Film 1. The newborn alone
Watch me photograph from above, settle the newborn on the beanbag in the back pose, wrap with one simple wrap and capture the tiniest details.
Online course · Natural newborn
Step into my studio.Watch the calm happen.
Three real newborn sessions, filmed backstage. Watch how I work with the newborn, with mum and dad, and with a big sister, in one soft and calm flow. Plus my complete English guide, Natural Newborn: The Essentials.
What you can't see online
You can see the images.You can't see the session.
You have saved hundreds of them. Soft, white, light. A newborn curled up with a teddy. A mother with her eyes closed, her cheek against that tiny head. You know exactly the feeling you want to create.
But an image only shows you the end. It doesn't show you how the photographer's hands move. How long she waits. What she says to a tired mum. When she stops, and simply lets the newborn be.
That is what you will see here. Not the result. The way there.
Why natural feels harder than it looks
It looks so simple.So why doesn't it feel that way?
White, light, one outfit, one teddy. Natural newborn looks like the easiest style there is. And yet your sessions feel rushed. You change outfits to keep it interesting. You wait an hour for that deep sleep. The parents sit on the sofa, tense, watching every move. And you go home with images that are lovely, but not quite that.
It isn't your camera. It isn't your light. The gap is in the way you work: the pace, the order, the calm you bring into the room. And that is something you learn by watching, not by reading another list of poses.
After the course
What changeswhen you have seen it
Your sessions become calmer and shorter. A natural session takes one to two hours, and often less. You will see how one outfit, one wrap and one teddy are enough for a full gallery.
An awake newborn no longer stresses you. You will see how I simply turn the session around: eyes open first, then the parents, then sleep against mum.
Parents relax, because you relax. You will hear how I talk to them, what I ask, and when I leave the room so they can just be together.
Your images get softer and more connected. Hands, details, a father's cheek, a sister's little hand. The images parents keep looking at for years.
Is this for you?
Made for youif you long for less
This course is for you if you photograph newborns, or want to, and you feel drawn to that soft, pure style. Maybe you are just starting out and want to begin the calm way. Maybe you have worked in classic posed for years and you are ready to let go of the props, the colours and the six set ups. You want sessions that feel like home, for the parents and for yourself.
This course is not for you if you are looking for complicated poses, props or composites. In my natural sessions the newborn lies on their back, and that is it. Everything else belongs to another style.
Inside the course
Watch, read,and try it yourself
Film 2. With mum and dad
See how I build up the parent images, beside or in front of the window, and the small prompts that turn poses into moments.
Film 3. With a big sister
See how I keep it safe, short and playful, with mum's hands always close by.
This is what you will learn
- How I build up the beanbag and place the posing pillows
- The best angle to photograph from
- How to work with natural light, and how to master backlighting
- How to make the back pose look fantastic, every time
- Which styling to buy, and where I buy it
- The camera settings I use
- How to pose parents so it feels natural
- How I shoot those soft macro details
- Feeding, and how to prepare parents before the session
- Practical tips from 14 years of working with newborns, so your sessions run smoothly
The guide: Natural Newborn: The Essentials
Seventy two pages, beautifully designed, to read alongside the films. Everything about the newborn: safety, warmth, sleep, soothing and hiccups. Then my natural method in seven steps, the one wrap you need, the flow of a session, working with parents, macro, and the checklists I use before every session.
Click the page to leaf through a sneak peek
A little extra
Bonus: From RAWto final image
You have seen the session. Now see what happens after. I take one image from the films and edit it from RAW to final, in just a few minutes. So you see how that soft, light look comes together, and how little it takes when the light in your session is right.
Value €27
Meet your teacher
Hi, I'm Brenda.Welcome to my little studio.
I started photographing newborns in 2012, in people's homes, on the changing table, in their own clothes. Later I fell in love with classic posed photography, with props and colours and as many set ups as possible. I did that for years.
And then I started to miss something. The connection. The purity. There was too much around the newborn. So I went back to basics. Today I photograph in the smallest studio I have ever had, a little conservatory at home, and I make the most beautiful images of my life there.
Since 2014 I have coached photographers. I founded Ollieschool, a Dutch school for newborn photography, and I have helped more than 1,500 photographers grow in the craft. In this course I open my studio door for you. Come in, sit down, and watch.
Newborn photographer and founder of Ollieschool
2012Newborns since
2014Coaching since
1,500+Photographers trained
Your next newbornis only that small for a few days
Every newborn you photograph is only this tiny for a few days. That next session in your diary deserves your calmest, softest work. Watch the films this week, and walk into that session knowing exactly what to do.
That is worth showing up calm for.
The complete course
Natural Newborn Photography
€47 excl. VAT
- Three backstage films of real natural newborn sessions
- The newborn alone, with parents, and with a big sister
- Natural Newborn: The Essentials, the complete 72 page guide
- Bonus: From RAW to final image
- Watch at your own pace
Less than one new outfit for your studio. And you will use it in every session from now on.
Questions
Good toknow
I am just starting out. Is this too advanced?
Not at all. Natural newborn is the easiest style to start with: little styling, one pose, lots of connection. The guide starts with the basics of safety, warmth and sleep, so you begin on solid ground.
I already photograph classic posed. What will I learn?
A completely different pace. You will see how much calmer a session becomes when you let go of the set ups, and how to build a full gallery around the parents and the details.
Do I need a big studio?
No. I film everything in my small studio at home. Big windows, a warm room and a white wall are all you need.
Are these real sessions?
Yes. These are real families who kindly allowed me to film. Nothing is staged.
Is editing included?
Yes. You get one short edit as a bonus, so you can see how I get from RAW to that soft, creamy finish.
Can I watch on my phone?
Yes, on any device, whenever it suits you.
Come in.Watch the calm happen.
You don't need more poses. You need to see how calm looks. Step into my studio, and I will show you.