Newborns Session FAQ

Absolutely. I normally take the sibling photos first, then siblings can be taken home or to the park by one of the parents to avoid boredom and tantrums. If you want to bring any extended family please chat to me first. I love animals, if you want your family pets to be included, this is no problem, just give me a heads up before our session. Please only bring toilet trained animals that are well behaved. Any breakages by your pet need to be paid for. Please remember there is a cleaning fee for your pet.

Please dress your baby in a buttoned up onesie with legs with nothing underneath. Rather use blankets to warm your baby for travelling to the studio. As you know babies dont like to get changed, and having just one thing to take off will make the transition easier. Neutral colours work best for adults: whites, creams, browns & beige. A white maxi dress is a great choice. Please avoid grey, black and navy.. Please avoid black jeans, they show up every bit of fluff from the blankets used. Jeans and a neutral top always works well. Please avoid stripes and patterns. Please do not all show up in jeans and matching white t shirts, this is not the 80's. I know you may feel like crap after having your baby, but do try and find something nice to wear. I also have plenty of beautiful outfits in the studio that are at your disposal. I tend to ask everyone to go bare foot (trust me, it makes for better photos) so don’t worry about wearing expensive shoes. If you are a fan of fake tan that is totally fine, but it will cost extra if I need to edit any fake tan disaster. Also, if you are the only one in your family with a tan it will look a bit strange. If your fake tan stains my dress there will be a cleaning fee.

no, just clean neatly filed nails are perfect. Your hand will feature in the photos. Please note bright colour nails will distract in your photos, but this is up to you, and I wont edit them out.

No need. I’ve got an amazing camera. To be honest, parents snapping away with iPhones can be a little distracting. If you wouldn’t mind leaving them in your bag, I’d be super grateful.

Please expect to stay up to 2 hours. Your baby will need to fed, soothed, cuddled, changed, and sometimes need a break.

Yes, feel free to bring snacks for yourself and any siblings. Try and keep it to simple foods that won't make a mess or stain.

Older Newborns are little ones over 3 weeks. Sometimes older newborns are better behaved than the teeny tiny ones :). It's not always possible to get an older newborn to sleep, but with some patience I can get some sleepy photos. If you would absolutely love sleepy photos please do all you can to keep your baby awake before our session, give them a bath, play, sing loudly and sit next to them in the car on the way over chatting. We will still get beautiful photos no matter what, but your expectations cannot be focused on sleepy photos.

Sorry, she’ll have to sit this one out. Only 2 adults thank you.

Of course. I offer lots of beautiful products and albums, but if that's not your thing then you can leave the complimentary prints behind.

After your session you will receive a time sensitive gallery for you to choose your beautiful photos. You will have 24 hours to choose your photos once you login, so please dont login until you are ready to sit down and look through them. Gallery extensions cost £25.

32 Beatrice Street Oswestry SY11 1QG Please put my postcode into your satnav and NOT Janine Speake Photography, as this takes you to my house. And there will be no one there. There are various parking options. The parking outside the studio is 45 minutes only, so feel free to drop off the majority of people/family/stuff and then go and find parking. If you need a map of the area with parking options let me know.

If you are looking for photos where everyone is looking at the camera, then I am not the photographer for you. My goal is to photograph the sweetest moments of your baby and you with your family, none of this 'everyone look at me'.