Behind the Scenes | See what a Newborn Studio looks like Post Session

Located in Houston, Sarah Borchgrevink is a studio newborn photography specializing in custom posed sessions.

Photography Humor 101: Before & After an Appointment 

Styling newborn sessions are one of my favorite tasks! I delight in designing beautiful setups filled with curated props reflecting vintage and classic tones for a perfectly timeless final product. For instance, through the use of cozy, unique newborn wrapping and stunning baby poses I create a gorgeous gallery for you to love, treasure, adore, print as many times as you like and also share with loved ones and friends. 

Moreover, my pricing is very transparent with flat rates so parents know exactly what they're investing: no hidden fees, either. For instance, all collections are fully inclusive, meaning sibling, family and parent photos are included in your newborn session without any additional costs or add ones to your collection.

Most parents book their session in the second trimester, too, to ensure availability since I take 15 due dates per month. Once you've signed your contract and secured your due date on the calendar through a retainer invoice, we get to designing your session, often beginning with inspiration through nursery colors. Your styling questionnaire is very helpful and is where I begin at to set up. 

This brings us to the before aspect of a newborn session: session colors reflecting everything you adore! For example, for the "before" images of this blog post, you'll see all things "Tuscan teal" (which is a very popular Benjamin Moore paint color, lol) and aquamarine, light blue, etc.

Before you arrive in the studio, everything is set up and ready to go for a seamless experience! I provide all props and items - your job is to bring the baby, ha! Everything looks neat and orderly but by the end of the session things are a little messy, but this just goes to show we used a ton of props and had a huge amount of variety in your final gallery.

I enjoy sharing styling details with you because I love my job! It is a complete dream to work with little earthside cherubs and their parents. Photographing a monumental milestone, such as bringing home a new life, is an honor because the session encompasses the unconditional, true love of new parents as they dote on their baby. The little one will never be this small. You will look back on the photos and marvel as to how your baby fits in the palm of your hand.

Before You Arrive

After the session: chaos and creativity 

Final Images from these sessions

After the session takes place

When your session is complete, I help you pack up and get baby into the car. You're welcome to stay at feed or nurse baby again, too, of course! I then start the cleanup process which includes:

• Washing all textiles such as backdrops, wraps, hats, and bonnets

• Sanitizing the floor props like buckets, bowls, crates, baskets

• Mopping

• Sweeping

• Wiping down the doorknobs

• Vacuuming couch (I like it to be clean, lol)

• Running the A/C to clear the room of heat since the sessions are photographed at 77 degrees.

Followed by this, I back your images up into the cloud for safe keeping. Your final product is delivered 2 weeks (or 10 business days) after your appointment takes place. Your prints are also immediately ordered, too, so you may enjoy the tangible products!

Thanks for stopping by to see information on what a newborn photography session looks like before & after the baby. I take great pride in my attention to detail, providing amazing and breathtaking set ups, while ensuring a great experience for all my clients. 

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Earth Tones | Classic, Natural, & Timeless Newborn Photography

5 Day Old Newborn Boy Jack + his classic, rustic and organic earth tone studio session by Sarah Borchgrevink Photography.

All Things Earth Tones for sweet baby boy

Howdy, friends! Happy Monday! I hope your day is having a great start, and I'm glad to see you've found your way to my little 'ol blog. This is where I preview the cutest newborn sessions in Houston and delight in sharing fun information about my studio baby sessions.

Today's blog post is all about earth tones and how to create rustic, timeless, natural and organic newborn photography sessions. They're absolutely some of the best colors and one of my favorite aesthetics with which to work. The texture, richness, and endless options are truly fantastic and are simply beautiful because they are classic, pure and fresh.

Earth tones are a "color scheme that draws from a color palette of browns, tans; any of various rich colors containing some brown. The colors in an earth tone scheme are muted and flat in an emulation of the natural colors found in soil, moss, trees and rocks. Earth tone colors come from natural things around us: brown soil, green leaf, sky, as well as the red sun. These palettes can create a warm, nature-friendly atmosphere (source).

Some of my favorite earth tone color hues are:

• amber
• beige
• bronze
• rust
• auburn
• copper
• hazel
• chocolate
• cinnamon
• chestnuts
• forest
• spinach
• olive
• apple
• fir
• willow
• sienna
• moss

plus many more! Color and texture are the ultimate newborn session inspiration.

Tans and Browns during Naked bean bag posing

For the first set up, I pulled a precious hand knitted bonnet and chunky knit blanket. Jack is posed in many different styles and looks so sweet, cozy and precious! Classic and natural newborn photography is the heart of my portraiture brand because they are timeless. 30 years from now when baby is married or graduates from college, you'll have the most stunning images of your little one. By removing many distracting props and themes, their true characteristics are showcased and nothing detracts from little one.

When working with little earth side cherubs, I adore when their hands are posed so sweetly! Jack's skin is completely gorgeous, too! I did not even have to air brush him, ha! In order to have natural newborn photography, it does take some time to pose them so baby looks very relaxed, but it is well worth the time to have lovely newborn galleries. Baby's are the epitome of innocence and their gallery should look serene and effortless. Newborn studio photos are anything but effortless (typically lasting 2-3 hours and that's a "fast" session) but the work is completely rewarding. 

Gorgeous, rich browns during floor props

This rustic wooden bed is a new prop I have in studio. I also have a cream one, too! However, for this earth tone inspired session, the rich brown felt classic - the perfect accompaniment to the natural styling of little baby boy Jack. This wrapped knit is also the perfect blend of softness so baby looks like they're nestled perfectly into a little cocoon. Newborns love to be wrapped! This makes them feel safe and secure. 

Stone during second portion of bean bag, squishy posing

Side Sleeper Pose

Womb Pose

Taco Pose

Forward Facing Pose

More muted stone colors can be seen here during this naked bean bag posing. Isn't this bonnet precious? :-) I have this style in nearly every color! 

Rustic, Classic and Timeless Newborn Portraiture

This deep, rich brown makes baby's skin look super creamy and buttery! The brown flokati is one of the many shades you'll find in my studio and I love all the different layers.

Greens and Dark Browns

It's no secret green is my favorite newborn color to use with both boy or girl babies. The hues are truly beautiful and it's an under utilized color scheme. Long, whimsical and organic wraps play a huge part in styling this wooden trench. The dark brown floors look perfect and add much contract and enbable to green to look even more vibrant.

Sienna Red | Texture and Layers 

Deep Brown with a Muted Chocolate

Stone Grey & Classic Wooden Bucket + Barn Wood Floors

This is the most requested floor prop you'll find in my studio and I'm not surprised! It's a galvanized wooden bucket and has a ton of character. Much of it has developed since I have used it many times for outdoor family or child sessions, too, so over time it's developed into a really cool piece for my clients to use. 

Heavenly back lit macro images of baby

If you liked checking out this post and seeing all the squishy, naked posing and wrapping you may like these posts, too:

1. 3 Adorable Styles of Newborn Wrapping
2. Best Newborn Poses for Bean Bag
3. Vintage Inspired Newborn Photography | Why I avoid Trends

As always, thanks for stopping by my blog, friends! I hope you enjoyed reading about gorgeous earth tones during a posed newborn session and how they result in natural, classic and timeless newborn photography. If you are looking for a custom newborn photographer in Houston, TX I would love if you would consider me for your portraiture needs. Wishing you a wonderful rest of your Monday!

Warmly,

Sarah

Specializing in timeless posed baby portraiture, Sarah Borchgrevink Photography is a Houston Newborn Photographer serving the surrounding areas including Houston metro & 610 area, Cypress, Katy, Spring, The Woodlands, Sugar Land, West University, Memorial & Galleria, Bellaire and The Woodlands, TX. See why Sarah offers the Best Newborn Photography. In addition to breathtaking newborn images, Sarah also offers stylish natural light family photography as well as dynamic outdoor maternity sessions for expecting couples.