Newborn Photographer Chapel Hill | Baby Girl Laney

Today I want to share some of the beautiful newborn portraits from baby girl Laney’s photo session, and I’m also going to cover some helpful items you’ll need to bring to your baby’s newborn photo session.

Baby Laney was so adorable and perfect for her Chapel Hill newborn photo session. Wait until you see her beautiful eyelashes, and stunning skin! Her mama requested jewel tones like ruby red. I love getting to use these gorgeous colors for newborn photos! They were such a nice complement to Laney’s skin tones. I just love the variety of props and poses that I was able to achieve for baby Laney’s portraits!

For those planning their baby’s newborn photography session, there are a few things that are so essential in helping this run smoothly. First, I always request parents bring along a pacifier, even if their baby hasn’t used one yet. Babies have a natural sucking reflex, and it helps to soothe and relax them. It’s SO important in soothing babies into those cute little poses! And second, a way to feed baby is necessary while you’re in the newborn photo studio. For those moms who aren’t nursing, please bring along a bottle. Often we do have to pause partway through a photo session for baby to feed, since they eat so often!

Other than these items, I have everything else we’ll need! I always keep a full supply of diapers, wipes, burp cloths, snacks for hungry moms… it’s all provided! 🙂

Here is sweet little Laney from her Raleigh – Chapel Hill newborn baby photography session!

Melissa is highly sought after for her Wake Forest Chapel Hill newborn photography. With over 15 years of experience posing and photographing babies in the Raleigh, Cary, Garner, Clayton areas, she is an expert in the field. She has a great eye for posing babies and making sure every detail is perfect.

Melissa is known for her HUGE prop selection, with her wide variety of buckets, baskets, blankets, hats, headbands, wraps, and accessories for babies. Every detail is covered when you book with Melissa – the sign of a true professional. Melissa offers a huge amount of skill in her patience and posing babies.

Please contact Chapel Hill’s best infant photographer, Melissa Devoe, through the links below, or email her directly at melissadevoephotography@gmail.com. She would love to work with you and your new baby!

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Wake Forest Newborn Photographer | Baby Girl Madelyn

I met baby Madelyn right before Christmas, and loved our Wake Forest newborn photo session together. We got some adorable photos of her with Mom and Dad, and some precious prop shots (see the one of her snuggling the little bear!), several sweet sleepy poses on the blankets, and some detail shots of her perfect little face, eyelashes, and toes.

Madelyn’s family opted for my “keepsake” newborn photo session option, which is an hour and a half of posing and photographing the baby in my Wake Forest baby photo studio. This session allows us time for a few family photos, with focus still on the baby’s photos. In the keepsake sessions, I also aim for a couple of different baby props, and some of the snuggly little sleeping poses on the blanket. I always switch out hats and headbands, and get lots of angles in each pose as well. So this gives us some variety and covers the main bases that most people want. For the most variety, I recommend the “full” newborn photo session option, which is two hours of time together, and we can get a lot more photos with just a little extra time added on.

Here’s a peek at some of my favorites from Madelyn’s Wake Forest newborn photo session!

Melissa is a highly sought after Wake Forest newborn baby photographer with over 15 years of experience posing and photographing babies in the Raleigh / Cary / Chapel Hill / Wake Forest / Apex areas. She has a great eye for posing babies and making sure every detail is perfect.

Melissa is known for her HUGE prop collection, with her wide variety of buckets, baskets, blankets, hats, headbands, wraps, and accessories for babies. Every detail is covered when you book with Melissa – the sign of a true professional. New Moms in the Triangle have trusted Melissa with their new babies for a decade and a half, due to her impeccable patience and skill.

Please contact Wake Forest’s best newborn photographer, Melissa Devoe Photography, through the links below, or email her directly at melissadevoephotography@gmail.com.

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Raleigh Durham Newborn Photographer | Baby Parson

I hope everyone is getting ready for the fast approaching holiday! I know this month will just fly by! Don’t forget to book your newborn photo session during the busy holiday rush. Our studio is currently booking baby’s due dates through summer 2026, and it’s never too early to book your baby’s photo session!

Today I want to share baby boy Parson with you all. I love his name, and he is a really adorable and sweet baby boy! He has a smitten big sister, who participated in the photos so perfectly. She was full of smiles and sillies – my favorite kind of kid! 🙂

Baby Parson posed so beautifully on his blanket photos, and we got such a great variety with the cute little hats, and the photos with the pillow were probably my favorite. I had a ton of favorites from his Raleigh Durham newborn photo session, and here’s just a sampling of what we came away with!

Please contact Melissa if you’re in the Wake Forest / Durham / Raleigh / Cary areas and expecting a baby! Melissa would be happy to welcome you into her comfortable, relaxing Wake Forest newborn photo studio! She’s an expert in baby posing, and can provide a stress-free, relaxing experience for parents and babies. She has a huge prop supply that is always growing, and loves to style your baby to perfection!

Melissa is an award winning Raleigh Durham Garner Clayton Chapel Hill newborn photographer with 15 years of experience posing and photographing babies. She has a great eye for posing babies and making sure every detail is perfect.

Please contact Wake Forest newborn photographer, Melissa Devoe, through the links below, or email her directly at melissadevoephotography@gmail.com.

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Durham Baby Photographer | Newborn Baby Girl Love

Today we’re sharing another newborn “mini” photo session in Melissa’s Wake Forest photo studio. This cute baby girl is named Love! Such a unique and fitting name for her, as she is so very loved by her sweet parents! She was a precious little angel for her Raleigh newborn photo session. She looked so beautiful in all the pinks, purples, and creams!

This baby girl’s mama followed all of Melissa’s tips to get baby Love sleepy before her photo session, and she also came with a belly full of milk. So baby Love slept peacefully while Melissa worked through a lot of different props and sleepy poses. We managed to get so much variety in this one-hour mini portrait session! She looked adorable in the bucket, the wooden bowl, and in the little nakey poses on the blanket! There were sooo many beautiful Durham baby portraits… here are just a few so you can get a peek at our amazing variety!

Melissa is a highly sought after Durham newborn baby photographer with over 15 years of experience posing and photographing babies in the Raleigh / Cary / Chapel Hill / Wake Forest / Apex areas. She has a great eye for posing babies and making sure every detail is perfect.

Please contact Durham’s best baby photographer, Melissa Devoe Photography, through the links below, or email her directly at melissadevoephotography@gmail.com.

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Cary Baby Photographer | Ashay’s Mini Newborn Session

Did you know that Melissa Devoe Photography offers newborn “mini” photo sessions in our Wake Forest portrait studio? These mini sessions are for baby photos only (sibling and family photos not included), and offer a great option for those looking to spend a little less, or for those who just want a few setups/poses! These can be great if you’re looking for a couple of photos for birth announcements and holiday cards, or just a few photos to share online. They’re a great newer option that Melissa offers!

This sweet baby boy, Ashay, had a newborn photo session done last month! Ashay’s family lives in Cary, and they chose Melissa as their newborn photographer based on their friend’s rave reviews. Ashay was soooo sweet and perfect. Check out his BIG smile, long and luscious eyelashes, and beautiful head of hair! He was such a sleepy newborn, and allowed Melissa to get a whole lot of sweet traditional newborn poses during the one-hour mini session. This Raleigh photo session was a huge success!!! Soooo cute!

Please feel free to contact Melissa if you’re in the Cary / Apex / Raleigh / Wake Forest areas and expecting a newborn baby! Melissa would be happy to welcome you into her comfortable, relaxing Wake Forest newborn photo studio! She’s an expert in baby posing, and can provide a stress-free, relaxing experience for parents and babies. You won’t believe her huge prop supply and gorgeous Wake Forest baby photo studio! The possibilities are endless with her large collection of hats, headbands, wraps, blankets, buckets, baskets, etc.

Melissa is an award winning Raleigh Durham Wake Forest newborn photographer with 15 years of experience posing and photographing babies. She has a great eye and plentiful patience, for posing babies beautifully and making sure every detail is perfect.

Please contact Raleigh newborn photographer, Melissa Devoe, through the links below, or email her directly at melissadevoephotography@gmail.com.

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Raleigh Infant and Newborn Photography | Baby Charlotte

Say hello to sweet baby girl, Charlotte! She came in for snuggles and baby portraits last month, and was such a sweetheart and fun to work with! Charlotte’s mommy reached out to Melissa last minute after Charlotte was already born. And quite often Melissa can squeeze these requests in – so please never hesitate to reach out for your newborn’s Raleigh baby photography session! We’re so glad we got to work with baby Charlotte!

We loved meeting this sweet family who came to the newborn photo studio from the town of Wendell, NC! We have families drive from all over to take advantage of Melissa’s beautiful posing skills. You only get this opportunity once… to have your baby so tiny and sleepy! We made sure to get all of the best photos for this sweet family – family photos, sibling photos, macro (detailed, close-up) portraits, naked sleepy poses, and prop shots. And all of the cute headbands, hats, wraps, and pretty accessories for baby Charlotte!

Here’s a little peek into Charlotte’s newborn photography session in Melissa’s Wake Forest baby photo studio!

Melissa is highly sought after for her Wake Forest infant photography. With 15 years of experience posing and photographing babies in the Raleigh, Cary, Garner, Clayton areas, she is an expert in the field. She has a great eye for posing babies and making sure every detail is perfect.

Please contact Wake Forest’s best infant photographer, Melissa Devoe, through the links below, or email her directly at melissadevoephotography@gmail.com. She would love to work with you and your new baby!

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Wake Forest Newborn Baby Photography | Baby Amelia

Wait until you see beautiful baby girl, Amelia!! She was three weeks old when she came into Melissa’s newborn baby photography studio in Wake Forest. Three weeks is a PERFECT age for babies. This is when newborns have typically worked out all the kinks – feeding issues, allergies, etc. and they are just all around more relaxed and happy. And sure enough, Amelia did not disappoint! Great facial expressions, some awake photos, and also a good long sleeping stretch so we could achieve the traditional sleepy baby poses too.

Amelia was accompanied by her gorgeous family… so many wonderful Mom and baby portraits, dad plus baby photos, sibling photos, and of course family photos with everyone included. We love the beautiful family portraits with new baby! They’re just so very special!

Here are some favorites from Amelia’s Wake Forest newborn baby photo session!

Please contact Melissa if you’re in the Wake Forest / Durham / Raleigh / Cary areas and expecting a newborn baby! Melissa would be happy to welcome you into her comfortable, relaxing Wake Forest newborn photo studio! She’s an expert in baby posing, and can provide a stress-free, relaxing experience for parents and babies. She offers a huge prop supply and gorgeous Wake Forest newborn photographer studio! The possibilities are endless with her huge collection of hats, headbands, wraps, blankets, buckets, baskets, etc.

Melissa is an award winning Raleigh Durham Youngsville newborn photographer with 15 years of experience posing and photographing babies. She has a great eye for posing babies and making sure every detail is perfect.

Please contact Cary newborn photographer, Melissa Devoe, through the links below, or email her directly at melissadevoephotography@gmail.com.

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Raleigh Newborn Photographer | Baby Logan

We have officially reached fall, which is always a busy time for Melissa’s photo studio! Lots of requests for dark, rich colors, and of course the requests for holiday and Christmas setups have started too. It’s the best time of the year!

Today we are sharing a few lovely photos of precious baby boy Logan. He came into the studio recently at an itty bitty two weeks old. His parents requested lots of green, so we understood the assignment! 🙂 We dug into our huge newborn prop stash, and decided on using the little bed with a green outfit, and then also one of our most loved crates that fits babies so well! And of course, we would never forget the naked sleepy poses (our favorite), and the close-up shots of all of baby’s precious little details.

We can’t wait to welcome all of fall and winter’s newborn babies into our Wake Forest / Raleigh photo studio for their first portraits!

Melissa is an award winning baby photographer with 15 years of experience posing and photographing newborns in the Raleigh, Durham, and Wake Forest areas. Melissa is an expert in the field of newborn photography and has a great eye for posing babies and making sure every detail is perfect.

Melissa is known for her HUGE prop selection, with her wide variety of buckets, baskets, blankets, hats, headbands, wraps, and accessories for babies. Every detail is covered when you book with Melissa – the sign of a true professional. New Moms in the Triangle have trusted Melissa with their new babies for a decade and a half (and counting!) due to her impeccable patience and skill.

Please contact Raleigh’s best newborn photographer, Melissa Devoe, through the links below, or email her directly at melissadevoephotography@gmail.com. She would love to work with you!

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Rolesville and Wake Forest Photographer | Baby Boy Gavin

This sweet little baby is handsome Gavin! I loved my Wake Forest newborn photo session with him! I used my newest little prop with baby Gavin – the wooden curved bench. I just love how this prop is shining for my last several sessions. I have a feeling this one is going to be a favorite amongst my clients! I like that I can switch up the colors and styling, and it works for both baby boys and girls. Gavin looked SO cute in his little green pants on the bench.

Here are some of my favorite portraits from Gavin’s Raleigh newborn baby photo session. Check out his sweet little smiles that I caught on camera – I absolutely loved those photos!

Melissa is a highly sought after for her Wake Forest baby photography. With 15 years of experience posing and photographing babies in the Raleigh Cary Durham areas, she is an expert in the field. She has a great eye for posing babies and making sure every detail is perfect.

Melissa is known for her HUGE prop selection, with her wide variety of buckets, baskets, blankets, hats, headbands, wraps, and accessories for babies. Every detail is covered when you book with Melissa – the sign of a true professional. New Moms in the Triangle have trusted Melissa with their new babies for well over a decade due to her impeccable patience and skill.

Please contact Wake Forest’s best newborn photographer, Melissa Devoe, through the links below, or email her directly at melissadevoephotography@gmail.com. She would love to work with you!

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Wake Forest Newborn Photographer | Baby Nolan

The studio is kicking off summer with a bang! We have been SO busy, and feeling very blessed to be welcomed into this special time in your lives. A new baby is such a wonderful and special experience, and I love capturing every little detail so you remember your little ones at this time. They change so quickly!

Today I want to share baby Nolan’s newborn photo session with you all! I had so many favorites – from the family photos, to the bucket shots, to the little naked poses, and the detail shots of baby’s face, eyelashes, hands and toes. So much perfect sweetness!

And if you’re an expectant Mom with a due date this summer, please reach out soon! We have a super busy summer, but have just a couple of openings in July and August still.

Please contact Melissa if you’re in the Wake Forest / Durham / Raleigh areas and expecting a newborn baby! Melissa would be happy to welcome you into her comfortable, relaxing Wake Forest newborn photo studio! She’s an expert in baby posing, and can provide a stress-free, relaxing experience for parents and babies. Come check out her huge prop supply and gorgeous Wake Forest newborn photographer studio! The possibilities are endless with her huge collection of hats, headbands, wraps, blankets, buckets, baskets, etc.

Melissa is an award winning Raleigh Durham Cary newborn photographer with 15 years of experience posing and photographing babies. She has a great eye for posing babies and making sure every detail is perfect.

Please contact Cary newborn photographer, Melissa Devoe, through the links below, or email her directly at melissadevoephotography@gmail.com.

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