Baby Hannah | RALEIGH DURHAM NC BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Baby Hannah was such a sweet baby girl! I loved her precious little features, especially her amazing lashes and tiny toes! I just got a few new baby beds, and Hannah posed perfectly in one of them for me in a beautiful little outfit. She was absolutely stunning and so fun to pose. I loved meeting her family and seeing the joy she is bringing them. Loved this session!

If you have a newborn or are expecting, and are 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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Baby Sutton | RALEIGH DURHAM NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER

Oh sweet little Sutton. What a gorgeous name for a gorgeous baby! Sutton’s mommy opted for a mini newborn session – which is my newest session offering. One hour of as many poses as we can squeeze in! Little Sutton cooperated so nicely and we got SO many great photos. Yes, aaaaall of these poses (and even a bunch more than shown here) were from a mini newborn session. I find that I can usually over deliver on these sessions as long as the baby is kept awake a little before the session, and arrives with a full belly. Then they’ll sleep so soundly for the hour, and we can get in lots of setups. Sutton’s mommy sure delivered – she was out like a light! If you’d like more info on a mini newborn session, please reach out! I love doing these.

Here are my favorites! 🙂

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

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Baby Lochlan | RALEIGH WAKE FOREST NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHY

I have a stunning family full of little boys to share with you today! Their boy’s ages and their family dynamic is so similar to mine, it just blew my mind! They were a family of five, with three boys with unique personalities, who are loved so much. It was really sweet to see. We got some great photos of all three boys that I found so sweet and touching. And of course lots of great photos of little Lochlan by himself. This family just melted my heart! Here are all of my favorites from Lochlan’s first baby session!

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Baby Jase | RALEIGH DURHAM NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Baby Jase was such a tiny one for being 14 days old. He was so sleepy and cute too! I had met his Mommy a few times before, so I was excited to see her and catch up with her! I’m excited for her on this journey into motherhood. Tiring, but so rewarding! And for Jase’s newborn session, she requested red, which isn’t a color I use very often, so it was fun to switch things up. And I really loved the red! I think it’s just so stunning.

I wanted to also mention that I’ve started offering a newborn “mini” session. I get asked SO often by parents to just take a few photos, but my full newborn sessions are usually 3 hours of shooting, plus lots of setups and props and variety. So I figured I’d give a try to something just a little shorter and it’s working really well so far. The mini sessions are one hour long, and I can usually fit in one prop setup (in a bucket, basket, etc.), along with a few poses on a blanket. And then there are lots of different angles, lots of different hats switched out, wraps switched out, etc. so we can still get some variety. And these sessions result in about 15 photos (or more). For now I’m trying it out as an all-inclusive session – where you pay a certain price and it includes a download of all of the digital files. So if this is something you think might work for you, don’t hesitate to ask me more questions! (melissadevoephotography@gmail.com)

And here is cutie little Jase for you!

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Baby Finn | RALEIGH DURHAM NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER

Baby Finn has to be one of the cutest baby boys I’ve ever seen! This cute little guy belongs to some long-time clients of mine. This is their third baby that I’ve photographed, and it’s such a great feeling to see their family grow over the years. I’ve been thrilled that they’ve come back to me for each baby. Such an honor! Little Finn came to my Wake Forest NC newborn studio at three weeks young. His hair was just amazing, and his features so adorable. He had a great mix of being awake and sleeping, so we got some photos of those big open eyes, which I always love. I used some green during his session (one of my favorite colors!), which I think looked so good on him. And of course some tans and blues, which everyone loves for baby boys. I think my favorite photos from his session were those of him in the little green bucket. And that one photo where he’s sticking his tongue out at me — so priceless and funny!! He was a lot of fun to pose!

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BABY AVERY | RALEIGH DURHAM NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Happy New Year everyone!! Time to feature a sweet newborn boy on the blog! This is baby Avery, who was just about three weeks old for his session. He was just beyond perfection. Such a great little poser, and so squishy! I could have played with him all day, but eventually I had to give him back to his Mommy and Daddy. Bummer for me! Here are aaaaaall my many favorites from Avery’s newborn session!

If you’re expecting in the Raleigh Wake Forest, North Carolina area and would like some photos of your newborn baby, please contact me! I can be reached through e-mail, or contact me through my contact form on my website (link below) to book your photo session. Thank you so much!

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Baby Penelope | RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER

Today I’m sharing my newborn session with baby girl Penelope, who was 15 days old when I met her. She was soooo very cute and tiny. I adore baby girls! She has a handsome and very sweet big brother too. We got the cutest shots of the two of them together, along with some great family photos that I love! Sibling and family shots are always included at no extra cost during my sessions, and I always tell new moms they won’t regret getting in a few photos. Your kids will treasure these photos when they get older, so do it for them! 🙂

Here are all of the highlights from sweet baby Penelope’s Raleigh, NC newborn session!!

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

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Baby Ivy | RALEIGH WAKE FOREST NC NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

This next little lady has the most beautiful name, Ivy. She came to see me for her Raleigh newborn photo session when she was three weeks old. She was born back in November, and her parents asked for some Christmas set-ups, so we did a few really cute ones. I just loved baby Ivy in front of the twinkly lights backdrop and between the tiny Christmas trees. She was absolutely perfect and had a beautiful head of hair. Everything I put on her looked gorgeous on her! She is a stunning baby girl! Here are my favorites!

If you’re expecting in the Raleigh – Durham – Wake Forest – North Carolina area and would like some photos of your newborn baby, please contact me! I can be reached through e-mail, or contact me through my contact form on my website (link below) to discuss or book your session. Thank you so much!

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Baby Evie | RALEIGH DURHAM WAKE FOREST NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER

Happy new year everyone!! I hope everyone enjoyed their fall and the holidays! This poor blog of mine has been a little neglected, but I’m hoping to get caught up eventually. 🙂 I have so many beautiful baby sessions to show you all!

This little sweetheart is baby Evie, who was 10 days old for her newborn photo session. She is absolutely beautiful and was such a perfect little model for me in my studio in Wake Forest, NC. She had the sweetest little features, and I made sure to capture those tiny little toes, eyelashes, and her long fingers (she’s going to be tall, I think!). She looked so adorable tucked into my tiny little baby bed. I love that prop – one of my favorites of all time! I got so many different poses – props, wrapped, unwrapped, the macro shots, the parent shots. She was a perfect angel. Just love all of her photos!

If you’re expecting in the Raleigh – Durham – Wake Forest – North Carolina area and would like some photos of your newborn baby, please contact me! I’m currently accepting bookings for spring and summer 2017 due dates in the Triangle area. Please send me an e-mail or contact me through my contact form on my website (link below) to discuss or book your session. Thank you so much!

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Baby MJ | RALEIGH NC NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

I want to introduce you to little MJ, aka Marty Junior. He is such an incredibly beautiful baby boy! He was 11 days old when I got to cuddle him during his Raleigh newborn photo session. As you’ll see, we did some parent and family photos during MJ’s baby session. Parents are always welcome to be in a few photos during newborn sessions at no extra charge. I absolutely encourage everyone to take advantage of this! It doesn’t matter what you look like – your babies will grow up and thank you for these photos. They’re heirlooms to be passed down. So just do it! 🙂

I recently got a new little posing chair for babies, and aaaaaah isn’t it the cutest little thing?! I love how sweetly MJ sat right in it and snuggled his rabbit. I think I’ll get a lot of use out of it and can’t wait to play around with it more!

Little MJ was such a sweet baby boy, and I just adore all of his photos! Here are some of my favorites from his Raleigh newborn baby photo session.

If you’re expecting in the Raleigh – Durham – Wake Forest – North Carolina area and would like some photos of your newborn baby, please contact me! I’m currently accepting bookings for winter and spring 2017 due dates in the Triangle area. Please send me an e-mail or contact me through my contact form on my websitcebooke (link below) to discuss or book your session. Thank you so much!

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