Look at that face of sweet contentment. Ahhh…I could stare at it all day long.
I got to photograph this little girl’s big sister as a newborn, and now look at her. It seems like it was just a few months ago. Babies are only babies for such a short time. Get their photos on your walls. #photosmatter #printsmatter
Brand new and already smiling for daddy snuggles and melting into mommy loves.
Those cheeks and that little squinch on her nose! As a mom of all boys, I love getting the chance to photograph little girls. My boys love seeing their baby photos on the walls of our home, and I’m sure this little lady will love it too.
Look at those curls, those pink cheeks, that soft baby skin! Photography is for capturing milestones. I photographed this little girl as a new born and now here she is all grown up and such a good big sister to her newborn baby brother. I love what I do!
This gorgeous momma and her babes are making me antsy for warmer days and photoshoots in orchards. They all had matching Converse. How adorable is that!?
This was the shortest newborn session I have ever shot.This guy was perfectly sleepy, never needed to eat or have his diaper changed, and let me move and mold him any way I wanted. And these three photos are sure to be gorgeous in my Storytellers Gallery–a matted, framed three-photo sequence ready to hang on your wall.
PS–Don’t worry if your baby isn’t the best photoshoot baby. Most babies aren’t, and newborn shoots typically take around two hours. That’s OK!!! That’s what I plan for. But here are three tips to for a smoother newborn photoshoot:
1- Try to keep your baby awake before you come to the photoshoot. A great way to do this is to give them a nice, long bath before you arrive. They’ll be awake and clean. Then you can feed them, and they’ll probably fall asleep on the way to the studio and be sleepier throughout the shoot.
2- Bring a pacifier. Even if your little one doesn’t seem to like a pacifier, it can be a life-saver in a shoot. Those green ones they give you at the hospital are great. We’ll help your newborn into a position, let them suck on it until they settle, and then slip it out when we’re ready for the photo. It works!
3- And for you, be ready for my studio to be warm! I use a heater both for warmth and white noise. Newborns settle right down when they are all snuggly-warm and have that drone in the background. I’ve had parents realize they need a fan when they see how quickly the noise can quiet a newborn.
I have been so blessed to be able to photograph multiple sets of twins over the years. It is a whole different ball game–trying to get both of them to sleep at the same time and not needing at least one of them to eat or have their diaper changed . . . and I’m just the photographer, not the mother or father!!! So much physical, mental, and emotional devotion to care for these new ones. But you can see the love in these parents’ eyes, and in big sister’s too. It’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done and your greatest joy all at the same time.
Oh, one is so adorable!! One-year-old cake shoots are so fun!
One of my favorite parts about my job is that I get to watch families grow up. Like this one. I got to take newborn photos of this darling angel and now we’re capturing the moments before she becomes a big sister. I can’t wait to meet her little brother in a couple months.
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