Declan : Newborn

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of photographing sweet little Declan. I was a bit nervous because he was two weeks old - at the older end of my preferred age range - but Declan was an absolute dream! Here are a few of my favorites from our session.

7 day old Knox : Portland Oregon Newborn Photography

I love it when my clients know what they want, and Knox's mom did not disappoint. We planned most of what we were going to do for her newborn session during our maternity shoot, then I (we) eagerly waited for little Knox's arrival.

Knox was a photographer's dream in every way. He pretty much slept through the entire session, didn't fight my poses too much, and was cute as can be!

I love how mom and dad brought some items from home to really personalize their session. The white chair and blanket are from Knox's nursery. :)

Lily : Newborn

It's no secret that I love photographing newborns.

I've been blessed to experience working with so many different subjects, which has allowed me the opportunity to discover what I truly love. While newborns are one of my favorite subjects, they are also my most challenging. The baby needs to be fed, warm and sleepy, which all seems simple enough. The challenge comes not in getting the baby asleep, but rather in keeping the baby asleep while moving from set to set; from pose to pose.

The challenge becomes even greater as the age of the newborn increases. I prefer to photograph newborns between the ages of 5-10 days old, when they are still sleepy and have that newborn curl. Of course, I don't always get to choose the age at which I photograph my subjects. Take sweet little Lily for example. Mom called me to schedule a session when Lily was already 5 weeks old. They live in Seattle and were going to be in town for two days the following week, and wanted to set something up.

I'll be honest, I felt a little panicked. A six week old? They're driving so far. What if the session is a complete disaster? I explained to mom that most of the newborns on my site are much younger, but that I would do my best to capture the images that she wanted, and prepped her on things she could do to help make the session successful.

By the time Lily's session rolled around, I had convinced myself that I wasn't going to be able to get her to sleep and had a mental list of "awake" poses to do with her.

Mom did everything I suggested. And Lily proved me wrong.

Lovely twins ~ Newborn Photography

Ok. Seriously. Could these babies be any cuter? In true twin form, for most of the session, one baby was cooperative while the other was.... well, less than cooperative. :) And of course, they take turns being the cooperative one - just to make sure I don't play favorites.

So... Meet Matthew & Peter!







While I was thrilled we got one baby on dad's guitar, I was a bit disappointed that we weren't able to get both. Bet you can't guess which baby was my favorite during this shot: :)

Sleepy Colin : Newborns

Talk about a baby boom. Babies are coming out of the woodwork! And I am loving every minute of it. Colin visited me at 9 days old - in my opinion the perfect time for newborn portraits. And while I'm always excited for a newborn session, this session was a little extra special to me because Colin is the son of an old high school friend. I have known Geoff since I was 17 years old (and if you know how old I am and do the math, you'll see that's a very long time).

Geoff & Amy, congratulations on your beautiful son and thank you for allowing me the opportunity to photograph him at such a sweet age. I love my job!

Baby Jake : Newborns

Jake is a special baby. Of course, all babies are special, but little Jake came into the world six and a half weeks early. He stayed in the hosptial for 2 weeks. And he's perfect. Especially that round face of his. I love it!

Jake came to my studio a bit older than most at nine weeks. But only 2 weeks past his due date. And he slept like a champ. How I love sleepy babies. Congratulations, Mark, DaiLene and big brother Max!

More of Albert Thomas

Here are a few more of my session with sweet little Albert..