5 Reasons for In-Home Newborn Photos


Personally, I’ve done both.  We did my eldest child’s newborn photos at home and my second child’s newborn photos at a studio in a photographer’s home.  They both resulted in great photos.  But the at-home portraits will always hold a special place in my heart. 

The in-home newborn photographs just felt so much more like us.

So, let's get down to it. Five reasons why I'll always champion at-home newborn portraits.

Black and white close up of sleeping newborn girl.

One : Your baby is the boss of photos.


We get to follow their cues.  Are they hungry?  Great, feed them.  Need a new diaper?  Awesome, change them.  Sleepy?  Perfect, let’s rock them to sleep.  Everything you need is right there because we are in the comfort of your home.  

Mother bottle feeding newborn daughter.
Mother and father changing newborn boy on changing table.
Newborn in baby bath tub, Great Dane peaking in.

Two: Seamlessly blend lifestyle with documentary photography. 


We’ll get traditional, sweet, posed, everyone-smile-at-the-camera photos, and we’ll also capture all the real, quiet (sometimes loud), in-between moments.  

Mother, father and newborn son smiling together.
Father holding newborn son, mother holding laughing toddler daughter upside down.

Three: Your home is so special. 


You worked hard on your nursery.  Taking in home photos provides a bit of a time capsule for the first place your baby called home.  


Mother, father and newborn son sitting on porch of their modern home.

Four: Comfort and convenience.


You don’t need to travel!! I’ll come to you!  We aren’t at the whim of unpredictable Colorado weather.  We get to shoot at a great time (usually around 10 AM).  Baby spits up all over their outfit (or yours)?  No biggie, all their stuff is there!


Overhead of mother and father holding newborn boy
Mother holding newborn on her chest, playing with his toes.
Peaceful newborn swaddled

Five: Does your newborn have siblings? 


At home is perfect.  Siblings are comfortable in their own home, they enjoy getting to play with their own toys, and they can hop in and out of photos as we go!


Toddler sister peering in to bassinet to look at newborn brother.
Mother, father, toddler sisters and newborn brother snuggled close together.
Toddler sister reaching in to bassinet to touch newborn brother's head.

Ok, I couldn't stop at five, here's a bonus reason.


Six: Pets!! 


I love that at home photo sessions allow plenty of cameos by pets.  I don’t know about you, but my own pets are such important members of our family, they deserve a spot in your family photos.


Newborn in crib, two dogs sitting on outside looking in
Mother, father, newborn boy, Great Dane and Cane Corso snuggled closely together.
Mother holding newborn, father sitting close by, dog laying on rug in front of them, in their newborn's nursery.

Maggie Theis is a newborn and family photographer based in Littleton, Colorado, serving families in the Littleton, Morrison, Golden, Jefferson, Lakewood, Denver, Highlands Ranch, Westminster, Arvada, Brighton, Reunion, Longmont, and Denver Metro areas and beyond.