Baby Girls are so much fun!

I love playing with all the little girl props when I get a baby girl in the studio.  This was her first visit and at just 6 days old she was a delightful start to my day.  She was putty in our hands when it came to giving us everything we asked of her and her parents were so amazing to work with.  

What a beautiful sight

I love photographing a pregnant mom.  They just glow and have a radiance to them.  This is the first baby for this couple and I am so excited to meet the little one very soon.

I just can't get enough of this bundle of pure Joy.

Little Mr. R is such a delight.  One the happiest babies I have had the wonderful fortune to photograph.  A little over a year now, he has grown so much since I first met him when he was only about 5 months old.   He smiles constantly.

I was so excited to see little Miss. M and when I opened the door I had to stop and stare for a moment.  Now 3 years old, I could still see that beautiful baby face that I photographed when she was nearly 6 months.  She was coming to introduce me to her new little brother who reminded me of her a lot.  Here is what she looked like when I first met her.

 

Such a little doll.  I love the left hand slightly reaching out like a real fairly princess.

Now she has this beautiful baby brother and she is a very sweet older sister.

 

Such a little doll.  I love the left hand slightly reaching out like a real fairly princess.

And look at this little ball of joy!  It was so great to see everyone and catch up on how everyone is doing.

When I was going through the images I realized that Little M had been in this tutu before!  I didn't even realize when we put her in it for fun.

Little Boys

I love the inspiration and the challenge that each new child brings to me.  Each child has a unique personality that becomes my source of energy that determines for how I will capture who they are and ultimately what we will end up getting out of the session.  This mom was an inspiration all by herself.  Two boys, aged 3 and 2 who were full of energy and playfulness, and a newborn brother, not even 2 weeks old.  I thought I was doing well with 2 children - 16 months apart.  I see now that I had no idea.

The Firefighter and his family...6 months later

Do you remember this stunning couple?  I couldn't wait to see Baby A sitting up and moving all around.  What a doll with the most captivating blue eyes!  She is such a happy baby and it was wonderful to catch up with them and see how everyone is doing.  I love my job!

I am always amazed when siblings look so much alike and these 3 cuties were clearly related.  All are very close in age and looking through their baby photos it was clear that they all carried the same gene pool. 

Big Brother was not quite as interested in participating in the family session which had mom pulling out every trick she had.  I found out that he liked animals so I thought I might be able to win him over by telling him I had a dog.  His eyes lit up and he wanted to know where it was.  I usually keep the dog away from the studio.  I think the sound of the lights sometimes bother him.  I went to get our 13 year old Shih Tzu and big brother was off.  Getting him back was now the problem.  We did manage to get him back for a couple of snaps of the shutter but that was it.  Our dog had a companion for the rest of their visit.

And she has arrived!!

Little Miss CHL proved herself to hold her own as a fantastic model like her big sister.   She was a charmer and did everything we asked of her.  Must be the magic fairy dust I sprinkle all around before the shoot.   We moved her from position to position and she just went with the flow, rarely even waking to bat an eyelash at us.  I can't wait for these girls to have CHL's 6 month photos.  I am already picking outfits.

I hope you enjoy the images and thanks for stopping by!

Leah

Baby N is here.

I am a little behind on my posting but at the very beginning of May I got to meet beautiful baby N.  I had wanted to try this image of the mom posing pregnant, then having her in the same position holding the baby.  I was very excited with how well we managed to pose.  When the images are played one after the other on top of each other they work really well.

Baby's first year packages are a wonderful gift.   N&A received a maternity session and the baby's first year package as a special gift that will last a lifetime, not just until they grow out of them.  Consider this gift for the next shower you are invited to!

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day.  Happy May 2010!!

Leah