In-Home Newborn Photography Space Coast | Star Wars Nursery Session

August 25, 2026 • Leave a Comment

A Star Wars Nursery Come to Life: A Space Coast In-Home Newborn Session

I love a themed nursery. When else can you take a theme that you love and go all out with decorating a room (unless you had one of the crazy designers on Trading Spaces - who remembers that show?). This one was built with love, one Star Wars detail at a time — and it made for one of the most fun, most them newborn sessions I've had the privilege of shooting this past year.

When this Brevard County family reached out to book their in-home newborn session, they mentioned that they were Star Wars fans. And having previously photographed a newborn of Star Wards fans, I had some ideas. I mentioned that if they had a lightsaber, we could incorporate it into some of the pictures and that I had the perfect wrap to go with it. Little did I know that baby would have his own custom lightsaber with his name on it!

The Details That Make It Theirs

In addition to the custom lightsaber, the family also had a tiny little crocheted Yoda hat that we used for a few photos, including some in his crib, complete with Grogu sheets and a Star Wars mobile. These weren't props I brought in a bag. They were the family's own things — which is exactly what makes a themed session feel personal. We used the props in a few of the images I captured. Just enough to tell the story without letting the theme take over the real subject: this brand-new little person.

Capturing the Nursery Itself

One of the biggest reasons I love shooting newborn sessions in the family's own home is this: the nursery you spent months planning deserves to be part of the story, not just the backdrop you forget to photograph. So before the light shifted too much, we captured baby right there in the room his parents built for him — the one with the details only they would think to include.

Ten years from now, this is the part that will feel like time travel.

And Then, the Timeless Portraits

Once we'd captured the personality and the theme, we moved into the images that never go out of style — because a nursery theme is wonderful, but it shouldn't be the only story your newborn photos tell.

We captured baby on his own, peaceful and unposed, wrapped in blanket full of stars and moons. (Yep, he did that thinker pose below all on his own!) Baby with mom, in that quiet, still-can't-believe-he's-here kind of closeness. Baby with dad, whose hands looked twice their normal size wrapped around this new son. And the whole family together, the three of them, in the home where all of this is about to unfold.

Every newborn session includes both color and black and white versions of your gallery. Newborn skin, tiny features, soft folded-up limbs — so much of it simply looks stunning in black and white. It strips away distraction and leaves just the emotion, which is part of what makes these images feel timeless rather than trendy. You'll get both, so you can choose what speaks to you for each image.

And we can't forget the details! Those eye lashes, tiny fingers and toes, and all of the other little features that change so quickly. The images you look back on in 5, 10, 15 years and wonder how they were ever that small.

The First of Many Sessions Together

This newborn session wasn't a standalone shoot — it's the first chapter in this family's Baby's First Year Milestone experience. From here, we'll capture their son again around the 6-month mark, once he's confidently sitting up on his own, and then again at his first birthday. Family's can also add an additional session to their milestone plan if they want to capture those early smiles and tummy time at 3 months.

As one of my milestone families, they get priority booking for every session in the package, plus a lifetime discount on products and digital images — a small thank-you for trusting me with their whole first year. I only take a limited number of milestone members each year, so every family gets the kind of individual attention and planning a project like this deserves.