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All things new (Kansas City newborn photographer)
Remember this beautiful pregnant mama from a few months back? That was one of my all-time favorite maternity photography sessions ever – and she made it look like it wasn’t freezing cold in the heart of Kansas City winter, too!
Well, this sweet girl made her appearance just before Christmas and visited me here at the studio for her newborn session shortly after. She made us work extra hard for each image, but patience won out in the end.
For prospective parents and clients: This is truly where hiring an experienced, reputable newborn photographer makes a world of difference. It’s one of the most challenging session types for most photographers and harder than it looks if you’re really paying attention to the details that make for artful newborn photographs. Not every baby arrives at their newborn photography session in a deep sleep. Not every baby – even those as young as 6 days old – likes being manipulated, curled … or as I like to put it “messed with” … for certain positions. While it may not happen often, I do get newborns who have colic, are fussy or just want to be wide awake and stretching out those little limbs. And it’s important to know what works best in those instances, to understand the anatomy of a newborn, to have patience, and go with the flow to achieve beautiful, safe images that capture this fleeting time in a baby’s life.
In doing so, we managed to achieve the shots mom had envisioned. Just look at those lips! I photographed her big sister, as well, throughout her first year and, suffice it to say, these two gorgeous little apples didn’t fall far from the tree.
My favorites:
(This beautiful blue flower headband is from: http://www.etsy.com/shop/patriciamueller).
(This vintage little crocheted headband above is from http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheKuntryKrafter).
And, finally, speaking of all things new, I have a new blog and website in the works. I am in love with the design and how it’s coming along, and anxious to share very soon!
Until next time,
Kami
www.kamibradyphotography.com
I photographed a host of gorgeous newborns this fall, including beautiful Ava and her family. Like all of my newborn sessions, I had several setups planned - on average, around 4 unique compositions – so my fingers were crossed that she would allow the session to flow as I had imagined. Every baby is unique and not every baby arrives asleep, stays fast asleep exactly when I want them to or wants to be placed in certain positions. Even at 5-10 days old, they truly have little minds of their own … as I like to say, “it’s their world and we just live in it.”
Despite being awake at various times throughout our session, she was what I like to call “quiet calm” – just taking in the world around her. I love a curly, sleepy newborn pose as much as the next, but it’s a wonderful thing to capture the eyes wide open, too.
Aside from the beautiful images we achieved, my favorite part of our session was when her dad said, “I now get why it’s important to hire a professional; what you do here is really art and it requires a special skill and lots of patience.” That is seriously one of the best compliments I’ve ever received.
Love this image custom-framed in a beautiful Organic Bloom frame!
If you are pregnant and want to create images just like this for your own newborn, it’s best to book your session in the second trimester as my newborn calendar fills many months in advance. Mention you saw this blog post when booking and receive a complementary 10×10 fine art print with your completed newborn session.
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