Making an In-Home Newborn Studio | Emily Crump Photography

Making an In Home Newborn Studio

When I first started to think about taking on studio newborn clients I looked to rent an external studio.  Unfortunately I couldn’t find anything that would meet my budget but I also knew I couldn’t continue to drag my newborn posing bag, studio light and everything else to clients homes every session.  That was when I decided to think about making an in home newborn studio in my own home…in a spare bedroom.  Read on with me and I’ll tell you a little about how I did it.

Choosing a Room

I had a spare bedroom in my house with a bathroom attached so I thought that would be perfect.  The space was big enough for a parent relaxing area, along with my beanbag posing area and a little table for snacks and drinks.

That way parents could sit right next to me as I worked with little newborn and watch all the action.  As we go I will link a few things in each photo as a reference.

Posing Bean Bag

Chairs and Rug

Gallery Wrapped Canvases

Posing Bean Bag stand and base – my husband made it for me 🙂

On the opposite wall was where I put my savage paper hanger and my basket posing station.  I also had all that set up when the parents arrived so that I could move quickly from bean bag posing to basket shots and then the parent posing shots.  I usually worked in that order for every session.  Bean Bag posing – Basket Posing – Parent / Sibling shots.

Savage Paper and Stand

Vinyl Flooring

Reflector

Make sure you always have some snacks ands drinks on hand.  These sessions can take hours sometimes and every client was extremely thankful for all the goodies I provided.

Snack desk

Frames

I always made sure to give clients the WiFi password and provide them with samples of all the various photography products that they could purchase.  A lot of the time I would sell them on the album while they sat there and watched me work!

Prop Storage

The great thing about using a spare bedroom is the closet.  This is where I stored all my props, blankets, posing items and various other things I used for our sessions.

Overall, Making an In-Home Newborn Studio from a spare bedroom in my house worked really well for me and my business.  Let me know if you have any questions about how I did this or anything you see in the photos.  I would be happy to help you out!

Making an In-Home Newborn Studio | Emily Crump Photography

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