above all else. We’ll ask you to snuggle close and kiss your spouse, inspect your new baby’s teeny tiny features and smell their fresh heads. The same type of images we used to have to go to client’s homes for, can now be taken in our beautiful natural light studio!
- Bring in family members (and even fur babies!) for group shots
- Focus on family connections and intimate moments
12:30pm Lunch is on us!
As soon as we’re finished with the family photo portion of your experience, we bring in a catered lunch from a local Boise restaurant of your choosing. You’ll have about a half an hour to relax and feed both you and your baby. Have older siblings? We have a playground outside that they are more than welcome to play on!
12:30 Lunch arrives and your images are prepped for viewing
While you’re relaxing, we’re choosing the best of the best images we took together. We go from around 800 images (yes, we take a TON) to around 80 culled favorites that we’ll show you straight after lunch.
- Enjoy a catered lunch from a local Boise restaurant (on us!)
- Outdoor playground available for older siblings
No more waiting weeks to see your images!
1:15pm- Time to see your images and order favorites
The ordering portion of your session is one of our absolute favorite parts because we get to really hold your hand and help you decide which images will bring your joy for the rest of your life. It sounds like a daunting task, but we promise our process will help you through every step of the way. We have a wide variety of prints and products that we have hand picked from labs around the world to showcase your newest family member and can steer you toward the best choice for your home and your budget. Typically our clients are choosing 15-30 finished images to take home with them in either a collection box, album or wall display.
- See your images immediately after lunch
- Choose your favorites from a curated selection of 60-80 images
- Select from our range of high-quality prints and products
Only Order What You Love
2:30pm- Head home for a nap!
Typically our clients have chosen their favorites and we’re wrapping up around 2:30. Yes, it’s a long day but the beauty is that you don’t have to come back again with a new baby! Now you get to go home and relax while you wait for your finished artwork to arrive.
Our turnaround time for products is usually around 3-4 weeks, depending on the medium ordered with heirlooms coming a little faster and custom frames taking a bit longer.
All of your ordered images will also arrive with a matching digital file which you’ll have in your inbox about a week after your session. Share your new family joy with family and friends before most other families have even gotten to see the proofs.
- Wrap up your session, knowing your memories are captured
- Expect your finished artwork in 3-4 weeks
- Receive digital files within a week for easy sharing
Are you ready for the ultimate newborn photography experience where you get to just show up and we do the rest? Give us a call at 208-254-2596 or click here to book your complimentary pre-session consultation and come check out the studio in person.
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