Baby Lliam | RALEIGH NC NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

I’m excited to share this handsome newborn boy, Lliam, with you all today. I’m always ecstatic when I get these baby boys who have such great, thick hair and long eyelashes, like Lliam. He is the cutest!!!!!! He came in for his newborn session with his Mommy and Grandmother. It was one of those sessions where I bonded so well with the Mom. So often first time Moms come in and have a million questions about this or that… “is this normal for a baby?” or “what do I do when this happens?” I get it. I was in their shoes at one time too! And I’m glad I’ve been around the block — three kids of my own, and TONS of newborns photographed — so I can help, and I’m happy to. 🙂 Lliam rocked his session. He was awake here and there for some of those fabulous eyes-open photos that I love (and the parents always do too), but I have lots of tricks for getting babies back to sleep, so we got more than enough sleepy shots too. I love how they turned out. Here’s Lliam!

Melissa is currently booking for Raleigh Durham maternity photography sessions and Raleigh newborn photography sessions in the Raleigh Durham Cary Wake Forest, North Carolina area. Be sure to contact me early to reserve your space!

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Baby Konrad | RALEIGH NC NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Sweet little newborn boy Konrad was in my Wake Forest studio for his newborn session way back in June (yes, still getting caught up on posting all these cute baby’s pictures!). He was 13 days old on the day of his session. His adorable parents are Marissa and Brendan, whose maternity photos were so fun, and a few can be found here. Baby Konrad, whose name I just love, was such a great little model and he was just as cute as can be! Here are some of my favorite photos from his newborn photo session!

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Clarkson at 5 Months | RALEIGH NC NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

I just had to come on and share a sweet photo of my own baby boy, Clarkson. He just turned five months old yesterday. I’m not sure where these months are going…. he’s gotten to be so big. I’ve been taking a nice monthly photo of him so I can make a first year album for him after he’s turned one. This month, since we’re all in the Christmas spirit at my house, I figured I’d do a fun holiday set-up. And OMG, is he the cutest thing ever, or what?!? I’m just sooo in love with this photo and had to share it with all of you! 🙂 I love this sweet baby! So happy he’s mine!

Melissa is currently booking for Raleigh Durham newborn photography sessions in the Raleigh Durham Cary Wake Forest, North Carolina area for January 2015 and later. Be sure to contact her early to reserve your space!

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Baby Hayleigh | RALEIGH NC NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Oooooooh you guys are in for a treat with this sweet little girl Hayleigh!!!! I have had QUITE the streak of baby boys this year, so a newborn session with a baby girl?!?!! I was thrilled!! Out came all of the pinks and purples and headbands and crowns, etc. etc. Oh, and I threw some neutrals in there because I do love those too! Precious baby Hayleigh came to my Raleigh newborn studio at 13 days old. I photographed her older sister too, and was delighted that they added a second little girl to their family. And Hayleigh was an absolute delight during her session. A true doll baby, who looked gorgeous in all things girly! So here she is… feel free to ooh and aah over her photos! 🙂

If you’re interested in booking a newborn baby photography session for 2015, please contact me at melissadevoephotography@gmail.com!

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Baby Zane | RALEIGH NC NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

I am SO excited to share this newborn session with you all today! Baby Zane has got to be one of the most adorable babies I’ve ever had the pleasure of snuggling in my newborn studio! His photos really speak for themselves, but jeeeeez, those eyelashes are just killer! I’ve seen some pretty great eyelashes on babies over the last several years, but Zane’s are just above and beyond! Goodness gracious! This little boy was so sweet for his session too — a perfect sleepy little baby at 13 days old. I was lucky enough to photograph his older brother waaaaay back when he was in pre-school… it must be about 3 or 4 years ago now. So I was beyond delighted that this family wanted me to do Zane’s newborn photos. They’re just the sweetest family. And they have a perfect new addition!

Here’s baby Zane!

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Landon’s One Year Session | RALEIGH NC BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

I’m baaaaack!! Thanks everyone for your patience as I was out enjoying my maternity leave with my newest baby boy! I returned earlier this month and have been busy-busy! With my return comes some changes — I’ve decided, at least for now, to only accept newborn sessions. So that will mean no more maternity or Baby’s First Year (except for those clients already booked). This will likely change in the future, but for now I’m so busy that I needed to put some constraints on what I was shooting. And since my favorite sessions are the itty bitty newborn babies, I’ve decided that for 2015 this is what I will stick to.

My schedule is already booked up for the remainder of 2014, but if you’re expecting in January 2015 or later, please let me know! I’d love to snuggle with your baby and capture those memories! 🙂

This handsome little boy is Landon, who recently turned one year old! I adore his family and have been photographing them for a while now. I did Landon’s big sister’s first year photos a few years back, and now I can’t believe their littlest guy is already one!!! I guess that means it’s time for them to have another baby… wink wink! Here’s a couple of pics of cute little Landon!

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ALEXANDRIA | RALEIGH DURHAM WAKE FOREST BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Every once in a while I can squeeze in a last-minute booking. Alexandria’s mom contacted me saying how upset she was that she didn’t have newborn photos done when Alexandria was born. I happened to have an opening that week and got Alexandria into my studio at 11 weeks old. I knew we wouldn’t have much luck getting her sleeping and posed like a true newborn session, but she cooperated more than expected!! 🙂 She is a sweet little angel, and I’m so glad her Mom has some photos to remember her at this tiny age.

Melissa is currently booking for Raleigh maternity photography sessions and Raleigh newborn photography sessions in the Raleigh Durham Wake Forest, North Carolina area. Be sure to contact her early to reserve your space!

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ANNA’S CAKE SMASH | RALEIGH DURHAM WAKE FOREST BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Little Anna had just turned one when she came to my studio for her cake smash. She was so adorable in her little skirt, and her Mommy brought Anna’s favorite rocking chair to incorporate into the setup. Anna took a little while to get into it, but then she did take some big bites of her cake, much to our delight! 🙂 Here’s a little peek at her cake smash session!

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BABY PRESTON | RALEIGH DURHAM NC NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

This handsome little guy is baby Preston at just 12 days old. He was the king of little smirks! 🙂 I did his session back in November and got to incorporate a festive Christmas set-up using my new little trees. Here’s a little peek at his fun session!

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A Look at 2013 | RALEIGH DURHAM NC NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Another year comes to a close! 2013 was really great for this business of mine. I met so many new people this year and snuggled some adorable babies.

This year I had 73 sessions!!! 43 newborns, 15 Baby’s First Year sessions, 12 maternity sessions, and 2 older kid’s sessions. I loved every minute, thank you all so much for supporting me and choosing me as your photographer. I’m so lucky. 🙂

Here’s a peek at 2013 for Melissa DeVoe Photography. A photo from every session!