Raleigh Newborn, Baby and Child Photographer

As a Raleigh Newborn and baby child photographer, I love photographing babies. I will be the first to admit that it is probably the hardest session to do. Newborns are totally unpredictable, some babies cry the whole session and some sleep the whole session. Some babies will let you position them any way you want but others, well lets just say they let you know they dont like it, lol.

Ashlynn's newborn photography session lasted 3hrs, yep that long, but most of the time was spent consoling her. I tell my clients that we go with the flow of the child. I dont ever want to force a baby to do something he/she doesnt want to do, we wait until they are ready. The photos below will lead you to believe she was asleep the whole time, haha not the case at all, but I waited for my shots and the end result was great. A big thank you to LiL Joey's Children's Resale store  for supplying the white tutu outfit, and also the red and black.



 

Newborn Photographer | Raleigh NC | Children's Photography

Yes I am also a newborn photographer serving Raleigh, NC and surrounding areas, I don't just photograph weddings. When I first started in this business I was strictly photographing babies, maternity and kids so it has been nice here recently to photograph some babies. Its takes a special kind of photographer to photograph newborn babies. The photographer needs to have A LOT of patience. Newborns are unpredictable.  You never know if your going to get a happy, sleeping baby, or a newborn that wants to cry the whole time.

This family portrait session was done in the clients home a few weeks ago. They wanted a more relaxed feel for the photos. When I arrive at a clients home for the first time I immediately start looking around for things I could potentially use in a picture. You will see below that I found a cool picture beside a table and lamp and put the newborn into my personal bowl(thanks to a previous client's home session who gave up their bowl, yayy for me). I also found another empty table under a picture that worked great, but my favorite spot was before I even entered the house I noticed their concrete squares leading in and so during the session I brought the baby outside in my bowl and used the concrete as the backdrop. A creative photographer is always looking for something different and unique.

I love how the pictures of the dad and his little girl turned out. Children have a mind of their own too, and we werent getting what I wanted so I suggested to dad to throw her up in the air. I knew this would get her real smile and a real moment, and in my opinion better than posed fake cheese for the camera. Having a child of my own makes it easier of knowing what might work to get a child to smile. Please enjoy :-)

Photography Family | A day in the Life | Raleigh NC

This family photography was done in their home in Raleigh, NC.  About a year and half ago I photographed the children in my studio at which time the parents suggested me doing a day in the life photography session when Yulia's parents flew in from the Ukraine.  Even though I'm a photographer I'm still a kid at heart and it was a great idea to come get pictures of the girls getting ready, then off to a park, Chuck E-cheese, etc. However when I arrived I found out things had changed and we were doing all the pictures at the house.  Yes I was a little bummed, but you know what, once I got into shooting I was excited to photograph the girls icing cupcakes, eating snow cones, running around playing with bubbles, playing in the bath tub with their mom . Some of the best photojournalist pictures I cant show to respect the privacy of the children.

I hope you enjoy the day in the life photos.

Newborn Pictures | Raleigh NC | Photographer

Avery is one of the cutest 3 day old newborn baby's I have ever seen, ok I am a little bias because Cassie and Mike are good friends of mine. Its nice as a photographer to take a break from weddings and clients and actually photograph friends who totally trust me to do my thing. Baby Avery was on her best behavior for our picture session. The only time she cried was when we were changing her clothes. I look forward to watching little Avery grow up.

As a newborn baby photographer I was very excited that the house was filled with a lot of natural lighting. I had flashes with me just in case it was dark, but didn't really need them. All the pictures were done with natural lighting. If you are taking pictures of your newborn baby at home, I suggest putting them near a window or door to get the best light, it will make a world of difference in the quality of your photos too.

View Cassie and Mike's Maternity pictures



 

Children baby photographer | Garner NC

Baby Julie had her first photography session just 5 days into this world. Her brother only 2 years old wasn't feeling quite himself that day but still managed to get some really good smiles in the photos. I traveled to Garner, NC for the in home portrait session. Immediately after walking in I knew I would be using a sunflower picture hanging on the wall in the dining room as a background prop.

I love being a children's baby photographer. Thank you to my neighbor, Terri Stevens who made the cocoon the baby's in, and thank you to Lindsay Morse for the referral.

Raleigh | Durham | newborn baby photography

A few days ago I traveled to Durham, NC to photograph a newborn baby girl. As a photographer it really excites me to have a newborn baby smile for the camera a few times during the baby session. I absolutely loved the white tutu and matching hat that Torri had. Newborn photography sessions can be done in my portrait studio, or I can travel to your home for the session.