I Held A Newborn Photoshoot On A Family Farm With The Farm Animals, And Here Are The Results (6 Pics)

I am a professional newborn photographer in San Diego, and although I love photographing babies in my photography studio, I also love adventuring and getting outdoors with my newborn clients whenever possible.

So when a mom-to-be messaged me asking to book a newborn session on her farm, I was intrigued. When she described her family farm and the animals they love so much, I immediately had a vision of what I wanted to do. I said YES to her request - to hold her newborn daughter's photoshoot on her family farm, surrounded by their farm animals.

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I showed up with a few props and accessories I had carefully selected from my studio to bring along. The photoshoot was held in the winter, so I made sure to bring weather-appropriate outfits for this sweet newborn so that she stayed warm and comfortable for our session.

We made sure the baby girl was fully fed, burped, changed, and content before I began posing her. Intricate posing, should only be achieved with a sleepy and comfortable baby - never force a pose or try poses without proper safety measures (extra set of hands, composites, etc.)

We started with the bigger farm animals and had the baby girl carefully posed (with the parent within arm's reach) with her farm pig and sheep. The rooster felt left out, so he decided to photobomb that image. It was perfect!

Next, we moved on to a shot with their family dog, who was such a good boy, sitting next to the baby as she was safely posed in a bucket.

Finally, we just had to get baby girl photographed with all of the chickens, which was a little tricky because the chickens did not care at all that that I wanted them to get in the camera frame for me to photograph them with their human sister, so dad sprinkled a bit of feed on the ground, and they all came around for the shot.

This newborn photography session is one of my favorite ones as it's unique in its location and what I was able to capture. I highly recommend heading outdoors and onto a farm for your next newborn photography session!