A lot of parents have asked me, “What if my baby doesn’t sleep during my photography session?”. Most parents want a photo of their baby sleeping peacefully, so angelic and innocent and are concerned about awake newborn photos. Sometimes babies don’t want to sleep, and that’s still quite OK!
I LOVE awake newborn photos of babies with bright eyes full of wonder! For example, they can show a baby’s burgeoning personality and give a hint of their character. Many parents find that it’s so enthralling and mesmerising too. Some of my most memorable portraits have been of babies awake!
Awake newborn portraits when hung on the wall, tend to be real conversation starters. A centrepiece of a room, and will be a favourite feature for many years to come.
Don’t worry. Awake baby eyes will bedazzle you! So check out some of these alert beauties below and see what I mean.
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Melissa ClemonsSO many beautiful portraits here, you are right! These all will give a glimpse into who they become, so precious Kym!
Kym HeatonThanks so much Melissa!
Brandi geoghaganOh I just love when you can capture their personality. Absolutely gorgeous images! Splendid job!
Kym HeatonThank you very much Brandi! 🙂
TracyOh Kym how cute are those expressions! Priceless photos .. beautiful photography and I had a little chuckle at a few. I can see exactly why you love photographing babies!
ChannonThese are just divine Kym, I love awake and calm babies. People also don’t realize that they can sometimes be quite hard to get. Some babies really do just want to sleep.
SharleenOh my gosh I love the personalities that you have capture. What cuties. That second set of twins – I love it. I can just visualize that little one growing up. I love the little tongues as well. Great job.