The first picture you see is of my dear son when he was a newborn. The colors (white balance) and angle are wrong. I used cheap faux fur and my positiong wasn't good yet. I was using cheaper camera, cheaper lence and my experience was poor. Hence I was charging very small money and offering all images on a disc while learning my craft.

Over the next couple of years I have invested money into learning - newborn courses, maternity and so on. I have started to outsource boutique style clothing and props to keep up with latest trends in baby portraiture. All of these costs were outwearing my profit, i was basically spending more money on things i needed for the session then i was actually getting paid. I had two options - shut down or raise my prices.

I have decided to keep going and sadly i have lost my customers however i have gained new ones who appreciated my work enough to pay me accordingly. Now i can afford to buy something special for every session and i'm working really hard to ensure my clients are 100% satisfied.

 In the second picture you see a baby lying on $70 blanket in $30 outfit. The positioning is pretty damn good and skin color is much nicer ;) I have also used new camera and new lense and i now work at the comfort of my fully equiped studio :)