Just one from my last session, with a non-Amy-like softer processing finish to it.

At four weeks old, baby S. was a little older than my typical newborns.  So I was a little apprehensive when we scheduled and I made sure to tell mom and dad that there were probably going to be lots of awake shots and not too many traditional sleepy bendy ones but that I would try!  Turns out I didn’t really need to worry at all.  She was still teeny at four weeks – right around eight pounds and once she slept, she slept really well.  To add to my joy with that, mom and dad had an AMAZING bedroom that I want to rent out for newborn shoots, especially when there is snow on the ground.  A secret to snow – it is a fabulous natural reflector of light.  Combine that with a wall of windows / sliding doors, a beautiful screen system behind the bed and a gorgeous family and you have a newborn shooting dream.  Though we didn’t get everything on the first day and I went back for more, I had an absolute ball getting to know this family.  So sweet and already amazing parents at only a few weeks old!!  Thanks for having me out twice, guys.  I am so glad we got to do it, the pictures were SO worth it!!!!

I got to spend Thursday with sweet sweet little baby A. and her family for some newborn photos.  I am not going to lie – she did not want to sleep for us in the slightest for the first few hours which is rare for a one week old.  She seemed much more content to stay awake and look at the world.  But when she did sleep, she was just perfect.   Curly and teeny and perfect.  It is so great to get them when they are young because really really new babies have this amazing flexibility about them – they can bend and curl and are so content to be bent and curled.  She was a champ at it and made for such a beautiful subject.
I think you’ll agree  🙂