Is My Home Too Small for an In-Home Session? | Cypress Newborn Photographer

June 13, 2024

Something about the mere mention of an in-home session automatically sends a lot of my clients spiraling into panic. We’ve already addressed some of the common concerns with in-home newborn sessions from lighting to cleanliness. Now let’s address space. Social media may have you believe that you need a 4000 square foot home with perfect lighting and floors you could eat off of in order to have beautiful photos of your new baby. Respectfully, you’d be wrong. As a lifestyle in-home photographer who has captured families in all sorts of spaces in the Cypress, TX area, I’m here to tell you no matter the space, we’ll make it work.

In this photo from an in-home newborn session, a Cypress, TX couple sits before a window in their home on a bed covered in a white linen comforter, as their newborn daughter wearing a yellow onesie and a white bow sleeps before them.
A newborn baby girl wearing a soft yellow sleeper and a white bow in her dark hair sleeps peacefully on her parents bed during her Cypress, TX newborn session with Mel B Photo.
A newborn baby girl wearing a soft yellow sleeper and a white bow in her dark hair sleeps peacefully on a white duvet during her Cypress, TX newborn session with Mel B Photo.
A Cypress, Texas couple are pictured from above holding their newborn daughter wearing a soft yellow onesie near floor-to-ceiling windows during an in-home photo session with Towne Lake newborn photographer, Mel B Photo.
A Cypress, Texas couple are pictured from above cradling their newborn daughter wearing a soft yellow onesie during an in-home photo session with Towne Lake newborn photographer, Mel B Photo.

How Much Space Is Necessary for In-home Photos?


In short: not as much as you’d think!  I’ve photographed families in spacious homes Towne Lake and Bridgeland, smaller Houston apartments, and everything in between.  Here’s the thing– we’re not photographing your home, it’s just the backdrop.  As long as you have areas of your home that are big enough to accommodate everyone you want included in photos, we’re golden!  For this, think couches, beds, or even blank wall space, and you’re good to go.  

A Cypress, TX newborn is pictured in a burnt orange swaddle during an in-home newborn session with Towne Lake newborn photographer, Mel B Photo.
A close up of newborn feet during an in-home photoshoot in the Bridgeland area of Cypress, TX is pictured.
A sleeping newborn baby girl wearing a white bow and a mustard yellow onesie is pictured in a close up during an in-home lifestyle photo session.
A Cypress, TX newborn with dark hair is pictured in a white swaddle during an in-home newborn session with Towne Lake newborn photographer, Mel B Photo.
A Cypress, TX newborn is pictured in a burnt orange swaddle and white bow during an in-home newborn session with Towne Lake newborn photographer, Mel B Photo.

Accommodating Small Spaces for Newborn Photos

As a Cypress newborn photographer, I wear many hats and one of them includes furniture mover. While I don’t  come with complete with a U-Haul, I have been known to shift furniture around a bit during sessions in order to make the most of the space that we have. If you’re new here, I’m mother of 3 myself, which means I have no intentions of leaving everything in disarray. I promise to put everything back just the way that it was.  (I also won’t judge if I find some Cheerios underneath the ottoman that we scoot across your living room.)

A Texas couple smiles as they hold their newborn daughter with dark hair in their arms seated atop their bed in their naturally lit home.
A Cypress, TX newborn is pictured in a burnt orange swaddle atop a chunky knit blanket in a woven Moses basket during an in-home newborn session with Towne Lake newborn photographer, Mel B Photo.
A Texas couple is pictured from above holding their newborn daughter as part of their in-home photo shoot with Towne Lake photographer, Mel B Photo.
A new mother with dark hair touches her nose to her newborn daughter's face in her Cypress, TX in home newborn photoshoot.
A Cypress, Texas couple are pictured from above holding their newborn daughter wearing a soft yellow onesie near floor-to-ceiling windows during an in-home photo session with Towne Lake newborn photographer, Mel B Photo.
A newborn baby girl smiles in her sleep wearing a yellow romper during an in-home photo shoot with Bridgeland area newborn photographer, Mel B Photo.

Small Spaces Create Great Lighting


If you take nothing else from the info I’m including in this post, let it be this: it’s not about the amount of space, it’s about the light.  I know it seems counterintuitive, but small spaces can be great light sources if the room we’re using has a great light source.  So, what do I mean by that?  Do you have a window that faces southeast or west that isn’t shaded by a porch or lots of trees?  If so, natural lighting is magnified by the surrounding walls and can be used to our advantage for detail shots of your precious little one. Imagine natural light highlighting your baby’s button nose, impossibly tiny fingernails, or those little fingers wrapping around your own.  All of these are 100% doable with the right lighting, and we don’t need massive amounts of space to accomplish the newborn photos of your dreams!

A newborn baby girl swaddled in white muslin wearing a white bow in her dark hair is photographed in her father's arms during an in-home lifestyle photo shoot with Mel B Photo.
A new mother smiles down upon her swaddled newborn baby girl wearing a small, white bow in her dark hair during their in-home lifestyle photos with Mel B Photo.
A young couple admire their newborn baby girl lying on her mother's lap as they sit on their gray sofa near large windows with a view of their Texas neighborhood.
A photo from an in-home lifestyle photo session shows a newborn baby girl with dark hair sleeping in her mother's arms wearing a soft yellow sleeper.
A photo from an in-home lifestyle photo session shows a newborn baby girl with dark hair smiling in her sleep in her mother's arms wearing a soft yellow sleeper.


Cypress,TX Newborn Photographer

Hey, I’m Melanie B of Mel B Photo. As a newborn, maternity, and family photographer serving the Tomball, Cypress, and Spring areas of Houston, TX, I’m here to capture every chapter of your young family’s story.  Ready to invest in a stress-free experience and emotion-packed, authentic images to remember every detail of this stage of life?  Check out my newborn packages here and don’t forget to follow along on Pinterest for tips & inspiration!  Want to book your session or have more questions? Contact me here. Let’s create memories together!

If you liked this post, check out these related blogs from Mel B Photo:

Is My House Too Dark for Photos?
How to Clean for an In-Home Newborn Session
6 Tips for What to Wear for a Newborn Session

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