I photographed this sweet couple back in December while they were waiting for their sweet girl to arrive. It was so special getting to go back and photograph them now that they’re a family of three. Welcome to the world beautiful girl!
Welcoming A New Baby Girl {Everett Newborn Photographer}
This sweet baby girl joined her family in February and as always, it was such an honor to be asked to capture them as they transition to a family of four.
Before & After {Seattle Newborn Photographer}
A fun little “before and after” image share of my own little one. The first photo is from when he was a newborn, and the second is from his first birthday. Have you ever tried to recreate a newborn photo?
Welcoming a New Baby Boy {Edmonds Newborn Photographer}
At Home With a Family of Four {Seattle Newborn Photography}
Lifestyle newborn sessions remain my absolute favorite. I love capturing families as they transition to their new roles and seeing the love they have for their new addition. This session was no different. The love was palpable and there was so much happiness in the air.
A New Family of Four {Seattle Newborn Photographer}
There was a point during quarantine when I felt like I would stop photographing families altogether. I don’t know why I felt this way. I have always loved photographing all families, but newborns in particular, hold a special part of my heart. It may have been the stress of everything and just feeling down in general. When June came around, we were given permission to begin working again (with some restrictions) and suddenly, all these people started reaching out. I booked sessions and decided I’d see how it went. The first session back I was totally in love with it and I’m still questioning why I thought I’d give it all up. Newborn sessions like this make my heart happy. This sweet little girl was only 6 days old and big brother is only one. When photographing young kids like this, it’s best to let them take the lead. If they want to stay in their parents’ arms the whole time, that’s totally fine with me. This baby girl is so loved and it was an honor to take her newborn photos. Welcome to the world Josephine!
Welcoming a First Baby {Seattle Lifestyle Newborn Photography}
It’s always an honor to photograph any newborn baby but it’s even greater when someone I know personally asks me to capture their family as they transition into their new roles. A new baby is a reason to celebrate but babies born during quarantine have often not been greeted with family get togethers and visits. Several photo sessions had to wait until we were given the go ahead to work again and because of that, many newborns ended up being 5 or 6 weeks by time I could photograph them. This normally results in more awake baby images. The upside of that is getting to see baby’s personality.
Little Mason was 5 weeks old for his session. He was awake almost the entire time which meant we got to see lots of little facial expressions. He is such a sweet little boy and it was so lovely to see this family of two, now a family of three.
Welcoming Violet & Carter {Seattle Newborn Photographer}
I can’t imagine what it’s like to go from two to four children overnight, but this family makes it look easy. This was the first twin newborn session I have photographed and it was such an honor to be invited into their space and document their morning as they adjust to being a family of six. It’s amazing to see how different their little personalities are at only a few days old. Their two big sisters are so in love with them and it was so sweet to hear them cooing "Oh baby boy, baby boy. Oh baby girl, baby girl”.
I’m now booking newborns though December so if you’re thinking about a session, get in touch so I can get you on the calendar.
A Week of our Lives {Seattle Lifestyle Photographer}
I try to photograph my children daily. As a family lifestyle photographer, photographing my own kids gives me plenty of opportunity to learn and grow as an artist, and at the end of the day, I am left with beautiful memories of their childhood. Here is our last week.
Every night while Daddy is away, I creep into your room and bring you into bed with me. You’re normally the first one up, but this morning you slept past sunrise.
You’re the only one who likes to sleep in. Every morning, we have to wake you with minutes to spare before we leave for school. Not even smoke alarms can wake you. It’s funny how tiny you look when you sleep.
You and Oscar found an old portable DVD player that no longer works, but yet it kept you both entertained for ages. I love seeing you play together but what I love more is that little arm around Oscar’s neck.
I can’t imagine a day when I will tire of taking sleeping photos of you. I don’t know what it is about those little legs in that position, but it gets me every time.
It’s rare to have all three of you relaxing on the couch before school.
The Man Bun. I know it’s not going to last forever so I’ll just enjoy it while it does.
Busted. But you look so cute.
You couldn’t choose, so it’s Vegemite and butter on one side, and Nutella on the other.
Why You Should Be Documenting Childhood {Seattle Lifestyle Photographer}
So many family photographers pick up the camera for their first time following the birth of their first child. When you become a parent, you have this need to capture every little moment because you don’t want to forget any little detail. That’s how I got started in photography, and eight years later, I still love to document our daily life.
I used to be a writer. Growing up, I thought I’d end up writing in some capacity as an adult. My favorite classes were English and creative writing. I used to write all sorts of stories and poems and I would have notebooks upon notebooks of creative writing. Over time, I stopped writing for fun. I think somewhere between the political science and law essays, I lost my love for it. But then Charlie was born and I had this need to document life, as well as a need to create. I didn’t find my love for writing again, but something about documenting him through photographs spoke to me. I treat my photographs of my children as my love letter to them. I hope that when they look at their images when they’re grown up, they can feel the love I have for them. My hope is that when they look at all the little details I photograph, or the way I got down on their level to photograph them, that they see themselves the way I do. I hope that although I may have lost my way with writing, that I am able to express my love for them through photographs. I hope that their own children will look at these images and see what their childhood looked like.
