One of the things I love about my job is meeting new people, especially people as wonderful as the clients I had this weekend. I first met this family three months ago when I took baby pictures of then 3 month old "baby E". I was touched to be asked to take his 6 month photos as well. I'm so sad they're moving away next month. :( Enjoy your sneak peek.
Today I'm excited to show a sneak peek for two of my clients. The first is a friend who asked if I could do a few portraits of her son in his moose hat. The little guy was not real fond of the hat, but he looks cute as a button in it! The second sneak peek was my first infant session with twins. These two were super sweet and so well behaved! I'm thinking if I had twins, I'd want two sweeties as even tempered as this pair!
It looks like March is the month for babies whose names begin with "E". I spent Saturday afternoon with this handsome little 3 month old. I'm such a sucker for brown eyes. His just made me melt! Enjoy your sneak peek.
Sometimes you just can't wait for the weather to cooperate to have portraits taken, especially with little ones who change so much from month to month. This little guy is modeling my indoor backdrop. It's sized for small kids and babies and can be used alone or along with portraits in a playroom, bedroom, or favorite family area.
The house is quiet, so I'm sneaking in some editing, despite the fact that my computer is operating at a snail's pace. Here's a quick sneak peek of Baby "E" from her newborn session yesterday. At nearly six weeks, she wasn't interested in the classic sleepy baby poses, but she sure was wide-eyed and cooperative. What a sweet little peanut!
When I was packing up my newborn blanket stand a couple of weeks ago, I was thinking there had to be a way to reuse it for older baby and toddler portraits. After all, as a lifestyle photographer who generally works outdoors, I don't get a lot of work in the winter months. A day or two later, this little guy's mommy called wondering if there was a way I could do some 2-year old portraits even with the crummy weather we've been having. It was meant to be. I converted my blanket stand into a backdrop, and we captured some cute photos of this little guy. Truth be told, he wasn't really interested in taking pictures (what two year old is?) This sneak peek is one of the few genuine smiles I got, but we did get a bunch of photos of a two year old being two, and in the end, that's what his parents will really want to remember. Enjoy your sneak peek. I can't wait to show you the rest!
My last two photo sessions have been newborn sessions. My normal photography style is very simple, without a lot of posing, props or post processing, so newborn photography is very different from what I'm used to doing. That's OK because I LOVE babies and really enjoy working with them. However, up to this point I had avoided some of the less realistic poses. If you spend any time looking at newborn photography (and why would you?), you know what I'm talking about...babies in what we'll call unusual situations, like sitting in a basket, holding up her own head, hanging in gauze from a tree branch, etc. I don't expect I'll be doing a whole lot of these overly posed portraits in the future, but I do want to be able to offer them if a client asks, so I got a hold of a friend with a newborn and asked to borrow her baby. The portrait below is the popular "head in hands" pose, and I'll let you in on a photographer's secret. It's fake. Babies cannot do this. It is a composite shot, meaning it is put together from two different photos in Photoshop. At no point in the photography session was this sweet baby holding her own head up. I was skeptical...it's so against my style to pose something so far from real life, and I'm not a huge fan of a lot of post processing work, but I have to admit that I love it. Plus, it was so funny to see her little face as we posed her, that my friend and I were both cracking up. So, here she is....a sweet little baby in a basket. And a slightly more realistic shot...well, as real as a baby in a basket can be. This was one sound asleep baby. Hmmm...maybe babies like to be in baskets.
Welcome to the world, baby "S"! She's such a sweet little princess! She had some pretty strong opinions about having her photo taken, but the end result was worth the effort. She's an absolute doll! Three beautiful girls!
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Annabelle's BlogI'm Annemarie Varga. Thanks for joining me as I blog about life as a stay-at-home mom to my two gorgeous girls, the triumphs and tribulations of fixing up our latest fixer-upper, and, of course, photography! Click here for more information about me. Categories
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