R & G Best Friend Session

Friendly reminder to include your pets in your family photos! Or in this case, give your child a best friend photoshoot!

I recently stumbled upon this session from a few years back and can not believe I missed sharing this gem! The absolute CHAOS in this session makes it probably one of my favorite ever, I remember struggling to keep up with these two wild girls! Toddlers alone are hard enough to get to focus, but photographing a child and her dog was definitely a challenge at first!

Anyone that’s ever had a puppy knows that their teeth are like razor blades and G was out for blood that day. The fact that R wasn’t having a massive meltdown the whole time tells you just how tough she is! The great thing about this session, along with any other photos of your kids, is that the more time that passes the more precious they get!

Considering the fact that these photos are now 3 years old, I can only imagines the many adventures these two best friends have had! Hopefully many years from now, when R is in High School and G is enjoying her golden years, they can look back on these photos fondly!

S Studio Newborn photos with Family

As we approach Newborn season I have to share this simple boho newborn session with Baby S and his family! While I tend not to create ‘room’ style setups in the studio unless it’s a holiday, Mama M’s vision gave me the opportunity to pull out my long neglected wicker peacock chair and use all the pampas grass I had stuffed in the back cabinet.

Bringing a new baby into the family can be difficult for siblings. Their whole world is changing, their schedule, Mom is less available. It’s completely understandable that when it comes time for photos, they’re generally not very corporative. This wasn’t the case for Baby V and if you even remotely have baby fever right now let these sibling photos just push you over the edge! He was very eager to hold and love on his little baby brother, if anything, I think he was more frustrated that he wasn’t able to play with him like he wanted and was having difficulty understanding he was basically a limp noodle right now.

Giving his older brother a run for his money during his newborn photoshoot, Baby S was a fantastic sleepy model and gave me and his family so much variety in his newborn gallery that he set the bar for the rest of the year very very high!

W Newborn Photos

It must be raining Boys because that’s all I’ve had at the studio the last several weeks! I cant complain, they’ve been spoiling me! Newborn Baby Boys are notoriously more sleepy than baby girls and therefor easier to pose and photograph! I always joke with parents and say girls and boys are all born the same. Girls are born with the innate desire to get things done and if anything interferes with their schedule (or sleep cycle) they’re going to let you know, whereas newborn boys are just happy as long as they’re warm and their bellies are full!

Mom and Dad included so many sentimental elements in their baby boys newborn photos and even Grandma was included in some of the family photos! Parents, if you’re on the fence about taking photos with your newborn because you’re feeling tired or just not up to it, look at how gorgeous these two look. That could be you!

W Newborn Session

Though I am a big fan of vivid colors and very bold themes, the minimalistic newborn photos have been very popular over the last few years! I even have two whole pages in my prep and styling packet covering the variety and potential possible with just the bare minimum. While I am all for bold and trendy themes, this minimalistic, or as I’m told, Gen Z calls it the clean girl look is a perfect way to ensure your photos are absolutely timeless and flow with any theme or room in the house!

I did big sister E’s newborn photos at Mama J and Papap L’s house a few years prior to Baby W being born and I’ve got to say, it must be hard being born into a family of super models. With Mama J being a creative artist herself, there’s always a lot of pressure to create but W made it easy for me!

Newborn baby boys are always so sleepy (putting my foot in my mouth here) but I was thrilled to be able to include photos with his siblings, one of who was a toddler and was still such a good listener, and his families love of sports! This session was done ages ago which means we’ll be sharing his Cake Smash even sooner!

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