Top Milestones for Professional Baby Pictures

WONDERING When is the best time to take take baby photos?

Our answer? There's never a bad time to take studio baby photos, you'll just be capturing different milestones and all are uniquely wonderful. Here's a handy guide–from our newborn photographer Kim Campbell–of what to expect at your baby photo shoot at different ages and stages.

Newborn

3 days to 3 weeks - During the first few weeks the beauty and innocence of this time is unmatched in newborn baby photography as you bond with your greatest creation.

Three month baby photography of baby girl lying on belly against amber light (gold) background in a portrait from Campbell Salgado Studio in Portland, Oregon.

TUMMY TIME

2 - 4 months - Your child's will be growing quickly and soon ready for tummy time whether they like it or not. The smiles have arrived. Mornings will be the best time for photos.

THE BIG SIT

6 to 8 months - The prime time for the quintessential baby photos. With a gummy grin and an easy laugh this is not a stage to miss...a favorite of baby photographers.

A baby stands on a chair, holding a teddy bear, with a joyful expression on their face.

FIRST BIRTHDAY

1 year - By now baby is pulling up on furniture and tentatively exploring first steps - hallmarks of this age. There will never be another birthday quite like this one.