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Simi – 11 Days | Rhode Island Newborn Photography

Fri, 04 May 2012 15:27:45 +0000

Where to start on this sneak peek?? First, I’ll tell you – you’re going to be seeing a lot of this beautiful family in the next few months. Newborn now, a family session this summer and then their wedding in September. So get used to them. ;) A&M first found me when I did a newborn session for A’s sister back in January of 2011. They became followers of my work and eventually contacted me to shoot their newborn in May and their wedding this fall on the Cape. From the first email, I knew that I had found a really cool couple – or rather, they had found me. I went out this past week when their daughter, Simi, was just 11 days old for their newborn session. It was hours full of laughter and smiles and fun. We had the bonus of one grandma visiting who got lots of extra snuggles in if Simi needed soothing AND got to do a few pictures with her daughter and granddaughter – how special!! (Oh *and* we had two gorgeous dogs as well!) Simi was an amazing sleeper and A&M are great with her already. She was just a perfect, beautiful baby who let me do pretty much whatever I wanted — I even got to use some new things I picked up. I was able to get SO many different shots during this session, I am thrilled! Hopefully they will be too.

It was so great to finally meet you guys!! Thank you for welcoming me into your home and into your lives over these next few months. :)

Introducing the Little Ro Session | Rhode Island Photography

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:48:55 +0000

Are you a returning client who has wanted to do some new photos but not wanted a full session? Maybe you just want to document some quick moments in your lives – that amazing 6-12 month happy baby period, or those last moments as a family of three before you have a baby, or maybe some quick shots for Father’s Day or a birthday? Or even, as we get closer, shots for holiday cards for those super planners of you? If so, yesterday through my newsletter and on my Facebook page, I introduced the perfect session for you.

Meet the “Little Ro Session” (yes, I played on Little Rhody, I am clever like that ). The Little Ro is perfect for those “in-between” moments in your lives. A mini session that includes five files with the option to add on the rest. And the best part? Huge savings on digital file pricing with this session. There are restrictions on this session (including minimum age and session location) so please take note of those. It is only open to returning clients and in a very limited format (12 slots, three already gone) so I would advise not waiting if you are interested in booking!

If you would like to book a spot, email me! September 16 is already completely booked as is one spot on June 17th.

Sweetness | Rhode Island Family Photography

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:14:32 +0000

This gorgeous girl and her mama met me for some photos this past week downtown. Little O. was just so stinking cute. I seriously want to go buy some outfits I’ve had my eye on and take her around the city to model for me. Is she not one of the most gorgeous little girls you’ve ever seen?? And she had this really special bond with her mommy that just absolutely shines in the photos; I so loved watching the two of them interact. We had fun dancing to Lady Gaga and making wonderful fools of ourselves right in the middle of downtown. ;) But it was all worth it!

It was SO great to meet you guys. Enjoy each other – these days will go by SO quickly!! :)

Sophie | Rhode Island Newborn Photography

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:42:21 +0000

Baby Sophie decided to arrive a few weeks early, and only a very few short days after we did her mommy’s maternity session! Nick of time I went out this past Tuesday for her newborn session and she was absolutely adorable! Although we had a few little challenges to work around I was able to get some beautiful photos of her!! We even got her pretty nursery in there as well as a kiss from big sister, ::love::

Enjoy her, M family!! You have two gorgeous little girls!

The D Family | Rhode Island Family Photography

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:42:19 +0000

Two years ago I did this little guy’s newborn session at five weeks old. Mom and dad were in the middle of renovating their house and were living in an apartment downtown overlooking the river. The house is now done, the baby is now two and their family is now perfect. :) I headed out to their place on the water for some photos, this time including mom and dad and big brother and sister in the shots. It was So. Much. Fun. Seriously, this family is a riot. Mom and dad are incredibly funny and big brother and sister are very very good with a two year old and more than willing to be totally silly when asked. And little D? Although under the weather a bit at our session, he is just adorable. I am also possibly slightly obsessed with his curls!! We did photos in their gorgeous backyard, on the swingset to recreate a photo from a few years earlier and since dad works for FGX, of course we did some photos wearing the shades. ;)

It was SO great to see you again S & A!! I’ll be in touch soon!

Audrey | Rhode Island Photography

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:27:40 +0000

I don’t know if I am even supposed to share these, technically. But you know what, I am. I don’t really care. :) Last weekend I got to go take some pictures of the gorgeous Audrey McClelland for a website that she is joining as the newest featured blogger (you’ve seen her on here before!). The company asked for family shots and some shots of just her. So out I went early Saturday morning and we did some lovely shots of all of the kids and her along with her husband, Matt (who is a fellow Steelers fan living in Pats country, yippee!) With four boys under seven, I could not have ASKED for a better, easier shoot. They were adorable and perfect. The next evening, Matt started experiencing horrible stomach pains; he told Audrey it was like razor blades. They took him to the ER thinking it was appendicitis or a really bad stomach bug. After doing some tests and scans the news came back – a tumor by the colon. He was taken into surgery the next day and the doctors removed a grapefruit sized tumor and resected part of his lower bowel and colon. While they are still waiting for the full official biopsy reports, Audrey just said that it looks preliminarily like it is NOT cancer. I have cried many times over this in the past week. Matt is only 37. With four gorgeous boys under seven and a sweet, beautiful wife. Hearing that news from Audrey today was one of the best things I have heard in a very, very long time. So as I said. I’m not sure if I’m even supposed to share these. But with this news I am too happy NOT to share. This is such a reminder to hug your loved ones. Tell them you love them. Treasure every. single. moment.

Veronica | Rhode Island Baby Photography

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:10:54 +0000

I will be pretty sad when Veronica gets bigger. Or, actually, when her parents sell their place. It has this great blue wall with a white coverlet on the bed and the perfect window…sigh. I used it for their clean and simple newborn photos HERE and then again this past weekend when we visited. It’s great to work with friends – you just tell them “Actually I want her undressed on your pretty white blanket” And they say “Okay!” (Fine, if we’re being honest I would say it to a client as well. But it’s a lot more comfortable when it’s friends.) We went back to visit John and Rachel and see “baby Veronica” as my daughter calls her. My has she changed!! So much bigger with the most adorable little rolls. I think she is just about the cutest seven month old on the planet. No, I’m not biased at all!!!! ;) But can you honestly look at these and tell me she isn’t? Those cheeks, that dusting of red hair, those lips GAH!! Perfection! We even got to go outside for a few minutes and use the pram that was Rachel’s when *she* was a baby. I have had plans for that since I saw it at her shower. Ideally it would have been about 60 degrees warmer but I’ll take what I can. She is perfect as are her mommy and daddy. Much love to you guys!! (And just remember, I need a blue wall in the new place, too.)

Jamie | Rhode Island Newborn Photography

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:50:16 +0000

I really shouldn’t do photos for friends. I am a sucky friend photographer. Jamie here is over a month old now. And I am FINALLY blogging his newborn session!! Eeeeks! My only saving grace in all of this is that I *was* there photographing when he was born. So really this is just a bonus newborn session, right??? ;) We split this into two times – once at my house for the newborn part and once at Dani’s house for the family photos. And I am going to share a bunch here because, well, I’m a sucky friend photographer and made her wait this long. :)

Simply Gorgeous Pt. 2 | Rhode Island Maternity Photography

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:32:17 +0000

3,516 miles, two cities, four plane trips, 12 hours of flying time, two and a half hours sitting on a propellor plane on the tarmac in the snow, eight hours spent in airports. All in eight days. And you wonder why the blog’s been a little slow??? ;) After three sessions in one weekend, it was time to turn around and go on back to back trips – one to New Orleans and one to Philadelphia. Both for work – New Orleans was a photography conference called Imaging USA and Philly was to shoot a maternity session and baby shower for a client. Now, New Orleans is going to be a whole separate post at some point here. (I actually didn’t take lot of real photos *gasp*!) But yesterday and today are all about Philadelphia.

A few years ago when we were living in Philadelphia, I did some head shots for Sheila for her job as a realtor. Even after we moved, she stayed in touch with me and then a few months ago I got a very excited email from her – she was pregnant and she knew that she wanted me to do her maternity and newborn images! I was, obviously, beyond flattered and also super excited. Because I’ll let you in on a little secret – Sheila is gorgeous. And she has great taste. (If you didn’t see her maternity photos yesterday check them out HERE) So, we started planning everything to come. At first we were going to do a December session in time for cards, but then she asked me if I would come photograph her baby shower as well and we could do the maternity that weekend. Although as a general rule I do not photograph parties, I will do them for former clients so I said sure and we made our plans. A giant snowstorm, a few hours of sitting in a teeny propeller plane on the tarmac, a lost suitcase and a very late arrival later, I got to Philadelphia. We ended up (due to my horrific day of travel) doing the maternity session the morning of her shower and then in the afternoon I arrived to shoot what turned out to be one of the most beautiful baby showers I have ever been to. Surrounded by a ton of friends and family at a gorgeous home there was a lot of eating, talking, laughing and of course gift opening. Even Sheila’s husband got in on it surprising her with flowers towards the end. :) It was so amazing to see all of these people gathered to celebrate this little baby (boy? girl? it’s a surprise!) and the mom and dad to be. And I love that she had me there to capture it for her.

I can’t wait for April!!

Benjamin | Rhode Island Newborn Photography

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:00:31 +0000

Baby Ben decided to come a few weeks early into his family – six to be exact! And after five weeks in the amazing NICU at Women and Infants he is now a handsome eight week old little guy that I had the delightful pleasure to photograph on Sunday. After spending some time with mom and dad I can’t really blame him for coming early – they’re pretty cool people! Mom wanted much more family interaction and not traditional beanbag-style shots and I was more than happy to oblige her. Not-so-secretly, this is the type of newborn shoot I love and kind of prefer. We spent about and hour and a half together getting lots of shots of Ben with mom, with dad, with both and, yes, just a few on his own.

I don’t know what it is – perhaps NICU families have an extra special bond between them. Maybe they appreciate something the rest of us don’t yet. But being around this little family, you could just feel and see a kind of love above and beyond what you normally see in newborn sessions. Even Charlie the dog was in love with the little guy! I left this session with such a full and happy heart. :) J&J it was so great to meet you; enjoy your little guy, he’s absolutely precious.