Here in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), we get pretty harsh, dry winters for close to 5 months a year. As many parents know, newborns need to be kept nice and warm to stay content especially we if want newborn to sleep without being held during their photoshoot. Newborn babies have yet to develop their ability to regulate their body heat. So it is important their surroundings are maintained at a temperature that allows them to soundly fall asleep and snooze through their newborn photography session. In this blog, I will be sharing with you how we keep baby comfortable and safe when creating newborn photography in Toronto. Our studio is located in North York, which is on the North East end of the City of Toronto.
Keeping Baby Comfortable and Safe during Newborn Photography in Toronto – Temperature Control
This is the first and most important factor in ensuring the newborn is comfortable. Afterall, babies were in mommy’s warm tummy for nine months. So they naturally expect their new environment to be just as toasty. Newborn photography in Toronto can be tricky because while our winters are cold, our summers can also be hot enough to require air conditioning. The trick to the changing seasons while mastering newborn photography in Toronto is to be able to control the temperature of the room. For winter time, it is important to ensure heating for the building is turned on. However that is often not enough. While room temperature may feel comfortable for adults, it may not be warm enough for newborn photography in Toronto for babies. A small directional heater is the perfect appliance to add extra heat where baby is being posed. This appliance is absolutely a baby-essential must-have to include in your home. When posing baby on a beanbag, it would be beneficial to have a hot water bag, or an electronic heating pad underneath posing blankets to warm up the area before baby is posed. Remember to remove any heating elements at least 10 minutes prior to baby being posed on that surface to ensure the temperature is safe for baby’s sensitive skin.
Summer sessions can also pose an issue for newborn photography in Toronto simply because of the air conditioning required for adults to feel comfortable, yet baby needs to feel comfortable in a warm environment. While keeping baby clothed or wrapped for the session is an option, the use of a small space heater can also maintain the perfect temperature the little newborn for some quality nap time.
Keeping Baby Comfortable and Safe during Newborn Photography in Toronto – Humidity
As mentioned earlier, Toronto winters can be quite dry and when working with fabrics, we are quite prone to static shocks if the air humidity is too low. Newborn photographers work with a lot of wool, knits, and we like to stack multiple layers of fabrics on top of a beanbag to create the beautifully posed newborn portraits. In an effort for to reduce static shock and to keep baby’s skin from drying during newborn photography in Toronto, it is beneficial to moisten the air with a air humidifier.
Though it is common for babies to “shed” their skin within days and weeks of their birth, the added humidity will just help baby feel more comfortable while being posed for their newborn photography in Toronto.
Keeping Baby Comfortable and Safe during Newborn Photography in Toronto – Safe Posing techniques
At every session, whether it’s Toronto maternity photography, Toronto milestone photography, or Toronto family photography, we take safety very seriously. This goes for newborns, children, pregnant women and adults.
To keep your newborn comfortable and safe, safe posing and handling techniques must be practice for newborn photography in Toronto. This means no portrait is worth jeopardizing baby’s safety or comfort. At our studio, an assistant is always within arm's reach of the newborn at all times. Composits (stacking multiple layers of images into one) in Photoshop is a common method to create images that are otherwise deemed unsafe, or near impossible for a newborn to be posed a certain way. But with safe posing techniques and a bit of photoshop magic, the comfort of the newborn is always taking into account to create beautiful artwork capturing their precious moments.
Keeping Baby Comfortable and Safe during Newborn Photography in Toronto – Proper Hygiene and Covid Protocols
As we come to the end of the Covid pandemic, it is still incredibly important to maintain the proper protocols for hygiene for newborn photography in Toronto. Some of the practices include continuation to wear a mask for the Toronto newborn photographer, sanitization of all props, outfits and surfaces before and after a Toronto newborn photography session, as well as ensuring appointments and session are reschedule accordingly if anyone is sick. For the benefit for each family that enters into the studio, and the little precious bundles that are photographed at our newborn photography sessions in GTA, it is important we keep everyone as safe and know that you can be comfortable in our studio.
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If you are looking for beautiful newborn photography in Toronto, visit our post on finding the best Toronto newborn photographer who is the perfect fit for your needs. To contact our studio for your newborn photography in Toronto, we look forward to chatting with you!
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