studio FAMILY Photography Sessions in fairfield county, connecticut
Maternity, Newborn, Six Month, First Birthday, Families
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Newborn
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Six Month - Sitter
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First Birthday + Cakesmash
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Family
The Stefanie Cole Studio
Located in Shelton, CT directly off of Route 8. The studio offers natural light as well as studio lighting. The studio is open Monday - Friday by appointment from 10 am - 3 pm, as well as one weekend per month.
STUDIO WARDROBE + STYLING
Maternity, Newborn, Six Month, First Birthday, Families
All full sessions include use of the studio wardrobe, a complimentary one hour professional styling consultation, as well as use of our online self-styling tool for those who prefer to style themselves.
The Baby Membership
Discounted sessions, complimentary gallery upgrades, and priority scheduling. Become a part of The Baby Membership and make sure you don’t miss a moment during your baby’s first year!
“Our session felt effortless and joyful, and the final photos? Stunning. Beautifully lit, perfectly composed, and full of genuine emotion. She captured our family in a way that felt both elevated and authentic.”
— Allison F.
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I take a limited number of newborn sessions per month, because these babies come on their own schedule! Once your baby has been born, I ask you to reach out to me to let me know asap and we will schedule you. Ideally, we schedule your session between 10-20 days of birth but we can certainly work outside that range if we need to! It is recommended that you book early in your second trimester to ensure availability.
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As you'll notice from my portfolio, I specialize in a simplistic style that lets your baby be the focus of the image. I love monochromatic colors and layers of texture. With that being said, I DO provide everything needed for your session - props, wraps, layers, hats, headbands.
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Posed newborn photography is much more strategic than you might think. We have many strategies that we implement, both before the session and while posing, to help ensure your baby sleeps through the many poses we do. If your baby just won't sleep, we have many poses we can do that still turn out wonderful but this scenario is very, very rare!
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There are scenarios where you are unable to get in at the ideal age for newborn photos, and that is ok! We can photograph newborns up to two months old when needed (and even older if the baby was born early) - please reach out to me to discuss in more detail, and I can show you what we can do!
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I always direct clients to my portfolio for the best representation of the poses that I can deliver on a consistent basis. Of course every baby is different, and we let babies dictate the session.
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Newborn sessions vary greatly by baby, to allow time for them to fall asleep when they are ready and to of course allow feeding and snuggle breaks. Sessions can be anywhere from 2-3 hours, depending on the circumstances.
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It is recommended that you book early in your second trimester. I take on a limited number of due dates per month to ensure flexibility in scheduling, so that is the best way to ensure a spot. Sometimes when babies come early or late, I do end up with last minute openings but it cannot be guaranteed.