Baby Emily | RALEIGH WAKE FOREST BABY PHOTOGRAPHER
I tell ya, I’m having quite the string of baby girls in the studio in 2015 and I’m really excited about it. Last year was definitely the year of the boys! It’s been so nice to change up the colors and props I’ve been using. Only another newborn photographer can understand the feeling of having a cute new girl hat, headband or various other prop that arrives in the mail and then just sits there unused for several sessions. It’s excruciating! 🙂 So with all these girls I’m finally getting to use lots of cute new props. So satisfying!
Baby Emily was my New Year’s baby and was the first newborn I photographed this year. She has got to be one of the most beautiful baby girls ever. Her hair is just to die for – a newborn photographer’s dream! And she had the perfect amount of squishiness. She was perfect and sleepy at 12 days new.
I get asked a TON what the perfect age is to photograph a newborn. Often my clients think they should get in for their session during baby’s first week. But actually I find them to be sleepier and more peaceful during their second week of life. If you pay attention to baby’s ages on my blog here, you’ll see I photograph most of them somewhere between 10 and 14 days old. There are several reasons for this, but the biggest one is that by this age, babies have had a chance to get into a good feeding routine (they’ve learned to take the bottle, and/or Mom’s milk has come in by then), so they’re typically less fussy and more sleepy. After having photographed newborns regularly for the past five years, plus having had three of my own, I can say this with confidence! My sessions go smoothly 100% of the time, and my galleries are filled with 100+ photos in a wide variety of poses for Mom and Dad to enjoy.
Enough jibber jabber. Here’s a peek at baby Emily’s session!! 🙂
If you want photos like this of your baby, please contact me! I’m taking bookings for maternity, newborn and Baby’s First Year sessions in the Raleigh Durham Cary Wake Forest, North Carolina area. Be sure to contact me early to reserve your space! I’m currently booking for July 2015 and later.
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I adore the simplicity in your shots and your post-processing. Your work is gorgeous and the focus is 100% on baby!
This session is complete perfection! I love how you captured the tiniest details, and the posing is amazing! So dreamy! This family will treasure these images forever! You are the best Raleigh, Wake Forest Baby Photograhper!
Stunning newborn and gorgeous images! Her family will cherish these forever!
Love her little toes 🙂
This is clearly artistry at its best. I have seen lots of baby photography but never so beautiful.. Great work!
Beautiful images! And oh my gosh, you weren’t kidding! Her hair is fantastic! 🙂 And I just love that knit hat in the first image. And all those different headbands! So cute!
She’s such a beautiful little girl. <3 Oh my goodness…!
Beautiful work, I love the simplicity and colors in these. They will be timeless!
These are all absolute perfection and so beautiful!
Melissa, you’ve done it again! I’m drooling over these 🙂
Oh my goodness – she is absolutely perfect! Gorgeous photos, and I love your little outfits/headbands!
These are all breathtakingly beautiful newborn shots!