https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:23:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-493938 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:17:53 +0000 Chillybear 493938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shannoncollins: LIKE! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-493464 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:00:34 +0000 Mrs. Mousie 493464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: Thanks! I'm really happy with it :) She's a wonderful photographer, her photos are very candid and sweet. I also have a friend building his photography portfolio, so we're doing photos with him as well, lol! I wasn't expecting to because he lives kind of far, but he offered and I wasn't going to turn it down! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-492804 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:43:26 +0000 shopaholic 492804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Mousie: That is a GREAT deal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-492366 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:39:40 +0000 Mrs. Mousie 492366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're paying $1100 for:<br /> - gender reveal shoot (she threw it in for free since we were doing everything else)<br /> - maternity shoot<br /> - baby's first day shoot<br /> - new born shoot<br /> She's giving us discs with all the photos as well. Very excited! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-492357 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 18:33:40 +0000 StrawberryBee 492357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shannoncollins: thanks! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-492113 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:00:06 +0000 shannoncollins 492113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chillybear N'aw, thanks so much for the recommendation! I have been jumping into photographing little ones more and more, so I would love to photograph your little one when it's time! </p> <p>@Strawberrybee Just got your email, sorry my contact form was being a spazz. I'll email you back soon with all the deets : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-492093 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:56:52 +0000 StrawberryBee 492093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chillybear: Thanks, I'll look into it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-490829 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:55:42 +0000 Chillybear 490829@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@StrawberryBee: I think Mrs. Candy Corn does maternity/new born photography <a href="http://www.shannoncollins.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.shannoncollins.com/</a> i plan on calling her when its time esp since she lives nearby </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-490569 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:18:19 +0000 littlek 490569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did a belly to baby session, so maternity, newborn, 6 month and 1 year. The cost is $3.5k and includes 20 prints, 1 canvas, baby announcements and an album. We have added additional items including more canvases and two more sessions, so we are higher than the $3,500. We do not have digital rights. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-490560 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:14:18 +0000 Mrs. Blue 490560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our photographer friend is doing our maternity/newborn photos, and it will be $300 total. For that we get a CD of all the edited images. Then, we order prints ourselves. We get the high resolution images. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-490401 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 04:50:55 +0000 StrawberryBee 490401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does anyone have any recommendations for the Pennsylvania / Philadelphia area? I hit one really great recommendation from a bee already, but could always use more :)</p> <p>So far the one photog I've contacted is $125 for the session and $750 for all the digital files. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-490191 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:52:06 +0000 shopaholic 490191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@78h2o: Beautiful pics! And love that headband!</p> <p>@Jennimac: @autumnlove: @kaybee: Those all sound like great deals! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-490185 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:49:12 +0000 kaybee 490185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought a first year package - newborn, 3, 6, and 9 months and 1 year for $1,000. That averages to $200 each session and we get all the images on a CD plus an album at the end and a big enlargement. The photographer is really creative and gets baby shots and family pics too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-490145 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:36:11 +0000 autumnlove 490145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$450 with a DVD of images </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-490111 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:24:53 +0000 singingbee 490111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whenever we need one, there is a photographer in town that does them $200 for weekday and $250 for weekend sessions. Edited photos, disc, and reproductive rights. Plus, I love her photos. </p> <p>I do feel some guilt because our wedding photographer is a friend and has started doing some newborn pics, but I don't think she is as good as this photographer. Plus, she is way more expensive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-490089 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:16:51 +0000 78h2o 490089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our session fee was $125...then I paid $200 for 20 digital files and 20 5 x 7 prints of my choice (I had the option to pay $400 for all). I also got some 4 x 6 prints (of the photos that I didn't get the digital file for) at $6 each... it total I spent $400.</p> <p>Here are some examples from our session: </p> [attach=2480/13/mgc945.600x380.awmullins-20121213-80---Copy.jpg] [attach=2480/13/mgc947.398x600.awmullins-20121213-33.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-474302 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 20:28:52 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 474302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've just finished doing a ton of research. I'm going with someone who does the session including digital for $500. I've seen it range from $300 to $1000 - some include digital, some don't. This photog does a 3 session package for $1000. Maybe I should book the whole thing! I think you get more value when they have their own studio and lots of props. The props are expensive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-474278 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 20:13:47 +0000 Smurfette 474278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: I am finding the digital files is what is killing me too! I found one that I like that is $125 for the session but then $250 for the CD. Which is the cheapest I have found so far. Still more then I wanted to spend but I really, really want the CD. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-474210 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:37:04 +0000 oahujeni 474210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We paid around $600 and get 30-40 photos and full rights to the images as well as a DVD slideshow of the session. I'll probably use mpix to get them printed </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-474189 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:23:14 +0000 shopaholic 474189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for all the info ladies! Keep 'em coming please if you have more!</p> <p>So far, the couple of photogs I've looked at seem to be really high for the cost of the digital files. </p> <p>Photog A:<br /> - $750 for Mini Maternity Session &amp; 10 Hi-Res files, Full Newborn Session &amp; 25 Flat Baby Announcements.<br /> - (Cheapest) Digital Package of 15 Hi-Res files for $825.</p> <p>Photog B:<br /> - $250 | Belly &amp; Baby Session – includes a mini maternity session,a full newborn session and one 8×10 print from each session<br /> - Digital Collections range from $595 – $1295.</p> <p>Argh! I REALLY want gorgeous newborn pics by a professional but the digital files seem to be killers! I'm going to keep looking, but glad I have some facts &amp; figures to compare and show DH that it IS what they pretty much cost. Wish me luck ladies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-474157 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:56:19 +0000 Bao 474157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We paid $250 for maternity and newborn combined. That included the time of the photographer, and 2 disks of images per session. There were about 50 images for each session. We got all the rights to the photos. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-474155 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:53:27 +0000 Sammyfab 474155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$775 for belly and newborn shoots, DVDs and either 75 birth announcements or an 11x14 canvas. Totally worth it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-474153 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:49:24 +0000 jedeve 474153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The woman I looked at doing them with estimated $600-1000. Out of what we can afford right now! My MIL kept insisting they are worth it, but I think our rent for the month the baby will appreciate more!</p> <p>Our wedding photographer I think was much cheaper and doesn't make you buy the prints so we might do a session with him this summer when baby is older. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-474119 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:25:40 +0000 sslm 474119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I searched and searched and finally found a new photographer who's doing both sessions including the high res disc for a total of $350! Everyone else had a session fee of $300-$400 and it didn't include anything else. Prints were expensive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-474110 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:14:21 +0000 PrincessBaby 474110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$250 for newborn session itself, $600 to purchase all digital images. I also got a maternity shoot from same photographer for $200 and she included the images with my newborn digital pics...So I got maternity and newborn shoots, and all digital images from both for $1050. Oh and I should probably note that the photog came to my house for newborns...I saw some photogs that did it in their studio and that would have been tough to get our sh*t together and get to a studio in the first 10 days! So I probably paid for some convenience there too....</p> <p>I had researched several newborn photogs in our area, and $200-$300 for the shoot, and $500-$800 for the entire digital image package seems pretty standard around here (I'm in Fort Lauderdale/Miami).....</p> <p>ETA: It's expensive as hell for NB pics, but I think it was worth every penny. Her NB pics are awesome and I love that I'll always have them...I never really had nice photos as a baby, and it was important to me to have them for H. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-474076 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 17:44:00 +0000 sotomorrow 474076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$450 for newborn shoot only (and high res images on a DVD). It is high for our area but our wedding photographer is awesome (and expensive). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-474039 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 17:16:24 +0000 hilsy85 474039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We paid $900 total. For a newborn and 6 month shoot, all images on a hi res disc included. It was definitely the most reasonable price I found in our area. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-473998 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:39:27 +0000 MamaMoose 473998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours was $50 for the sitting fee and then $395 for a disc with all the images. Any future sessions are only $295 for the disc. This was waaaaaay cheaper than anyone else we could find. Their work was excellent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-473991 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:33:10 +0000 cvbee 473991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it was about $300 each (with some kind of discount for doing both) and it included a number of prints and a CD with all the images and a slideshow set to music. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-did-you-spend-on-maternitynewborn-photography#post-473985 Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:29:57 +0000 Bookish 473985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We luckily have a local student who does great work (did our engagement &amp; anniversary), and she only charges 60$ for an hour shoot, a selection of fully edited pictures, and all rights to print them. We will definitely be using her for the newborn shoot! </p>