Houston Maternity & Newborn Membership Package | Everything You Need to Know

Located in Uptown, Sarah Borchgrevink offers stunning maternity portraiture as well as breathtaking newborn images.

Good morning, friends! Greetings! Today's blog post is a nifty one filled with everything you need to know when it comes to booking a beautiful session! There is a Belly & Baby membership which is ideal for parents seeking both maternity & newborn photography services. There is a discount, moreover, for parents booking multiple sessions at one time. You also have priority on the calendar.

I am happy to share further details and information about maternity & newborn portraiture. Most mothers book their maternity & newborn membership around 20 weeks, or the second trimester. Maternity sessions take place when your baby bump is anywhere from 31-36 weeks along. These take place in a natural light, on location setting and are the perfect way to celebrate your session! Through natural posing, sun-kissed lighting, and gorgeous scenery, I create timeless images showcasing the love and bond between an expecting couple or mother to be. As of June 1st, 2019 there will be the option, however, to photograph your session in the new studio located in Uptown.

For the newborn portion, your due date is placed on the calendar as a placeholder, however, the actual session takes place in the first 14 days of baby’s life with the best sessions being around 6-7-8 days new. You will select your session date from the online scheduling calendar as soon as Baby is born. I am a full-time newborn photographer based in Uptown.

Transparent Professional Portrait Pricing for New Parents

• Pricing for newborn sessions is one flat rate. There are no separate session fees or hidden add-on fees. Each collection includes time, talent, session design, as well as a digital gallery of full resolution, retouched digital files to download. They are yours to treasure forever. In addition to this, you receive a list of great labs you may utilize for your printing needs.

• See a fully transparent pricing guide.

• There is also a baby plan membership which is very popular with parents, too, as it encompasses baby’s first year of life. See everything you need to know about the portrait memberships offered.

PACKAGE COSTS + WHAT’S INCLUDED:

Each session cost is one flat rate to receive your full resolution digital gallery of non-watermarked images, unlimited printing rights of your images, and also a curated list of labs so you know where to purchase your prints, canvases, albums, wall art, and more! There are no in-person sales, minimum print orders, or separate sitting fees.

Belly & Newborn | $1,300 + tax

• “Simple” Maternity Session either studio or outdoors with 15 full resolution digital files

• “Petite” Newborn Session with 25 digital files

• Payment schedule broken into 3 installments.

• Includes complimentary heirloom album designed at the end of your membership

Baby Plan | $1,700 + tax

• “Petite” Newborn Session with 25 digital files

• Little Sitter 7 Month & 12 month Session include 15 digital files in each package (“darling baby package”).

• Payment schedule broken into 4 installments

• Includes complimentary heirloom album designed at the end of your membership

Maternity + Baby Plan | $2350 + tax

• “Simple” Maternity Session either studio or outdoors with 15 full resolution digital files

• “Petite” Newborn Session with 25 digital files

• Little Sitter 7 Month & 12 month Session include 15 digital files in each package (“darling baby” package).

• Payment broken into 5 installments.

• Includes complimentary heirloom album designed at the end of your membership

Leave the newborn details to me

• All props and styling are provided by me. Clients receive a styling questionnaire as well as a newborn prep guide so you’re sure to know what exactly will happen. Your styling questionnaire will have you relay the poses you like (or perhaps dislike), your prop preferences, and also colors you would like to see in your session. This ensures your newborn session is fully customized and curated to your personal tastes while showcasing my timeless, dreamy and rustic baby portraiture style. The photos will look amazing as they grace the walls of your home!

Rustic, timeless, and dreamy newborn portraiture is the style Sarah encompasses. See full sample galleries of both a boy and a girl session.

Moreover, bringing a newborn to a studio can be an adventure for new parents, but I ensure you’re prepared and up to date on everything that will occur so you can have an amazing experience! I am also fully vaccinated as I work with primarily newborn babies. If you’d like to read reviews on the portraiture experience, I welcome you to peruse and browse them! There are over 260 five star reviews from parents seen at the Google business listing for Sarah Borchgrevink Photography.

How to book: seamless and simple process

What You May Expect: Golden Light & Warmth

Posed Infant & Newborn Baby Photography | Timeless & Unique

Sneak Preview: Asher Rocked His First Birthday + Smash Cake Session

Asher's outdoor, natural light first birthday photos by Sarah Borchgrevink Photography

Sneak Preview of Mr. Personality | Happy Birthday!

Good morning, friends! Today's blog post is all about previewing highlight from baby boy Asher's outdoor, natural light cake smash session! He is a long time client of mine, so of course I have been looking forward to working with him again! Friday happens to be his birthday, too, so of course I am very excited to showcase his adorable session.

The first year of life is exciting for new parents! There are many fun milestones you anticipate such as meeting baby for the first time and welcoming baby into your life, baby learning to sit up and crawl, and then of course baby starting to walk and even say a few words! For instance, Asher can now say "da da" and "uh oh"! It was beyond precious; his soulful eyes would look at me and his sweet little voice would call out, "Uh oh!" Truly melting.

For our time together, we chose a rustic and natural location in Houston. We chose a sunset time since this is when baby is most happy. I also have to give a huge shout out to Asher's mama: she was so prepared and organized! Not only did she bring the grandparents to help, she even beat me to the location, lol! She provided this adorable wooden bucket, seen below on the bridge photos, and picked out the most delicious, darling cake.

Nevertheless, here are a few shots from his session! 

As always, thank you for visiting my blog! I am thrilled you took the time to preview Asher's first birthday session and hope you enjoyed the images! If you are currently pregnant and are considering custom portraiture of your little one, my baby plan membership is a wonderful option for new parents. Feel free to get in touch if you'd like to recieve more information on the baby plan. 

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Maternity Photography Tips for Naturally Posing Expecting Couples

Located in Houston, Sarah Borchgrevink Photography joyfully offers beautiful maternity sessions for expecting couples and mothers to be. Through connected posing and lifestyle portraiture, Sarah authentically preserves your pregnancy.

Tips for Posing Expecting Couples during a Maternity Session

Booking a maternity session is often very exciting! It's a time to document your motherhood journey and to preserve this time in your life as you eagerly await the arrival of your sweet cherub baby. Part of booking a natural light and on location maternity photographer is checking out many portfolios, reading their photography philosophies and selecting someone who is the perfect fit for the final look you envision. If you're looking for sweet, timeless, simple and naturally posed images, I'm the gal for you! 

This sweet couple originally contacted me when they were in their second trimester. They booked both a natural light, maternity session and a posed newborn collection with me. This is very common since many parents like to work with the same person for both sessions.

Posing Couples in a natural way

When photographing an expecting couple, the final look should be connected, natural, and not at all stilted or awkward. When I first began photographing couples during pregnancy portraiture sessions, I sometimes felt a little stuck and unsure of how to keep the session flowing smoothly. For example, it's often the first time you've met the couple. In this case, for instance, I did meet Mom in advance since she came for a studio tour, however, it was my first time interacting with Dad. This couple is about as kind and gracious as they come, so it is my job to make sure they look happy, in love, and comfortable together. Posing couples, however, can be challenging because they must be at ease. When they're in a public setting and outside of their normal routine, the posing can make them feel a little bit nervous since it's not the normal routine for them. After all, I photograph many clients per month, but this is a new experience for them.

Have Patience with the client

Once you greet your client and get them settled, be patient. Ask them about their day and make sure they like the location you're working at that day. Give them the opportunity to ask any questions they may have before you begin. Always have Dad take everything out of his pocket, too, such as car keys or his wallet. If he's wearing a fit bit, go ahead and have him remove that unless he'd like it in his final images. You'll be the one doing most of the running, especially if you shoot with prime lenses, ha! Give your client a little bit of time to warm up. By being friendly and courteous to them, it helps them relax. By answering any questions, it removes the "unknown" and let's them feel more comfortable. You want your client to love the images!

Give clear direction and communicate clearly

Now that you've started the session, give clear direction to your clients. Don't say, "Um...yeah, scoot over a little bit, um..stop, no, go left, no go right, no I mean forward, etc." When you fumble and act unsure of what you're doing, it creates uncertainty during the session. Instead, take charge. Be friendly yet assertive. Tell the parents, in a clear voice, exactly what you'd like them to do. Guide them through positive instructions. For instance, you might say, "Alright, guys! Now let's smile at one another. Dad, gently touch the top of Mom's stomach. Let's make sure you're on the same focal plane. Alright, now let's have mom bend her front leg." Effectively communicating with your client will help you naturally pose them because they understand what you're asking of them. If you cannot clearly communicate, everything will be lost in translation and you can expect your client to just pose themselves. That's why they've hired you. 

Have them Kiss or interact together

Sometimes friends will tell me they're unsure of how to get Mom and Dad to kiss. It's simple. Just ask them to, ha! This couple is young, in love, and super excited to meet their baby girl. They often adore one another and are looking forward to the session. This is the time in their marriage or relationship when it's just the two of them and it's a great oppurtunity to capture romantic, intimate, and sweet shots of them because they'll look back on these images and see how their love shines through. 

Keep them moving

Another simple way to naturally pose your clients is through movement. By moving, it gives them a natural action they're familiar with, such as walking. You can ask them to walk, smile at one another, and look back into their partner's eyes. 

Cozy up and cuddle

At some point, it adds variety to the final gallery to have the clients sitting together, all cozy and cuddled together. I usually bring a quilt of some sort and take the time to do individual images of Mom, but also of both parents together. If you have Mom lean back into Dad, he can support her, while touching the baby bump, and they can interact together. Don't focus too much on them looking at the camera. It's nice to have images that are a little more lifestyle in nature, which will add laid back posing to your collections.

Thanks for stopping by my blog to read about simple, effective, and natural ways to pose couples during an outdoor maternity session. I hope you visit again! If you'd like to keep looking around, I'm sure you'll find other topics to enjoy! If you liked reading about posing couples, you may like the following posts or find them informative:

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Sarah Borchgrevink Photography is a Houston Newborn Photographer specializing in gorgeous posed newborn sessions. Her studio is located in Northwest Houston. In addition to breathtaking baby portraiture, Sarah also offers stylish natural light family photography as well as dynamic outdoor maternity sessions for expecting mothers and couples. Sarah joyfully serves the entire Harris and Montgomery county areas including North Houston, Cypress, Tomball, Spring, Jersey Village, The Woodlands, Magnolia, Conroe, Willis, Montgomery, Humble, Kingwood, Porter, New Caney, Waller, Memorial & West Houston, Katy, Fulshear, Sugar Land, Pearland, Hempstead, Richmond, West University, Rice Village and Porter TX. Connect to chat with Sarah today! Please consider booking your session at your earliest convenience in order to secure your appointments on the calendar.