If you’ve been checking this blog, only to see the same entry from January, my sincerest apologies. I’ve never claimed to be the world’s best blogger! And throw in months of morning sickness and you’ve got a real blog slacker on your hands. For those of you who aren’t friends or fans on Facebook and may have missed the announcement, I am pregnant with my second child! But, after months of feeling exhausted and nauseous, I am finally starting to feel normal again. And perhaps, I’ll start blogging more than once every two months!
While we’re on the subject of babies, here are some of my favorite newborn images that I haven’t shared yet. My favorite part of newborn sessions is to capture that connection and love between the parent and baby. I get completely giddy when it happens because I know what it feels like to open your heart and love something so much that you’ve created.
I started off the new year…sick. I’ve had a lingering cold/flu/something awful that knocked me off my feet…and I’m still slowly recovering. I had grand plans to blog all kinds of exciting stuff, but my husband keeps reminding me that blogs and emails can wait. I should really be resting…or doing this:
Our master bathroom is my favorite room in our entire house…because it has the BEST light and oh yeah, an enormous soaking tub that I love! And Sophia seems to enjoy it too, especially if there are bubbles involved.
…another year has passed.
As we close out 2009, the parents of a darling little girl named Landry must be looking back and reflecting on how quickly this year has flown by. Like so many parents who had a child who just turned one, they’re probably feeling bittersweet about this milestone. Their baby isn’t a baby anymore. The tiny, fragile, helpless infant they once held in their arms has turned into a walking, talking, laughing, funny little girl who is full of personality. A year ago, they were trying to navigate the waters of being a new parent. There were moments of uncertainty, sleepless nights, and occasional bouts of frustration. But just as they’ve seen tremendous growth in their daughter, they’ve also seen themselves change as individuals through this amazing journey of parenthood.
As they look back on the photos of Landry taken over the past year, they’re reminded that time is fleeting.
Capturing the milestones of the first year and watching a child grow is the BEST part of my job, hands down. I’m so glad Landry’s parents chose to invest in these photographs.
…from Inglin Photography!
From my family to yours…wishing all of my clients and blog readers a wonderful Christmas and a very happy new year!
A few months ago, I went back East to visit one of my dearest friends and former college roommate from Syracuse University. She had an 8 week old son, whom I met for the first time. I’ve known Lorin for 16 years (man, I feel old saying that!) and one of the best parts of our friendship is seeing how her life has evolved and changed – from each season of life.
I stood next to her at her wedding as her maid of honor back in 2006 and I had just started learning photography. So I was snapping photos like a madwoman during the wedding and probably driving her wedding photographer crazy! Little did I know, that is probably one of — if not THE most annoying things wedding photographers have to deal with.. wedding guests with their DSLRs getting in the way of a good photo. (I know better now — let the professionals do their job!) Anyway, back to the story: during the course of the wedding, I took pictures of everything. And during their first dance, I captured this photo (below, left). Out of all the photos from their wedding, it’s one of their very favorites. In fact, she just asked to get an 8×10 print to put on her wall of their new home. I am so honored. It just goes to prove you don’t need a fancy, expensive camera to catch a beautiful moment. I was shooting with the Nikon D50 and the 50mm 1.4.
Fast forward 3 years and I had the opportunity to take her son’s first professional photos.
I love the juxtaposition of these two photos…the two most life-changing moments for them — getting married and having a baby. I look forward to seeing her enjoy this season of life and I can only hope to capture more special moments for them in the future.
I met this lovely family at the beginning of November – on a crisp, cool fall day. I usually hold my breath when I schedule sessions in November because I know I’m rollin’ the dice when it comes to the weather. We lucked out though and had a warm day with beautiful light. We walked to two different parks near their house to capture these photos and when I saw these trees with the sun streaming through, I got giddy!
I LOVE vibrant colors and I absolutely adore this sweet baby’s outfit (from the Gap, of course). So I couldn’t bear converting many photos to B&W. These images just screamed color!
Of course, there are some images where I prefer the simplicity of black and white. In this photo, I wanted the focus to be on the baby’s expression. How precious is she – cuddling with mom after the photo session ended? Makes me melt.
I gotta give this mom credit. She got on a plane with two kids under the age of 3 — by herself — to fly from Texas all the way to Seattle … just for a photo session with me. (totally blushing and flattered here!) Her husband works for the Texas Rangers and had flown up here with the team, which left her to travel alone with the kids…one of whom had a 30-minute scream-fest much to the delight of the passengers around her, I’m sure. So when she told me she was thrilled with her photos and it was worth every effort to get here, I breathed a HUGE sigh of relief.
Their kids are the cutest little things.. the youngest has sassy written all over her. She is independent, strong-willed, and vivacious.
And the oldest is caring, charming and a wee bit cautious.
If you’re a parent, then there are probably days where you feel like you’re caught in the middle of a tornado: the kids aren’t out of control, they’re refusing to cooperate and all you can do is look at your spouse, mentally hold on for dear life … and laugh.
Doesn’t this picture kinda sum that up?
Truth be told - these kids were perfectly well behaved, completely adorable and their parents were so fun, relaxed and down to earth. I work with dad, who is a photographer and certainly knows his way around a camera (both video and still cameras). So, naturally, I was a little nervous about this photo session. I remember – seconds before meeting them - taking a deep breath and reminding myself that he hired me to capture his kids and family the way I see them. Just do my thang and don’t worry about the bazillion beautiful photos he already has of his kids.
So, here is his family … through my eyes.
This beautiful family traveled all the way up from Portland for their photo session. If it had rained, it would have been inconvenient to reschedule, so we were lucky to have overcast skies for the session. Therefore, we really couldn’t complain that it was FREEZING that day! So we had to work quickly and get the shots we needed before Bianca got too cold. She was such a good sport about it — considering she was in a sleeveless dress and I was in a sweater and down coat!
Here are a few sneak peeks of two sessions featuring two friends of mine and their adorable babies. I’m always flattered and honored that they choose me to photograph the milestones in their children’s lives. This adorable little guy just turned one and has changed so much since this session.
And now, introducing a beautiful girl, just 6 days fresh.
Every newborn poops or pees during their session. It’s not a possibility, it’s a fact. Well, let’s just say this dad will never look at this photo without thinking what happened next. But it’s a beautiful photo and if you ask me, it was totally worth getting pooped on.
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