I shouldn’t do newborn sessions for friends.  I really shouldn’t.  Because all I do is sit there snuggling their precious little baby and giving it all of the nuzzles and kisses I can’t give non-friend newborns.  (Because let’s face it, that would just be weird, even when they are super adorable)  It becomes very hard to step back and be just a photographer.  Which is a good thing and a bad thing. Really what it is the hardest to do is put the baby down.  😉  Way back when we did their maternity session I introduced you to two of our best friends.  My husband has known John since they were in 5th grade (I think?) and Rachel shortly there after.  Best man at our wedding, they have become some of our best couple friends over the years.  So yes, it was extra hard to put sweet, gorgeous, perfect Veronica down and take photos.  But I did.

I wanted to step outside my comfort zone this time and get more off-the-beanbag shots.  More interaction.  It’s a direction I have been wanting to move with my newborn sessions anyways.  Don’t get me wrong.  I love my (huge) beanbag and the blankets and the hats.  But I love families.  I love snuggling, soothing, kissing, just BEING.  Some people might refer to it as lifestyle.  I might refer to it as that too if I have to choose a word.  So that is what I did with this session.  I don’t think John and Rachel realized just how much they’d be in the pictures but that’s what friends are for, right? To experiment on!

Thankfully their bedroom was absolutely perfect.  White duvet, white pillows, a beautiful simple blue wall and a huge window looking out on the water behind me.  I could have shot in there all day long.  In fact, I tried.  But we didn’t want to take too long of a risk with a white blanket if you get my drift.  😉  We did do some more traditional beanbag shots, but these are by far my favorites.

Sometimes, simple is best.  Baby, family, bed, window.  All you really need.