In this blog post, I share with you my top 10 things that I love about being a Sydney Newborn Photographer.

1. I love babies (I really do!)

I really do love everything about newborn babies.  My husband and I used to joke that as our littlest one approached 12 months, I would be sad that the “baby” stage was over and start hinting about having another!  Being a newborn photographer is perfect for me – I get to cuddle and gush over newborn babies …. and then they go home at the end of the session!

2. I love matching colours

One of my favourite parts of a newborn session is playing with all of the colours and matching the fabrics, wraps, outfits and headbands. It is a bit like playing dress-up as a child!

3. I love being able to show mums that they are beautiful

As a new mother, you have just gone through the most amazing journey – carrying your baby for 9 months and bringing them into this world. I love capturing the bond between a mother and their newborn baby and showing the mother just how beautiful they are. One day this baby will be able to look back on the photos that I captured and see what their mum looked like when they were born and how much she loved them.

4. I get to imagine what life has in store for this little person

I am so lucky to meet this tiny little person right at the beginning of their life journey. I get to wonder and imagine about all the wonderful things this baby has in-store for them and the life they will lead. It is a magical moment full of wonder, hope and promise.

5. Newborns cannot run away!

It may take awhile for a newborn to fall asleep, but at least they cannot run away! I chase after my own 4 children every day, so it is nice to know that the ’subject’ cannot move!

6. I love doing something with my life that makes other people happy

It is an amazing feeling to have a career that provides other people with a gift that they will treasure and that makes them so happy. Having a new baby is such an emotional event and having your baby captured beautifully in images is super special.

7. I have made life-time friends

Through my photography career, I have been so lucky to have made amazing friends – I can see our friendship continuing as we grow old and wrinkly together (LOL!).

8. It is about being patient, gentle and precise – the small details matter

Newborn photography is all about being patient, slow and gentle. Sometimes it takes 40 minutes before a baby is settled and sleepy and I can actually pick up my camera and start shooting.  Every image is perfectly composed, with attention paid to make sure their tiny little fingers are showing and that their head is angled properly to the light. I love perfecting all of the tiny little details.

9. There is just so much love and joy

No matter how tired and overwhelmed new parents may be, there is an aura of love and joy that surrounds them. As a newborn photographer,  I am so privileged to be able to share in this love and joy with these families  – it makes for such a perfect work-day!

10.  I love being part of the awesome newborn photography community that is worldwide.

Newborn photography is growing in popularity around the world.  The industry is now brimming full with workshops, forums, chatrooms, Facebook groups and online lectures through programs such as CreativeLive. Dedicated to newborn and baby portraiture is the International Association of Newborn Photography and the US National Association of Professional Child Photography – I am a member of both.  I am also a Professional Mentor in the forum Learn Shoot Inspire, an online forum for mentoring and support of other photographers.  I love being able to participate in this amazing international community.

For an insight into a newborn photography session with Rebecca Connolly Photography, watch this behind-the-scenes video (click HERE).

We would love to hear from you – there is a contact form on the website.

Rebecca Connolly Photography specialises in Newborn, Maternity, Baby, Family and Child Photography in North Sydney and surrounding areas including but not limited to Chatswood and Sydney.