Well here we are almost one year with COVID. To say this pandemic has been devastating to my small business would be an understatement. My newborn session bookings have been the hardest hit, particularly with new parents. I’ve been blessed to safely capture newborns of many families that I know well, but I have sadly not met many first time parents this past year. Why? Because your are scared, plain and simple. It is not an easy time to bring a new baby into the world, I also understand that the pandemic has affected many of our financial livelihoods. This is heartbreaking for me, not only because it affects my business and income, but because I am a mom of three and I know how precious and fleeting the first weeks with your newborn baby are. It is hard to explain to new parents how special these first day with your baby is and how much love you will feel for this tiny human. So many fleeting moments not captured. Baby’s tiny details, your first family photo to send to family that miss you so much, the way a new dad looks at the mother of his first child. It truly breaks my heart.
I am so lucky that with the guidance of Alberta Health Services I am able to currently offer safe studio and in home newborn session appointments. Your family and newborn’s health and safety has always been my number one priority and something I’ve always taken very seriously. I am closely following all COVID safety protocols including social distancing when possible, wearing a mask and washing hands frequently. My studio and props are fully sanitized between sessions and I only book studio sessions every 48 hours to ensure that I can fully clean and sanitize space between bookings. I have a strict sick policy, which includes closely monitoring the health of my own family. Session deposits are fully refundable in the event a health order prevents me from doing your session. When booking you can rest assured that your family and newborn will be safe.
I am currently booking all 2021 newborns, and March & April newborn sessions are $100 off. I usually recommend booking your newborn session in your second trimester, but given the situation we are in, I have booked many sessions after baby has arrived. I usually like to also book sessions for when baby is 5-14 days old, but I understand you wanting to keep baby very safe and having them get their check up or first vaccinations before going out in public. I am happy to offer my newborn sessions for newborns up to 6 weeks old. Little Max is featured below and was 1 month old on his newborn session date - as you can see I can still capture some sweet family moments and swaddled up posed shots even at that age. Don’t miss this opportunity to capture this fleeting time.
Trinity is a dear friend of mine and it is hard to believe but we worked together at two different jobs back when we were young professionals, and now support each other as self employed small business owners. I’ve been so lucky to capture Trinity’s motherhood journey which started a few years ago when Oliver arrived, back when I could still safely shoot Fresh 48 sessions in hospital! This time around we had to get a little creative. After a gorgeous winter day for Trinity’s maternity session (which included being very patient waiting for a parking spot!) we did a “through the window” Fresh 48 session when little Maxwell arrived, my first session of 2021 that went better than I could have imagined. We waited until Max was 1 month old to do his studio newborn session and we practiced social distancing to stay as safe as possible. Maxwell was definitely happier swaddled up, but even at 1 month old I was happy with the variety of set ups I could get. Trinity & Hugh, thank you so much for choosing me to capture this special time. Wishing you all the best as a family of four. Here are most of the images this family chose, a beautiful collection of fleeting moments. Enjoy. Kelsie.
