I love when clients choose simple milestone baby photo sessions to capture their baby’s milestones.
Whether, 3 months, a year or anything in between a studio session for your baby is a great way to simply and timelessly capture everything you want to remember about them at that point in time.
When is the best time to capture my baby’s milestone?
There’s never a bad time to capture timeless portraits of your sweet baby but there are times that work better for certain milestones. I always encourage at least 1 parent be involved in the photo session for added variety and to get the most personality from your baby.
- 3 months – around 3 months of age most babies can lay on their belly and lift their head. By this age they’re smiling and laughing and starting to show their personality. Some babies may need to wait till closer to 4 month to capture this stage well.
- 6 months – A 6 month session is usually the time to capture babies sitting and holding on to their feet while laying on their back. I suggest waiting until they’re sitting unassisted.
- 9 months – babies, at 9 months are usually starting to move and are full of personality. This is often the stage where a parent being involved in the photo session becomes necessary.
- 1 year – This session is best once baby can stand on their own but haven’t quite “taken off.”
Laura Cardan offers simple milestone baby photo sessions on location and in her light and bright studio in and around the Birmingham, Alabama area.