Cakes are special. Every birthday, every celebration ends with something sweet, a cake, and people remember. It’s all about the memories. ~Buddy Valastro
Happy 1st birthday Lady A! This was such a fun and sweet session because I photographed Lady A as a newborn one year ago. She’s grown into such a beautiful baby. Mom purchased the most adorable outfit for Lady A and we were able to collaborate on Pinterest so that the style of the shoot came out exactly as envisioned – cute, glamorous, elegant and not gaudy or over the top. Lady A’s shoot was also booked well in advance which gave me a good amount of time to source the best props which would match mom’s vision of a chalkboard and twinkle star theme. I went as far as ordering a matte gold glitter hand made star banner from Greece! This is what session fees pay for after all 🙂 Lady A had a blast with her cake and mom, dad and big brother also ate a yummy slice! I’m truly humbled to have the chance to photograph Lady A’s 1st birthday milestone and I wish my lovely family many more beautiful birthdays to come.
The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence. ~Denis Waitley
It’s humbling whenever one of my newborn babies return for their birthday photoshoots! I photographed Lady S as a super cute infant at 100 days old, for her 1st birthday and now her 2nd birthday. Seeing Lady S every year reminds me of how time flies with little ones in the house. It makes you want to stop the clock to cherish their sweet smiles, pause a little longer to watch them absorb and learn about everything new. This session took place on an unexpectedly hot day but we were able to capture Lady S in her moment – no posing, no sit here and cross your legs – just Lady S and her beautiful, spunky spirit. Happy 2nd Birthday Lady S!
Is solace anywhere more comforting than in the arms of a sister. ~Alice Walker
This session held a special place in my heart because when my second baby was born, I wish I took time to photograph my son and daughter together during those first few precious days/weeks. I missed the opportunity and all that mommy guilt! So when I received a booking request for a newborn + sibling session, I got super giddy and happy. Big sister in this session was so sweet, patient and loving towards her baby sister. I can’t even put into words how much I wanted to help this family capture those first sweet, sibling moments! The images came out beautiful and I’m over the moon happy for this family who graciously shared their story of learning to be patient for Lady A’s long awaited arrival.
I think that I see something deeper, more infinite, more eternal than the ocean in the expression of the eyes of a little baby when it wakes in the morning and coos or laughs because it sees the sun shining on its cradle. ~Vincent Van Gogh
Sir R’s session was an interesting session because this sweetheart was the first boy who broke my all-newborn-baby-girl shooting streak last year! Sir R made us work quite hard for his images because older newborns tend to sleep less and start hitting growth spurts at around three weeks of age where babies cluster feed. I was fortunate in being able to photograph quickly during those few minutes when Sir R would doze off and am so happy with how his gallery turned out. Another reason why this session was interesting was because I was challenged as a digital artist in finding the boundary between what I considered art and what my client considered a record of her sweet baby’s life in a particular moment of time. We came to a good solution in the end and we are so happy with how the images turned out! Welcome to the world Sir R!
every so often you meet an angel and you know love was meant to be ~mint purple studio
Lady M was super hungry at the beginning of her session. But once she fell asleep, Lady M became the sweetest angel. Momma had a special request for a specific shade of purple and that is exactly what she got! From royal purple lace crowns, elegant lilac flowing wraps to dainty lavender and lace headbands. The images turned out to be phenomenal and it was so awesome learning that Momma and I grew up in neighboring school districts. Welcome to the world, Lady M!
