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Award Winning Baby Photography Wake Forest | Baby Tadrian

  • April 4, 2026/
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  • Under : Baby, Newborns

Thank you for visiting the site of Wake Forest’s award winning baby photographer! Today we are sharing a glimpse into a newborn photo session styled specifically for baby boy Tadrian. This little fella came into the newborn photo studio in Wake Forest for his first modeling gig! And he was such a handsome and happy little boy. His parents requested blues and browns, and so Melissa styled his session around their requests. He was relaxed and sleepy, which helped to achieve so many of the cute sleepy newborn poses, as you’ll see below! He nailed the froggy pose, bum-up pose, and a few others, and we also did the precious close-ups of his face, lips and toes. And of course don’t forget prop shots, as we always get a few of those as well! Here are some favorites from Tadrian’s Raleigh newborn photo session!

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Melissa is a highly skilled and sought after newborn photographer with 15 years of experience posing and photographing babies in the Raleigh Cary Durham & Wake Forest areas. 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 Wake Forest / Durham / Raleigh area have trusted Melissa with their new babies for over a decade due to her impeccable patience and skill.

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

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Knightdale Newborn Photographer | Baby Girl Photography

  • March 29, 2026/
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  • Under : Baby, Newborns

I have a beautiful baby girl’s Knightdale Newborn Photographer session that I want to feature today! This sweet family requested purples and greens for their photo session. I’ve noticed an increase in requests for the color purple lately. I have to say I absolutely love the color purple on baby girls, and I get happy when I get requests for it. I usually always end up using more pink with baby girls, which is pretty too. But I do love some variety!

I’m always happy to use a lot of color in newborn photo sessions. We can coordinate setups to match the colors of the rooms in your home where you plan to display your art. For example, if you plan to hang the newborn portraits in baby’s nursery, we can use pops of color that match the colors of the nursery. Or a living room, entry way, etc.

Prior to every Raleigh Knightdale newborn photography session, I always ask your color preferences. Neutrals always look amazing. But so do colors! So feel free to give that some thought prior to your newborn photo session.

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Please feel free to contact Melissa if you’re in the Knightdale / Wake Forest / Youngsville areas and expecting a new baby! Melissa would be happy to welcome you into her comfortable, relaxing 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 baby photo studio! The possibilities are endless with her huge collection of hats, headbands, wraps, blankets, buckets, baskets, etc.

Melissa is an award winning Raleigh Durham Knightdale newborn photographer with 15+ years of experience posing and photographing babies, and 60+ five-star reviews on Google!

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

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Apex Newborn Photography | Baby Reese

  • March 19, 2026/
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Today I’m popping on to share some of the beautiful portraits from Reese’s Apex newborn photography session. She is such a cute baby, with the softest best skin, and a cute little button nose! Everything we did looked so good on her! I especially loved the sibling portraits we did – the one of big brother giving baby Reese a kiss was my favorite of all of them.

Here’s a peek at sweet Reese’s Apex newborn photography session:

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Please feel free to contact Melissa if you’re in the Wake Forest / Apex / 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 Apex newborn photographer, Melissa Devoe, through the links below, or email her directly at melissadevoephotography@gmail.com.

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Newborn Photographer in Raleigh | Baby Girl Preemie

  • March 11, 2026/
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  • Under : Baby, keepsake newborn session, Newborns

This next tiny little peanut came to see me in January for her Raleigh newborn photographer session. She was soooo itty bitty – most of my headbands and hats had to be adjusted for her tiny head. We did newborn photos of her with her big brother and sister, and they each wanted turns holding her. I think this baby girl is going to be very loved on as she grows older. Her older siblings were so adoring of her! I loved her family photos, as well as her detailed close-up photos of her sweet toes, lips, and lashes. This baby girl is absolute perfection – as you’ll see below!

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Melissa is well known for her Raleigh newborn photographer offerings. With over 15 years of experience posing and photographing babies in the Raleigh, Cary, Wake Forest, Durham, Garner, Apex 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 Raleigh’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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Newborn Photographer Chapel Hill | Baby Girl Laney

  • March 2, 2026/
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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!

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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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Youngsville Baby Photographer | Six Month Photos

  • February 8, 2024/
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I met this family in the fall for a six month / baby’s first year photo session for their youngest boy! They opted for an outdoor portrait session with a Youngsville baby photographer. I adore outdoor photos at this specific park near Raleigh, it’s one of my favorite locations. And we had beautiful fall leaves on the ground the week we were there, which added to the beauty of the park. This handsome little guy was celebrating being a very big six months old! He was just learning how to sit up on his own, so we helped to prop him up in some little buckets and baskets. And he did show off his sitting skills for a quick minute in one of the photos! And cute big brother participated in the shots too. This was such a lovely baby’s first year photo session in Raleigh!

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Melissa offers Baby’s First Year sessions for the Wake Forest, Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Youngsville areas. Melissa would be happy to welcome you into her comfortable, relaxing Youngsville baby photographer studio, or meet out at a park in the Triangle area! 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 baby photo studio! The possibilities are endless with her huge collection of hats, headbands, wraps, blankets, buckets, baskets, etc.

Melissa is an award winning Raleigh Durham Rolesville newborn photographer with 12 years of experience posing and photographing babies. She has a great eye for posing babies and making sure every detail is perfect.

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

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Wake Forest Baby’s First Year Photos | Baby Quinlan

  • June 4, 2022/
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This sweet little babe is Quinlan, and his parents reached out to me in search of Wake Forest Baby’s first year photos. Quinlan was three months old, and they were hoping to capture him and his personality at this age. At three months, they’ve passed out of the newborn, sleepy phase, so instead it’s all about those awake shots showing personality. And Quinlan sure was full of personality! As you can see! His hair was just soooo amazing, and he gave the best facial expressions. His mom and dad brought along some cute little outfits that looked great on him. I just absolutely loved meeting them and taking Quinlan’s baby’s first year photos for them!

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Melissa offers Baby’s First Year sessions for the Wake Forest, Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Youngsville areas. Melissa would be happy to welcome you into her comfortable, relaxing Wake Forest newborn photo studio or meet out at a park in the Triangle area! 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 baby photo studio! The possibilities are endless with her huge collection of hats, headbands, wraps, blankets, buckets, baskets, etc.

Melissa is an award winning Raleigh Durham Rolesville newborn photographer with 12 years of experience posing and photographing babies. She has a great eye for posing babies and making sure every detail is perfect.

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

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Raleigh Baby’s First Year Photographer | Baby Lakelyn

  • November 10, 2021/
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Sweet little Lakelyn’s mama called me in need of a Raleigh baby’s first year photographer. I just met Lakelyn a few months back for her newborn photo session. And now it was time for a three month photo session for her! Lakelyn was still so itty bitty at three months old. My little newborn hats still fit her, and she fit in my little baskets still too!

Just look how sweet this little girl is! She was so good, and I love seeing her grow and getting a glimpse into her little personality too! And of course it was great to see and catch up with Lakelyn’s mommy again too.

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If you’re in need of a Raleigh baby’s first year photographer, you came to the right place! Melissa would be happy to welcome you into her comfortable, relaxing baby photo studio, or meet you at a local park to capture your baby’s first year and milestones! Melissa has been Raleigh and Wake Forest’s go-to baby photographer for 12 years now! She prides herself in perfectly adorable baby posing, and a successful session every time. Melissa is an award winning Raleigh Durham newborn photographer.

If you have any concerns about COVID precautions and the safety of your baby during a session, please reach out! Melissa is COVID vaccinated and fully sanitizes her studio and props in between each newborn session. You can count on Melissa to wear a mask and clean her hands thoroughly throughout your session. She takes the health of her babies and families seriously!

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

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Melissa Devoe is Raleigh’s leading newborn & baby photographer and is highly sought after for her unique newborn and baby portraits. Located in Wake Forest and serving Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Apex, Chapel Hill, Fuquay Varina, Knightdale, Clayton, Wake County, Johnston County and surrounding areas.

With over 9 years photographing newborns, Melissa is an expert on baby posing and guarantees every session is relaxed & calm while each gallery is filled with a wide variety of poses you are sure to love.

Voted Best Newborn Photographer in Raleigh 2019
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