Best age for portraits

ach99 · March 2010

I want to get some portraits done of Sam and I'm wondering what the best age to do it is. The woman would come to the house for the shoot, so Sam would be comfortable. He's 11 weeks and he's pretty happy most of the time and smiles a lot.

I'm just wondering if I should wait another month or two, maybe until he can sit up on his own.

If you had professional shots of LO, what age did you do it and why?

TIA

jdreams76 · March 2010

I did them at 2 weeks and at 3 months. I pan on doing them again for easter but that's going to be a family portrait. Then the rest of LO will be 6, 9, 12. I did it this way with dd and then after that I will wait and do it again at 18mo and then 2 yrs old. and then yearly after that. It's just the way I did it with DD and how I want to do it with DS. I'm happy I did do it this way with DD looking back at them it's crazy how much she changed!

jacksjerseygirl · March 2010

Any age. A photographer worth their weight will be able to get a good shot no matter. Plus, it documents their personality and expressions at that stage.

We did the newborn shot at 2 week, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and last set will be 12 months - part of a year long photo sitting fee we had with a professional photog

rebus82 · March 2010

We took DS to Picture People when he was 11 weeks. It was total crap. I'm not sure if it was because we had a horrible photographer or because he couldn't sit on his own (and was distracted by everything) but we got one good picture of him alone, and one each of him with DH and me. And when I say "good" I really mean tolerable. I don't actually love any of them, and had we not had coupons, we probably wouldn't have bought any.

We're going to take him back in the next few months probably, now that he can sit well on his own and can stand with support. However, if we couldn't walk away without paying anything if the pictures were awful (no sitting fee) I wouldn't do it again for a looooong time.

tabi_ja · March 2010

We took Miles to Picture People at 3 months and had a great experience. We definitely got some great photos. I wish we had gotten some newborn pics, though, around 2 weeks. We plan to take him back to Picture People at 6, 9, and 12 months, too.

ach99 · March 2010

One of the photogs had a package like that and I'm thinking it may be the best thing. If she lets me start it a little late.

I'm looking at two different photographers and I can;t decide which one.

Help.

https://www.ashleymccombphotography.com/

or

https://www.redberryphotography.com/index2.php

Temp174496125006552 · March 2010

I did them at 3 months as a Father's Day present for DH. I then did them again at Christmas (some of just Ben and some with his 16 yo big sister) when Ben was 9 months. I then did one year old pics and two year old pics (one of which is my siggy). I wanted to do 18 month pics, but I never made the appt. I'll do them again at 2.5 and then again at 3.

HarrietNJMommy · March 2010

For newborn shots, the best age is within the first 2 weeks. You get really nice shots.

That being said, if someone is coming to your house, it can really be at any time.

GL!

jnksmom · March 2010

We had newborn pics done with DS at 1 week, then at 3,6,9, 12, 18, 24 months. Now we will do it every year on his birthday and at Christmas. I have done the same with DD.

cp760 · March 2010

I took my kids to regular "mall" studios every few months for "cheap" pictures, but then I waited til their 1 year photo to hire a high-end professional photographer. They were old enough to stand up, they had a few teeth, they were still nice and chubby. If you can afford it, I would highly recommend going to a high-end photographer every 3 mo from birth til 1 yr and then every 6 months til they're 2 and then every year.

When my 3rd son was born I ended up buying a Nikon D80, studio lights, backdrops etc. and vowed to never again go to a mall studio. Now I take my own professional shots indoors and out. With 3 kids, we were racking up tons of money on portraits so I decided that it was worth spending the money on my own SLR camera.

cepcep · March 2010

I did 10 weeks then 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 months and every six months after that.

A friend of mine recommended I do this and I thought it was too much. Now I am so glad I did because they change so fast. ?I had some pictures done with a professional photog but most were done at Kiddie Kandids or Portrait Innovations. ?I highly recommend Portrait Innovations!?

mandymack · March 2010

I had them done every month of her first year, from birth to her 1st birthday.

Every year after her first, we have them done at Easter, her birthday in September and our family portraits made around Christmas.

Some times Emily absolutely hated it, threw a fit and would NOT look at the camera and that was OK by me, I just wanted to photos and the memories!

safy · March 2010

jacksjerseygirl:
Any age. A photographer worth their weight will be able to get a good shot no matter. Plus, it documents their personality and expressions at that stage.

Ditto this completely.

I understand wanting to get the most bang for your buck because a pro photog can be pretty pricey, but imho you should still get photos done on a regular basis to capture those stages.

I did them at 3 month intervals when they were an infant. Then I'd do pro lifestyle photos around their birthdays. Now that I'm quasi pro, I do my own shoots at will, and trade off doing annual family photos with a pro photog friend.

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