Studio newborn portraits for twin brothers | Saratoga Springs portrait studio

Enzo and Ethan joined me in my Saratoga Springs portrait studio for their newborn portraits and they are simply the sweetest! They’re simply adorable and I was so happy to have twins in my studio to start the year. Fun fact about me: I’m an identical twin! I’ve had the joy of photographing many sets of twins since starting my business back in 2012. Each set is special and I always enjoy my time capturing parents with their babies. Enzo and Ethan were sleepy, happy to curl up with each other or their parents the entire time we were together. 

Every pair of twins that I photograph always brings me back to my very first newborn session with twins. There was a magical moment when they were wrapped up together, and as they lay there their breaths synced and their tiny little chests rose and fell as one. Now I watch for that in every session with twins, and it’s truly incredible to see that deep connection in the babies who are so used to always having their partner there beside them.

While I love photographing newborn twins, it can be challenging too! One of the challenges of a newborn session with twins is keeping them straight and making sure that we capture the same amount of portraits (and the same/similar setups) of each baby, and then knowing in editing who is who. With boy/girl twins or twins where there is a pound or more difference between the babies, it’s not very hard to remember who is who, but when they are identical or nearly the same weight, it’s much trickier! 

One of the tricks I’ve developed is to keep post-it notes with their names and start a new setup with the name label in the photos, and then edit that out later. Another trick is to use certain colors on each baby, like we did with Enzo and Ethan, which are the same colors their parents use at home for the boys. Whatever you’re doing at home can absolutely be brought into the studio. This is definitely fun too, because it means your final portraits will fit in perfectly in your space after your session! 

Welcome to the world, Enzo and Ethan. You are so loved and as a twin myself, I have to say you’re pretty lucky too! 

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Older Newborn Portraits with Twins Lillian and Liam

What do you get when nearly 3 month old twins come to the studio for their newborn session? SMILES LIKE THIS!!!

I am absolutely obsessed with older newborn sessions now that we have had so many post-quarantine. I love that we’re still able to capture beautiful portraits of these babies while they are still tiny and new, even if they are a little older than the traditional 2-week old newborn session.

Lillian and Liam were such a joy in the studio, and I loved seeing these twins interact with each other (and with the camera!) during their older newborn session. You just don’t get expressions and eye contact like this with a baby who is only a few days old!

These babies spent the entire session switching off between who was awake and who was asleep. It made for some very engaging portraits! I especially loved these ones of them cuddled up in their parents arms. Plus, aren’t the parents’ outfits perfect? So beautiful and classic.

This mama is Super Mama! Her heart has grown to fit these two babies, and the love just shines in her expression!

Their nursery has a star and moon theme, and you know I love anything with gold stars in it! I really enjoyed creating this magical “twinkle twinkle little star” setup for the twins. And my new star headband from Polka Dot Poppy was perfect for Lillian!

The twins’ mama really wanted a blush & blue setup, so we made a sweet little heart for her babies. This was one of the family’s favorite portraits at their ordering appointment!

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