Are Newborn Portraits Worth It? | Clarksburg Newborn Photography

Is taking the time and making the investment for newborn portraits worth it? I can't say ABSOLUTELY enough times here. I don't give that answer as a photographer, I give that answer as a father. We had our oldest 9 years ago. When I look back, I can't believe that much time has passed and how different he is now than he was as a newborn. I am a newborn photographer based in Clarksburg, my sessions are designed to move at your pace as I know life with a newborn can be hectic.

I'm sure as a new parent you probably hear "Well, time does fly by" about a billion times! Now I look back and wonder, where the heck did the time go? So, a billion and 1 times now, time does fly by, and fast! You get so wrapped up in the details, the sleep deprivation, and all the other little things that you forget to take time and just stare at them and soak all the little things in. Like the tiny spiral on the top of their head, their tiny little toes, the death grip that a newborn can manage when they get a few fingers around your finger, or hair! 

One thing I'm really thankful for was that we had the means to capture every little thing and every last minute of his growing up in photographs. I can't and don't want to even guess how many images are on our hard drive of our little guy. Now we're investing in prints and canvas wraps to put on our walls. This makes walking my little one to sleep a lot of fun. I get to do it while going down memory lane from the first one.

I can't stress enough the value of documenting these times with your newborn. Have the formal portraits taken professionally, so you and your family can enjoy them for decades to come. Have the linen books made so you can pass down real photos and not hard drives. Drives and technology fail. I still have albums from when I was born in 1977. I even have pics of my great-great-grandparents from over a hundred years ago. These will never just disappear or fall off the grid or get erased by accident.

I am a newborn photographer in Clarksburg, and to learn more about my sessions or to book an appointment, click below and get in touch.