30 essential photos to take in baby’s first year
Heather Mohr Photography
Grab your cameras, grab your cell phones, and capture those memories.
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The first year of your baby’s life will fly by faster than you can imagine. One second you’re holding a newborn in your arms at the hospital and the next they’re taking their first steps. This leaves us wishing we could freeze time and just keep them forever in that one moment.
Luckily, through photography, we can capture those moments and revisit them to remember those special feelings and that fleeting stage. (And while they’re totally adorable on their own, we’re also not opposed to Instagrammable props!) It’s the closest thing we have to a time machine. So grab your cameras, grab your cell phones, and capture those memories!
30 of our favorite baby picture ideas
Photographing baby’s firsts
The first year is full of photo-worthy developments, from smiles to steps. Here are just a few that you’ll want to make sure you preserve.
1. First smiles
2. First foods
3. First steps
4. First holidays
5. First tooth
Baby family photo ideas
Family photos offer an intimate window into baby’s developing relationships, so it’s worth the effort to capture these moments.
6. Baby + mama
7. Baby + daddy
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8. Baby + siblings
9. Group family photo
Baby milestone pictures
Babies change quickly! Preserve developmental milestones like those first precious steps with these ideas:
10. Rolling over
11. Sitting up
12. Crawling
13. Cruising furniture
14. Learning to walk
Photographing baby’s everyday
Milestones are exciting, but you’ll also want to remember the more ordinary moments that make up baby’s everyday.
15. In their crib
16. Tiny feet
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17. Sweet baby yawns
18. Sleeping
19. A diaper change
20. Swaddled up
21. Laughs and giggles
22. Tummy time
23. Play time
24. Doctors visits
25. Bath time
Month by month baby photos
Taking monthly baby pictures is a fun, simple way to document your little one’s growth. Here are some of our favorite ways to memorialize these moments:
26. Milestone blankets
27. Monthly stickers
28. Milestone cards
29. Calendar photo
30. Creative numbers
A version of this story was originally published on May 10, 2018. It has been updated.
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