Earth Tones | Classic, Natural, & Timeless Newborn Photography

5 Day Old Newborn Boy Jack + his classic, rustic and organic earth tone studio session by Sarah Borchgrevink Photography.

All Things Earth Tones for sweet baby boy

Howdy, friends! Happy Monday! I hope your day is having a great start, and I'm glad to see you've found your way to my little 'ol blog. This is where I preview the cutest newborn sessions in Houston and delight in sharing fun information about my studio baby sessions.

Today's blog post is all about earth tones and how to create rustic, timeless, natural and organic newborn photography sessions. They're absolutely some of the best colors and one of my favorite aesthetics with which to work. The texture, richness, and endless options are truly fantastic and are simply beautiful because they are classic, pure and fresh.

Earth tones are a "color scheme that draws from a color palette of browns, tans; any of various rich colors containing some brown. The colors in an earth tone scheme are muted and flat in an emulation of the natural colors found in soil, moss, trees and rocks. Earth tone colors come from natural things around us: brown soil, green leaf, sky, as well as the red sun. These palettes can create a warm, nature-friendly atmosphere (source).

Some of my favorite earth tone color hues are:

• amber
• beige
• bronze
• rust
• auburn
• copper
• hazel
• chocolate
• cinnamon
• chestnuts
• forest
• spinach
• olive
• apple
• fir
• willow
• sienna
• moss

plus many more! Color and texture are the ultimate newborn session inspiration.

Tans and Browns during Naked bean bag posing

For the first set up, I pulled a precious hand knitted bonnet and chunky knit blanket. Jack is posed in many different styles and looks so sweet, cozy and precious! Classic and natural newborn photography is the heart of my portraiture brand because they are timeless. 30 years from now when baby is married or graduates from college, you'll have the most stunning images of your little one. By removing many distracting props and themes, their true characteristics are showcased and nothing detracts from little one.

When working with little earth side cherubs, I adore when their hands are posed so sweetly! Jack's skin is completely gorgeous, too! I did not even have to air brush him, ha! In order to have natural newborn photography, it does take some time to pose them so baby looks very relaxed, but it is well worth the time to have lovely newborn galleries. Baby's are the epitome of innocence and their gallery should look serene and effortless. Newborn studio photos are anything but effortless (typically lasting 2-3 hours and that's a "fast" session) but the work is completely rewarding. 

Gorgeous, rich browns during floor props

This rustic wooden bed is a new prop I have in studio. I also have a cream one, too! However, for this earth tone inspired session, the rich brown felt classic - the perfect accompaniment to the natural styling of little baby boy Jack. This wrapped knit is also the perfect blend of softness so baby looks like they're nestled perfectly into a little cocoon. Newborns love to be wrapped! This makes them feel safe and secure. 

Stone during second portion of bean bag, squishy posing

Side Sleeper Pose

Womb Pose

Taco Pose

Forward Facing Pose

More muted stone colors can be seen here during this naked bean bag posing. Isn't this bonnet precious? :-) I have this style in nearly every color! 

Rustic, Classic and Timeless Newborn Portraiture

This deep, rich brown makes baby's skin look super creamy and buttery! The brown flokati is one of the many shades you'll find in my studio and I love all the different layers.

Greens and Dark Browns

It's no secret green is my favorite newborn color to use with both boy or girl babies. The hues are truly beautiful and it's an under utilized color scheme. Long, whimsical and organic wraps play a huge part in styling this wooden trench. The dark brown floors look perfect and add much contract and enbable to green to look even more vibrant.

Sienna Red | Texture and Layers 

Deep Brown with a Muted Chocolate

Stone Grey & Classic Wooden Bucket + Barn Wood Floors

This is the most requested floor prop you'll find in my studio and I'm not surprised! It's a galvanized wooden bucket and has a ton of character. Much of it has developed since I have used it many times for outdoor family or child sessions, too, so over time it's developed into a really cool piece for my clients to use. 

Heavenly back lit macro images of baby

If you liked checking out this post and seeing all the squishy, naked posing and wrapping you may like these posts, too:

1. 3 Adorable Styles of Newborn Wrapping
2. Best Newborn Poses for Bean Bag
3. Vintage Inspired Newborn Photography | Why I avoid Trends

As always, thanks for stopping by my blog, friends! I hope you enjoyed reading about gorgeous earth tones during a posed newborn session and how they result in natural, classic and timeless newborn photography. If you are looking for a custom newborn photographer in Houston, TX I would love if you would consider me for your portraiture needs. Wishing you a wonderful rest of your Monday!

Warmly,

Sarah

Specializing in timeless posed baby portraiture, Sarah Borchgrevink Photography is a Houston Newborn Photographer serving the surrounding areas including Houston metro & 610 area, Cypress, Katy, Spring, The Woodlands, Sugar Land, West University, Memorial & Galleria, Bellaire and The Woodlands, TX. See why Sarah offers the Best Newborn Photography. In addition to breathtaking newborn images, Sarah also offers stylish natural light family photography as well as dynamic outdoor maternity sessions for expecting couples.

Newborn Photography Poses through Unique & Cozy Wrapping | Allison

Newborn Photography for Houston Babies by Sarah Borchgrevink | Using Unique Wrapping to Create Posed Sessions

Allison at 2 Weeks Fresh and New | Wrapped Mini Collection

Greetings and howdy to you! My name is Sarah and I'm a Houston Newborn Photographer located in NW Harris County. My newborn portrait studio is the perfect place for your brand new baby because I have everything you need for gorgeous baby portraiture. Today's blog post is going to chat about how to pose newborn babies through cozy and unique wrapping styles. 

Before we get started, however, I invite you to check out the following post as these may interest you:

• Affordable Payment Plans for Houston Newborn Photography
• Three Precious Newborn Wrapping Styles
• My favorite poses during sessions

Please allow me to introduce this darling baby girl! Her name is Allison and she visited when she was just over 2 weeks new. My newborn sessions do take place in the first 18 days life. While I adore all of my clients and look forward to meeting you, I was especially excited to work with Allison because her mother is a dear friend of mine. I first met her mom at a playgroup when our kiddos were a little younger. Over the years, I've really enjoyed getting to know her sweet mama and when I heard she was pregnant, I eagerly awaited the arrival. I may also check out all her Instagram baby posts because her daughter is simply stunning!

Allison weighed a little over 8 pounds when she visited and has copper hair, a button nose, and the most gorgeous skin tone. I cannot help but feel blessed I was able to capture this time for her parents. Her session features all things adorable wrapping and through these styles, we're able to achieve stunning newborn portraiture. 

Posing Baby Through Tootsie Wrapping

The tootsie style of wrapping is a favorite of mine because it's creative, unique, and really allows us to see those adorable little toes you spend hours kissing, ha! As a mother myself, I understand how you simply cannot stop taking in all the gorgeous details about your brand new baby, such as their little toes or hands. This wrap is a great way to pose babies because it can be done via the bean bag or in any variety of floor props. For this particular session, I pulled a white washed bowl that has much character; it's full of chips and is well worn. This lends a vintage tone to the images, since I adore for the photos to have a classic quality to them. I use a precious cream bump blanket, white organic wrap, and stunning cream, gold, and light tan headband for baby's textured items. When placed against the barn-wood style of rustic floors, the set up is truly stunning because of contract. I love the way the light fills baby's face. The tootsie style of wrapping is a must have for any posed newborn session! 

Here's a quick tip for having more variety in your sessions: pair the bowl with a flokati rug to achieve two set ups in one look. This makes the session a little smoother and quicker. After all, when you have 1 hour with parents, you want to make the most of each set up. You could even swap out the headband for a classic knit bonnet, too! The options are endless. 

Wrapping Baby and Using Bean Bag

Another cozy and sweet way to wrap a newborn baby is by having their adorable little legs out and curled up, just like the womb! I usually do this in the beginning right after the parent posing portion of the session. You can use a variety of colors, textures, hats, headbands, etc. here. 

This wrapping style is also helpful because sometimes baby is still awake. Every baby is different; some are more alert than others. By wrapping this little one, I was able to keep moving through our session and not waste any time. I also take this opportunity to capture detailed shots of baby's feet. The closer baby gets to 18 days, the more alert and awake she is. This means you have to find ways to keep baby content and happy. Cozy wrapping is a fantastic way to have an amazing newborn session because it allows you to move through the session without baby looking uncomfortable or having flailing limbs.

Potato Sack Wrap: My Favorite Way To Pose Newborns

Okay, so the potato sack wrap is one that I L-O-V-E. Literally. It's my favorite. You can achieve SO much with the wrap! You can tuck baby in, put them on bean bag, put baby into floor props, put baby into bucket, the ideas are infinite. If I could only do one style of wrapping when posing the newborns, this is the one. I cannot stress how important this wrap is, too, because it practices newborn safety. By keeping their feet wrapped up, it makes them a perfect little ball and you can place their hands under their cheeks, perhaps delicately upon their face, or even sweetly underneath their chin. Either way, it's the perfect wrap and I cannot tell you how much I love doing it. 

Keep on scrolling to see all the fun ways to use this wrap from bean bag, to bucket, to floor props. 

Thanks for stopping by to see Allison's session and how I use creative, unique and cozy wrapping to achieve stunning newborn portraiture in a short amount of time. I hope you visit again soon!

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.