Newborn Photography in the Comfort of your Home | highlights from a newborn photo session with Monica Conlin Photography

Did you know that it only takes one room of the house with good natural light to do a newborn photo session?

It is not required to have a perfectly put together, clean home to do a newborn session. All I need is one space with good window light and we can get great photos.

However, I will say this family had the perfect main bedroom for a photoshoot. White walls, minimal furniture with neutral colors, and huge windows that let in the best natural light. It was a dream setting for me and I loved the way the pictures came out.

All the details to remember of your newborn baby: the color of their eyes, shape of their newly formed lips and nose, how tiny their curled fist is, and the amount of hair on their head that they were born with.

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Contact me today to book your at home newborn photo session with Monica Conlin Photography. I’d love to be your photographer and capture these precious memories for you and your family.

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Monica Conlin is a family and newborn photographer that specializes in newborn photography, Fresh 48 photography, maternity photography, smash cake photography, school photography, and family photography. Monica is based in Decatur, GA and services Decatur, Atlanta, and the surrounding areas (including, by not limited to: Kirkwood, East Lake, Edgewood, Lake Claire, Candler Park, Inman Park, Ormewood Park, Grant Park, Reynoldstown, East Atlanta, Cabbagetown, Old Fourth Ward, Virginia Highland, Avondale, Midtown, Downtown Atlanta, Ansley Park, Morningside-Lenox Park, Druid Hills, Piedmont Heights, Poncey-Highland).

Please contact Monica Conlin Photography at hello@monconpix.com if you need a Newborn Lifestyle Photographer, Newborn at home Photographer, Lifestyle Family Photographer, newborn photographer, baby photographer, or maternity photographer.

Welcoming Home Twin Girls | Atlanta Newborn Photography

This newborn photo session certainly provided double the usual sweetness with these infant twin girls.

What’s better than getting to photograph a precious baby? How about two! I loved getting to take pictures of these twin baby girls.

Enjoy scrolling through some highlight pictures from our at home photo session together. My favorite parts about this session were getting to hear about how different the personality of the twins already were, seeing the time and effort put into the nursery as the parents lovingly waited for their babies, watching the mom and dad work in tandem with one another to care for their daughters, and the sweet family dogs eagerly joining in on the pictures.

Also, are these not adorable outfits for newborn pictures? The mom loved using neutral dresses and swaddles for her newborn photoshoot outfits, and I think they looked perfect.

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Are you or someone you know welcoming a baby (or two) into their family soon? Contact me today to book your at home newborn photo session with Monica Conlin Photography.

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Monica Conlin is a family and newborn photographer that specializes in newborn photography, Fresh 48 photography, maternity photography, smash cake photography, school photography, and family photography. Monica is based in Decatur, GA and services Decatur, Atlanta, and the surrounding areas (including, by not limited to: Kirkwood, East Lake, Edgewood, Lake Claire, Candler Park, Inman Park, Ormewood Park, Grant Park, Reynoldstown, East Atlanta, Cabbagetown, Old Fourth Ward, Virginia Highland, Avondale, Midtown, Downtown Atlanta, Ansley Park, Morningside-Lenox Park, Druid Hills, Piedmont Heights, Poncey-Highland).

Please contact Monica Conlin Photography at hello@monconpix.com if you need a Newborn Lifestyle Photographer, Newborn at home Photographer, Lifestyle Family Photographer, newborn photographer, baby photographer, or maternity photographer.

Atlanta area Newborn Photo Session | Decatur Newborn & Family Photographer

Welcome Home Baby Girl

This newborn photo shoot was a dream. I was fortunate enough to meet this couple when I did their pregnancy photos. They are great to work with and I love getting to watch the transition into parenthood. Check out the highlights from their Maternity Photo Shoot in Atlanta.

A lot of people ask, what should we wear for out newborn photography session? I suggest keeping outfits for a newborn photo shoot simple.

Notice how this sweet baby girl is wearing a cute neutral newborn outfit with a muted floral design. It looks nice with the pattern, but is not overpowering to allow to focus on the details of her precious face. I like an outfit that can show off the toes and fingers as well instead of having them covered up.

This was the guest room in their house, but it got better natural light than the primary bedroom. However, I used the more neutral bedspread from their regular bed on it to make it feel more like their room and for a better aesthetic. It’s these little changes that can make a big difference in the end product. This is why I check out the various rooms and areas in your home when I arrive so that we can create the best spaces for photos. It only takes a minute and a few adjustments, so don’t worry about doing anything ahead of time. I will help tidy or move things around if needed, there is no time for that in your postpartum life!

That is the beauty of the lifestyle newborn photo session, the baby can be awake or asleep and it works. I have the parents holding and snuggling their newborn the majority of the photo session so that the baby is happy, which means everyone is happy.

This sweet baby girl slept throughout the majority of the photo session. She was especially cozy once we swaddled her in the cute Georgia peach blanket! What a peach.

Newborn Photography is all about capturing all the important little details. These are the memories you want to look back on.

Interested in having me taking your family’s Newborn photos?

If you are expecting a baby soon, then reach out and email me about having your own photo session. I’d love to celebrate your family through photography.

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Monica Conlin is a family and newborn lifestyle photographer that specializes in newborn photography, Fresh 48 photography, maternity photography, smash cake photography, school photography, and family photography. Monica is based in Decatur, GA and services Decatur, Atlanta, and the surrounding areas (including, by not limited to: Kirkwood, East Lake, Edgewood, Lake Claire, Candler Park, Inman Park, Ormewood Park, Grant Park, Reynoldstown, East Atlanta, Cabbagetown, Old Fourth Ward, Virginia Highland, Avondale, Midtown, Downtown Atlanta, Ansley Park, Morningside-Lenox Park, Druid Hills, Piedmont Heights, Poncey-Highland).

Please contact Monica Conlin Photography at hello@monconpix.com if you need a Newborn Lifestyle Photographer, Newborn at home Photographer, Lifestyle Family Photographer, newborn photographer, baby photographer, or maternity photographer.

Music and Memories | a guest post by local, woman-owned business in Decatur, GA

Written by Wendy Snell, Owner/Director of Music Together of Decatur

Music holds so many memories, allowing us to travel instantly back to a different time and place and recall the people who were there with us, much like a photograph transports us to a particular stage of life.

Just sing “No Man Is An Island” and I’m back to Camp Harand. I’m standing in the rec hall, swaying to the last song we’ll sing before the curly haired, heavily made up woman leans into the microphone and says in a soft, smoky voice, “Goodnight, Snow White”. We are dismissed by cabin to walk back to our bunks, youngest to oldest, and since Snow White is the second-to-youngest cabin, we know we’ll be called right after she leans into the microphone and whispers, “Goodnight, Superman”.

Play “Lean On Me” and I’m back at my high school best friend’s house. We’re dancing with total abandon and singing at the top of our lungs, radio cranked up to full volume, only stopping momentarily to peek through the curtains when we hear her Siberian Husky barking, in case her parents are pulling into the driveway.

And this fall, when the first orange and red leaves drift down from the trees, I won’t need any music at all to hear Music Together’s “Leaves Are Falling” in my head. I’ll be back on the playground, pushing my baby in the swing to the same song, in the same season.

It is such a delight to know that Music Together of Decatur classes--music and movement classes for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and the grownups who love them-- provides not only joy in the midst of young families’ everyday lives, but also holds the power to bring moms and dads, nannies and grandparents, back to these early years of making music together.

Music Together of Decatur’s 9-Week Fall Session starts September 12th, with classes every day of the week. See a schedule of classes and register here.

Questions? Email: Wendy@MusicTogetherOfDecatur.com or Call/Text: 678-466-0737