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Die Zeit mit Kindern vergeht einfach viel zu schnell: gefühlt nur ein kurzer Wimpernschlag, schon ist aus Eurem kleinen Neugeborenen ein Krabbelkind geworden. Es dauert nicht lange, und es fängt an, die ersten wackeligen Schritte zu machen. Plötzlich rennt es schon voller Energie durch die Wohnung, entdecken seine Umgebung mit neugierigen Augen und lernt jeden Tag etwas Neues dazu. In einem Moment halten wir sie noch im Arm, und im nächsten Moment sind sie schon dabei, ihre eigene kleine Welt zu erkunden! Deshalb ist es mir besonders wichtig, diese kostbaren und flüchtigen Momente mit der Kamera festzuhalten, um die Erinnerungen an jede dieser wunderbaren Phasen für immer bewahren zu können. Hier ein paar wunderschöne Erinnerungen an die magische Neugeborenen-Zeit! Dieser kleine Mann war fast einen Monat alt, als wir fotografiert haben. Folgt diesem Link für mehr Neugeborenen-Fotografie Zürich.

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Time with children passes by far too quickly: it feels like just a fleeting moment, and already your tiny newborn has become a crawling toddler. It doesn’t take long before they start making their first wobbly steps. Suddenly, they’re full of energy, racing through the house, exploring their surroundings with curious eyes, and learning something new every day. One moment we’re holding them in our arms, and the next they’re off discovering their own little world! That’s why it’s so important to me to capture these precious and fleeting moments with the camera, to preserve the memories of each of these wonderful stages forever. These are a few memories of the magical Newborn-time! This little man was almost one month old when we took these images. Follow this link for more Newborn Photography Zurich.

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Wann solltet Ihr Eure Newborn-Session buchen?
Vielleicht habt Ihr gehört, dass Ihr Eure Neugeborenen-Session innerhalb der ersten 2 Wochen nach der Geburt planen solltet. Dies ist besonders wichtig für ‚posed‘ Newborn-Sessions, bei denen das Baby für die Posen schlafen muss. Ich empfehle dennoch, auch eine Lifestyle-Neugeborenen-Session früh zu planen, aus den folgenden Gründen: a) Neugeborene wachsen und verändern sich SO schnell, also halte ihre ganze Winzigkeit so früh wie möglich fest!, b) viele Neugeborene entwickeln Neugeborenen-Akne, die meist zwischen 2-5 Wochen auftritt. Damit Ihr auch wirklich Euren Wunschtermin für die Newborn-Session bekommt, solltet Ihr frühzeitig, noch während der Schwangerschaft, Euren Termin buchen!

Was zieht Ihr am besten an?
Simple is best, comfort is key! Haltet die Farben neutral – aber habt auch keine Angst, ein paar Farb-Akzente hinzuzufügen! Off-White, Creme, Grau und dezente Farben sehen auf Fotos immer am besten aus und sorgen für zeitlose Bilder. Vermeidet leuchtende Farben und kräftige Farben wie Schwarz und Dunkelblau sowie Hemden mit großen Logos, denn all das kann vom Wichtigsten in Euren Fotos ablenken: Der Fokus soll auf Euch und Eurem Kleinen liegen, nicht auf einem T-Shirt!

Wie könnt Ihr Euch vorbereiten?
Bitte fühlt Euch nicht verpflichtet, Euer ganzes Haus vor der Session zu putzen! Ich bin auch Mama, und zwar von zwei ziemlich unordentlichen Mädchen. Also kann mich wirklich nichts erschrecken. ;) Wenn möglich, versucht, die Oberflächen und Böden in den Bereichen, in denen Ihr fotografiert werden möchtet, frei zu räumen. Weniger ist mehr bei Neugeborenen-Sessions.
Noch etwas zu bedenken: Eure Bettwäsche. Euer großes Bett ist der perfekte Ort, um Euch beim Kuscheln mit Eurem Neugeborenen zu fotografieren, aber Bettwäsche in leuchtenden und kräftigen Farben wirft Schatten und Farben auf die Haut, was einen Farbton hinterlässt. Wenn möglich, haltet es einfach und schlicht. Weiß und Creme sind ideal für ästhetisch ansprechende und zeitlose Bilder.
Wenn möglich, haltet das Haus ein bisschen wärmer als sonst. Babys lieben es warm und kuschelig, und wenn das Haus kalt ist, werden sie es uns wissen lassen, wenn es ihnen nicht gefällt!

Last but not least: entspannt Euch!! Wir nehmen uns Zeit, folgen dem Rhythmus Eures Babys, machen Pausen zum Füttern nach Bedarf. Ihr könnt Euch einfach darauf konzentrieren, Euer Kleines zu genießen, und ich werde Euer kleines, grosses Wunder für Euch festhalten!

When to schedule your Newborn-Session:
You may have heard that you should schedule your newborn session within the first 2 weeks after giving birth. While this is more important for posed newborn sessions where your baby needs to be asleep for posing, I would still recommend scheduling your session early for a lifestyle newborn session as well, for the following reasons: a) newborns change and grow SO fast, so capture them in all their tinyness early!, b) many newborns develop newborn acne, which usually appears between 2-5 weeks of age. To secure the ideal session-date, you should definitely book your session early, while you are still pregnant.

What to wear:
Simple is best. Comfort is key. Keep color neutral – but don’t be afraid to add a little bit of colour! Off-whites, creams, grey and subdued colours always photograph the best and make for timeless images. Try to avoid bright and bold colours like black and dark blue, and shirts with large logos on them, because all that can take away from the overall feel and look of your images. We want the focus to be on you and your little one, not what your shirt said!

How to prep:
Please do not feel the need to clean your entire house before the session. I’m a mom too, of two rather messy girls. So literally nothing scares me. ;) However, if you can, try and declutter items on counters/floors in the spaces you’d like me to photograph in. Less is more when it comes to newborn sessions.
Something else to consider: your bedding. Your big bed is usually a great place to photograph you snuggling with your newborn, however bedding in bright and bold colours will cast shadows and colours on skin, leaving a tint of whatever colour the blanket is. So if you can, keep it simple and plain. Whites and creams are always ideal to ensure aestetically pleasing images.
If possible, keep your house a bit warmer than usual. Babies love being warm and cuddly and when the house is cold, they’ll let you know if they don’t like it!

Lastly and most importantly: relax!! We will go with the flow and follow your baby’s lead, take feeding breaks as needed. You can just focus on enjoying your little one, and let me capture your wonder!

I love ‚Fresh 48‘ sessions – they are always the ones that truly steal my heart. As the name suggests, I will come to the hospital within the first 48 hours of your baby’s life, and capture everything you will want to remember: how tiny your baby looks in that hospital bassinet, the flaky fingers on tiny hands, the wrinkly knees, that little swirl of hair on the top of their head, the hospital bracelet around this tiny ankle… You will want to remember how you felt holding your brand new baby – so in awe and so full of love – and how you felt watching your partner hold them and gaze at this perfect little miracle. These first images will hopefully bring these feelings back and make you melt all over again every time you look at them!

For a ‚Fresh 48‘ session, I come to the hospital to photograph your little one within the first 48 hours of his or her life. A wonderful way to memorise this beautiful and emotional time, a brand new life.

This little boy was exactly 24 hours old when I met him. In fact, he was just given his very first bath when I arrived at the hospital, which he wasn’t very impressed with at the time. But as you can see, he was very content afterwards – and he sported a very handsome head of freshly washed and perfectly soft hair for his first photo shoot!

Welcome to the world, little man!

This gorgeous little baby girl was very calm throughout almost the whole session, and simply enjoyed being held and lovingly adored by her proud parents. When towards the end of the session, she woke up a bit more and started to cry, all it took were some tunes from Mom’s cello or Dad on the piano, and immediately she calmed down again. The love for music obviously runs in the family!

A quick sneak peek from this morning’s newborn session:
This gorgeous little girl is so, so loved!
And just look at the expression on her siblings‘ faces in that last image… they simply adore her!

First birthdays are so much fun! Especially if you get to eat – and destroy! – a whole cake, all by yourself!
And if this is followed by a bubble bath and then story time with mom and dad, how much more perfect can a day be?!

(One of the images also has me in it! Can you find me? ;))

Drawers generally hold a special fascination for toddlers: something you can open yourself, that has lots of interesting stuff inside, and you can take out everything and throw it on the floor… Putting stuff back into the drawer usually does not hold quite the same fascination though. This handsome little boy is no exception. I particularly love that the first thing he grabs is not a toy, but these ‚Vacuum seal storage bags‘: like for all toddlers, ‚grown-up items‘ also generally hold a special fascination…

‚you always hear people say that having kids changes everything,
but you can’t fully realise it until you have children yourself.‘

~ jeff bridges

well, for me this was certainly true!
you hear so much from other people, you read a lot, you think you are prepared…
and then this little bundle arrives, and you realise that nothing could prepare you for this profound change in your life and in yourself. you already knew that you would love this baby, but you didn’t know just how much love you’d be capable of feeling until you first laid eyes on this tiny human being!

some more adorable images of baby here.