Kansas City Newborn and Baby Photography , Sneak Peeks
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
Kansas City Maternity Photography , Kansas City Newborn and Baby Photography , Sneak Peeks
Just a girl in my little purple world
I love it when perfect symbols (unintentional or otherwise) make their way into my sessions, especially this signature maternity session. When I’m first composing a shot, I’m initially thinking about the person I’m photographing – do I want this to be a closeup, 3/4 shot, full body? Horizontal or vertical orientation? What kind of in-camera cropping will I compose for? How is their clothing hanging? Are their hands loose and relaxed or balled up? Where is the light falling? What kind of expression do I want?
Then, after all of that, I double check the background making sure there isn’t something I would want to Photoshop out later. Or, in this case, something significant or meaningful that I want to compose around.
Like these circles:
And what pregnant mama hasn’t heard the following bit of advice? (The harsh light wasn’t ideal in this location, but I spotted the words as we were walking back to the cars and couldn’t resist.)
Once again, we were joking when she scheduled her maternity session that baby would likely come well ahead of her due date SIMPLY because she booked it with me. Remember the track record of early babies over the last four months?
Well, guess who arrived early?
We shot this session at their home which is a nice change every now and again from the studio sessions I normally do – it also allows us to incorporate the baby’s nursery in a bigger fashion. The beautiful rocking horse is a family heirloom:
Proving once again I really am funny:
He’s still quite the little thinker, sizing me up with a furrowed brow and those beautiful dark eyes throughout our session. But I’m confident in saying he can add mover, shaker and charmer to his famous moniker now that he’s a one-year-old on the move.
To which I say gleefully:
“Sam, oh the places you will go. Oh the people you will see!”
… that they make each other laugh.
That they share the same sense of wonder … and their own little language.
That the big ones set a good example and keep a watchful eye over the little ones. And that the little ones unabashedly adore them. That last names and lineage aren’t the only things that connect them, for they are also friends.
That they will always be this close.
When I look back at the newborn sessions, more often than not, I find myself marveling over how quickly the first year goes by. It was no different when I saw Jax again for his recent family session.
I melted over his curls. And his eyes. And the outfits.
I think his mom said it best when she saw one of his newborn images freshly blogged:
“Well hello, gorgeous.”
I did the math and if I don’t start blogging a few times daily, you’re going to be seeing summer sessions in December. So without further ado, here are several colorful favorites from two recent sessions in downtown Kansas City featuring the little guys.
First up, Will and Tyler. We shot Will’s 4-year session just before Tyler was born and then the two of them appeared here again at Tyler’s newborn session. Fast-forward a bit and you have our latest session. Yes, they are handsome little men, aren’t they?
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