Newborn Photography Ottawa
What exactly is "The List?"
Newborn photography is a magical combination of skill, patience, artistry, and experience. The result? Photos you will cherish for years to come.
The two things I hear most often during newborn sessions: “you are a baby whisperer!” and “can you come to our house at 3am to work your magic?”. I love knowing that parents leave newborn sessions with beautiful photos AND tips to soothe their baby.
I am an Ottawa Newborn Photographer who is Nationally Accredited (Professional Photographers of Canada) with over 13 years of experience. My attention to safety and your baby’s comfort is always my priority. I have taken workshops and courses with over a dozen newborn professionals, including two internationally recognized experts in safe posing and newborn physiology.
My Ottawa Newborn Photography Sessions are baby-led sessions, which means that although I come to the session with a plan for the types of images I will take, ultimately the person in charge of the session is your baby. Every baby is different and has different likes and dislikes when it comes to how they are held and posed. I will follow a baby’s lead and adapt my posing and workflow to ensure they are relaxed and content at all times.
When booking a newborn photographer, I know how overwhelming it can be to make a decision about which photographer to hire. Clients who choose to invest in a session with me tell me that any reluctance they had about the distance they had to travel, the logistics about leaving the house, or even the cost, were reassured that they made the best decision when they entered my studio and again when they saw their gallery of images. They explain that they appreciated not only my professional studio set-up but also my effort to make both them and their little one as comfortable as possible.
As a mom of three, I know how important your family’s first photographs after your baby has arrived are. At the same time, I understand that the last thing you want to be worrying about is bringing your entire family to a photography studio for a session. My clients tell me again and again how much they appreciate how quickly, efficiently, and easily I pose their families and entertain their children. They are amazed at the beautiful family photographs that result from only 10-20 minutes together in the studio. Because I know how important those first sweet sibling photographs are to you I make the experience quick and enjoyable for big brother or sister so that you can feel confident you will have those special photographs no matter what your children's moods are on the day of the session!
To see my most recent Ottawa newborn photos, visit the Sara McConnell Photography Blog.
Ottawa Newborn Photographer Session Information
Ottawa newborn photos typically take place when babies are 1 to 2 weeks old. Newborn sessions are also available for three to eight week old babies, although there are some differences in the photos I take as older babies have different sleep patterns and physiology.
Your session will be styled based on your preferences for poses, colours, and props. Sessions can be simple poses against timeless organic backdrops and textures or involve the use of bright colours, props, and more elaborate sets: the choice is yours! All planning for sessions is done before you arrive at the studio: I will have everything set up for your session to ensure that every moment I are together is spent taking photos.
Extraordinary Newborn Session (includes photos 'in props', on the posing cushion' and family/sibling photos)
Your session fee includes:
- A 90 minute long session with an experienced professional
- Use of our extensive collection of props, accessories, backdrops, fabrics, available in neutrals, pastels, and rich colours.
- Custom session planning services including wardrobe selection, styling your session, and choosing the poses and types of photos that are the most important to you and your family.
- 14 edited, retouched, and artistically enhanced digital files of your choice in colour as well as 8 gift prints.
Memories Newborn Session (includes two styles of images)
Your session fee includes:
- A 60 minute long session with an experienced professional
- Two different styles of images chosen by you: in props, on the posing cushion, or family/sibling photos.
- Use of our extensive collection of props, accessories, backdrops, and fabrics, available in neutrals, pastels, and rich colours.
- Custom session planning services including wardrobe selection, styling your session, and choosing the poses and types of photos that are the most important to you and your family.
- 9 edited, retouched, and artistically enhanced digital files of your choice in colour as well as 5 gift prints.
Moment Newborn Photography Session (includes one style of images)
Your session fee includes:
- A 30 minute long session with an experienced professional
- One style of images chosen by you: in props, on the posing cushion, or family/sibling photos.
- Use of our extensive collection of props, accessories, backdrops, fabrics, available in neutrals, pastels, and rich colours.
- Custom session planning services including wardrobe selection, styling your session, and choosing the poses and types of photos that are the most important to you and your family.
- 5 edited, retouched, and artistically enhanced digital files of your choice in colour as well as 3 gift prints.
Ottawa Newborn Photography Session Prices start at $449. Every session is as unique as the family that books it: send me an email and I can help you figure out which session option is best for you!
Maternity and Newborn Photography Ottawa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you give clients digital copies of the photos you take?
A selection of digital files are included in every session package: My clients choose their favourite images from our session because my perspective of what is the ‘best’ photo may differ from yours. I provide you with a gallery of images from our session and you choose the final images you would like included with your package. I provide edited, retouched, and artistically enhanced files in high resolution format that you can print for personal purposes (prints, greeting cards, calendars etc). I also provide the accompanying low resolution files so you can share your photos online with family and friends. Additional digital files, professional enlargements, and canvases are available for purchase.
How long do I have to wait to see my images?
Client galleries are typically prepared within 5 business days of the session and final images are edited and retouched within 7-10 business days.
Where will our session take place?
Newborn sessions take place in the comfort of my professional photography studio in Orleans.
I’m concerned that my toddler will be too nervous in the studio to want to participate in photos?
For several years I offered lifestyle newborn photography sessions in clients’ homes. It was my experience that little ones had a more positive experience and the process went much more smoothly in my studio versus in home sessions. Siblings are only in the studio at the beginning of the session, which means it’s a short amount of time that we need them to be involved in the process before they can return home, to a nearby park, or to daycare or school. It’s a great opportunity for them to have one on one time with their other parents while we finish taking photos of their new sibling.
One of the most popular Ottawa Maternity and Newborn Photographers since 2010.
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