Earthside Sessions

Newborn Sessions

We have noticed throughout the many years of working with newborns that it has become more common for parents to want a more simplified session experience. Posing that is more relaxed and authentic, a session that is stylized yet timeless, and most importantly meaningful and natural images to decorate their home and hearts with.

This is why I have decided to offer, on a limited trial basis, Earthside Newborn Sessions. They are basically a mini version of our regular newborn session, but our focus is on keeping things more chill and relaxed, while not losing the signature style and emotional impact of our images.

This session will be 60-90 minutes long (as opposed to our normal session which needs up to 4 hours) and we will be focusing on the details of your little one, their sweet smiles, tiny toe-beans and perfect eyelashes. We will be guiding you into some natural family posing that feels more like a snuggle and less like a pose.

I will still be posing you, giving you pointers based on lighting and angles, but the rest of it will be up to you, and with my tips, I think you will find some extremely stunning moments captured of your beautiful growing family.

“It’s an experience you should live as often as you can. Documenting the most beautiful moments and people in your life with Reina behind the camera is almost too easy. My children adore her, I adore her! Thank you Reina”

— Jenn C.

What to Expect

Before The Session

You will be booking your DUE DATE if baby is not here yet when you book. Once baby is here you can contact me to reschedule your session date and time according to your needs and our availability. There is a $200 deposit to book your date and time, but this amount will be put towards your chosen digital package. We will be sending you a prep email before your session to help ensure we have a calm and cooperative newborn (or at least as much as one can expect haha!).

The Session

Your Session is 60-90 minutes, allowing plenty of time for some relaxed newborn posing, capturing the tiniest sweetest details, and getting some lovely emotional and meaningful images of your growing family. We do not overbook our days, so we will have the ability to extend the session if needed, due to baby’s needs.

We welcome Mom & Dad, any siblings and even fur siblings (depending) in these photos as well! :)

After The Session

We will meet via Zoom where I will reveal to you your beautiful images. It will be at this time that you will be choosing your digital package. If your digital package of choice requires you to narrow down your images to a set amount, you will have the option to work with me during the meeting to help with the selection process.

What to wear

Before your session you will receive a prep email that will have tips on what to wear to embrace the look of my images that you love to see, as well as a few tips on how to bring more of YOU to the session as well. We also have a beautiful wardrobe for mama, and clothes for girls up to 9 years old and boys up to 2 years old.

“I don’t know what happens in these sessions but you catch something - its like the me that I am when I’m alone with my kids and forget about the world... thank you for that.”

— J.C.

Digital Package Pricing

The Snuggles Package | $395

Full use of my beautiful and curated wardrobe and props
the photo session (60-90 minutes)
the editing and retouching of your photos
An online photo reveal appointment after the session is complete
5 digital images of your choice in Full Resolution via digital download

The Cuddles Package | $595

Full use of my beautiful and curated wardrobe and props
the photo session (60-90 minutes)
the editing and retouching of your photos
An online photo reveal appointment after the session is complete
10 digital images of your choice in Full Resolution via digital download

The Full Embrace Package | $795

Full use of my beautiful and curated wardrobe and props
the photo session (60-90 minutes)
the editing and retouching of your photos
An online photo reveal appointment after the session is complete
All digital images in Full Resolution via digital download (30+ images)

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Or if you have more questions please feel free to email me!

FAQ

While most newborn sessions happen within the first three weeks of life, with these sessions, we are going for more relaxed posing so we have a bit more wiggle room when it comes to the age of the newborn.
In our normal newborn sessions, we need baby to be very sleepy in order to achieve the poses safely, in these sessions, due to the more relaxed posing we don’t need baby to be asleep at all!
So because of this, we can book you in to a Earthside Mini Newborn Session until baby is 4 months old!
Due to the popularity of these types of sessions, as well as our limited availability due to the other sessions we offer, we do suggest that you book before baby is born.
But if your baby is already here, don’t hesitate to contact me because I am sure we can try and work you into our schedule.
We would love to also capture your maternity session if you wish! We actually suggest that you book yourself in for The Short Story Experience, which will give you a maternity session, a similar newborn session to the Earthside Sessions AND all of your edited digital images from BOTH sessions. All for less of the cost to get both sessions separately.

Click here for more information on The Short Story Experience!
I have worked with newborns and infants for almost 15 years now, so I have a lot of practice, patience and perseverance to get your little one ok with being photographed. We do all of our sessions baby led, meaning we follow baby’s cues. So, even if you have your heart set on baby being awake for these photos, if baby is tired we will work to put them to sleep, to ensure you don’t end up with an overtired newborn.
We are a very safety conscious studio, so we make the safety and comfort of your newborn our highest priority. If baby is simply having a rough day, bad gas, colicky or anything like that, we may suggest we reschedule the session to a different date. There are no fees for a reschedule like this, as we understand that babies are unique and so are their needs. We are here to provide you with a beautiful, stress-free experience.