Wake Forest Newborn Baby Photographer | Baby Easton

I’ve had a long string of returning clients in the last few months, and I’ve loved it! So many people having a second or third baby, and bringing them in to see me. I LOVE seeing these families again, and seeing how much their older babies have grown and changed. And of course, it’s such a huge honor for me that they loved their first baby photo session so much that they’re choosing to come back to me at my Wake Forest newborn photo studio. Huge, HUGE honor that makes me so thrilled!

Newborn Easton is the second baby boy for this family (I wonder if they’ll have a third!!). Big brother is almost two, and it’s been since his newborn session that I’ve seen him. They’re both beautiful boys! This mom requested navy blue for their Wake Forest newborn photography session, so of course I had fun pulling out lots of navy. And I used my very highly requested heart-shaped bucket for this session, which turned out to be such a stunning setup. We did lots of cute sibling shots, adorable family photos, and took a lot of pictures of cute little Easton alone too. So much variety! Loved this session!

If you’re looking for a Raleigh / Wake Forest / Durham / Youngsville newborn baby photographer for this fall or winter, I’d love to speak with you! I have some fabulous newborn photo session offerings and would love to meet you to create beautiful portraits of your new baby! I also offer baby’s first year photo sessions for the older babies. I can be reached through e-mail (melissadevoephotography@gmail.com), or through the contact links below. I look forward to hearing from you!

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Raleigh Baby Photographer | Baby Tate

I was so excited for this sweet baby boy to be born! Little Tate is the member of a lovely and beautiful family. I absolutely adore his big brother, MJ, and was so blessed to be MJ’s baby photographer for his Raleigh newborn photo session, as well as for his milestone photo sessions at ages 6 months and one year. So I’ve loved getting to know this family and their adorable babies. I was thrilled when I found out they were expecting again, and was so happy to do another newborn photo session for them! I couldn’t wait to see them again, and of course the sibling photos from this session were just SO sweet and beautiful. Big brother MJ is smitten with his new baby brother!

For baby Tate’s photo session, we decided to use a lot of blues and greys, and also some cream. The perfect colors for baby boy photo sessions, in my opinion! The photo of him in the blue bucket is one of my favorites. And the newborn photo of him all curled up sweet on the pillow is right up there among my favorites too. So many great shots from this session. I can’t wait to see Tate grow up! He’ll be back to see me pretty soon for his six month photos, and I know he’ll have already changed so much!

If you’re looking for a newborn baby photographer this fall or winter, and you reside in the Raleigh, Wake Forest, Durham, Chapel Hill, Youngsville, or Rolesville areas, please reach out to me! I have some great newborn session offerings and would love to meet you to create beautiful portraits of your new baby! All contact links are below.

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Raleigh Newborn Photographer | Baby Girl Carsyn

I have a very special newborn baby that I am featuring today! Sweet little girl Carsyn was born to a lovely family who I’ve been working with for a long time! I’ve photographed all three of this family’s babies, from each of their Raleigh newborn photo sessions all the way up through each of their Baby’s First Year photo sessions. So we’ve been together quite a lot, and I am always so thrilled and honored that they choose me again and again to capture their baby’s memories! It means so much to me to be their Raleigh newborn photographer of choice!

Carsyn is an absolutely stunning baby girl! Amazing cheeks, amazing skin, the perfect amount of chub… everything about this newborn is perfection! Her family just adores her, and of course I did too. She strongly preferred back poses (every baby is different and my sessions are all centered on what is best for each baby), so I put some adorable outfits and wraps on her, and she loved sleeping in one of my baby beds. She was a perfectly sweet little angel. And of course I loved seeing her big brother and sister and witnessing their love for their new baby sister!

A big thank you to this family for choosing me to be your Raleigh newborn photographer! Can’t wait to see them all again in a few months for Carsyn’s six-month photo session in my baby studio!

If you’re expecting a newborn this fall or winter, and you reside in the Raleigh, Wake Forest, Durham, Chapel Hill, Youngsville, or Rolesville areas, please reach out to me! I have some great newborn session offerings and would love to meet you to create beautiful portraits of your new baby! All contact links are below.

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Wake Forest Baby Photography | Baby Asher

Next up on the blog is adorable baby Asher’s newborn portraits!

I was soooo excited to see this family AGAIN! This is their second baby, and I photographed their first baby several years back. They’ve moved all the way to Virginia, but drove back down to Raleigh with a seven-day-old baby just to get their newborn portraits done with me! I was thrilled they came back so far just for me! I know it can be hard to travel with a baby, so Mom is my hero! And big brother has grown sooooo much since I last saw him when he was an itty bitty newborn. I really love seeing my babies as they get bigger.

Now onto Asher’s baby photography! Asher is such a great name choice, in my opinion. I think it suits him! He was so very cute and snuggly. And big brother was so cooperative and happy to hold and cuddle his baby brother. This newborn session couldn’t have gone better! So many great poses, and I think my favorite shot was the “froggy” pose where Asher gave the hilarious little smirk (froggy is the name for the pose where the baby’s head is propped up in its hands). But of course it’s hard to pick just one, because they’re all adorable photos of baby Asher. Now I just have to hope this awesome family has baby number three and comes back down to my Wake Forest baby studio for another round! 🙂

If you’re expecting and would like to capture photos of your new baby upon their arrival, I would love to discuss all of my newborn photo session details and offerings! I’m located in Wake Forest, NC – right near Raleigh, Durham, Youngsville and Rolesville. I can be reached through e-mail, or through the contact form on my website (link is below). I look forward to speaking with you! Thank you so much!

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Wake Forest and Raleigh Baby Photographer | Baby Mason

I hope everyone is having a great summer! I always take every July off work while my kids are home from school, and we experience as much as we can together. I’ve really been enjoying my vacation time with them. They’ve been growing up way too fast and I just want to soak them up while I can! I’ve been trying to sneak in some blogging during my break because I never seem to have time to catch up with it!

I have a handsome baby boy to share with everyone today, and you’re not gonna want to miss him! Cutie baby Mason came to see me when he was a teeny two weeks old. It was a joy working with him! His family wanted some outdoor shots as well as my usual indoor studio photos, and our North Carolina summer weather cooperated for us that morning. I just love how beautiful the family photos were with natural light! And Mason’s big brother showed up in the most amazing little suspenders and pants. This family was just off the charts with their cuteness!

Mason’s mom is a lover of newborn prop shots. So she opted for all of Mason’s photographs to be taken in my little beds, buckets and baskets. I adore using props in my newborn photography, so this was a fun session for me. He was an all-star sleeper, and did so well all curled up in my little buckets. He looked amazing on green, and I adore the photos of him snuggling the tiny baby bears! This was a great session!

Here are all of my favorites from my time with Mason!

If you’re pregnant and would like to capture your newborn’s first days, I would love to discuss my newborn photo session details and offerings! I’m located in Wake Forest, NC – juuuust outside of Raleigh. I can be reached through e-mail, or through the contact form on my website (link is below). I look forward to speaking with you! Thank you so much!

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Newborn and Baby Photography in Raleigh Durham NC | Dominique

Precious baby Dominique is next up for sharing on my blog! Dominique’s Mom selected my newborn mini photo session, which is one hour of posing and photographing, and includes a download of the digital files at a discounted rate from the full newborn session (for more details on pricing, visit Newborn Mini Photo Session Pricing). As you can see, we got SO many adorable photos of baby Dominique during our hour together. She was so sweet and smiley – my favorite for newborns! I loved all of the girly pink we used and I thought Dominique was just perfection on that color. Her sweet lips and perfect swirl of fuzzy hair… baby fever! It was a joy hosting her in my Raleigh Wake Forest newborn studio.

I’ve had so many adorable babies lately, and I can’t wait to get caught up on my blogging so I can share them all with you. I swear these babies that come see me are just little angels… I can’t believe how beautiful and perfect they are! One of my goals for summer is to work on my blogging here, so I hope to post ALL of their cuteness very soon!

Here’s some of the cuteness from baby Dominique’s newborn photo session! It was hard for me to pick favorites, she was just TOO adorable!

If you’re pregnant and would like to capture your newborn’s first few weeks of life, I would love to chat with you about a newborn photo session! I’m located in the Raleigh Durham Wake Forest, NC area. I can be reached through e-mail, or through the contact form on my website (link below). I look forward to working with you! Thank you so much!

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Baby Photography Raleigh NC | Sweet Little Anthony

Welcome to the world, baby Anthony! He was sooooo cute and such a delight. He came in for his first photo shoot at 10 days old. His hair was just the best – so thick and gorgeous. He was just perfection to pose and snuggle, I loved it. His Mama requested grey, so you’ll see lots of that, along with her other favorites of tans and greens. His parents wanted to get in a few photos, and they’re a beautiful family. Their photos are so gorgeous!

Since we held Anthony’s baby session shortly before Easter, I made sure to get a photo of him snuggling my cute little stuffed bunny. And Anthony gave me a HUGE smile while he was hugging that bunny! The heart shaped bucket that Anthony is posed in is a new prop in my Raleigh newborn studio. I also have a pink one I’ve used in the past, but I just got the brown wooden one, and it’s just so beyond adorable for both boys and girls! A new favorite prop of mine for sure!

I love capturing these precious memories for families. They’re only this little once, and they change so quickly! So get them in for their newborn photo session within the first three weeks of life. We’ll create some beautiful art for you to remember this stage by. You won’t be sorry!

If you’re having a baby and live in the Raleigh / Durham / Wake Forest / Triangle, NC area, I would love to chat with you about a newborn photo session! I can be reached through e-mail, or through the contact form on my website (link below). Thank you so much!

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Newborn Photographer in Raleigh NC | Baby Boy Brady

I have a very sweet baby boy to share today! Cute little Brady came to my studio for his first portraits, and he was such a pleasure! I also photographed his older brother two years ago (check out his big brother’s newborn photos at the link), and I loved catching up with this family and seeing their new dynamic.

Brady’s mom requested a lot of green, so I was happy to oblige. Green seems to be the new “it” color for baby boys, and it looks so good with most skin tones, so I’m always thrilled to use it. She also wanted a little navy blue mixed in, so you’ll notice we did both throughout his photos. And check out that baby bear outfit I just purchased recently – sooo cute! He was an absolute doll for his newborn photo session. I’m happy to share all of my favorites from his session below!

Are you expecting in the Raleigh / Durham / Wake Forest / Triangle, NC area? Please reach out to me to book your newborn photo session! I can be reached through e-mail, or through the contact form on my website (link below). Thank you so much!

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Baby Emerson | RALEIGH WAKE FOREST NC NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER

Before we get to little Emerson’s newborn session share, I wanted to touch on the topic of family and sibling photos during newborn sessions. I currently have two different newborn session options – mini sessions and full sessions. The mini is the quick, no-fuss option. A shorter session with time for baby photos only, and just one price for the session and a digital download of the photos. The full session gives us plenty of time to get family photos and/or photos with any big brothers and sisters, as well as lots of different options for prints, digital files, or products to purchase after the session.

I get asked a lot what clients should wear for their family photo, and my preference is that folks always wear something simple. You don’t want a lot of bright colors, patterns, florals, etc. that will go out of style in a few years. A simple, neutral colored top (think cream, grey, white, black, or soft colors) with basic jeans or pants is ideal. We’ll swaddle baby in a basic wrap, or go nude for some sweet skin shots. The simpler we keep everything, the better the photo will be. Of course, this is just my personal preference for the style of your photos! You are more than welcome to wear whatever you think represents you and your family the best!

And now onto this sweet baby girl named Emerson. This is another family where I was fortunate to photograph the older sibling as a baby, and as he got older (back when I still offered family sessions). And as always, I’m so delighted to welcome back past clients into my Wake Forest, NC newborn studio for another baby session! Emerson was gorgeous, and I love all of the family and sibling photos we did that day. Here are a few of my favorites!

We can create beautiful newborn art together! If you would like to schedule your new baby for a photo session, please let me know. I can be reached through e-mail, or through the contact form on my website (link below) to book your photo session. Thank you so much!

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Baby Katherine | RALEIGH DURHAM NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER

I have another beautiful baby girl to feature today! But I first wanted to touch on something I get asked by parents a lot before their newborn sessions: “how should we prep the baby?” There are a few tips I give new parents to answer this question, because the goal for each session is to have a baby who is sleepy, and whose tummy is full. That’s really the secret to great newborn photos!

So, let’s tackle the sleepy issue. If a baby sleeps at home all morning before the session, then it’s more likely they’ll be rested up and awake during their session. So the trick to make sure this doesn’t happen, is simply to do what you can to keep them awake for a little while before you leave for the session! Sometimes babies can be hard to wake up (which isn’t usually something I’d call a problem, unless you’re about to come see me for a session!). If your baby is super sleepy and not easy to keep awake, you can try giving them a bath, or maybe even just undressing them and changing their diaper to stimulate them. Wipe them with a wipe on their bottom and they’re usually WIDE awake!

The second thing we want to accomplish is to have baby come with a full tummy. So this seems like a no-brainer… feed the baby right before you leave, right? Well YES! But it’s actually more than that. Some newborn babies wake every hour in need of a feed. The trick to making sure that doesn’t happen during your session is to feed them a LOT during the 24 hours before your session. For example, I recently had someone whose baby was really hungry and wide awake for most of their session. I wasn’t surprised when the mom told me her baby had slept through the night with no feedings the night before. So, wake that baby up if they’re going on more than 3 hours without a feeding. Most doctors advise to feed newborns at least every 3 hours, so make sure to follow that rule the entire day and night prior to your session. Then they’re more likely to have a longer sleepy stretch during their newborn session. And all of this ensures we can get as many poses and setups done during a session as possible. And more setups = more pictures = more cuteness!!

So that’s my two cents for getting that baby ready for his or her big photo debut!

And last but not least is baby Katherine! Such a cutie who came in for a newborn mini-session in my Wake Forest studio (more details on the mini-session available on my website!). Loved her sweet little smiles she gave me, and her amazing hair!

If you have a newborn or are expecting one soon, and you’re located in the Raleigh Durham Wake Forest, NC area and would like some beautiful art of your baby, please contact me! I can be reached through e-mail, or through my contact form on my website (link below) to book your photo session. Thank you so much!

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