Mom loved the idea of the family portion of the newborn session being outside, and with Jacob being born in September, it was the perfect time of year for golden hour, outdoor family portraits!
Read MoreVan was only 6 days old for the first part of his newborn portrait session in the studio, and he was a perfect, sleepy little peanut!
Read MoreYou can never go wrong with tiny overalls for newborn boys! For this session, we chose neutral tones with pops of blue and green.
Read MoreMarco was such a sweet and cooperative little guy! I just love the tones of cream, grey and sage green for a soft baby boy color palette!
Read MoreDiana and Drew have a newborn portrait of each of their 4 babies with the Terrible Towel — I’m always happy to capture a little Pittsburgh pride and incorporate a prop from the client’s home to truly customize a newborn session!
Read MoreMiles took a little longer to fall asleep. Love those eyes open shots, as well as the later sleepy peaceful ones. He also woke up when it was time for family photos and didn't want to go back to sleep!
Read MoreThis may be the only newborn baby girl session I’ve done to date without a hint of pink! (Lily’s mom wasn’t a fan.) So we captured some gorgeous images using shades of purple and blue. Such a fun, non-traditional baby girl session!
Read MoreI was hired to capture Edith’s birth story, but when her birth didn’t quite go as planned, we were all just grateful that she arrived healthy and I was still able to capture newborn portraits for her family. Being born in October, her mama requested fall colors for her newborn portraits, and I just love how all the colors tie together.
Read MoreIsn't it great when everyone in a family portrait has such a great smile - including the newborn? Julia & Scott requested an in-home session, and I'm so excited we were able to capture this incredibly happy first family portrait in little Emilia's nursery!
Read MoreEven though she slept for most of the session, Ellie woke up right before our prop pose and couldn't be settled back to sleep. So this pose was completely unplanned and a great example of how my "plan" for poses always needs to be flexible.
Read MoreThis is my favorite photo from Bryce’s session! I love how the blanket and wrap add hints of texture to this image while still keeping the focus on Bryce's sweet little face.
Read MoreThe profile images with baby and Dad are often a big hit with my clients, and here is such a sweet example showing why! Here's Dad nose to nose with his little princess, showing her tiny size as he cups the back of her head in his hand.
Read MoreGah! All of the little baby wrinkles! It's almost too much to handle!
Read MoreI just love the happiness captured in mom and dad's faces while snuggling their sweet, super peaceful baby. Also, not all clients are willing to risk holding a naked newborn in their portraits, but I love being able to see all of his little fingers and toes and how he just folds rights up in mom's arms.
Read MoreThis pose is one of my favorites, and Grace just looks so peacefully asleep on this soft fuzzy blanket.
Read MoreRaj had such amazing hair and lashes for a newborn, and I love how this close up shows off those particular features while he's lying in this sweet pose.
Read MoreMom and Dad (but mostly Mom) are major Star Wars fans and brought the Yoda and Princess Leia caps with them! How cute!
Read MoreNewborn smiles are so unpredictable! When Taylor gave this big grin while mom was holding her, Megan couldn't help but smile back at her. I loved capturing this sweet moment.
Read More"My pregnancy with Bennett was very smooth, and me and the baby were very healthy. I was hoping to be able to deliver him naturally but like his big sister he was big like his 6ft 5” daddy so he didn’t seem to want to come naturally so, I went forward with a scheduled c-section the day after his due date.
Read MoreIt is so special to capture the first professional portrait of the transition as a couple becomes a family of 3.
Susannah and Bryan's love and sheer happiness at the arrival of their little boy is all over their faces, and I know that this image will be treasured not only by them and their families but in the future by Judah as well.
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