When you’re booking your newborn photos, one of the first decisions you’ll often make is where you’d like your session to take place.

For some families, there is nothing better than staying cosy at home, surrounded by everything familiar. For others, heading into a studio feels like a lovely excuse to step away from everyday life and have a dedicated morning or afternoon focused entirely on their new baby.

Both options create beautiful photographs, but they offer two very different experiences.

So, what’s the difference between an at-home newborn session and a studio newborn session?

Newborn Photography at Home

An at-home newborn session is relaxed, natural and completely personal to you.

There is something lovely about photographing your baby in the place you’ve brought them home to. Your nursery, your bedroom, the sofa where you’ve spent hours feeding and cuddling — all of these little details become part of the story.

Home sessions tend to have a more lifestyle feel. There is lots of cuddling, feeding, settling, interacting and simply enjoying your baby together.

They’re particularly lovely if you want your photographs to feel authentic and full of those everyday moments.

And perhaps one of the biggest benefits? You don’t have to leave the house.

There’s no packing up half the contents of your home, no worrying about the journey with a newborn and no trying to get everyone out of the door on time.

If baby needs feeding, we feed. If they need a cuddle, we cuddle. If you need five minutes, we take five minutes.

There is no rush.

Newborn Photography in the Studio

A studio newborn session offers something slightly different.

Rather than photographing your family within your everyday surroundings, the studio becomes a little bubble away from normal life.

Everything is ready for you when you arrive, and the focus is entirely on your baby and your family.

Studio sessions can offer a more styled and editorial feel, with carefully chosen backgrounds, textures, props and lighting creating a beautiful, consistent look throughout your gallery.

They can also be wonderful if you love those classic newborn photographs — tiny details, sleepy portraits, beautiful close-ups and carefully considered compositions.

There’s also something quite special about leaving the house, arriving at the studio and knowing that, for the next couple of hours, you don’t have to think about anything else.

Just your baby.

Which One Is Right for You?

Honestly, there isn’t a right or wrong answer.

It really comes down to the kind of photographs you love and the experience you want to have.

If you love natural, candid photographs and want your home and everyday life to be part of your baby’s story, an at-home session could be perfect for you.

If you love beautifully styled newborn portraits and want a dedicated, relaxed experience away from home, a studio session might be more your style.

And if you’re torn between the two, that’s completely normal!

Your newborn photographs should feel like you. They should reflect your family, your baby and this very fleeting stage of life.

Whether that’s curled up together on your sofa at home or wrapped up in the beautiful calm of the studio, the most important thing is that you feel comfortable and that we capture the connection between you.

Because ultimately, it’s not really about where we take the photographs.

It’s about remembering how it felt to have your baby this tiny.