Older Newborn Portraits with an 8 week old

Welcome to the world (and Saratoga Springs!), Aidan! This sweet family traveled to Saratoga with their 8 week old and booked a newborn session while they were in town! Visiting Saratoga is becoming an annual tradition for them, and they were excited to document their son’s first portraits while on vacation. I love our little town, so it was special to hear about their tradition and how special this year’s visit would be. 

We started Aidan’s newborn session with updated family portraits on Broadway in Saratoga Springs. It’s such a beautiful and classic downtown, and I love that we were able to make these happen with an early morning session before Broadway became too busy (as it does in the summertime with the tourists in town for track season!). No matter what kind of portraits we’re capturing, I want to document what is special for you. It makes me so happy that we could include this spot that Aidan’s parents love in their first official portraits with their baby boy! We ended their session in my studio - with a white and grey palette for Aidan’s portraits. They feel so classic and timeless! Since Aidan was about 8 weeks old during our portraits, we captured some special moments of him with his parents - featuring his wide and beautiful open eyes. You can already start to see his sweet little personality coming out! 

Aidan’s newborn session was wonderful for all of us. Bringing an older newborn to the studio is perfectly okay! I know that many new parents worry about the “perfect” time to schedule their newborn session, but I’m here to tell you that there is no perfect time. Don’t worry if you were in a newborn haze and missed the traditional 2-3 week window for newborn portraits. Older newborn sessions are actually one of my favorites, and I love this stage when babies are more alert and interactive with their parents. They begin smiling socially around 6 weeks, and we’re able to capture smiles and eye contact, and a lot more engagement with the world around them. 

We still work hard to keep them calm and happy, while also capturing more of their personality. Some older newborns still curl up into the little sleepy poses, and others are a little more stiff and won’t curl up like those early babies, but there are so many beautiful ways to pose them and document the very stage that they are in right now. As you can see from Aidan’s portraits, they’re still just as magical and meaningful, no matter how old your new baby is! 

mom holds 8 week old newborn son on Saratoga Springs street during lifestyle newborn portraits photographed by Saratoga Springs newborn photographer Nicole Starr Photography
mom in white linen dress and dad in white shirt and khakis hold 8 week old newborn son on Saratoga Springs street during lifestyle newborn portraits photographed by Saratoga Springs newborn photographer Nicole Starr Photography
dad in white shirt and khakis looks down at older newborn son on Saratoga Springs street during lifestyle newborn portraits photographed by Saratoga Springs newborn photographer Nicole Starr Photography
dad in white shirt and khakis holds older newborn son and walks with wife holding her hand on Saratoga Springs street during lifestyle newborn portraits photographed by Saratoga Springs newborn photographer Nicole Starr Photography
dad in white shirt and khakis and wife in white dress hold  older newborn son on downtown street during lifestyle newborn portraits photographed by Saratoga Springs newborn photographer Nicole Starr Photography
older newborn baby boy smiles in white outfit during studio newborn portraits with Saratoga Springs newborn photographer Nicole Starr Photography
older newborn baby boy smiles in white outfit during studio newborn portraits with Saratoga Springs newborn photographer Nicole Starr Photography
mom in white dress holds older newborn baby boy in front of her during studio newborn portraits with Saratoga Springs newborn photographer Nicole Starr Photography
mom in white dress holds older newborn baby boy in front of her while husband hugs her from behind during studio newborn portraits with Saratoga Springs newborn photographer Nicole Starr Photography
baby boy lays in white wrap on small wooden bed during studio newborn portraits with Saratoga Springs newborn photographer Nicole Starr Photography
baby boy lays in white wrap in basket with wooden blocks on the edge during studio newborn portraits with Saratoga Springs newborn photographer Nicole Starr Photography
baby boy lays in white wrap looking at camera during studio newborn portraits with Saratoga Springs newborn photographer Nicole Starr Photography
baby boy lays on fluffy grey and white blanket n studio floor during studio newborn portraits with Saratoga Springs newborn photographer Nicole Starr Photography
baby boy lays on fluffy grey and white blanket on studio floor during studio newborn portraits with Saratoga Springs newborn photographer Nicole Starr Photography
dad holds newborn son in front of his chest looking down at him during studio newborn portraits with Saratoga Springs newborn photographer Nicole Starr Photography
mom in white dress holds baby boy in front of her during studio newborn portraits with Saratoga Springs newborn photographer Nicole Starr Photography
mom in white dress holds baby boy while husband hugs them both during studio newborn portraits with Saratoga Springs newborn photographer Nicole Starr Photography

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Older Newborn Portraits with an 8 week old in downtown Saratoga Springs and studio with NY newborn photographer Nicole Starr Photography