Six Week Old Ella : Newborn

Lovely Ella came into my studio at the age of six weeks old. Any regular reader of my blog knows that I have a very strong preference for photographing newborns as early as possible - ideally between 4-10 days. The older babies can be much more difficult to get to sleep and pose, and Ella's father had warned me that Ella tended to be a bit fussy. You can imagine my surprise when Ella was a complete angel (although awake) for most of the session.

Koldyn Anthony - my nephew!

Today, after 24 hours of labor, my brother & his wife became new parents. I had the great honor of being present in the room and being allowed to capture this miracle as it happened. It truly was one of the most amazing experiences of my life... Meet Koldyn Anthony born today, October 6th at 9:21 am. He weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and is 19 1/2 inches long... I am in love!

Newborn "S" & big brother "H"

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to photograph one of my favorite family's newest additions - baby "S." I actually went to college with the parents, but they didn't know that when they first hired me 2 years ago to photograph their newborn (now the big brother). It was so great to see them again - they are truly the nicest people! Congrats to you both - you have a beautiful family!

Seven days old...

Today I had the pleasure of photographing seven day old Jake. Man is this baby cute! Although he made me work hard, we got some great images.. Here are my favorites...

Newborn Baby Pictures

Little "J" - 1 Week Old

It was a joy to work with one week old baby J last night; the son of one of my good friends. I can't say it enough - I just love newborns!

The most awake baby!

Ok. This little one definitely made me work for it! Reed is so adorable and a very sweet baby. But sleepy, he is not! We tried & tried for over 2 hours with this little one and he just was not having a nap (besides the brief one he took in Daddy's arms).. I have to say thank you to his determined parents who put up with me and several "let's just try one more time" requests. In the end, we still managed to get some great photos and here are some of my favs.

Sleepy Dario...

My other newborn session yesterday was sweet, sleepy Dario. Dario is 2 months old and oh-so-cute! He was a trooper (we shot for 2 1/2 hours and the studio was a little on the warm side) and we had a hard time keeping him awayketowards the end of the session.
Some of my favs...





Sherwood Oregon Newborn Baby Pictures

Little Brooklyn...

Babies, babies, babies! One of my newborn sessions today was with beautiful Brooklyn. Her smile is incredible and her eyes are just beautiful. And even though she's 3 months old, we were able to get her to sleep for some adorable sleeping baby pictures...