Don't Forget Those Milestone Sessions!

  Milestone SessionMilestone Photography
Rochester, NY

New parents are usually eager to get those first shots of their little one,  when they have a newborn, and while Newborn Photography is so important and special, so are milestone sessions.  Babies change so much in the first year.  Booking a Milestone/ Sitter Session is the perfect way to document their developing skills and changing appearance.  It's also so great to capture their emerging personality.  Sometimes parents miss the Newborn Photography session all together, because they are distracted or busy with all the excitement of the new baby.  That makes the milestone session even more important to book.  Milestone sessions can be booked for three months, or around 8 months, when they are sitting unassisted.  The three month shoot is more of a snuggle session, with some lifestyle shots of baby and baby with parents/ siblings.  At that stage they are not sitting alone, and are too big for the newborn poses, so lifestyle shots are best.  The eight month session can really be any time after baby is sitting on their own.  It's really best to wait, to allow for more variety in the posing/ shots.  For this session we can do a few parent shots, but the photo shoot is more focused on baby.  We will do some lifestyle shots in my bed area, and then some more posed shots with a simple backdrop.  I do not use a lot of props for milestone sessions.  They are short, sweet and simple.  Little ones don't have a very long attention span, so these short sessions are perfect.  It's also a great opportunity to focus on the details... their beautiful eyes, toothy smiles and cute fingers and toes.  

If you're thinking about a photoshoot, and would like more information on a milestone session for your baby, please reach out.  I also have some examples of these shoots in my Milestone Session section of my portfolio.  

Milestone SessionRochester Baby Photographer
Rochester, NY