Archive for 'Photo sessions at home'
This sweet baby literally took my breath away. You may remember that her parents are quite classy themselves, so it’s no surprise that she would be the perfect little lady. We listened to Frank Sinatra during her photo session and I hummed the tunes all the way home, the perfect soundtrack to her photos. She was so delicate and had this angelic glow about her. Everything she did was “just so.” She didn’t make a peep the entire session. Sigh…it was lovely.
This little guy was born into a colorful world and I love that his parents have made it so. This line from their client questionnaire before their session cracked me up: “He will love the color orange, puppies, Harry Potter, reading, Texas Longhorns, all sorts of music, football, and getting dirty (or those could just be things I like…).”
Their maternity session before he was born was just as colorful and vibrant:
What a fun, vibrant, energetic family! I very much look forward to seeing how their family grows and changes over the years!
First of all, I want to know who planned the weather out for this workshop? LOL. My word, it couldn’t have been a more dreary, rainy couple of days, but fortunately for me, there was a wonderful group of women in attendance AND we had a SUPER cute baby boy to work with.
Some behind the scenes pics (I always love these!):
And then I really lurve this snap from Bekah…
…mostly ‘cuz I think the backlight makes me look skinny 😉
By the way, we are *still* looking for a family in Austin that can do this for us on March 30th. We’ve received several applications, but we need options. You never know, you might get a free session from me! If you live in Austin and are expecting a baby within the next few weeks, PLEASE fill out this form.
I’ll be back soon with images from the in-home session and I also can’t wait to show you some pics that the attendees took (can’t wait to brag on them and how well they did during some yucky, yucky weather ;-).
Things I want to remember about my boy before he grows into those puppy feet of his.
Mar 08, 2012
I left their session walking on air and with such a happy feeling in my heart. It’s always wonderful to see past clients and their new + one. It’s especially wonderful when that + one settles into the family like he had been there all along.
Mar 04, 2012
Bless his little heart…this boy gives a new meaning to the word “thriving.” He must have been in the middle of one of those cluster-feeding spells when I was there because all he wanted was to nurse with his mama. But, somehow, we managed to snap a few pics here and there between feedings and it worked out just fine.
P.S. His mama should seriously consider going into interior design because the woman has got outstanding taste and style. Wish I had more time to take more pics of the house…think I need to go back sometime. Either that or move in 😉
Having been there for his brother’s birth and newborn sessions as well as his own birth and newborn sessions, it was so interesting to draw comparisons between the two boys. Upon just being born, big brother was wide awake and always looking at the world around him…little brother was very, very sleepy and mellow. I remember at big brother’s newborn session, he was equally wide awake and looking at the world around him…and much to my surprise, so was little brother. Every now and then, the baby would make a face and I would say, “Oh, he looks *just* like his older brother!” But every now and then, he would do something that would be so completely different and he wouldn’t look like him at all. Isn’t it amazing that two boys could come from the same parents and be so very different and then in many ways, exactly the same? It fascinated me with my own boys and I loved getting to see it happen again with her little ones.
In all my years as a photographer (and 5+ years feels like a long time to me since the second longest job I’ve ever had was for 2 years), I’ve *never* worked with a child *this* happy. The boy was literally grinning from ear to ear the second he woke up and he just played and giggled and had me wrapped around that chubby little pinky the whole time. Sigh…
I LOVE casual, relaxed, family photo sessions at home like this. Makes me think I need to shop around for another family session for us soon 😉
Feb 22, 2012
From the minute I set foot in their home, I felt so grounded and peaceful. They have the most amazing house and garden and play areas set up for the kiddos…and they’re doing a very good job of keeping it earthy and organic. I quite enjoyed the afternoon there…especially the time spent watching the girls play–they were all so comfortable and relaxed and loving.
Feb 20, 2012
Maybe it’s because I know what a miracle she is. Maybe it’s because I vividly remember meeting them for the first time at their maternity session…
…and then sitting around chatting about the miracle of her birth during her newborn session. Maybe it’s because her parents couldn’t be any sweeter. Maybe it’s because her grandma was so overcome with emotion when taking pictures with her we could hardly take pictures. Maybe it’s because this baby girl is so danged adorable. I’m not sure what it is, but this session gets me…big time…each time I flip through the images.