Happy holidays from some of this year’s beautiful babies to you and your loved ones <3 As I review this year’s work, I’ve learned so much about my shooting and processing style. Hoping that I will continue to improve in 2014 and be lucky enough to shoot more cute babies!! <3
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“Baby’s dreams must be the sweetest,” thought Pooh. ~Winnie the Pooh
I’m so blessed to be able to shoot quite a few newborns in 2013. I love photographing babies, newborns in particular, because almost anyone can buy a fancy camera nowadays and take “pro photos.” However, not everyone can master working with babies. You need to spend hours to shoot while soothing the little one and sometimes that is no easy feat. It requires a lot of patience to say the least. But I llllllloooooooooovvvvvvvvveeeeeeeee working with babies! Sometimes my husband will ask why don’t you just keep shooting instead of spending hours trying to soothe and get the baby into one pose? That’s just the nature of the beast – newborn photography. It is not an occupation for the rushed!
Mister E is one of my last babies in 2013. He was a super champ and slept most of his session – a real doll to work with and I’m so happy with the images from the shoot. More importantly, I knew Mister E was relaxed, enjoyed his session and hopefully momma too! I’ve never seen such a smiley baby until Mister E came along. He definitely showed me lotsa love, smiling with almost every prop and outfit change.
We did a self family shoot just in time before this mama gives birth. It took a lot of effort and time – 150 shots for around 10 images that I felt met my expectations. Self shoots are always a challenge because you need to style, think about the shots, lighting, focus in time to some degree and then make sure any toddlers stay still enough not to blur too terribly. But being able to capture this special time was worth all the sweat and tears. The styling for this shoot was classic-themed and the shoot style was lifestyle. Our baby loves playing on the bed with us so I took advantage of shooting during his favorite activity to catch some of his most precious sweet smiles and lively personality.
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Being able to design beautiful, custom birth announcements is one of the advantages of hiring Mint Purple Studio to photograph your newborn baby. We can tailor your birth announcement around any theme, color, style or holiday. And because we also offer professional photography products, your birth announcements can be beautifully printed on a variety of pro photo grade papers or card stocks!
Here is one of our favorite birth announcements of a recent newborn shoot who arrived just in time for the holidays!
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“To be pregnant is to be vitally alive, thoroughly woman, and undoubtedly inhabited.”
– Anne Buchanan & Debra Klingsporn
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As I prepare the studio for when I go on maternity leave, I’ve been busy working on the business side of the studio (marketing, stocking up on newborn props & blankets, scheduling last minute sessions). But I wanted to take a little time for this busy momma and take some maternity pics. Debated on whether I would hire a fellow photog to do a session but I know I’d be completely OCD and want to edit their photos. So after more thought, decided to shoot the session myself with a trusty tripod. My husband also helped by snapping photos, some under my art direction.
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The session started out tough because it was really cold that morning around 40 degrees F! We were able to relax a bit after moving indoors but I think we got the best shots towards the end of the session. The most important thing in doing a self-shoot is really to try and relax on the other side of the camera. The self direction is hard but luckily hubby and I both love the camera.
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I’m now 33 weeks and we are so excited for this little lady to make her appearance. Although cold and a challenging session, I’m so glad to be able to capture this special moment for us <3
