Newborn

I’ve known Tom and Bethany since 2008 when we got together to do their pre wedding engagement session. We’ve been friends since and I was so happy to receive the call once Bethany’s pregnancy was official, that they wanted me to join them for the birth. Baby Graydon wasn’t expected to arrive until the end of August and as I tell my clients, I cannot schedule births in just the way they can’t schedule births. If I can be there I will be there. And it’s always such a joy to get the call that it is happening and that…

Newborn sessions are so wonderful. It’s just a big love fest and Ellie couldn’t be any sweeter. Nicole and Keith commented about how sometimes they just tune in and watch her adoringly- they call it “LTV” and I documented some of that love and wonderment below. My daughter Ember, who loves babies joined me on this one and even took some photographs with my iphone. Her “reward” was getting to hold Ellie at the end of the session. Congratulations and welcome Eleanor- can’t wait to see you in a few months…

Ember and I had the honor of attending Linda and Todd’s open house last weekend to welcome baby Aria. I had the pleasure of photographing the two of them for their adoption portfolio, and I’m looking forward to getting to photograph more of Miss Aria and the three of them as a family over the coming years! Congratulations Todd and Linda! She’s an absolute doll!  

I first photographed these two a few years ago for their engagement session, and now here they are expecting their first little one. Nicole wanted to document the occasion with a session in their home. We started with some more intimate semi-nudes(and are keeping them off the blog for obvious reasons), and ended the session with the two of them in the park just down the street from their home. Thank you Nicole for letting me document this next milestone in your family! I can’t wait to meet him or her soon!

I had the privilege  of getting to spend over two hours with this baby girl last week. Little Miss Makena is just 8 days old here, and man is she sweet. Her name comes from the Hawaiian town where her parents were married. I could go on and on about how adorable this little one was, but instead I’ll let you decide for yourself. Looking forward to getting to see her again in the next few months. Congratulations Mom and Dad!

I’m always flattered when a previous wedding client allows me the honor to attend their first birth or any birth for that matter. To me, it says alot about not only their comfortability with themselves but also the comfortability and trust that they have in me as an individual, as a photographer. I woke up the morning of December 3 to an email from Keith that said “Finn’s Coming”. After I spoke with him he said Tiffany was getting ready to push so I figured I would miss it as the hospital was an hour away. Jumped in the shower,…

About one week after I had visited them in the hospital, I made my way over to Ross and Kristy’s home to photograph the new family after they’d settled back in. Everyone, including their dogs just couldn’t seem to get enough of little Nathan. Ross had the idea of measuring Nathan against his 300mm lens, and I love how Nathan just had to stick his foot out to show Dad just how much bigger he was than that silly lens. I think a 400mm (and perhaps a matching “birth” ring) might be in your futures. Congratulations again you guys, I…

I first met Ross and Kristy several years ago for their engagement session. I loved getting to work with them and their daughter Kiki both for their engagement session and their wedding, and have since become friends. Ross has become my go-to tech guy over the years, and has even become a bit of a photographer himself (though he’d never admit it). He even helped me with my most recent workshop and has become a moderator of sorts on my Workshop Facebook Group. Recently- we were invited to go see Kiki play a soccer game and my daughters were very…

I was so excited to get the text from Tony and Tara while I was on vacation that little Wyatt had arrived. I’ve worked with Tony and Tara several times over the years, starting with their engagement and wedding, then with their first pregnancy and year of life with daughter Zoe, and now their newest little one! Wyatt was so calm and peaceful the entire shoot, he seemed happy to just go along with whatever everyone else was doing. Big sister Zoe just couldn’t get enough of him, and stopped several times throughout the session to shower him with kisses.…