Kirkland Newborn Photography: Studio & In-Home Sessions

I recommend booking before your baby arrives by choosing the date on my calendar closest to your due date. That date reserves your spot. Once your baby is here, we confirm the actual session date.

It is still worth reaching out. If your baby is already here, choose a preferred date from my calendar or contact me with your baby’s birth date. The date you select is not the actual shoot date until I confirm it, but it gives us a starting point.

If your baby is older than the earliest newborn window (5 to 21 days after birth), you still have options. The Baby In Your Arms session is available for babies up to 2 months old, and the In-Home Lifestyle session is available for babies up to 3 months old.

Not necessarily.

The more posed studio newborn sessions usually work best between 5 and 21 days after birth. Older babies can still be photographed with an approach that depends less on sleepy newborn posing.

The Baby In Your Arms session and the In-Home Lifestyle session are the two options I usually recommend for older newborns.

For a deeper dive into timing, read: When to Schedule Your Newborn Photos: A Practical Guide for Real Life

That is normal. Newborn sessions include time for feeding, soothing, diaper changes, and breaks. Some babies sleep deeply. Some are awake for part of the appointment. Some need more time in their parents’ arms.

I work with the baby in front of me and will not force a pose that does not make sense that day.

Choose Studio Deluxe when you want the most variety, including styled baby portraits, parent images, siblings, full-family photographs, and newborn details.

Choose Baby In Your Arms when the photographs you care about most are of you holding your baby and you prefer a simpler studio session without styled prop setups.

Choose Mini Wrapped when you love styled wrapped newborn portraits and want a shorter studio session focused entirely on your baby.

Choose In-Home Lifestyle when you want to stay home and include the people, pets, nursery, and familiar surroundings that are part of your baby’s everyday world.

Choose the studio when you want a prepared setting, newborn props, curated setups, wraps, and a more styled final look.

Choose in-home when you want to stay home, include pets more easily, photograph the nursery or bedroom, or connect the photographs to your baby’s first weeks at home.

That depends on the session you choose.

Studio Deluxe includes parent, sibling, and family portraits, and pets may also be included.

Baby In Your Arms centers on photographs of you holding your newborn, and siblings and pets may also be included.

Mini Wrapped keeps the entire session focused on your baby, so parent, sibling, and family photographs are not part of this option.

In-Home Lifestyle includes parents, siblings, and pets, and grandparents may also be included.

Grandparents can be included in the Newborn Studio Deluxe Session and the Newborn In-Home Lifestyle Session. Choose one of those options when grandparents are important to include.

Yes, when the session you book allows pets.

For in-home newborn sessions, pets can be included naturally in your home while remaining safely supervised.

For eligible studio newborn sessions, small and mid-sized dogs may be included. Please let me know at booking so I can plan their photographs. When your dog is not being photographed, they must remain securely controlled by a responsible adult or be moved to another safe location arranged in advance.

For studio sessions, please plan for a potty break before arrival, clean paws, dogs staying off furniture, and no roaming near props or photography equipment. Accidents, pet-caused damage, or excessive cleaning may result in a $100 cleanup fee.

After booking, you will receive prep guidance and access to an online styling service.

Soft neutrals, light colors, gentle texture, and simple clothing generally photograph well. The outfits should feel connected without matching or distracting from the baby.

Wraps, headbands, bonnets, blankets, baskets, and newborn props are provided when they are included with your session.

Your prep guide will explain what to bring for your baby and family.

Focus on a few likely areas, such as the nursery, primary bedroom, family room, or another space with good light. Make the bed if we may use the bedroom, clear the nightstands, and move obvious clutter from the areas where your family may sit or hold the baby.

We need a few usable spaces, not a fully styled home.

For a deeper dive into home prep, read: How to Prepare for an In-Home Newborn Session

My studio is in downtown Kirkland at:

720 Market St, Ste E
Kirkland, WA 98033

The studio is light-filled, private, and set up for newborn and family photos.

Newborn sessions are typically scheduled around 11 a.m. for the best light. Timing may be adjusted when needed.

Your proof gallery is delivered within 4 days after your session. Final hand-edited images are delivered within 7 days after your selections.

Yes. Additional hand-edited images are available for $20 each.

Some sessions also include a full-gallery or partial-gallery upgrade option. The available upgrade depends on the session you book.

A $100 deposit is required to book your newborn session. The remaining balance is due at the time of your session.

Yes. Twins can be photographed with the Newborn Studio Deluxe Session. The twins add-on is +$500 to the base price.

Yes. Custom, museum-quality albums, framed wall art, and canvases are available.