Courtney Kattler
photography
The newborn season moves in a blur of tiny stretches, soft breaths, and learning each other moment by moment. Whether long-awaited or gently unexpected, this chapter carries a tenderness unlike any other. Before routines are found, there's just closeness. The weight of your baby in your arms. The way they fit so perfectly against you.
These sessions are designed to slow time — capturing your baby exactly as they are, and the deep connection already forming within your family.
Since 2016, I’ve photographed families in their earliest days with a calm, guided approach that allows parents to simply be present while I document the beauty unfolding naturally.
The Earliest Days
Designed for New Parents
Flexible timing, patience for feeding or soothing, and a pace centered entirely around your baby.
No complicated posing or expectations. I gently guide you while allowing authentic moments to unfold naturally.
Naturally Guided
Sessions take place in the comfort of your home or a softly styled studio environment, allowing your family to remain relaxed and unhurried.
In-Home Comfort
A Calm, Baby-Led Experience
The smallest details often become the most meaningful memories.
A complimentary fine art print is included as a tangible beginning to your family's heirloom collection.
A gift for you
The first days of motherhood are a blur - quiet, fleeting, impossibly tender, and all-consuming.
Time moves differently. Slower, yet somehow passing all at once.
These sessions are intentionally unhurried, allowing space for feeding, soothing, and simply being together.
What to expect
Guidance for framed artwork and albums designed for your home.
Heirloom artwork
55+ timeless digital images delivered in a private gallery.
curated online gallery
Comfortable, softly styled sessions with up to two hours of unhurried time.
In-Home or Studio Option
Time built around feeding, soothing, and natural rhythms. Sessions typically last between 45-90 minutes depending on baby.
A Relaxed,
Baby-Led Session
Thoughtful wardrobe direction and gentle preparation guidance so everything feels calm and effortless.
Planning & Styling
A Relaxed, Baby-Led Session
Ideal Timing
Your only job is to let me know when baby arrives. I’ll guide the rest. The goal isn’t perfection — it’s preserving the feeling of these first days exactly as they unfold.
Most families reserve their newborn session during the second trimester to ensure availability around their due date.
Reserve during the second trimester
Sessions are tentatively scheduled based on your estimated due date and finalized once your baby is here.
Tentatively scheduled by due date
Within the first 7-21 days after birth is ideal, but beautiful images can be created at any stage.
typically photographed within 7-21 days
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Investment
Newborn sessions are created to feel calm, supported, and unhurried — preserving the first days with both digital imagery and heirloom artwork in mind.
Most families invest $1,500–$3,500, which includes session planning, individually refined images, curated gallery delivery, and custom artwork design guidance.
Full collection details are shared upon inquiry.
Continue your Story
The newborn days pass quickly, but the story doesn’t end here. From the quiet first snuggles to the laughter and chaos of toddlerhood, each season carries its own beauty.
Many families return for Family and Motherhood sessions as their babies grow — preserving each chapter with the same intentional, connection-focused approach.
Because these first days are only the beginning.
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