I receive a lot of requests to shoot newborn pictures in the studio.  Most newborns as well as young children have a strong preference for their home environments and I encourage clients to elect a photosession in their home environments.  A client concern is the 'lack of tidyness' of their homes, and while it is not always possible to address this issue, it is usually pretty easy.  Here is a recent example of a newborn (new family) session and hopefully you can appreciate the absence of a cluttered background.   In a separate post, I will show a similar kind of picture shot in the studio as well as describe the step up for this picture.   

I like this picture for several reasons but the strong emotional attachment between the parents and the newborn is clearly evident and there is incredible simplicity without any distractive elements.  The baby's face is located at the intersection of two 1/3 lines and the parent's faces align along the top 1/3 line.