I love when my sessions are gifted to families, specially first time parents. As much as I love Family photography, my heart is in the slowness of newborn and maternity sessions. So much intimacy, and opportunity to really get to know the people you are working with.

Alissa and her boys. Home at last. Enjoying those sweet newborn days. I hear this from parents of little babies all the time, how they are so worried baby “won’t cooperate” during our sessions, and I always gently remind them that we work around baby’s schedule during our time together? Is it feeding time? We shoot through that. Is it time for a diaper change? we’ll shoot through that! Is baby finally asleep and peaceful? Then we’ll take time to take shots of his beautiful features as he rests on the bed. No stress. We take it one step at a time.