Baby First Year Milestone Session | Tinley Park Baby Photographer

MILESTONES

In a Babies first year, they will reach so many milestones from the first time you hold them in your arms till they have their first birthday, so when should you book a photo session?

At Christina Bailitz Photography, you will find I don’t have specific milestone sessions as packages because each child reaches milestones at different times. If you were to ask me when to capture them during their first year, I chat with you on moments you may be looking forward to such as a baptism, around a holiday, or other moments. My motto is to book milestone sessions when you are ready for them and they are at a stage you want to happen, except when it comes to their first birthday! I always say capping them at ONE is one milestone I recommend.

First Year milestone sessions can be booked through the website or contact me directly to book a time good for you and your family. Sessions can be in the Frankfort photography studio or outdoors -pending season allows.

Baby has Arrived | Chicago Newborn Photographer

Big sister promotion

It doesn’t seem that long ago that I met this family for a maternity session before their daughter arrived. Thank you to google, I am so lucky to have gained a loyal family to Christina Bailitz Photography to capture her first two years and now their little boy. Getting to watch these milestones in a family is truly a gift to me that they choose me and to be able to document these moments to treasure is a gift to them.

I love capturing lifestyle newborn sessions!

What is my style of newborns?

My style for newborns is lifestyle, which highlights the connection of baby and family. I feel it is so important to include the family in this session as this is a time your family is growing. Then of course we get plenty of pictures of the sweet newborn too with minimal props. The focus is your sweet baby.

Where are newborn sessions at?

Newborn sessions can be at your home or at the Frankfort studio.

How to book a newborn session?

I book ONE newborn session each week so I encourage you to reserve your due date as soon as you decide you want to do newborn pictures. However some weeks are available even as due dates get closer so always reach out to see.

First Holy Communion - Tinley Park - Christina Bailitz Photography

Faith and SPring

As spring arrives in Chicago, it brings sweet children to me to capture for their first holy communion. This sacrament in their faith is a special milestone. I love how these sweet children come in dressed in their suits and dresses and embrace the sacrement.

Still time to book your 2023 first communion sessions. Sessions can be at the Frankfort photography studio using the white airy feel or using a backdrop. I encourage you to bring your special moments to include in your first communion photography session.

Maternity Photo Session | Palos Park Photographer

baby is on the way

Maternity sessions are a special time as Mom & Dad wait to meet their little one.

The excitement as you prepare for this chapter is unique and one you can’t truly explain to someone. I am having so much fun meeting parents for maternity sessions.

This is a time to capture the love and excitement. The moments of pregnancy are special from starting to plan for a family to finding out the baby is coming to feeling those first kicks and watching the transformation of the baby growing. These are moments you will treasure and a maternity photo session is one way to capture this time to have in print to look back on.

And I absolutely loved the outfit change to casual and the way these images are!! Such a fun twist to a maternity session.

Baby “I” will be here this spring!!

I am so excited to meet their little on this spring and hear if their house will be filled with pink or blue.

First Communion Photography Session | Tinley Park Photographer

Spring season brings first communions

Each year as the weather changes and spring arrives, I am excited to capture the sweet children who are preparing to make their first holy communion. This is such a special time in their faith. As they embark on their next sacrament it is a wonderful moment to capture them in their suits and dresses.

Communion Sessions can be booked at the Frankfort photography studio using the white airy feel or using a backdrop. I encourage you to bring your special moments to include in your first communion photography session.

Maternity Session | Orland Park Photographer

soon their family will grow by two feet

Maternity sessions capture a time of waiting and excitement.

There is no feeling like the one as you are in the final stretch of pregnancy and ready to meet your little one. I am so excited to meet their little on this spring and hear if their house will be filled with pink or blue.

I encourage ALL parents to book a maternity session and to embrace this miracle of love. As parents we don’t capture ourselves often but we are such a big part of this family. So if you are expecting, let’s pop in for a quick maternity session. I promise you will look back and be so glad to have some images

Graduation Picture Time | Christina Bailitz Photography

Graduation is a time to celebrate

Graduation season is a busy one and an important one.

I always say you will remember the year you graduate because it seems to be a question as you age that will be asked. It is a year that you start a whole new chapter, wether that is celebrating your advancement from preschool/kindergarten to elementary school, junior high to high school, or high school to your next chapter. These are special times.

Booking a graduation session gives you images to treasure and reflect on. I always encourage to book sessions before graduation because graduation season always seems to get busy.

Graduation Sessions can be a mini session or All-in session and can be booked at the studio or another location. The focus of this session is your graduate and I like to make this experience about them. Like the session above, we did some shirt & tie images and then some relaxed. Booking your own photography session is an experience and allows you to capture your child in a way that is your vision.

Newborn & Family Photography | Christina Bailitz Photography

A blessing - a new baby boy to the family

I love when I get to connect with a family and then they come back for another session. I always say getting asked back to capture your families is an honor and gift.

The newborn days really do go by so fast, so I love capturing little moments during the session like below - as they only fit in the nook of your arm for so long.

In the world of newborn photography each baby photographer has their own style. I take pride in my style, which is focusing on the baby in a neutral setting, capturing little moments of feet and fingers, and highlighting the connection of baby and family. Newborn sessions with Christina Bailitz Photography can be at your home or at the Frankfort studio. These sessions require a little time but are so worth capturing these moments.

Newborn Photography Session | Frankfort Photographer

A new little girl

Sweet A was 9 days new for her in-studio newborn photography session. Full of snuggles with mom and her big brother. Her beautiful mom was my daughters kindergarten teacher. So it was that many years ago that I was taking pictures in her first class as a mom volunteer and we connected. Now I am watching her children grow up and making sure she gets in the pictures too.

I love capturing lifestyle newborn sessions. My style of newborns is a lifestyle and connection of baby and family. I feel it is so important to include the family in this session as this is a time your family is growing. Newborn sessions can be at your home or at the Frankfort studio.

Newborn Photography Session | Tinley Park

There is no time like when your baby is born

When you bring a newborn into your family, your family increases by two feet but an amount of love that is unmeasurable. Newborn sessions can be at your home or at the Frankfort studio. This session was in the natural light studio in Frankfort which is a great space to capture your baby and family. Most newborn sessions are scheduled when your baby is 7-14 days new, which allows time to recover from delivery and mom and dad to get some sleep. One promise I will make is that you will not regret scheduling newborn pictures. This is a short season in the journey of parenthood and they only stay this little for blink.