Lifestyle Newborn

I could get used to this....

Capturing baby, just as baby is

Sweetly sleeping

Snuggled and loved

Smothered by big sister

 

Treasured moments alone

Loved across generations

The sweet newness of a life just begun

Quickie!

This was a last minute throw-together shoot.  They had little notice that big brother was coming to town and I had exactly 30 free minutes to spend with them. 

Mom chose all black and white (easier to throw together outfits) and we quickly decided on a setting I was already familiar with. 

We did a 'mini shoot' where I did not take individual photos or smaller groupings, I spent the time with the family as a complete unit.

Mother Nature cooperated by sending us some lovely snow a few hours before the shoot.

All in all, it turned out quite well.

Lifestyle Newborn

When I grow up...

When I grow up, I wanna be a Grandma.

I want to be in love with my sweet heart.  Still.

I want to love my children as dynamic adults,

and watch them love their own children.

I also wouldn't mind owning property with a view where the grand kids can play and explore. 

Just sayin'.

Thanks, you guys!  It was a riot!

Lifestyle Newborn

Real life.  Real Moments.  Real Connections.

A Lifestyle Newborn shoot is different from what is seen in much of newborn photography today.  It is much more baby and much less props.  Much more new innocence and much less new outfit.  No baskets, few cute hats, not many bowls to pose the baby in. 

I admire photographers who can make that sort of photography work well. There are geniuses who have made baby posing and propping a beautiful art form.

In my experience, however, my camera and I love the pure interaction between a Mother and her newborn baby (Dad can come too, of course), and I love the baby just as she is. 

A Lifestyle Newborn session is not without planning, of course.  It is not without favorite things, or even cute things.  It is just very simple.  There is usually a bed involved, the baby's crib, a rocking chair. The stuff from real life.

Typically a Lifestyle Newborn session takes place in your home. However, I do have some warm and cozy places available if shooting elsewhere works better (some homes have insufficient light or space for such a thing).  I will typically come to your home before the baby is born to talk about location preferences.

If you are interested in a Lifestyle Newborn photo session, don't hesitate to contact me. Even with the limited number of sessions I am able to do, I can always find room for a fresh new person.

(PS - Lifestyle Newborn sessions get a generous discount, ask me about it!)

Small Town Charm

I love all the little towns in our area.  Little towns with little nooks and crannies, places that time forgot.  But great places for photographers and their subjects.  I sort of wish that more people were game for exploring the small communities during a photo shoot.  I think, perhaps, I will have to take my own children on more small town explorations, camera in hand. 

Adoption Love (Colfax Family Photographer)

Do you have a hero?

I have a few...

And these guys are right near the top of the list. 

I would love to post the portraits I took of each one of the children, but really, this blog is only so big (wink wink)... but if they are any question about who the Princess of the family is, here's a little hint...

Thanks for this opportunity to peek into your life.  It was a privilege.