Music Playlist ideas for your Newborn Photography Session

When we welcome our Newborn babies into our Wylde Folk Studio, we like to pay attention to the finer details; naturally lit studio (no harsh flashing lights), the right room temperature, white noise when needed, no heavy fragrances, keeping Mum comfortable so the rest of the family is too, but one thing people don’t often think about is the playlist in the background.

The best music for Newborns should be soft and soothing. We try to avoid any heavy, loud or upbeat music. The soothing and calming effect of this type of music can help stop the baby from feeling overstimulated and at times drift of to sleep (which is great for me to get those newborn sleepy shots we all love). Plus it gives Mum and Dad something to lightly hum along too and keep them relaxed and grounded too. Our playlist as a variety of local artists and some old favourites. Think Ziggy Alberts, Angus & Julia Stone, Bon Ivr, plus some of our favourite acoustic versions of some classics.

We have kindly put all of our favourites together for you below in one playlist. Let us know what you think.

Here is some of my recent work, documenting Baby Hannah earth side with her family in our natural lit, Brisbane based photography studio. She was an absolute delight with her gorgeous eyes open for some of the photographs and was so loved by her older brother.