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.
While I’m over the snow on the ground and ready for spring to truly SPRING, I still can’t get over how the cool crispness highlights this beauty’s red hair and porcelain skin. My jaw dropped when I uploaded this photo to my computer. I knew it was pretty when I shot it, but seeing it blown up . . . yowza!
Look at those eyes! Capturing kids at all ages is one of my favorite things about photography. This little man will never be just like this again, but we got to freeze it and his mama will smile every time she passes this portrait on her wall.
#printsmatter #photosmatter
Tom and Laura couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful setting on a more beautiful day at Alta Lodge. Everything was perfect–the flowers, the colors, the snow-capped mountains. I love the rose-petals on the aisle . . . the flower crown . . . their rings . . . and Tom’s narwhal socks!! The whole evening was blissful!
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!?
Motherhood photos sure tug at my heart. I love capturing the love true between a mom and her babies, young and old. I’m considering setting up a day of mom and me mini-sessions that include framed and printed image(s) ready for your wall. So watch for upcoming details on that because spaces will be limited. For now, just enjoy the sweetness here with one of my favorite repeat customers and her sweet three-year-old.
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 love when families want a gallery wall with a family portrait and individuals. Kids love to see themselves on the walls of their home. They feel important and loved. Capturing kids in all their stages is one of my favorite things about photography. It freezes time and lets us revisit it. The older my kids get the more sentimental I am about their photographs from years past.
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