In home Montreal newborn photography - snuggles and milk comas in the Plateau Mont-Royal
A true joy day is meeting your baby for the first time. Another joy day is to welcome Montreal newborn photographer Lucy Baum into your home to photograph your newest family member!.
There is something amazingly personal in having an in-home newborn photography session. You value a comfortable experience at home where the whole family is learning a new routine and a new normal - of course with lots of love! These are the moments and the feelings that will transport you right back to those early days, when you look back on your photographs as the years tick by.
In-home sessions are relaxed, and I go by the boss’s schedule - the baby! They are little but they need a lot of a lot of things - changing, feeding, comfort and soothing, cuddles. Where better to do that than in your home, where you feel the most comfortable too?
Plateau Mont royal newborn photography
The memory - making was already coming fast and furious. New parents finding their way, learning their little guy’s tendencies. At 8 weeks new there were already patterns and preferences emerging - he LOVED the hot-air balloon wallpaper by his changing table and was totally mesmerized by it. He was also a little glutton for food - he honestly couldn’t get enough. There was a lot of feeding during this particular session! I was told of the milk coma and experienced it first-hand - all the signs of a nourished and well-loved darling.
The family “lightness”
Lightness is a word I made up after contemplating what makes an enduring photograph that is full of emotion, love, connection and that represents the true and unique essence of a family. Something that moves you and can cue ugly-crying. It is a combination of three elements:
Likeness: What you actually look like
Inner light: What makes you beautiful and unique and human
Physical light: Use of light and photographic skill
Where many photographers are capable of taking photographs of likeness, lightness is the superpower that sparks joy and cues ugly-cries. To hit all three for powerful and memorable photographs it takes experience, skillful observation and intuition.
Enjoy this photo-story that captures those fleeting first weeks at home with baby.
If you are pregnant or have a newborn, don’t hesitate to reach out to Lucy about your in-home newborn photography session!
