Newborn photography real life, real emotions
Newborn photography isn’t always about tiny smiles or perfect poses. A lot of the time it’s messy, emotional, loud, and raw. Your little one has no idea you are trying to get perfect sleepy shots and you only have a short amount of time with your photographer. That’s exactly why I love it. The most real genuine photos iv captured in my career so far have been from newborn sessions. Your tiny new human runs this session from start to finish we follow their lead.
During a recent session at Maddies of bolwarra, I captured a moment that really stuck with me: Baby Lukas woke while changing poses and began crying, of course maddy’s natural first instinct was to begin comforting him. In that moment i wasn’t there they weren’t focused on me, the photos or the perfect newborn pose. There was no forced smiles, no rigid plan, just the family interacting naturally. Watching this unfold made me pause and realize something important: this is exactly why I choose candid newborn sessions, driven by the family and their connection, rather than a set-in-stone plan.
I speak from experience my little girl cried, wiggled and yawned through our whole newborn session and i remember being so stressed at the time thinking that the photos wouldn’t be anything like i imagined or wanted. they weren’t and i would never change it.
Maddy and baby Lukas
Natural newborn photography is about capturing the those emotional moments that really matter. The yawns, the tiny stretches, the cradle cap and newborn acne, the tears and the comfort—these are the moments that tell the story of family in its purest form. Minimal editing and maximum raw memories.
Sessions like this remind me why I do what I do. It’s never about perfection; it’s about authenticity and connection. When families are free to just be themselves, the moments that matter most come naturally and those are the photos that parents treasure forever.
If you’re thinking about a newborn session, my advice is simple: relax, let it unfold, and let your baby and family lead the way. Those real, unplanned moments are the ones that will stay with you.
