Soon, he was relaxed enough that I could adjust him into position with out disturbing him, still not quite asleep but resting calmly. His status stayed ‘rested, but awake’ for the rest of the session and I was able to get him into two more poses. You can see his little fists under his chin; he did what I asked of him, but on his own terms. ;)
Read MoreThis is the second time The Hermsdorfer Family came to see me post pandemic… well third, but second time for a newborn. Baby Cayden was born March 2020 and he came to see me at 8 weeks old for a newborn session that went fantastic; and now they were all back in my studio this week, plus one!
Read MoreThe Bilas’s are one of my regulars. I photograph them every year, not usually for the same reason; birthday and family sessions have been what we did in the past, but in 2019 we changed it up a little. This year I got to see them twice! Once for maternity pictures and then again, just this week, for their sweet new boy’s newborn session.
Read MoreAll of the stressors listed above are already weighing on new parents’ hearts about where to go and where not to go for the holidays. Throw a baby into the mix and it’s possible to desire spending Christmas at home, even more so. A common cold can be deadly to a child, but especially to babies under 9 months old or immobile babies. You know, that baby that we hold and squeeze and kiss and coddle… THOSE babies do not need to be at the holiday dinner or the family gift exchange, and the new parents do not need peer pressured with a guilt trip or any sideways comments to be present.
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