I started off my Spring Mini sessions last weekend with a family I have photographed three times now – first we did their newborn, then a quick family session in the fall and now a Spring session. Sweet baby K is growing up so quickly and has gotten so beautiful!! I absolutely adore these shots we got with her mom and dad – capturing that perfect time before she turns one year old….
Yes, I totally just made that blog title up as I was sitting here. But hey, it sounded pretty good! I have decided to start reviewing some past sessions that never got blogged here for some reason. Probably the insanity of going out for shoulder surgery would be my guess. 😉 Today we are starting with one of my favorite people and families, as well as one of my favorite sessions. Ever. If you have followed my work for, oh, three years, you know that I have done SEVERAL sessions for Dani and Steve. If you want to peruse some of my old work and see a whole lot of this family here is a list:
Their first maternity session: http://amyrophotography.com/blog/beautiful-baby-bump-providence-maternity-photographer/
Their first newborn session: http://amyrophotography.com/blog/13-days-new-providence-newborn-photography/
(Their 6 month old session with Lilly and year old session with Lilly I was doing something funky with the photos so they don’t display)
A second maternity: http://amyrophotography.com/blog/dani-rhode-island-maternity-photography/
Jamie’s birth (one of the most amazing things that I have ever done!): http://amyrophotography.com/blog/james-rhode-island-birth-photography/
Their second newborn session: http://amyrophotography.com/blog/jamie-rhode-island-newborn-photography/
An eight month old session that appaers to have been lost in the transfer to the blogsite
And now, their family sesion from last Fall. Whew. Man do I love these guys 🙂
We met up at Crane Farm in Lincoln just about exactly an hour before sunset which I knew would provide some amazing rich saturated colors as well as some very contrasty light and dark shots with the cloud cover we had. Dani had said she wanted a very specific look for her photos that day and had planned outfits down to every last detail. That combined with an awesome family, some super yummy light, an amazing location and great colors…well…sit back and enjoy 🙂
Sweet, beautiful Elsa did not want to give up her warm, quiet, dark surroundings. She made mom and dad wait until the very very last minute of 42+ weeks before making her entrance into the world, but clearly it was because she was becoming even more perfect and beautiful. I had the privilege of meeting her last week at ten days of age and she was amazing. Eyelashes and a little nose to die for, and loving, wonderful, sweet parents and to top it off a great sleeper. I usually like to show black and whites for family images, but with two designers as parents, this house was full of amazing color!! So color it is (for most of them). And the last image is special – you know me, you know I don’t do clothed newborns, it just doesn’t look right to me. But mom had saved her coming home outfit to put on Elsa and it was SO so beautiful – a peach Dior dress and bonnet and bloomers with lace and embroidery and buttons…ahhhhh so gorgeous. She looked like an absolute doll!!
I had such a great time with you, P. family!! She is wonderful!! I’ll be in touch very soon 🙂
When Cora’s parents contacted me for a newborn session, they said they wanted mainly lifestyle shots and not as much the cute hats and such. I was more than glad to make that happen. You know me, there is nothing I love more than capturing that love and relationship between a family and their newborn – this was the perfect opportunity to do just that. So when I pulled up to their house last week, I left the beanbag in the car. And I had a GREAT time. There is this look of wonder that parents get with their newborns when I ask them to hold them. Usually, until that point, if they hold their newborn it’s because they are feeding them, or burping them, or soothing them. But sometimes when I have them just stop and hold them and look at them, it’s magical. 🙂 They were so cute with Cora, you could tell just how much they loved her – they were constantly nuzzling her, touching her, kissing her, tickling her toes – lots of those magical moments. We even got some great shots with their first two furbabies as well that I have included. (Because who can resist a cute dog image??) We did do a few portraits of just Cora on her own but mainly it was those special family moment that I so love.
I hope you love them too 🙂
Well, if you were following along with the comments on Facebook or here on the blog, I am guessing that the winning images are not going to be a surprise. 😉 The winner ran away with the vote, winning by over 100 votes. But second place was decided by three (3!!) votes!!!
Without further ado. First congratulations to the runner up, Simi and her mommies:
Congratulations to all of the top 25 but especially to the winners!! And top 10 families I will be in touch about your mod mama gift cards soon!! 🙂
