By Kat Knuth, Longmont Newborn Photographer
As a new Longmont newborn photographer, I needed models from Longmont to practice my newborn photography on. It’s rare, but I put out a model call on social media to get a couple families to model for me. In exchange for their time, I gave them a couple 11×14 mounted art prints from the session.
My first volunteer was this lovely family.
When I entered their home, I was so nervous. I haven’t been in Longmont very long and don’t have a reading of the people from this area. But when Jon opened the door and welcomed me inside, I knew I had nothing to worry about.
I set up my newborn photography posing cushion and basket while chatting with Heather and Jon. Their newborn son was wrapped in a light blanket to treat his jaundice. My son had it too, but we stayed in the hospital to have his treated. Maybe it was a symptom of the pandemic to send newborns home to be treated? I was about 5, almost 6 months pregnant at the time, and knew my daughter would likely face jaundice too. How wonderful it would be to spend that time at home with her in Longmont as she worked through it!
As I was warned by my newborn photography mentor, this session took a couple hours to complete. Sweet boy was taking his time, nursing and sleeping. We took several pictures in the basket (his favorite place for the session, where after a few minutes examining his fingers, he drifted off the sleep).
Moving onto some lifestyle shots, we moved into the master bedroom. I loved the chaos of bedding, bassinet, diapers, and toys in various spots throughout the room. I gathered the family on the bed and watched them interact with each other.
As the newborn photography session wound down, we took a few of my favorite pictures with Heather and Jon holding their newborn in a cute knit sweater and matching pants. I love the details in his little feet next to dad’s wedding band. Those are my favorite kind of details to immortalize.
As I left, I called my newborn photography mentor to share just how excited I was with my work and meeting Heather and Jon. I knew I was working toward something fabulous in Longmont, Colorado, as a newborn photographer.
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