Newborn pics or Christmas pics? Or Both?

gregNamanda · July 2012

When my DS was born we did the newborn pics in the hospital. They were cute, but this time around (with a girl on the way) I really want to do the cute baby professional pics somewhere. The poses, the props, etc.

The problem is that I wanted to do Christmas pictures this year with my DS and DD, and a family shot but I don't know if that's too many professional pics too close together. So I'm debating on which one I should do.

What are you doing (if any!)?

Thanks!

queenie521 · July 2012

If your hiring a professional I'd do both but at the same sitting. Best of both worlds

nickschick! · July 2012

queenie521:
If your hiring a professional I'd do both but at the same sitting. Best of both worlds

This is a good idea. We'll do both because my photographer does a "cheap" xmas special every year. Christmas pics will just be DS and DD. We'll have a family portrait taken at the newborn pics and then probably not again until next fall.

povo · July 2012

I will probably only do professional newborn/family pics and then LO again at 3,6,9,12, 18 months. I usually do candids for christmas cards. If I do Christmas pics they will be cheapy Target ones.

efs83 · July 2012

I'm planning on having pictures taken in November. We'll do LO alone for "newborn pics" and some with LO and DS in christmas outfits for our christmas card. Why not kill 2 birds with one stone!

kmitch0303 · July 2012

The photographer I am using for newborn pics does family pics at the same time, so I will be using something from this session for our Christmas card. I usually do our fall family pics for christmas cards sometime in October anyways.

cards1414 · July 2012

We are doing both. Professional newborn and then my photographer friend taking some for Christmas. I totally want smiles from LO for the Christmas card so I don't want to use the not very exciting newborn ones where they just are sleeping the whole time. On a sidenote, the kid is also definitely going in a stocking for the Christmas card pictures.

akaster25 · July 2012

My DH doesn't want to pay for professional pictures (I think I can squeeze in a few professional maternity shots), so we'll do our own newborn & infant pictures most likely. Might try to wrangle a friend with skills & a good camera into helping.

I'm planning on taking some cute Christmas photos early November to use as both Christmas card AND the birth announcement. It's not that we couldn't do both, but DH is being a little scroogish at the moment and I'd rather spend a bit more on the nursery

Most of the other photos will probably go into scrapbooks (already bought the best books ever from www.suite1705.com) to give to each set of grandparents.

CnAnA · July 2012

We will do a few poses of both. I figure you can't have too many pics of the kid(s) right?

jessilynnwilliams · July 2012

I am a photographer, so I'll be doing our little girl's pics... but waiting and doing them for Christmas! I'm sure I'll be too busy and tired to feel like doing a newborn shoot with her, so I'll wait and do some in November and have them printed and sent with Christmas cards

beege17 · July 2012

We are going to get newborn/family pics professionally done, and send those out for christmas cards, and I will probably just take our own pictures of our little man during christmas time

lindsay.lou · July 2012

gregNamanda:
When my DS was born we did the newborn pics in the hospital. They were cute, but this time around (with a girl on the way) I really want to do the cute baby professional pics somewhere. The poses, the props, etc.

What on earth does having a girl on the way have to do with it? My DS is 13 months old and we've done professional pics three times with him.

Aaaaaanyways, this time around I'm not doing professional newborn pics, I'm saving my money for a nice, professional Christmas card pic of the family.

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