Quiz | Isla Ann Photography

Newborn Session Questionnaire

Mother's First Name

Baby's First and Middle Name

What family members will be in photos or newborn only?

Your due date, Baby's full term date (when will baby be 40 weeks)

Baby's birth date (if applicable)

Do parents want to be standing or sitting in poses with baby?

Names and ages of all siblings that will be in photos if any.

Baby's gender

Baby's color wrap for family shots? (white, beige, pink, purple, green or blue?)

Are siblings trusted to hold baby standing, sitting, or lying down? For siblings under 5 years of age we recommend they practice lying down holding baby next to them for a photo at home before shoot day.

Do you have a favorite theme in mind to include? (For example, bears, careers, sports teams, tools, baseball, ballerina, cultural, butterflies, flowers etc.)

Do you have any props or sentimental items to include in the session? (avoid outfits if possible, wraps and birthday suits work best for newborn photography)

What colors do you want in your session? (whites, neutrals, tans, pinks, dark blues, light blues, dark greens, light greens, etc)

Which lighting style collection do you prefer, dark and moody or light and airy?

Favorite caps? (Girl bonnet, sleepy cap, boy bonnet, bear bonnet, headbands, or no caps please)

Name your favorite poses and props you'd like included in your session (note: Not all poses and props will be best for every baby or guaranteed) Your photographer is trained to know best and will accomodate as much as possible. Colors may be different than sample photos.

White Bed

Light and Airy

Dark and Moody

What color backdrop would you like for baby's table poses? (White, beige, brown, light pink, mauve, light blue, dark blue, hunter green, light purple, orange, or grey?

Basket

Half Froggy

Barrel

Full Froggy (newborns less than a week old)

Head on Hands

Womb Wrap

White Heart

Brown Heart

Potato

Bum Up

Womb Wrap Above

Football

Over The Shoulder

In Parents Hands

Scrabble

Fall Basket

Sentimental Book

Holiday theme

Tin of flowers

Name Blanket

Tin bucket

Uniform or wedding dress

Flokati Hands

Macro Shots (close ups of fingers and toes etc)

Silhouette

Sign

Crib

Box

Bowl

Sentimental outfit from home

Brown bed

Family heirloom blanket

Any colors, props, themes or poses you want to AVOID?

Do you need assistance getting from your car to the studio with baby?

We keep baby's diaper on during the entire session unless parents specifically ask for diaperless shots. Would you like to keep baby's diaper on during the entire session?

Thank you!

Does mom or baby have any health issues, special needs or assistance for the shoot that photographer should be aware of to make the session more comfortable and accessible? (example: baby dislocated shoulder or mom had c-section and needs to stay seated etc)