Sally is an award winning Newborn Photographer proudly serving the Triangle area including but not limited to Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary, Apex, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Morrisville and Wake Forest, NC.

Newborn Photography Raleigh NC | Baby Robyn

Newborn Photography Raleigh NC | Baby Robyn

Look at this sweet princess! Robyn was my first baby of 2022 and honestly I am unsure if I have ever photographed such a beautiful baby. Her features were all so perfect from her pouty lips to her full cheeks! I literally could have photographed her for DAYS!!!! And her big sister, who is only 2 years old was so happy to squeeze her ‘baby’ for photos! Look at how happy she is! Their parent are in the Military (THANK YOU!!!!) and dad was able to come home for the birth but had to leave shortly there-after. I know he will miss his girls. Newborn Photography Raleigh NC

Now Booking Sessions into August of 2022!

Thanks so much for visiting the website! I’m am an award winning Newborn Photographer that specializes in babies and newborns up to 2 weeks old! I am so lucky to be able to capture first memories for family for more than a decade. Don’t miss out on getting pictures, babies are only this small for a short period of time! So if you are considering contacting me, please click here. If you want to see more of my work, you can click here, or visit my facebook page.

To see my website, click here. Newborn Sessions book out MONTHS in advance so booking early is advised. Cary Baby Photographer.

For tips and tricks to making your newborn photo session a success, read my blog post here.

Sally is an award winning Raleigh newborn photographer, receiving NewbornPhotography.com Excellence award and in the top Raleigh photographers with Expertise.com as well as a member of clickpro.com. She has trained with some of the best newborn photographers from all over the world. Sally supplies everything you need except a sleepy newborn. Check out her facebook, twitter and portfolio pages for up to date photos.

Baby Boom Newborns of 2021

Baby Boom Newborns of 2021

BABY BOOM! Newborns everywhere! What a crazy year! 2021! Wow! I am not sure even where to begin. Life in the ‘unknown’, aka Mid-Pandemic! We didn’t know what to expect 2021 to be like. Are people still be too afraid to go out? Will they be nervous to bring their brand new baby to an unknown photographer that may or may not have spent time around people with this virus? Will people even be planning on expanding their families during such a crazy time?! Newborn Photography Raleigh NC

Well, we weren’t sure in the beginning as January 2021 started of so slow. Unbearably slow. Abnormally slow. But that was January, the other 11 months? Well lets just say that I could barely keep up. In total, We photographed 124 newborns, which is way above what I normally shoot (typically around 80 babies). And from June to December we also had 7 sets of twins! I am pretty sure that I will never see another year like it…but maybe I’m wrong!

Just some of my favorites from the year

Now Booking Sessions into August of 2022!

Thanks so much for visiting the website! I’m am an award winning Newborn Photographer that specializes in babies and newborns up to 2 weeks old! I am so lucky to be able to capture first memories for family for more than a decade. Don’t miss out on getting pictures, babies are only this small for a short period of time! So if you are considering contacting me, please click here. If you want to see more of my work, you can click here, or visit my facebook page.

To see my website, click here. Newborn Sessions book out MONTHS in advance so booking early is advised. Raleigh Baby Photographer.

For tips and tricks to making your newborn photo session a success, read my blog post here.

Sally is an award winning Raleigh newborn photographer, receiving NewbornPhotography.com Excellence award and in the top Raleigh photographers with Expertise.com as well as a member of clickpro.com. She has trained with some of the best newborn photographers from all over the world. Sally supplies everything you need except a sleepy newborn. Check out her facebook, twitter and portfolio pages for up to date photos.

Newborn Photography Cary NC | Baby Evelyn

Newborn Photography Cary NC | Baby Evelyn

Last month sweet baby Evelyn came into my studio. I teased her mom (who happens to be my neighbor) that she has big shoes to fill because Evelyn’s big sister, Stella, has been the best newborn, toddler and pre-schooler that I have ever photographed! Each time Stella came to have her pictures done, she was better than the time before! So, in she walks with baby sister just behind her and I won’t lie, I was nervous that I wouldn’t be able to achieve or re-create photos anywhere near as good as before! Newborn Photography Cary NC

Well, joke was on me! Evelyn was even BETTER than Stella during her session, but both siblings were just amazing with their tiny baby sister!

Just look!!!!

If you want to see Stella’s session, click here.

Now Booking Sessions into April of 2022!

Thanks so much for visiting the website! I’m am an award winning Newborn Photographer that specializes in babies and newborns up to 2 weeks old! I am so lucky to be able to capture first memories for family for more than a decade. Don’t miss out on getting pictures, babies are only this small for a short period of time! So if you are considering contacting me, please click here. If you want to see more of my work, you can click here, or visit my facebook page.

To see my website, click here. Newborn Sessions book out MONTHS in advance so booking early is advised. Cary Baby Photographer.

For tips and tricks to making your newborn photo session a success, read my blog post here.

Sally is an award winning Raleigh newborn photographer, receiving NewbornPhotography.com Excellence award and in the top Raleigh photographers with Expertise.com as well as a member of clickpro.com. She has trained with some of the best newborn photographers from all over the world. Sally supplies everything you need except a sleepy newborn. Check out her facebook, twitter and portfolio pages for up to date photos.

How to Prepare for your Newborn Photo Session

How to Prepare for your Newborn Photo Session

The day has finally come and you are excited and nervous for your baby’s first photo session with a professional photographer! What do you do?! We all know that caring for a new tiny little human can be scary. We don’t know much about them yet or their personalities and how they will cooperate for a couple of hours in a strange studio in the hands of a photographer that they do not know. Read Below How to Prepare for your Newborn Photo Session.

First, please note that because these sessions are done typically in the first 3 weeks after birth (and preferably sooner than that, my sweet spot is 6-12 days old) they should be scheduled well in advance. Typically, I tell my clients or prospective clients that it’s important to book when you are comfortable in how far along you are in your pregnancy but most parents book somewhere in the 2nd trimester. While I cannot speak for all photographers, I can say that I book fully each month for these sessions and don’t normally have room on my schedule for inquiries on babies that have already been born. There is nothing more I hate than having to turn away a newborn session. You will find this to be the case with most experienced newborn photographers. It is never too early to book.

Babies Sleep!

Yes, Babies sleep, a LOT! But ‘typical’ sleep for a newborn isn’t necessarily enough to get them through a session. My guide asks that you keep your baby awake for a good bit, and hour or so before you arrive and then feed right before we get started. This way they are tired and will sleep though all of the moving around and posing we do. A good way to keep them awake is giving them a bath right before you leave to the studio.

Expect the Warmth

Coming out of the womb, newborn love the warmth and sleep best this way. We keep the studios temperature warm to keep baby happy and sleepy, especially while doing naked photos. Keep in mind to dress to keep cool for yourself and bring your outfits that you want for parent and sibling photos with you and change while in studio.

Bring a Pacifier

While we try not to use one if possible, sometimes we need them to help baby transition from one pose to another. A pacifier can make or break a session. And don’t worry, they won’t get used to it if they have it for a couple of hours for just one day.

Bring a bottle

This, once again, is to have on hand for babies that cluster feed while nursing. Some babies nurse for 10 minutes and are completely full while others like to take their time and are still hungry after nursing for 45 minutes. Bottle feeding (whether you pump and use breast milk or you formula feed) can fill your baby up. You know exactly how much your baby is eating with a bottle and it’s also faster. While I don’t require moms to bring bottles, it does help. If it’s their first bottle, give it a try a day or two before so they are accustomed to it.

Relax!

This is your time to take a break, sit back and watch your baby get photographed or even take a nap (you wouldn’t believe how many parents sleep in studio). Let us work our magic so you get precious photos of your little one! They are only this little once!

Now Booking Sessions into August of 2022!

Thanks so much for visiting the website! I’m am an award winning Newborn Photographer that specializes in babies and newborns up to 2 weeks old! I am so lucky to be able to capture first memories for family for more than a decade. Don’t miss out on getting pictures, babies are only this small for a short period of time! So if you are considering contacting me, please click here. If you want to see more of my work, you can click here, or visit my facebook page.

To see my website, click here. Newborn Sessions book out MONTHS in advance so booking early is advised. Cary Baby Photographer.

Sally is an award winning Raleigh newborn photographer, receiving NewbornPhotography.com Excellence award and in the top Raleigh photographers with Expertise.com as well as a member of clickpro.com. She has trained with some of the best newborn photographers from all over the world. Sally supplies everything you need except a sleepy newborn. Check out her facebook, twitter and portfolio pages for up to date photos.

Newborn Photography Raleigh NC | Baby Violette

Newborn Photography Raleigh NC | Baby Violette

Do you have have a session that you just love?!?! Well I have them often but this one was just amazing! Baby Violette is a stunner and was so perfect! I was a bit nervous as Violette was born with a cleft palate and sometimes that can make a session a bit more difficult if they have trouble feeding and are hungry. Oftentimes, when a baby is hungry, they aren’t sleeping well and of course I need a baby that sleep well so we can get them into little, curly poses that you see on my website. Newborn Photography Raleigh NC Baby Violette.

But, Violette came in and was an amazing eater and in turn, an amazing sleeper. I was so happy their family chose me to be the one to document her first photo shoot!

See how amazingly beautiful she is!

Now Booking Sessions into April of 2022!

Thanks so much for visiting the website! I’m am an award winning Newborn Photographer that specializes in babies and newborns up to 2 weeks old! I am so lucky to be able to capture first memories for family for more than a decade. Don’t miss out on getting pictures, babies are only this small for a short period of time! So if you are considering contacting me, please click here. If you want to see more of my work, you can click here, or visit my facebook page.

To see my website, click here. Newborn Sessions book out MONTHS in advance so booking early is advised. Cary Baby Photographer.

For tips and tricks to making your newborn photo session a success, read my blog post here.

Sally is an award winning Raleigh newborn photographer, receiving NewbornPhotography.com Excellence award and in the top Raleigh photographers with Expertise.com as well as a member of clickpro.com. She has trained with some of the best newborn photographers from all over the world. Sally supplies everything you need except a sleepy newborn. Check out her facebook, twitter and portfolio pages for up to date photos.

Newborn Photography Raleigh NC | Baby Robyn

Newborn Photography Raleigh NC | Baby Robyn

Look at this sweet princess! Robyn was my first baby of 2022 and honestly I am unsure if I have ever photographed such a beautiful baby. Her features were all so perfect from her pouty lips to her full cheeks! I literally could have photographed her for DAYS!!!! And her big sister, who is only 2 years old was so happy to squeeze her ‘baby’ for photos! Look at how happy she is! Their parent are in the Military (THANK YOU!!!!) and dad was able to come home for the birth but had to leave shortly there-after. I know he will miss his girls. Newborn Photography Raleigh NC

Now Booking Sessions into August of 2022!

Thanks so much for visiting the website! I’m am an award winning Newborn Photographer that specializes in babies and newborns up to 2 weeks old! I am so lucky to be able to capture first memories for family for more than a decade. Don’t miss out on getting pictures, babies are only this small for a short period of time! So if you are considering contacting me, please click here. If you want to see more of my work, you can click here, or visit my facebook page.

To see my website, click here. Newborn Sessions book out MONTHS in advance so booking early is advised. Cary Baby Photographer.

For tips and tricks to making your newborn photo session a success, read my blog post here.

Sally is an award winning Raleigh newborn photographer, receiving NewbornPhotography.com Excellence award and in the top Raleigh photographers with Expertise.com as well as a member of clickpro.com. She has trained with some of the best newborn photographers from all over the world. Sally supplies everything you need except a sleepy newborn. Check out her facebook, twitter and portfolio pages for up to date photos.

Baby Boom Newborns of 2021

Baby Boom Newborns of 2021

BABY BOOM! Newborns everywhere! What a crazy year! 2021! Wow! I am not sure even where to begin. Life in the ‘unknown’, aka Mid-Pandemic! We didn’t know what to expect 2021 to be like. Are people still be too afraid to go out? Will they be nervous to bring their brand new baby to an unknown photographer that may or may not have spent time around people with this virus? Will people even be planning on expanding their families during such a crazy time?! Newborn Photography Raleigh NC

Well, we weren’t sure in the beginning as January 2021 started of so slow. Unbearably slow. Abnormally slow. But that was January, the other 11 months? Well lets just say that I could barely keep up. In total, We photographed 124 newborns, which is way above what I normally shoot (typically around 80 babies). And from June to December we also had 7 sets of twins! I am pretty sure that I will never see another year like it…but maybe I’m wrong!

Just some of my favorites from the year

Now Booking Sessions into August of 2022!

Thanks so much for visiting the website! I’m am an award winning Newborn Photographer that specializes in babies and newborns up to 2 weeks old! I am so lucky to be able to capture first memories for family for more than a decade. Don’t miss out on getting pictures, babies are only this small for a short period of time! So if you are considering contacting me, please click here. If you want to see more of my work, you can click here, or visit my facebook page.

To see my website, click here. Newborn Sessions book out MONTHS in advance so booking early is advised. Raleigh Baby Photographer.

For tips and tricks to making your newborn photo session a success, read my blog post here.

Sally is an award winning Raleigh newborn photographer, receiving NewbornPhotography.com Excellence award and in the top Raleigh photographers with Expertise.com as well as a member of clickpro.com. She has trained with some of the best newborn photographers from all over the world. Sally supplies everything you need except a sleepy newborn. Check out her facebook, twitter and portfolio pages for up to date photos.

Newborn Photography Cary NC | Baby Evelyn

Newborn Photography Cary NC | Baby Evelyn

Last month sweet baby Evelyn came into my studio. I teased her mom (who happens to be my neighbor) that she has big shoes to fill because Evelyn’s big sister, Stella, has been the best newborn, toddler and pre-schooler that I have ever photographed! Each time Stella came to have her pictures done, she was better than the time before! So, in she walks with baby sister just behind her and I won’t lie, I was nervous that I wouldn’t be able to achieve or re-create photos anywhere near as good as before! Newborn Photography Cary NC

Well, joke was on me! Evelyn was even BETTER than Stella during her session, but both siblings were just amazing with their tiny baby sister!

Just look!!!!

If you want to see Stella’s session, click here.

Now Booking Sessions into April of 2022!

Thanks so much for visiting the website! I’m am an award winning Newborn Photographer that specializes in babies and newborns up to 2 weeks old! I am so lucky to be able to capture first memories for family for more than a decade. Don’t miss out on getting pictures, babies are only this small for a short period of time! So if you are considering contacting me, please click here. If you want to see more of my work, you can click here, or visit my facebook page.

To see my website, click here. Newborn Sessions book out MONTHS in advance so booking early is advised. Cary Baby Photographer.

For tips and tricks to making your newborn photo session a success, read my blog post here.

Sally is an award winning Raleigh newborn photographer, receiving NewbornPhotography.com Excellence award and in the top Raleigh photographers with Expertise.com as well as a member of clickpro.com. She has trained with some of the best newborn photographers from all over the world. Sally supplies everything you need except a sleepy newborn. Check out her facebook, twitter and portfolio pages for up to date photos.

How to Prepare for your Newborn Photo Session

How to Prepare for your Newborn Photo Session

The day has finally come and you are excited and nervous for your baby’s first photo session with a professional photographer! What do you do?! We all know that caring for a new tiny little human can be scary. We don’t know much about them yet or their personalities and how they will cooperate for a couple of hours in a strange studio in the hands of a photographer that they do not know. Read Below How to Prepare for your Newborn Photo Session.

First, please note that because these sessions are done typically in the first 3 weeks after birth (and preferably sooner than that, my sweet spot is 6-12 days old) they should be scheduled well in advance. Typically, I tell my clients or prospective clients that it’s important to book when you are comfortable in how far along you are in your pregnancy but most parents book somewhere in the 2nd trimester. While I cannot speak for all photographers, I can say that I book fully each month for these sessions and don’t normally have room on my schedule for inquiries on babies that have already been born. There is nothing more I hate than having to turn away a newborn session. You will find this to be the case with most experienced newborn photographers. It is never too early to book.

Babies Sleep!

Yes, Babies sleep, a LOT! But ‘typical’ sleep for a newborn isn’t necessarily enough to get them through a session. My guide asks that you keep your baby awake for a good bit, and hour or so before you arrive and then feed right before we get started. This way they are tired and will sleep though all of the moving around and posing we do. A good way to keep them awake is giving them a bath right before you leave to the studio.

Expect the Warmth

Coming out of the womb, newborn love the warmth and sleep best this way. We keep the studios temperature warm to keep baby happy and sleepy, especially while doing naked photos. Keep in mind to dress to keep cool for yourself and bring your outfits that you want for parent and sibling photos with you and change while in studio.

Bring a Pacifier

While we try not to use one if possible, sometimes we need them to help baby transition from one pose to another. A pacifier can make or break a session. And don’t worry, they won’t get used to it if they have it for a couple of hours for just one day.

Bring a bottle

This, once again, is to have on hand for babies that cluster feed while nursing. Some babies nurse for 10 minutes and are completely full while others like to take their time and are still hungry after nursing for 45 minutes. Bottle feeding (whether you pump and use breast milk or you formula feed) can fill your baby up. You know exactly how much your baby is eating with a bottle and it’s also faster. While I don’t require moms to bring bottles, it does help. If it’s their first bottle, give it a try a day or two before so they are accustomed to it.

Relax!

This is your time to take a break, sit back and watch your baby get photographed or even take a nap (you wouldn’t believe how many parents sleep in studio). Let us work our magic so you get precious photos of your little one! They are only this little once!

Now Booking Sessions into August of 2022!

Thanks so much for visiting the website! I’m am an award winning Newborn Photographer that specializes in babies and newborns up to 2 weeks old! I am so lucky to be able to capture first memories for family for more than a decade. Don’t miss out on getting pictures, babies are only this small for a short period of time! So if you are considering contacting me, please click here. If you want to see more of my work, you can click here, or visit my facebook page.

To see my website, click here. Newborn Sessions book out MONTHS in advance so booking early is advised. Cary Baby Photographer.

Sally is an award winning Raleigh newborn photographer, receiving NewbornPhotography.com Excellence award and in the top Raleigh photographers with Expertise.com as well as a member of clickpro.com. She has trained with some of the best newborn photographers from all over the world. Sally supplies everything you need except a sleepy newborn. Check out her facebook, twitter and portfolio pages for up to date photos.

Newborn Photography Raleigh NC | Baby Violette

Newborn Photography Raleigh NC | Baby Violette

Do you have have a session that you just love?!?! Well I have them often but this one was just amazing! Baby Violette is a stunner and was so perfect! I was a bit nervous as Violette was born with a cleft palate and sometimes that can make a session a bit more difficult if they have trouble feeding and are hungry. Oftentimes, when a baby is hungry, they aren’t sleeping well and of course I need a baby that sleep well so we can get them into little, curly poses that you see on my website. Newborn Photography Raleigh NC Baby Violette.

But, Violette came in and was an amazing eater and in turn, an amazing sleeper. I was so happy their family chose me to be the one to document her first photo shoot!

See how amazingly beautiful she is!

Now Booking Sessions into April of 2022!

Thanks so much for visiting the website! I’m am an award winning Newborn Photographer that specializes in babies and newborns up to 2 weeks old! I am so lucky to be able to capture first memories for family for more than a decade. Don’t miss out on getting pictures, babies are only this small for a short period of time! So if you are considering contacting me, please click here. If you want to see more of my work, you can click here, or visit my facebook page.

To see my website, click here. Newborn Sessions book out MONTHS in advance so booking early is advised. Cary Baby Photographer.

For tips and tricks to making your newborn photo session a success, read my blog post here.

Sally is an award winning Raleigh newborn photographer, receiving NewbornPhotography.com Excellence award and in the top Raleigh photographers with Expertise.com as well as a member of clickpro.com. She has trained with some of the best newborn photographers from all over the world. Sally supplies everything you need except a sleepy newborn. Check out her facebook, twitter and portfolio pages for up to date photos.