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Mixing It Up: Capturing All the Details | DC Newborn Photographer


mom and dad with newborn baby

Creative Soul

Photographers are many different things. From landscape photographers to wedding photographers to lifestyle photographers to everything in between. Every photographer has a different process.

My photography style has certainly changed over the years from posed to lifestyle. Posed photography was all about creating a moment and everyone looking at the camera. And while I loved working with a capturing my clients – it didn’t really let me use my creativity.

And that’s what Lifestyle Photography has done for me – let me be creative! Every session fuels my creativity.

And one way I flex my creativity is by mixing things up!

Capturing All the Details

Detail shots are some of my favorites…the swirl of a new baby’s hair, their little toes or fingers. And instead of getting the same shot at every session, I love trying something new!

Instead of toes from above, I tried this angle below. And it’s pretty much my favorite! It tells a story – parents excitement and admiration with the focus on those adorable toes.


newborn in crib with mom and dad looking on

And this capture – you can’t even see the baby’s face, but the baby is the focus – everyone including the pup looking at the sweet baby. The picture once again tells a story.


mom and da with newborn baby and pup

Mom touching the baby’s toes or dad holding her tiny fingers.


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And then there are the details in her nursery – the books and stuffed animals her parents picked out. And the amazing accent wall with the mountain scene and even her sweet crib sheets. I include them all because they are the little things that her parents will always remember. In fact, they told me all about putting up that accent wall when I was photographing them – how they picked it out, the colors and the ups and downs of putting it up!


pictures of a newborn in a nursery

Details Tell the Story

Every newborn session is different, but I always capture the little details that tell your story and capture this stage of your life.

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capturing all the details at a newborn session

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mEET NATASHA

I'm DC family and newborn photographer, Natasha Sewell.

I'm all about capturing those unscripted, full-of-personality moments in the comfort of your home.

As a mom of three and a former elementary school teacher turned in-home newborn and family photographer, I know how to get your littles to cooperate and have FUN!

Preserve your family's real-life moments with family and newborn photos in the place you’re most comfortable – your home.


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