In-home sessions
Photograph your baby in the comfort of your own space, with natural light and familiar surroundings.
Melbourne · Ararat · Newborn photography
Newborn portraits
Gentle newborn photography for the first quiet weeks of your baby’s life. Kelly creates calm, considered portraits of your baby and family, designed to become framed wall art, heirloom albums and printed collections for your home.
Newborn sessions are best reserved before baby arrives, with timing confirmed once your baby is here.
The earliest weeks are quiet, delicate and quickly changing.
Newborn portraits preserve this first chapter with calm, care and intention.
Locations
At home or in studio
Newborn portrait sessions are available at home and in studio across Melbourne, Ararat and western Victoria. Families around Ararat and the Grampians can also start withthe regional sessions page.
Guided experience
What Kelly helps with…
Newborn sessions are lightly guided and centred around your baby. Kelly allows time for feeding, settling and quiet pauses, creating natural portraits without rushing the experience.
The sessionLed by your baby
Newborn sessions are lightly guided and centred around your baby. Kelly allows time for feeding, settling and quiet pauses — with gentle direction when you need it.
Your familyParents and siblings included
Portraits can focus on your baby alone or include parents, siblings and complete family portraits where it feels right.
StylingSoft wraps and textures
Gentle wraps, fabrics and neutral tones suited to newborn portraits and the artwork you want to create.
ArtworkFrom session to finished pieces
Sessions are photographed with finished artwork in mind. Kelly guides you from booking through to framed wall art, albums and printed collections for your home.
Newborn print collections start from $650, wall art collections start from $1499.
As a guide, most clients spend $1500–$3500 on their artwork.
The details
The small details that change first
Newborn portraits often hold the details that disappear almost before you notice them: tiny hands, soft features, sleepy stretches and the way your baby fits in your arms.
Planning ahead
Reserve your session before baby arrives
Newborn sessions are best reserved during pregnancy, using your estimated due date as the guide. Planning your portrait experience ahead of your little one's arrival gives your family space to settle, while still preserving the earliest weeks before they pass.
Guided each step of the way, Kelly will adjust the timing of your portrait session date, depending on when your baby arrives. Kelly works with you, so you will feel ready to enjoy the moment.
"Kelly made the whole process so simple and comfortable. So much of being a new parent is chaos, but she made it simple and relaxed."
Your family story
Parents and siblings included
Your newborn session can focus on your baby alone or include parents, siblings and complete family portraits where it feels right for your family.
Kelly gently guides the session while leaving room for natural connection — the quiet touches, sleepy stretches and first family portraits that often become the pieces families treasure most.
Begin your newborn portrait story
Tell Kelly about your baby, your due date and the kind of artwork you would love to create for your home.
Portfolio
Newborn portrait gallery
A selection of gentle newborn portraits created for families across Melbourne, Ararat and regional Victoria.
Artwork first
What your newborn portraits can become
Your newborn portraits are created to be lived with. During the design process, Kelly helps you choose the images that belong on your walls, in an album or as part of a printed collection.
Your experience
From booking to finished artwork
A calm, guided process from pregnancy to finished newborn artwork for your home.
Reserve your session
Enquire during pregnancy so your newborn session can be planned around your estimated due date.
Confirm after baby arrives
Once your baby is here, Kelly will help confirm the most suitable time for your session.
Newborn session
The session follows your baby’s pace, with time for feeding, settling, family portraits and quiet pauses.
Artwork selection
Choose your favourite portraits with guidance on framed wall art, canvases, albums and print collections.
Finished heirlooms
Your selected pieces are professionally produced and prepared for display, gifting or safekeeping.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
The questions families ask most often when planning newborn portraits.
When should I book my newborn session?
Newborn sessions are best reserved during pregnancy, using your estimated due date as a guide. Once your baby arrives, Kelly will help confirm the most suitable time for your session.
How soon after birth should we photograph?
Most newborn sessions take place within the first two to three weeks, while your baby is still sleepy and curled. Kelly will help you find the right timing once your baby is here.
What if my baby is unsettled during the session?
That is completely normal. Newborn sessions are baby-led, with time built in for feeding, settling and rest. Kelly works at your baby’s pace.
Can parents and siblings be included?
Yes. Your session can focus on your baby alone or include parents, siblings and complete family portraits where it feels right.
Where do newborn sessions take place?
Sessions may be planned at home or in studio across Melbourne, Ararat and western Victoria.
What happens after the newborn session?
You are guided through your portraits and helped to choose framed wall art, canvases, heirloom albums or printed collections for your home.
Are digital files included?
Digital files may be included with selected printed artwork collections, but the experience is built around creating finished artwork for your home.
How early should I enquire during pregnancy?
Early enquiry is recommended so your session can be reserved and timing confirmed once your baby arrives, before the earliest weeks pass too quickly.
