Kansas City Maternity Photography , Kansas City Newborn and Baby Photography
Belly to baby l Kansas City pregnancy and newborn photographer
We had beautiful late afternoon light for this gorgeous mama’s maternity session and two weeks later, we had a beautiful baby boy in front of the lens. As a photographer, it really doesn’t get much better than this.
Meet sweet Will “before” and “after” he decided to make his entrance into the world.
At six weeks old – officially an “older” newborn – I was prepared that we may not get those curly, sleepy shots more easily achieved the first week after birth. On the flip side, I was secretly excited that we would probably get more awake shots and – bonus – real eye contact. Or, as baby boy proved to us in the first image I blogged a few weeks back from his session, more personality.
But much to our delight and amazement, Yash gave us the best of both worlds, sleeping like a champ for little stretches – long enough to style several shots nestled asleep and get some beautiful eye contact.
Hello, gorgeous.
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Good things come in small packages – Overland Park, KS, newborn portraits
She was a whopping 4.5 pounds at our session having been born four weeks early and it was hard not to keep thinking that she should have been inside mom’s belly instead of outside snoozing away as we molded her into various sleepy newborn poses. I had the good fortune of having my photographer friend, Terra Herring, on hand to assist and I can definitely see why so many newborn photographers shoot in pairs. Having shot gazillions of newborn sessions alone, I can say without a doubt, it’s so much easier when you’re not doing all the posing, soothing and camera wrangling alone. Thank you, Terra!
This sweet little peanut was a rockstar and, so far as newborn portraits go, her session was as smooth as they come. Dad was even training for a natural bodybuilding competition and his hard work in the gym made for a series of shots that I immediately fell in love with.
And, as if right on cue, at the very end of our session, baby girl lit up with a huge smile you don’t typically see with awake newborns at just a week old. I’m going on record as saying she gets my humor and just found me really funny. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it, people.
Here are many, many of my favorites from Miss Lydia’s newborn session:
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Baby it’s cold outside (Kansas City newborn photographer)
…. but we’re in full bloom here at the studio.
Meet Karsyn, a scrumptious little stocking stuffer who made her appearance just a week before Santa made his. A truly special delivery!
Below are some of my favorites from her session. Once they have a chance to mail out birth announcements, I’ll share those as well.
It’s not too soon to get on the calendar for a session this February through Summer. I only take a set number of newborns per month to ensure my schedule is flexible enough to photograph them during the first 5-10 days after birth. It’s best to schedule your Signature Newborn or Baby’s First Year Package during the second or third trimester to ensure a spot on the calendar.
I have a host of new creative ideas and compositions ready for the next set of newborns as well!
SPECIAL BONUS: If you’ve read this far, are pregnant and considering custom newborn photography, then mention this blog post when you call to schedule your session and receive two complementary, custom-designed accordian wallet books with your reserved (and paid) creative session fee. While the actual session will take place 5-10 days after birth, to take advantage of this special bonus, your session must be booked and creative session fee received no later than midnight Central time, January 14, 2011. Newborn photography sessions make wonderful baby shower gifts as well – ask me about gift certificates or a gift registry.
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Sweet baby for the holidays – Newborn photographer, Kansas City, MO
I can’t think of a sweeter gift for the holidays than this little guy. I’m betting mom, dad and big sister agree!
On a side note, I may be short on words over the next week in theses blog posts, but there are so many great sessions to showcase all the way back to summer, that I have to streamline things a bit if I’m ever going to get caught up. So if you haven’t yet seen your session blogged or Facebooked, don’t fret – It’s coming soon!
Kansas City Newborn and Baby Photography , Sneak Peeks
Well hello, gorgeous (Newborn Photographer, Overland Park, KS)
The most beautiful lips on a newborn girl I think I’ve ever seen. And that perfect little round head and big brown eyes.
This was a studio newborn session – an “older newborn” session as she was right about 6 weeks when we shot these, and I’m loving that we got so many serene “awake” shots. As luck would have it, she also blessed us with a few sleepy smiles too. I’m always so curious about what goes on in those newborn daydreams.
Now that most of the holiday cards and orders have been delivered or are off to the lab, I can get back to the business of blogging. So many wonderful sessions to share … babies, families, siblings, high school seniors and commercial work. And I have an entire new blogsite (that’s a blog plus a website rolled into one) that will launch soon too.
In the meantime, enjoy sweet Catherine and some of my favorites from her custom photography session.
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