Maternity Photography Information
''Sometimes the smallest thing, take up the most room in your heart''
~ A.A. Milne
Words of love from one of my Maternity Clients
Helen is amazing! she is an incredible photographer, very professional, kind and attentive. That’s why we have chosen to hire her for our maternity photo sessions as well as for our recent new born and baby shoots. During the whole process she was very informative as to how to prepare for each photo shoot and what to expect. At the shoots she was extremely patient and gentle with our newborn and our toddler. Each time the pictures were absolutely breathtaking, we really had a hard time picking our favourites! At the end, we printed them in metallic prints and hand crafted Photoblocks in order to treasure them for ever, and we couldn’t be happier with the final result. Helen really takes photography to the level of art. We highly recommend her.
When to book your session?
Pregnancy photos are best done between 28 - 34 weeks pregnant. So please reserve your session ahead of time and I will move the session if necessary.
If you would like to view my gallery of maternity photos, please click here.
Photo sessions can take place in my studio or on location. I have some dresses for you to choose from or I can drape you with tulle or you can bring your clothes with you. I will help you style the shoot during our first consultation. In order to reserve your date, you will need to pay 50% of the Session fee.
Newborn Baby Photography
“A grand adventure is about to begin.”
~ Winnie the Pooh
Trained Newborn photographer
I have been trained to work safely with newborns by some of the top Newborn photographers in the world, namely, Kelly Brown and Julia Kelleher.
I always say that we will try to get certain poses, but it will be your newborn baby who will decide exactly what he or she wants to do. Your baby will never be left unattended, never forced into any position that they don't like, I will always check the temperature of your baby during the shoot so that they are not too cold or too hot. You can rest assured that your baby will be well looked after in my hands.
How will we know when to reserve our newborn session?
As soon as possible! It’s best to contact me to reserve your custom photography session during the second trimester of your pregnancy to ensure my availability around your due date. I typically book sessions 6-12 weeks in advance, and during busier seasons up to 20 weeks in advance.
Once you book your newborn session, I will reserve availability around the time of your due date. Babies come in their own time, so once your little bundle has made his/her grand arrival (whether early, late, or right on time) I will finalize the date and time of your session. The ideal time to photograph your baby is around 5-14 days new. However, if your baby was born premature, I would suggest waiting until your baby has put on a bit of weight, at least 2.2 kg would be best. In order to achieve the sleepy poses, your baby needs to feed reasonably well.
I am happy to photograph newborns up to 6 weeks old, there will however be a little less sleepy poses in the session. Wide-awake photos can also be charming.
Where do the newborn sessions take place?
If you want posed newborn photos of your baby with the possibility of using all my beautiful props and blankets, you would be coming to my home studio in Chêne-Bougeries. If you would prefer to have lifestyle images of you and your baby (and siblings), I can come to your home. . In this case, photos can be taken of the baby during the first four weeks of the baby's life. For these kind of photos, It is essential to have reasonable daylight in your home.
Does the newborn session include images with mum, dad, and/or siblings?
A newborn session focuses on capturing all the beautiful little details of your new baby, as well as capturing the loving bond between parents and baby, and siblings and baby. The amount of family/sibling poses will vary depending on baby’s co-operation and the co-operation of older siblings. Having a new baby in the family can be a big change for an older sibling, and every child handles it differently.
How many images or setups will we get during an average session?
Every baby is different so the amount of photographs we take will depend on baby’s co-operation, and his/her need for soothing, feeding and changing. The session may last anywhere from 2-3 hours, allowing plenty of time for comforting and feeding. Once I know what your favourite colours are, the styling of the shoot will be very simple with a beautiful timeless setup, providing you with images that will never date.
Managing your expectations
If you’re considering getting your own newborn photos done, you have very likely looked at loads and got a few ideas. Parents send me all sorts of poses and ideas grabbed from google or Pinterest boards. My take is very simple: whatever we want from the photoshoot is not necessarily what the baby wants.
Planning for the end result
This is an often-overlooked point, but nevertheless, extremely important. It is wise to think about what you want to do with your photos before you create them. here are several very different examples. The one on the left was specifically shot for this end result. The middle photo is showing a Photoblock, hand-made in Holland. The image on the right is showing an Italian made Graphistudio GoBook with box and lid.
MATERNITY & NEWBORN SESSION PACKAGES
All sessions include:
- Includes a pre-session consultation to plan and prepare for your bespoke photography session to that you can
- Reflect where you would like to hang your prints or plan for an album
- The editing of your images, including artistic enhancements.
- My time and experience in producing beautiful photographs for you.
- A private viewing session to choose your images and prints.
- None of the packages below include any digitals or print credit unless specified.
- When you purchase prints from me in the private viewing session,
- You will be given same-size digitals for each print you order of at least 12"x8"/21x30cm.
- The prices below apply to families who sign the model release form which gives me the right to share the images on my website and social media. If you wish to keep your photos private, all package prices are doubled.
Pregnancy Photography Session 295 CHF
- Includes a pre-session consultation to plan and prepare for your bespoke photography session to that you can
- Reflect where you would like to hang your prints
- Pregnancy Portrait Photography Session on location or in my studio of 1 hour
- The editing of your images, including artistic enhancements and subtle retouching
- A private viewing session to choose the images that you love the most
Pregnancy Photography Session + 4 digital images 695 CHF
- Includes a pre-session consultation to plan and prepare for your bespoke photography session
- Pregnancy Portrait Photography Session on location or in my studio of one hour
- The editing of your images, including artistic enhancements and subtle retouching
- Photos in colour and black and white, Images posted on a private gallery on my website
Pregnancy and Newborn Photography Package 595 CHF
- This package is a perfect opportunity to obtain a keepsake of that precious time and creation of new life
- The images captured as part of this package are truly remarkable
- Bump - maternity pictures can be done at an outdoor location of your choice
- You can choose lifestyle newborn photography in your own home or studio type photos in my home studio
- 1 Pregnancy Photography Session, I have a choice of beautiful dresses (around 1 hour)
- 1 Bespoke Newborn Photography Session (between 2-3 hours) either lifestyle or studio
- The editing of your images, including artistic enhancements and subtle retouching
- My time and talent in producing these beautiful photographs
- A private viewing session to purchase the images that you love the most
Maternity hospital lifestyle reportage photography 395 CHF
- Capture the joy of your baby's arrival with your family, in portraits and reportage style photography including any extended family that may be present and some special close-ups of your newborn baby
- These documentary-portraits can be done on the day of the baby's birth or the day after, recording sibling's first view of their baby brother or sister, look at these examples
- A private viewing session to choose the images that you love the most for printing
Newborn family lifestyle Session at your home 395 CHF
- Capture the wonder of having your newborn at home after your return from hospital with lifestyle photography including wonderful close-ups of this precious stage.
- This can be done during the first 4 weeks of your baby's life.
- Possibility to order an album and or prints or digitals at your reveal, your private viewing session where you will choose just the photos that you love. See how it works..
Newborn Photography Session at my home studio 455 CHF
- Includes a pre-session consultation to plan and prepare for your bespoke photography session to that you can
- Reflect where you would like to hang your prints or plan for an album.
- Capture those tiny little toes and precious little features which change all too quickly.
- A newborn portrait photography session, within the first 7 - 14 days, is the perfect way to remember these special early days and gorgeous curly poses.
- Whilst your newborn is soothed and quietly drops off to sleep, I will patiently combine my photographic style with the natural ability to gently handle your baby to create artistic newborn poses and precious memories for you to cherish forever.
- Includes a 2 - 3 hour creative photography session at my home studio.
Packages including digitals and print credit
Newborn plus the whole family Inclusive Package 895 CHF
(worth 1'000 CHF)
- Newborn Photography Session
- A portrait of your newborn with mum
- A portrait of your newborn with dad
- A portrait of your newborn with both parents
- A portrait of your newborn with siblings
- A portrait with the grandparents
- Print Credit of 390 CHF (enough to buy 2x 21x30cm/12"x8" Photoblocks which come with corresponding digital or a large Fine-Art Baryta 50x60cm/19.68''x23.62'' (I have examples in my home-studio to show you).
- 4 web-size images for sharing
- Choose more images that you love after the session at your reveal appointment
- Add a family portrait session of 45mn when your baby is 2 years old for only 195 chf
Single Newborn Package with Parents & Siblings 765 CHF
(Value 884 CHF)
- Newborn Photography Package
- A portrait with parents
- A portrait with and the brother(s) and or sister(s)
- Print credit of 430 CHF, (enough to purchase 4 archival quality prints of size A5, 5.8''x8.3'', all prints come with corresponding same-size digitals,)
- Choose more images that you love and order either prints or digitals
Baby Session at 6-7 months or at 12 months 359 CHF
Includes 100 CHF of print credit
- Includes a pre-session consultation to plan and prepare for your bespoke photography session to that you can
- Reflect where you would like to hang your prints or plan for an album
- You can choose lifestyle baby photography in your own home or studio photos
- Includes a 1 hour creative photography session
- The editing of your images, including artistic enhancements and subtle retouching
- A private viewing session to choose your images
- Option to add a one hour family session when the child is two years old for only 295 CHF (includes 1 watermarked image for social media)
Baby's 1st year, 6-7 months and 12 months 735 CHF
Includes 200 CHF of print credit
- Includes a pre-session consultation to plan and prepare for your bespoke photography session to that you can reflect where you would like to hang your prints or plan for an album
- You can choose lifestyle baby photography in your own home or studio photos
- Includes a 1 hour creative photography session for each age
- The editing of your images, including artistic enhancements and subtle retouching
- A private viewing session to choose your images
- Option to add a one hour family session when the child is two years old for only 295 CHF
6-12 Months old Baby & Family Portraits, 1'028 CHF
(20% reduction on printing price!)
Includes 4 Photoblock prints size 21cmx30cm / 8 1/4in x 12in with their corresponding digitals
- Possibility to have 4x 5in x 7in matted prints instead of the Photoblocks with corresponding digitals
- Includes a pre-session consultation to plan and prepare for your bespoke photography session to that you can reflect where you would like to hang your prints or plan
- Studio photos with a choice of backgrounds and props for your baby
- Includes a 1 1/2 hour creative photography session including baby on their own and family portraits together
- The editing of your images, including artistic enhancements and subtle retouching
- A private viewing session to choose your images
Sharing your photos
If you prefer to keep your photos private, all package prices are doubled.
After your session
CREATE YOUR OWN COLLECTION
My 'Create a Collection' includes your choice of one or more of my Signature Art Products and Digital Files. A La Carte options are also available.
Includes at least 1 A/B & 2 A/B
1. Choose A Signature Product
A. Wall Art 16" x 20" and larger, such as metallic prints mounted on an aluminium frame,
or hand crafted PHOTOBLOCKS starting at 359 CHF
B. Albums (21 or more pages) – begins at 265 CHF
Minimum sale for 1 A / & 1 B is 700 CHF
PHOTOBLOCKS
Photoblocks tied with string costs costs 285 CHF
Photoblock 40 x 60 cm with wooden frame, cost 919 CHF
2. Choose Digital Files (at lower prices)
50 retouched digital images printable to 30" x 40" / 76cm x 103.5cm (110.- per image) 5'500 CHF
50 retouched digital files printable to 8" x 10" / 20.3 cm x 30.6cm (75.- per image) 3'750 CHF
40 retouched digital images printable to 30" x 40" / 76cm x 103.5cm (115.- per image) 4'600 CHF
40 retouched digital files printable to 8" x 10" / 20.3 cm x 30.6cm (80.- per image) 3'200 CHF
30 retouched digital images printable to 30" x 40" / 76cm x 103.5cm (120.- per image) 3'600 CHF
30 retouched digital files printable to 8" x 10" / 20.3 cm x 30.6cm (85.- per image) 2'550 CHF
20 retouched digital images printable to 30" x 40" / 76cm x 103.5cm (125.- per image) 2'500 CHF
20 retouched digital files printable to 8" x 10" / 20.3 cm x 30.6cm (89.- per image) 1'780 CHF
10 retouched digital images printable to 30" x 40" / 76cm x 103.5cm (137.- per image) 1'379 CHF
10 retouched digital files printable to 8" x 10" / 20.3 cm x 30.6cm (95.- per image) 950 CHF
5 retouched digital images printable to 30" x 40" / 76cm x 103.5cm (145.- per image) 725 CHF
5 retouched digital files printable to 8" x 10" / 20.3 cm x 30.6cm (109.- per image) 545 CHF
OR
A LA CARTE
50 retouched digital images printable to 30" x 40" / 76cm x 103.5cm (140.- per image) 7'000 CHF
50 retouched digital files printable to 8" x 10" / 20.3 cm x 30.6cm. (90.- per image) 4'500 CHF
40 retouched digital images printable to 30" x 40" / 76cm x 103.5cm. (145.- per image) 5'800 CHF
40 retouched digital files printable to 8" x 10" / 20.3 cm x 30.6cm (95.- per image) 3'800 CHF
30 retouched digital images printable to 30" x 40" / 76cm x 103.5cm (150.- per image) 4'500 CHF
30 retouched digital files printable to 8" x 10" / 20.3 cm x 30.6cm (100.- per image) 3'000 CHF
20 retouched digital images printable to 30" x 40" / 76cm x 103.5cm (155.- per image) 3'100 CHF
20 retouched digital images printable to 8" x 10" / 20.3 cm x 30.6cm (110.- per image) 2'100 CHF
10 retouched digital images printable to 30" x 40" / 76cm x 103.5cm (158.- per image) 1'580 CHF
10 retouched digital images printable to 8" x 10" / 20.3 cm x 30.6cm (105.- per image) 1'100 CHF
5 retouched digital images printable to 30" x 40" / 76cm x 103.5cm (160.- per image) 799 CHF
5 retouched digital images printable to 8" x 10" / 20.3 cm x 30.6cm (115.- per image) 575 CHF
Optional items like birth announcements, and fine-art prints can be added to your collection.
Photo-books
Printed with your favorite photos, (hard-back, photo on cover if you wish):
Add a second identical album for grandparents for half the price!
2nd identical
Landscape/: 13x11” / 33 x 28 cm, 31 pages: 425 CHF 212 CHF
Landscape/: 13x11” / 33 x 28 cm, 21 pages: 395 CHF 197 CHF
Landscape/: 10 x 8” / 25 x 20cm, 21 pages: 265 CHF 132 CHF
Landscape/: 10 x 8" / 25 x 20cm, 101 pages: 435 CHF 217 CHF
Vertical/: 8 x 10” / 20 x 25 cm, 21 pages: 265 CHF 132 CHF
If you spend more than 3000 CHF on prints &/ albums, you receive 15 high resolution & web-size watermarked images as a
gift and a complementary slide-show of the 15 chosen images set to music of your choice.
If you spend more than 2500 CHF on prints &/ albums, you will receive 10 complimentary high resolution & web-size watermarked images and a small wooden box with prints from your photo-session.
If you spend more than 1500 CHF on prints &/ albums, you will receive 5 complimentary high resolution & web-size watermarked images.
Greetings Cards
which can be used for Christmas/New Year/birth announcements for example,
10 x 20x10 cm cards with envelopes printed with your chosen photo and the text of your choice only cost 145 CHF
Do not hesitate to check out my newborn and maternity gallery!
Prices are subject to change without prior notice.
◆ ◆ ◆