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How to Photograph Your Own Fresh 48 Session – Photography in Quarantine

You guys heard of that book – Love in the Time of Cholera?

Yup. Although nothing similar to that story, that title sure feels like where we are right now. A crazy worldwide pandemic that has basically stopped the world in its tracks. Everyone staying home and staying safe to help contain the spread of anything further than it has already gone. One thing that can’t stop, though? Babies being born and children growing up. But what CAN’T and ISN’T happening right now for the foreseeable future are the photography sessions capturing those moments. In this series of posts here on the blog I am going to share with you some tips and tricks to help you photograph your own babies during this time. Today I am talking about how to Photograph your own Fresh 48 sessions – the newest of the new! For my post on Newborn Sessions click HERE and for my post on Baby’s First Year Milestone Sessions click HERE

Please realize as with learning anything else, your photos will not look like mine in the end. I have been doing this for 13 years and have different equipment, knowledge, editing programs, etc. HOWEVER, no one is able to get professional photos done at this point so ANY are better than none!! I talk in my class that I teach how important it is to not miss the moments no matter your skill or knowledge level. And these moments? They’re definitely big ones.

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Fresh 48 Session

Fresh 48 Sessions are those sessions done right after having the baby in the hospital. Named Fresh 48 because normally they occur in the first 48 hours after birth. These days I know some hospitals are trying to release patients earlier than that to get them home BUT these are photos that shouldn’t be skipped if you can help it / feel up to it. There are so many tiny details in those first few hours that will never ever be the same. Don’t miss out on them! Below are my suggestions for how to photograph your Fresh 48 session.

What to Wear for your Newborn Photos

In my last two posts I have talked about coordinating family session outfits and how to choose shoes (something seemingly little but easily changing the entire look of an image). While these posts will work for almost all general family sessions, some sessions will need a different approach. Like what to wear for a newborn session?? Though in a family session you are going for a cohesive look for everyone and not one person is really the star of the show, that is not the case in a newborn session. That newborn is the star of the show, hands down. 🙂 And you want all of the outfits to center around that.

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Sachuest Beach Maternity Photography Session

The Q family contacted me when they were expecting their fourth and last baby. They wanted me to document their journey with a maternity and newborn session. I’ve known this kind family for years. I first met them when I photographed their first child’s newborn photos. They usually book one or two sessions a year – they are such a joy to work with!

What to Wear – Shoes

Shoes.

Something so small and seemingly simple has the power to make or break a family photo. So let’s spend some time talking about them.

Let me begin by saying, it will not be the end of the world if your child or spouse will not wear what you want them to wear. It really, really won’t. So take everything I say with a grain of salt. BUT the shoes in your photos can absolutely change the feel of the images.

No photographer sets out to take photos of your feet. Unless you’re doing a beach session and you want sandy toes, it’s just not going to happen. But in a traditional mix of images, at least in my sessions, about 1/3-1/2 of the images will include feet in them! Shoes should not be the first thing that people see when they look at your photos. And your look that you will spend so much time putting together? It goes from head to toe!

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In-Home Family Photography Session | West Greenwich Family Photographer

The C family contacted me wanting to schedule a family session at their home in West Greenwich. I love, love capturing families at their own home, especially when they have younger children. Kiddos tend to be more relaxed and are free to be themselves in their own space. I was over the moon excited to schedule and start planning their session with them!

The fun never stopped once I arrived to their cozy home. We spent two hours hanging out, and capturing them being an adorable family. They played the piano, snuggled, tickled and laughed together. The fun didn’t stop there! I documented them in their element playing video games and reading too! Then we took our adventure outside and picked blueberries in their backyard. Their children just loved being able to run and play outside. There was never a moment of feeling like we were at a formal portrait session with rules and posing.

If I could put a label on my ideal or favorite type of session, this IS IT! Even editing their images was such a joy! I grinned the entire drive home from their West Greenich family session and making their personal video of our time together. More families should consider an in-home family session to capture their real family with true emotions and love in their portraits.

Here are my favorite images from their session. I had such a hard time narrowing down what to share!

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Amy Ro Photography is a family photographer located in Northern Rhode Island. Also serving areas such as Providence, East Greenwich, Lincoln, Barrington, Bristol and North Smithfield. She also travels to areas in Massachusetts such as Foxboro, Plainville, Wrentham, Norfolk, Rehoboth and Milton. Please click the link below to contact me about scheduling your family’s next portrait session!

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Amy Ro Photography specializes in beautiful on-location, lifestyle maternity, newborn, baby & family photography. Based in Cumberland, RI and serving clients in Rhode Island and select areas of Massachusetts & Connecticut, including Foxboro, Wrentham, North Attleboro, Bellingham, Milton, Natick and all of the south shore area into Boston. Sessions are also available in Avon, West Hartford, Farmington, Newington, Madison and Guilford, Connecticut as well as shoreline towns throughout Eastern Connecticut.