Newborn Sessions

Absolutely! Courtney Malone Photography is dedicated to capturing families from bump to baby and beyond! I have devoted my business, and invested time and resources into perfecting my craft of photographing newborns and children. I truly love my job, and my passion lies in bringing out the connetction, joy and love of your family, and capturing it forever in imagery.

After your maternity and/or newborn session, I offer milestone studio sessions to capture the sweetness of all the milestones that take place along the first year and beyond. The most popular options are "sitter" sessions that take place between 6 and 8 months, and one year first birthday milestone sessions, although studio sessions are not limited to these two milestones. 

I also offer fine art heirloom portraits, which have become a popular option for families with children of all ages. I've been grateful to host families who travel from all over the US for these special portraits. 

We would love to find a photographer we can "grow" with. Do you offer more than newborn sessions?

This is a great question! I book newborn sessions by due date. For example, if you are due on October 5th, you'd be booked for one of my October due date spots. I book a maximum number of sessions per month to allow scheduling flexibility for each baby as they arrive in their own time. By booking sessions this way, I'm able to adjust if baby arrives early (say in late September for that October 5th due date), or a little later than expected. 

I generally recommend that families let me know baby is here within a few days of arrival so that we can coordinate schedules and get your session on the calendar! To simplify scheduling, I hold every Thursday, and every other Monday for last minute newborn session scheduling.  By holding full days open on my calendar each week, I'm able to plug sessions in as the need arises!

I love helping families figure out what is best to wear for their session!

For studio or home lifestyle newborn sessions, moms have access to a humble but growing collection of studio wardrobe dresses to make selecting outfits as simple and stress free as possible! I'll provide a link to a gallery with the wardrobe items a handful of weeks before your due date so you can decide if there's something you'd like to wear. 

I'll also provide helpful tips on what other parents/siblings and babies should wear for their session! Session tips will include colors and styles to consider for each family member. Families are always welcome to send me any images of clothing items they are considering for a second set of eyes!

For the studio, I provide all of the white swaddles and diaper covers. For a home session, we'll use your items so that the images reflect your personal family story!

Since we don't know when baby will arrive, how does scheduling work?

What do we wear for our session?

fresh 48 sessions

Hospital sessions, also known as "fresh 48" sessions, capture the sweet and fleeting first hours of your baby's life in a beautiful, artful way. These sessions take place while you are still in the hospital during the first 48 hours of life. These sessions are available at Greenville Memorial Hospital and Patewood Memorial Hospital, pending the lifting of restrictions on visitors due to COVID-19.

baby led

I love studio newborn work, and take a unique approach to creating timeless, natural newborn portraits. Using a pure white backdrop and a white swaddle wrap, I let baby lead the way. My philosophy is that it doesn’t take anything more than your baby to create a beautiful newborn portrait, and I use this philosophy to create timeless, pure and beautifully simple images of your baby in their natural state.

in home lifestyle sessions

Lifestyle newborn photography captures the precious miracle that is bringing your baby home. It creates tangible memories of those first few days, captures the detail of the room you’ve so lovingly prepared for them, and shows how tiny they are in your arms. My approach is family focused, using natural elements of your home as the most perfect and natural backdrop for capturing memories.

What types of newborn sessions do you offer?

ABSOLUTELY! It is truly my pleasure to help you turn your photos into tangible treasures. I’m happy to help you make selections for a gallery wall, or help you design a beautiful heirloom album for you to enjoy with your family for years to come. I offer custom specialty framing, as well as a line of "everyday frames" that make turning your images into tangible treasures as simple as can be. 

We would love help figuring out how to display our images in our home. Is that something you can help with?

maternity

Document your sweet baby bump with a maternity session! I offer full maternity sessions, as well as a "mini" maternity session option to all of my newborn clients!

milestones

It's true what they say, baby's don't keep! The transformation in the first year is incredible to watch. The studio is a wonderful place to capture milestones along the first year of life!

Portraits

Timeless, and elegant, these portraits are truly special. Portraits are best scheduled from age one through early elementary school but can be done at any age!