Hand-crafted Hats & Bonnets make for Cherub Chubby Cheeks Galore

Darling babies adorned in the sweetest, most timeless accessories during their newborn session with Houston Photographer Sarah Borchgrevink.

Hi, friends! Welcome to my blog! Today’s topic is all about adorable, vintage-inspired classic newborn photography props that you’ll find in my studio. We’re specifically chatting about hats, caps, and bonnets, which are the quintessential prop to show off your precious baby’s stunning features, such as their cheeks, oh my!

Let’s get started on everything you need to know!

Full Styling such as props and accessories are provided

When you visit my newborn & baby studio you’ll find everything you need for a great session! In fact, I pride myself on having a huge variety of luxury newborn props and items that create amazing works of baby art! Part of having a beautiful gallery, one of which stands the test of time, is having impeccable yet unique items on hand to stylishly adorn my most petite, precious clients.

For instance, you’ll find numerous colors of hats, bonnets, and little caps for both genders! Boys and girls are adorable in these hand-knitted bonnets, many of which come from all over the world. Part of the reason these props are so amazing is because each prop is custom made for the perfect newborn prop size; unlike big box stores there is something absolutely special and endearing about using a prop made my another small business, one of which makes the props specifically for certain sizes (such as 6 pounds).

What makes these special?

The bonnets in my studio, moreover, are perfect for your little one because they’re made of hypoallergenic and the softest, most natural materials for your new addition.

Since the items are handmade, they have the most adorable knitted ties and are made of super soft material, such as alpaca yarn. Newborn photography bonnets truly are special because they’re created by other people who want your images to truly shine! Using classic, timeless, and vintage-inspired props set your gallery apart through texture, unique colors, and having your precious baby’s sweet cheeks showcased! Hats are such a great addition to any session!

Absolutely gorgeous textiles

Here are sample images of sleepy caps, bonnets, hats, slouchy beanies, and more! Playing dress up with my clients is an a dream and I look forward to all of our styling. Darling little baby hats with delicate features is the perfect compliment to your little one!

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Sarah Borchgrevink Photography, located in Houston, is currently booking March - September 2019 due dates! if you’re currently an expecting mother, I would love to chat with you about options for your little one!

7 Tips to Rock the Baby in a Bucket Pose: Last Week in Studio

Houston Newborn Photographer, Sarah Borchgrevink Photography, offers stunning portraiture for brand new babies & their family. See tips for posing babies in the ever so popular parent requeted set up: the bucket.

Favorite pose of parents

When booking a newborn session, parents are sent a styling questionnaire in which they're able to share their favorite props, colors, and also must have poses. It never fails: every parent requests a bucket shot because what is more precious than a newly earth side little one perfectly tucked into an adorable bucket? 

As a professional baby portrait studio, I truly love working with my most petite & darling clients, particularly when it comes to a floor prop set up, such as an antique bucket. I have a huge array of props on hand, all of which are available to you. They're all vintage-inspired, often purchased from local antique shops. 

When posing a baby in these rustic pails, parents often ask, "How do you achieve this look?" Have no fear! I am happy to share some tips on this so you, as a potential client, can be informed on how I safely pose little ones.

Moreover, this blog posts also showcases babies who visited in the last week so you can see variety in how I style my dreamy, timeless and stunning newborn sessions. 

7 Tips for the bucket set up:

1. Baby must be in a deep sleep for these images. I keep my heat on 77 degrees so baby is nice and warm, but also mold-able and peacefully slumbers so we have serene, gorgeous galleries! Part of being one of the Best Houston Newborn Photographers is providing parents with amazing galleries. The foundation of an amazing floor prop set up must always be a warm room so we have a sleepy, sweet baby.

2. Place weights in the bottom of the bucket. This keeps it from toppling over and helps baby stay in place.

3. Don't pose baby naked in the bucket. You see, we want to create the "illusion" that baby is naked, however, if their legs are out, this could be a danger to baby's well being because newborn babies are much stronger than they appear! They could push forward with their legs, thus launching baby out. This would be a disaster so in order to avoid this, keep baby's legs wrapped and their arms out.

4. Select a bucket, pail or another floor prop that coincides with baby's size. I know, I know: all buckets are the same, right? Actually: this is not true! I have different buckets for different sized babies. 5-pound babies, to elaborate further, will need a different bucket than a 10-pound baby. The baby should fill most of the prop and you should not be stuffing tons of items in the bucket. To ensure we have the perfect prop for your precious, sweet little baby, I send a questionnaire once little one has arrived so you may share details such as their weight.

5. Make sure baby is fully supported. You do so by using posing beans.

6. Pose baby's arms before placing them in the bucket. You do not want to be picking the baby up and moving them around whilst in the bucket. The placing of the baby should be seamless: pose their arms, while the baby is in your lap, and then move them into the bucket. This keeps their head supported and you're not jolting their ever so fragile limbs.

7. Get those elbows hooked. Essentially, this means that you have to hook their elbows over the rim of the bucket so baby does not slip downward. This is why it's ever so important to place weights (such as 20 pounds) inside of the bucket so it will not be top heavy.

Joshua's aquamarine set up

Isabella's neutral bucket pose with galvanized pail

Gorgeous Aria's Mint and Seafoam Green Rustic Pail

Mia's ivory, lavender, and warm wood classic baby in a bucket pose

Chase's feminine and girly lavender & purple floral styling

Desmond's Pale Green & Spring Greenery Newborn Portraits on barn wood flooring

Are you currently pregnant and expecting your own bundle of joy? Let's connect so I may more information about the newborn collections I offer. 

Sarah Borchgrevink Photography is a Houston Newborn Photographer specializing in gorgeous posed newborn sessions. Her studio is located in Northwest Harris County. 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 Houston, Cypress, Tomball, Spring, The Woodlands, Kingwood, Memorial & West Houston, Katy, Sugar Land, Pearland, Richmond, West University and Rice Village.

Introducing the Newest Maternity + Baby Plan Client | Michelle & Jeff

Located in Houston TX, Sarah Borchgrevink Photography offers a maternity + baby plan membership to her professional portrait studio. Check out the highlights from Michelle & Jeff's on location pregnancy photos!

Maternity Photography for Expecting Couples & Parents to Be

Hi, friends! Welcome to my blog! The topic you'll be seeing today is all about introducing a spectacular couple to you named Michelle and Jeff! They're my newest maternity + baby plan clients. I'm also excited to tell information about this package. It's my most popular option for couples who are expecting their own bundle of joy. 

The Maternity + Baby Plan Collection is a portraiture membership to Sarah Borchgrevink Photography. There are a $350 savings for clients who secure this membership. This collection gives you priority on the calendar and ensures you'll have the best rates available to you. This membership includes the following:

• Natural light, on location maternity session

• Custom designed in studio newborn session

• 7-month sitter session in the studio

• 12-month cake smash + bubble bath session in the studio

“Sarah was an absolute sweetheart to work with! Being 30 weeks pregnant, I was not feeling the hottest, but she made me feel beautiful and relaxed the whole time. We took our photos at one of the parks during sunset and thank goodness, she brought bug spray with her because I was getting eaten alive. The maternity shoot came out beautifully and I’m super excited for the newborn session now. Thanks, Sarah!”

— Michelle

For my time with this sweet couple, we scheduled their session around their baby shower. It's great to have your pregnancy photos taken so they may be displayed at the baby shower so your family and friends can see how magnificent and radiant your adorable baby bump is!

For clients who book a session with me, I do my best to ensure you have wardrobe advice for your session. For example, I've created a curated list of my favorite maternity photo-shoot gowns that are available on Amazon and under $40. The gown Mom is wearing is option number 2. :-) 

I also have an awesome hair and makeup artist recommendation for you, too!

You will look and feel your best, which makes for amazing photos! Part of being one of the best Houston newborn and maternity photographers is offering a fantastic experience from start to finish. 

Here are some of my favorite images from our session together! They are expecting a little girl this summer so stay tuned to see a follow up on their newborn session! They may be having their first human baby, but their fur babies named Oatmeal & Boba totally stole the show during our session, ha! The dogs were simply so sweet I could not stop gushing over them. They added such a fun dynamic to the portraits. 

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