Doing sessions in a client’s home offers many unique opportunities for photos. For example, being in your own home provides a familiar space in which you are comfortable, accustomed to, and most importantly—relaxed. All these factors create a space in which I can capture your family in its purest form.
You’re new mom. You just got back from the hospital. You look down at your beautiful new baby, they smile. You look at your significant other and they are packing up the car to go to babies first month check up? What…? Already?! You look at your watch… Damn, I need to pick up the balloons for the little one’s 100 days party? Where did the time go…?
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago I received the most sweetest email I have ever received! It was from a proud grandfather who was completely in love and enchanted by his sweet grand-daughter Charlie. He had seen my work with his business partner’s newborn and was so passionate about getting the same session done for his grand-daughter!
This is the best gift you can give to new parents! The diaper warmers, or nursing pillows, or tiny 0-3 month outfits are super practical gifts. However, but if you are of the more sentimental persuasion, these photos give new parents something that will last a lifetime, that they can put up on their walls, and that captures this beautiful moment in their lives. These photographs will be handed down to their children, and will bring back these special moments when they were brand new.
Over the years I’ve learned a number of tricks to soothe and comfort babies, and to surround them with a comfortable environment. These same techniques that I use during my sessions can be used at home to make your baby more comfortable. And most importantly, SLEEP!
Read MoreIf I had a dollar for every time parents ordered a “shusher” during their session, I’d have A LOT of dollars! :P These tips come from the idea that your baby is in their “4th Trimester” and is still adjusting to life outside the womb. A white noise machine (or shusher) is one of my favorites, it helps to simulate the noises your baby was used to hearing in the womb. White noise not only helps relax babies but it helps to soften environmental sounds that can disrupt sleep so you don’t have to tiptoe around the whole house when your baby is sleeping.
Read MoreWhether you nurse, use formula or do a combination of the two, feeding a newborn can be stressful... This list is a helpful guide of common foods to avoid while nursing. These foods typically affect babies under 6 weeks. As they get older, reintroduce foods one at a time to see how they are accepted.
Read MoreKeeping your baby comfortable is paramount when trying to keep your baby calm and relaxed. Newborns can be fickle but can be figured out. Here are a few ways I like to use to keep babies comfortable and asleep!
Read MoreA question I’m often asked by many pregnant moms and new photographers is, “what is the perfect age for a newborn session?”
This question has a very complex answer. The fact of the matter is, it all really depends. Because of this, I work hard to schedule only a set amount of sessions a month so that I can be as flexible as I can for any situation that may arise.
Read MoreFor a long time I’ve had clients ask if I would do the newborn session in their home. I couldn't deny how much easier it was for my new mamas, who have just given birth to not have to leave their homes with their brand new babies. Which is honestly, a huge deal when I really thought about it.
Read MoreI cannot wait to see how these beautiful babies grow and learn about the world and about themselves and each other. I can't wait to see their sweet pudgy cheeks at 6 months, and their chubby little legs trying to master walking at 12 months.
With every newborn I meet, I am excited to see this growth.
Read MoreAffordable, Fine Art Photography of your pregnancy, newborn and baby. Let me help you capture your child's entrance into the world, for the first year of their life, while they grow and change so incredibly fast.
