For the Love of Neutrals: All About Why My Baby Portrait Studio is Filled with Whites & Creams

Neutral & Natural.

Whites. Creams. Tans. Grays. Blush pink.

Weathered wood. Whitewashed wood. Linen. Wool. Textured fabrics. Delicate details. Handmade with love.

That describes my studio in a nutshell, and all of the elements that I love to incorporate into your baby’s portraits. You won’t find any crazy props or cluttered setups here. I am all about keeping the focus on your baby and showcasing their perfect little details and personality while embracing simplicity.

It’s timeless. It’s classic. It’s beautiful.

From the wooden props to the furniture & the walls, almost everything in the studio is shades of white & cream. I have a few colors of seamless paper and lots of colorful balloons, garlands, and flowers that we use for cake smash sessions. I use wraps, chunky wool bump blankets, and headbands for pops of color in our newborn portraits. But after many years of designing sessions and creating artwork for families to hang in their homes, I am drawn to those soft neutral colors and I just can’t get enough of them!

One of the questions I get asked often is WHY. So today I’m sharing a few of the reasons that our studio is filled with neutrals for our baby portrait sessions.

1. Neutral portraits match everyone’s decor.

Whether your home is decorated in neutrals, bold colors, or darker tones, family portraits in soft neutral colors will look good on any wall in your home. What if you redecorate in a few years and completely change your style? These portraits will still look perfect on your walls with the new decor. Your artwork is meant to be timeless, to last for generations, and to become a part of your home. Our neutral color base helps that happen!

2. Neutrals keep the focus on your baby’s personality & tiny features.

When you look back at these portraits in 15 years, you want to remember your daughter’s big smile and those cute little elbow dimples. That is why we keep the background clean and uncluttered with tones that make your little one’s features pop.

3. Neutrals don’t have to be boring!

I could work with all whites & creams every day and never grow tired of it! Layers, textures, different fabrics, and a mix of tones keep it interesting! Plus we add pops of color with outfits, flowers, and blankets.

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Product Feature: Wooden Keepsake Box of Fine Art Prints from our Saratoga Springs Boutique Baby Photography Studio

One of the things that I love the most about being a baby & family photographer is helping families enjoy their artwork in their homes, and creating keepsakes for them that they will pass down to their children one day.

Sure, you could hand your child a USB drive many years from now and say, "Good luck finding a way to view these photos with today's new technology!"  Or you could spend the next 20 years looking through albums together while curled up on the couch and creating new memories together in those quiet moments at home.  You could enjoy your favorite moments on the walls of your living room and creating a path down your hallway leading to your bedrooms.  You can point to a photo in your home and say, "Look how much we loved you from the very beginning."  You can give your children a strong sense of belonging when they see their faces on the walls of their home every single day.

One of my most vivid memories growing up was sitting in the living room with my sister, tucked away behind these big white chairs and poring through photo albums and boxes of pictures.  Whenever we wanted a quiet moment, we'd open those albums and look at the photos of when we were younger, places we'd traveled, trips our parents had gone on pre-children, and lots and lots of baby photos.

That is why I want to give families more than just digital files.  I want to create artwork for you that you'll enjoy every single day, and heirloom products that fit your lifestyle and your home.  I want to give you products that are meant to be seen, touched, and enjoyed.  It is from that desire that our Wooden Keepsake Box was born.

This is one of our most popular products for our sessions, both lifestyle & studio.  Many families with young children are not in their "forever home" just yet, and they're hesitant to invest in large artwork that may not fit in their next home.  The keepsake box is a gorgeous way to enjoy your memories every day, and make them work for your space.

The lid of each keepsake box is printed with one of the beautiful images from the session, and it slides off to reveal ten of your favorite images inside.  Each 5x7 print is mounted on durable matboard (which means it will stand alone on an easel without curling, and it can be handled easily by the tiniest hands in your family).  They are then coated with a lustre coating that protects against fingerprints, so they are kid-friendly and perfect to look at with your children.  This isn't something that needs to sit on a shelf and never be touched -- it is meant to be enjoyed with your family.

You can display the prints on one of the wooden easels that is tucked away in the box, or you can keep them inside the box on an end table or shelf like a loose album.  Later when you decide you'd like to see them on the wall, hang your 5x7 prints in 8x10 frames with mats and create a gorgeous wall display.

The best part?  The box itself is such an amazing keepsake that your children are going to love for years to come.  You can put their first tooth inside when it falls out, the first curl from their haircut, their first letter to Santa Claus.  Use it to collect all of your favorite mementos from their childhood that hold sentimental meaning to you, but that don't quite fit on the pages of their baby book.

So please, print your memories.  You will never regret it.

Did you love exploring one of our favorite products?  Check out our Fine Art Albums in these two blog post features!

A Fine Art Album of an In-Home Lifestyle Newborn Session

A Fine Art Album with a Cake Smash Session