Oh, how I LOVE the name Vada!!  She was a complete doll and I had SO much fun meeting her at 15 days old.  And of course I was ecstatic to see her parents again!  🙂  If you’d like to see how gorgeous her Mommy is, just click here!  These are a couple of my favorites of the amazingly cute little Vada!

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I met baby Nathaniel about a month ago (has it really been that long?) when he was just 11 days old.  He was bright eyed and ready for fun!  🙂  It’s very rare that I get a newborn who won’t sleep much for me — but I think Nathaniel was just too interested in watching me work.  I’ll take it as a compliment.  He has gorgeous eyes, and I LOOOOOVE getting photos of those cute baby eyes, so I was happy!  🙂  Here are a few of my favorites from Nathaniel’s session.

Mommy brought them matching dinosaur t-shirts. 🙂

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This is sweet, sweet little baby Ella.  She was born a little bit early and was just the cutest, tiniest little thing!  She is so precious and sweet.  You all recently saw her beautiful parents gracing the blog for their maternity session, here.  I was so excited to meet little Ella and we got some gorgeous portraits for her parents!

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I am personally the type of person who loves to learn, especially when it comes to things I’m passionate about.  Working in an industry where styles and trends are constantly changing, I made a decision some time ago to invest in my professional growth as much as I could.  Once or twice a year I’ve been traveling the country to be taught by the photography industry’s very best.  Last month I traveled to Omaha to meet the industry leaders in newborn photography.  They were amazing to watch and learn from and I came away with new tips and tricks to take my newborn photography to a whole new level.

As many of you know, earlier this year I decided to specialize in newborn and baby photography.  I moved away from weddings completely, and now only take a very limited number of family sessions.  Newborn photography is what speaks to me, and it’s what I strive to excel at.  I love everything about it.  And with my new knowledge, I hope to continue to provide beautiful portraits and snuggle with your beautiful babies!  Below is a sampling of some photos I took during my trip – I met three gorgeous brand new baby girls and there were some amazing set-ups!

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Twin baby boys Jaden and Mason were a delight to meet and photograph.  Twins can often be a challenge to both get sleeping and posed, but these boys were absolutely wonderful.  I adored my morning spent with them!

Melissa is currently booking for the fall of 2012 for maternity, newborn and child photo sessions in the Raleigh Durham Wake Forest, NC area.  Be sure to contact her early to reserve your space!

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