5 Reasons I Won’t Photograph Your Baby

It’s an odd title for a blog I know, but lets face it a blog called “5 reasons I’d photograph your baby” sounded even stranger & much less intriguing, so I went with this option instead.

Most photographers as time goes on start to offer more & more genre’s & styles of photography, broadening their reach & specialisms.

But I’m a bit of an oddity in the photography world, being so booked up all the time that I’ve become more & more niche in what I photograph.

Helping to manage demand by specialising only in photographing babies in my little white studio.

So here’s a little insight into the types of sessions I don’t offer & a brief overview as to why.

1. I don’t photograph babies aged 1-6 months old

Babies of all ages are perfect & I could certainly offer sessions for all ages, but I find I’m not able to get as much variety in galleries for little ones aged 1-6 months. During this time babies are generally only able to lay on their backs & sometimes on their fronts for short periods. So the angles & types of shots I’m able to capture are much more limited.

From 7 months onwards you can really see their personalities coming through in photos both from their expressions & the way they move. That’s why I decided to specialise in this age (7-12 months) as I want families to get the absolute most from their session.

2. I’m fully booked

3 years ago when I started getting fully booked 3 months in advance I thought it was just a blip, I was sure it wouldn’t continue. But fast forward another 2 years & I’m now constantly fully booked 4-5 months in advance.

I’m so, so thankful, but it does break my heart not being able to fit everyone in & it’s the reason I decided to become to specialist & photograph only the ages & styles that I was most confident with & enjoyed photographing the most.

3. You want a family session featuring 2 cousins, an aunt twice removed, an uncle & 3 god parents

I adore my studio, it’s south facing, has an amazing huge window & has all the toys & outfits I could ever need. But it’s only little, which although perfect for babies means that there’s not enough room for lots of people.

4. You’re planning an event

Quite frankly I’d suck at event photography, no honestly I would. In my studio I can see the light, I can see the angle it’s coming in at & know instinctively how to use it.

But if I’m somewhere I’m not familiar with, that has changeable lighting, lots of people &/or furniture to work around, then I’m so far out of my comfort zone that being creative becomes almost impossible.

5. You’ve picked someone else

There are so many styles of baby photography out there, so I urge every parent to research as much as they can to find the style of photography that they adore. That could be a more posed style, completely natural in your home, outdoors, or maybe more natural but in a studio environment which is what I offer.