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Studio B Photography, Wichita, KS.  Offering professional photography at affordable rates.

Newborn Photography Studio B specializes in capturing your baby's newborn look forever with professional photographs, either in classic black and white or in natural color.  These are not smiling baby pictures--those will come later.  These are sleeping, contented baby pictures of your tiny little wonder just settling in to his big new world.   Shoot Newborn Pictures Early.: Newborn portraits are best when shot within the first four weeks of life before baby begins to change and grow.  Also, many babies are prone to break out in a rash or baby acne sometimes between 4-6 weeks.  While black and white photos are forgiving, bad rashes may mean we need to reschedule.
Your baby may sleep during most of his pictures.  After all, that's what newborn babies do!  Sleeping babies make great photographic subjects; they look so natural & content and are much more cooperative in posing.  If your baby is awake during his session, don't expect smiles.  You'll have tons on smiling pictures later.  These pictures are meant to catch your baby's first gentle moments in the world before he learns to laugh and respond to his/her environment.    On Picture Day: Many babies have flaky skin, so a gentle massage with lotion before the photo session is always a good idea.  Avoid giving your baby a bath the day of pictures.  It can make them upset and make their skin more flaky.  It is best to have a nice quiet day before your photo session so baby is rested and content. For your baby's comfort, please feed him/her immediately before the session. However, don't worry if your baby has to eat sometime during his/her photo shoot.   Clothing Choices: The best outfit for these pictures is the one he came in, just his own skin with diaper optional.   Parents may choose to be in as many or as few of the pictures as you wish.  At the very least, you will be a backdrop for some of the pictures, so please wear a solid color with long sleeves. Your hands will be in the pictures-- French manicures look best.  Avoid color polish of any shade and bright red lipstick.  For a timeless classic look, I recommend a monochromatic color scheme:  either black background with parents dressed in long-sleeved black shirts with black pants or a white background with parents dressed in long-sleeved white shirts and blue jeans (OK, so the white background color scheme isn't totally  monochromatic, but you get the idea!)   If you are trying to choose between light or dark, try to decide what look you would prefer. Wearing black will create dramatic portraits. Wearing white will create an elegant, softer look. Mom may also wish to bring a tube top if she would like a baby on bare shoulder portrait.  No tie on Dad for the pictures--too formal for these photographs.     Older siblings. I love getting older children into the pictures. They also can wear very simple, plain colored clothing. If the big brother or sister is really still a baby him or herself, matching onsies or matching bare chests make a great picture. Sometimes it is easy and natural to get older siblings into the pictures, and sometimes, no matter how encouraging we are, it is impossible.  I am happy to strategize with you in advance to give us the best possible chance of catching the older sibling being loving with the baby, but this will be dependent on your older child too. We can’t MAKE it happen, no matter how hard we try. Those dear little people are striving to deal with a new situation, and sometimes a photo session just throws them into overload, and they just will not cooperate no matter how much they are coaxed and cajoled.  Of course, having full tummies and being well rested will help give us our best opportunity for success   Prices:  Click here for sitting and print prices.  I would encourage you to not let those first few weeks slip away without professional photographs to record the unique miracle of your newborn child.  For contact information, click here.  I count it a privilege to be able to share in this special time in your  family's life!