About Your Session
From Pregnancy Bellies to Little Fingers and Toes... Capture it all at Christina Joye Photography!
Are you ready for the new adventure that comes with being a new mom? We’ll capture your beautiful pregnancy glow, tiny details of your new miracle, important milestones, and beyond. Bringing a child into this world is the most incredible feeling; let's not miss a moment!
Newborns
The newborn stage is such a precious one. There is just nothing better than snuggling a little newborn. Unfortunately, the newborn stage goes by so very quickly. It's an especially crazy time in your life. You just had a baby! Now comes learning to care for that baby, doctors appointments, and people who want to come to visit. If this is your first baby you will be amazed by how fast they grow and change; if this is not your first baby then you know what I'm talking about! Babies grow at an alarming rate and it is so very important to document just how tiny and adorable they are.
Photographing baby before they are three weeks old is essential to achieving cute, curly womb-like poses. During my sessions, I allow time for feeding, rocking, diaper changes, etc. We will go and baby's pace and only pose baby in positions that they are comfortable being in. You have access to comfy seating, a full bathroom, fridge, sink, and microwave. Feel free to bring a snack, lunch, or any comforts with you. Watch a movie on the big screen and just relax.
Milestones
Babies grow at a rapid rate! I keep telling my baby to stop growing but he just doesn't listen to me. It's so important to document your baby at all of their key milestones. It's amazing how much they change and just how much they learn. At a minimum, I suggest getting your babies 6 months and 1-year images done. Common milestones to have images taken at are the Tummy Time milestone, the Sitting milestone, and the Standing milestone. The 1-year session is a fun time to also do a Cake Smash.
Cake smash sessions include a custom-designed set for smashing. Set on a white backdrop you can customize your colors of balloons, decorations, and design. Custom-themed sets may incur an extra fee depending on how elaborate the request. You MUST bring your own cake.
Maternity
Maternity Sessions are a great way to capture that growing belly of yours. Pregnancy is such a special time in your life with many changes happening. I really feel it is important to have maternity images done. Once you are not pregnant anymore you will miss it (believe it or not). Having images to look back on is a wonderful way to bring back all of the fun memories of being pregnant; all of baby's little kicks, pokes, and hiccups. Hearing their heartbeat and loving them so unconditionally even though you haven't even met them yet. It's also nice to have images of your pregnant self to be able to show your children when they are older. Most women schedule their maternity sessions for their 7th or 8th month. Your session can be scheduled anytime you prefer. It's best to do your session when you have a nice-sized baby bump but are still comfortable enough to move around.
Maternity sessions are only available to clients who are also booking a newborn session. Maternity sessions can take place in the studio or on location outdoors. Spouse and children are welcome to join in the images.