Newborn Photo Ideas: Creative & Unique

Newborn photo ideas: you always need them, whether you’re a beginner or a pro. There is no doubt about it: your pictures are the foundation of your successful newborn photography business. Your gallery speaks for itself. Therefore, it’s definitely the main reason why the client chooses exactly you.

But it’s the most complicated thing to create impressive newborn pictures and bulk up beautiful newborn galleries. To create those magnificent photographs, you’ve got to do more than just click the button of your camera. You need to:

• Be aware of how to calm a newborn for your photoshoot.
• Know how to safely pose a newborn.
• Understand the lighting.
• Plan your newborn photography session workflow.
• Have knowledge of newborn wrapping techniques.
• Own matching newborn photography props bundles.
• Develop your photography style.

Each one of those elements can feel confusing or overwhelming. Especially, if you are a beginner newborn photographer. 

This article will solve your frustrations.

We share a few awesome newborn photo ideas that we love! Hopefully, these will bring you a little bit of inspiration for your next upcoming newborn photoshoot. Enjoy! 

Newborn photography posing flow – adorable images using a beanbag

Usual part of a photo session is to pose a newborn baby on a bean bag. You can create many different newborn pictures by changing poses, backdrops for a bean bag, photography props. However, a photographer often runs out of creative and unique newborn photo ideas.

Therefore, here’s an example of how to take a lot of unique newborn pictures with only minimal pose and photo props adjustments.

Read more: Newborn Photography Props: Tips on Creating Luxurious Monochromatic Setups Easily >>

Ideas on how to take 10 different images with just 1 pose and 3 newborn photo props

The example below gives you amazing newborn photo ideas using our unique poser ‘Create-a-Nest’™.

Read more: Newborn Poser ‘Create-a-Nest’™ – Must-Have Newborn Photography Prop >>

Beautiful pictures of a newborn baby girl posed on a beanbag

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Simple and beautiful newborn baby posing ideas for a beginner photographer

Read more: Newborn Photo Ideas: Modern, Natural, Minimalist and Timeless | Niki Sprekos (Interview Series) >>

Images courtesy of Kristina Mack from Tiny Posers and Jennifer Prisco from Jennifer Prisco Photography.

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