When Kristin contacted me to let me know that baby Jacob had arrived safe and sound, I was so excited. She even sent me a cell phone picture of him! While I certainly don't require clients to send ahead photos, I just absolutely love seeing brand new little babies. I really do consider photographing new babies with their families such an honor, and it's incredibly fulfilling on a personal level to be a source of encouragement and support.

Kristin added on hair and makeup services for her newborn session, and she'd also determined a couple of choices for her dress when she was in the studio for her maternity fitting. She arrived at the studio and slipped into the hair and makeup chair while I took Jacob into the newborn shooting room to photograph the baby only portion. He was such a little sleeping angel with his chubby cheeks!

I finished up with his solo images just as Kristin was finishing up with her HMUA. She chose one of the dresses, and we got started with the family/parent portion. This is honestly my favorite part of newborn sessions. I love seeing the joy, the wonder, the excitement, all of those emotions on the faces of new parents as they look at their baby. It takes me back to the time my own children were itty bitty, and I'm just so excited for my clients and all the wonderful things they have ahead of them as their baby grows. Parenting a newborn is not an easy gig, but oh man, the joy of it all far outweighs the hard moments when all is said and done.

Enjoy a few of my favorite images from this precious family's session!

Image of a sleeping, baby, newborn boy. with his hands on his chest, wrapped in a blanket.

Macro image collage of newborn baby hands, lips, face, and toes.

Image of a a sleeping, newborn, baby, boy's eyelashes.

Image of newborn, baby, boy, sleeping on his belly, wrapped up in a tan, waffle weave blanket.

Image of a baby, boy, grinning, wrapped in a blanket.

Image of a sleeping baby boy, on his belly, with his hands under him.

Image of a sleeping, baby boy, with his hands under his head, cover from his belly down with a tan blanket.

Image of a sleeping, baby, newborn, boy, with wrapped up with just his toes and finger sticking out.

Image of a newborn, baby, boy, with chubby cheeks, sleeping on his back, wrapped up, with just his hands peeking out.

Side by side images of a sleeping, newborn, baby, boy, wrapped in the egg pose.

Image of a newborn, baby, boy, sleeping, wrapped in a the egg pose.

Image of a sleeping, baby, newborn, boy, on his back, with one hand on his chest and one hand up by his head.

Image of a sleeping, newborn, baby, boy, on his back, with his hands behind his head.

Image of baby boy, on his side, sleeping with his hands tucked up under his head.

Image of sleeping, newborn, baby boy, sleeping on his side, with his hands tucked under his chin.

Image of a sleeping, baby, boy, wrapped up with his hands on his chest and his feet curled up on his belly.

Side by side images of a father, cradling his sleeping, newborn son on his shoulder.

Image of a newborn, baby, boy, being held in his mother arms, while he sleeps on her shoulder.

Side by side images of a mother, holding her sleeping, newborn son, while her husband hugs her and then kisses her forehead.

Image of new parents, smiling down at their sleeping newborn son while he sleeps in his mother's arms.

Side by side images of a new mother, wearing a light pink dress,  cradling her newborn son in her arms.

Image of a mother smiling down at her newborn son in her arms, while her husband places his hand on his son's head and smiles down at him.

Image of a father, kissing his newborn son's head while he's being held in his mother's arms.

Image collage of a father, in a blue button down shirt and khaki pants, interacting with his newborn son.

Image of a father, holding his sleeping, newborn son to his chest, while he smiles at his wife and she smiles back at him.

Image of a mother, kissing her sleeping, newborn son, while her husband cradles the baby to his chest.

Image of a sleeping, baby, boy, being held up on his mother's lap.

Image collage of a mother, sitting on a chair and interacting with her sleeping, newborn son.

Image of a sleeping, newborn, baby boy, with his mother's hand on his back, while she smiles down at at him

Image of a mother, standing in front of a window, smiling as she cradles her sleeping, newborn, son to her chest.

Image of new parents, looking at each other and smiling, while their sleeping newborn, son is cuddled to his mother's chest

Image of a mother, holding her newborn son in her arms, kissing his head.

Side by side images of a new family of three.

If you're expecting a baby or already a parent and looking for a newborn, maternity, or family photographer, I would love to work with you to create images that you will love for a lifetime. Watch this video to hear about my philosophy and see how I work in the studio so you can determine if I'm the right fit for you. I can't wait to meet you!