Baby Hanna | RALEIGH DURHAM NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Wow, what a busy few months this has turned out to be for this little business of mine! I just finished up five sessions last week, and have another three this week. I swear there is a serious baby boom in Raleigh in 2013! I try to share each and every session on the blog so families can share their posts with friends and family. And next up in my queue is Hanna, who was born back in early March. I met her on day 13 of her life. She is completely gorgeous!! Her Mommy requested lots of pink, which was pretty easy to deliver! Here’s a few of sweet little Hanna!

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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Charlotte | RALEIGH DURHAM NEWBORN AND BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

I have a bit of a scheduling update for those planning to book a session. My month of April has gotten so over-loaded with sessions – which is good! But I just realized that I’m also over-booked for May already. So, I won’t be taking on any other sessions for the month of May. My first available openings are in June, and I only have a few slots left. So book soon if you’re due this summer or fall – I’m filling up! I’ll also be cutting back on the number of ‘Older Baby’ (3 months to one year) sessions I take each month so I can allow room for more maternity and newborn sessions in my schedule, which is what I specialize in and what I love. So, going forward, I’ll only be doing maternity and newborns, with the exception of the clients already booked, and those who purchase a Baby’s First Year package. If I happen to have extra space, I’ll fit in older baby sessions here and there, but it probably won’t happen often.

Now that THAT’s out of the way, let’s focus on pretty Charlotte!!! Sweet little Charlotte just turned one and her family met me out for her one-year portraits. And I happily got some updated family photos for them as well. Such a sweet, happy family. They’re moving to Asheville this month, and I’m a little jealous because I love Asheville! 🙂

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Baby Graham | RALEIGH NC NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

Well, the weather in Raleigh is really warming up this week! And all of the beautiful trees are in bloom outside – one of my favorite times of the year. I had a little time off last week for spring break with my kids, and now I’m getting back to my picture-taking, editing, and blogging!

This is newborn Graham, whom I met at just 5 days old. I can’t even tell you how much I enjoy having handsome baby boys in my studio. Especially sweet, sleepy ones! Graham’s Mommy came to me through a referral from an out of town photographer whom I really admire, so I was completely touched by the referral. 🙂 I had such a fun session with Graham – lots of set-ups and sweet poses. He slept like a champ for me and made my job nice and easy.

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

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Baby Evelyn | RALEIGH NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

My kids are on spring break this week and, by the grace of God, I’ve managed to also be on vacation with them this week!! It’s really hard to plan that correctly as a newborn photographer – you just never know when these babies will arrive! 🙂 But it appears as though I’ve managed to be in the clear this week! So excited! My little men and I have been up to a lot of fun! And I’m also hoping to continue to catch up on some of my blogging this week. First up is sweet baby Evelyn!

Little Evelyn was 7 days old on the day of her newborn session. I had spoken to her Mommy before the session and the only thing she said she wanted during the session was neutrals. And THAT, I could deliver. No shortage of cream blankets in this studio, if you hadn’t noticed. 🙂 So we stuck with the browns and creams, and some soft pinks. Evelyn is a happy little baby, and her session went nice and smoothly. Tons of happy, open-eyed shots, lots of close-ups of the toes and her sweet little face, and we even put her in the ‘nest’, as her Daddy called it. I was blessed to have this sweet little girl in my studio for a few hours, and I love how her newborn photos came out!

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

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Baby Jackson | RALEIGH DURHAM WAKE FOREST NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

I’m so excited to share my newborn session with little Jackson. He was just five days old on the day I met him. His Mommy and Daddy were on the blog recently for their maternity portraits. They are SO MUCH FUN and such an incredibly sweet and kind couple. It’s no surprise to me at all that they had a baby boy who is equally sweet and easygoing as they are. Jackson has amazing hair, a great temperament, and is just about as perfect as can be. I loved when his parents arrived at the studio for his session – having had such a great time at their maternity session, it felt like I was in the company of old friends. That’s just the best feeling. And Mommy went to work looking through my props and picking out what she liked. Her picks included the suspenders and the pointed yellow hat. Both were things I hadn’t used in a while, so I liked her choices!! 🙂 I had so many favorite photos from his newborn session, I had a hard time narrowing down which ones to share. So…. here’s a few photos! 🙂

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Baby Ella | RALEIGH WAKE FOREST NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHY

Sweet baby Ella gave her parents a bit of a surprise when she was born several weeks early!! We planned her newborn session right away, and then she had to go back into the hospital for a week. I eventually met her when she was about two weeks old. She was still a teeny little peanut, and just as adorable as can be. I loved her especially in the purple!

And I’m sooooo behind on blogging and I hate it when that happens. Trying to move forward with editing my current sessions and keep up to date on blogging is hard, y’all!!!!! Here’s a couple quick pictures from Ella’s session! 🙂

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Baby Benjamin | RALEIGH WAKE FOREST NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHY

This sweet little guy, Benjamin, came into my studio to see me at just five days old. He is so adorable and snuggly! I’d been looking forward to meeting him and his Mommy for months!! She’s the good friend of another great client of mine, so I knew we’d hit it off! And we did – his Mommy is so easygoing and sweet, just like Benjamin! I had a lot of fun with them in the studio, and I look forward to seeing him as he grows through my Baby’s First Year plan. Lucky me!! 🙂

I had a lot of favorites from his session, but the ones with his eyes open were just the absolute best. He’d keep opening his eyes to check on me. 🙂 Here are a few from his session:

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Ryan and Grace | RALEIGH NEWBORN BABY TWINS PHOTOGRAPHER

A few weeks ago 10-day-old twins Ryan and Grace came into my studio. And also that day, I was thrilled to be hosting a few of my friends again at my place! They’re not only fellow photographers, but also my dear friends, and we decided to have the twins’ Mommy bring them over for us to play! I don’t get a lot of opportunities to photograph twins, so how perfect was this!? A day with friends and photographing twins! Loved it!

Since there were quite a few of us shooting in my studio that day, we opted for opening the blinds and using natural light. It’s only been about 5 months since I switched over completely to studio lighting, and WOW, it was strange not to be using it!! It’s soooo completely different!

I think I did a ton of the posing that day, and barely took many photos. But I think I took just enough to capture how incredibly sweet they were. And you’ll notice the size difference in the twins – Ryan was a tiny little thing and Grace was a full pound larger! They were adorable! Lucky us!!! 🙂

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Caleb | RALEIGH NEWBORN BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

What an incredibly busy couple of weeks I’ve had! Our show aired on Monday on HGTV, which was so unbelievably exciting for us! I’ve been flooded with phone calls, texts, e-mails, Facebook messages, etc. from so many people saying they watched. It was so amazing to see how many people supported us and were excited for us! Along with all of that excitement, I’ve now had three of my March babies be born well before their due dates, so fitting them in with my other scheduled sessions…. well, let’s just say it’s been an incredibly busy several weeks. I have tons of editing to catch up on, and lots of blogging to do as well!

I met baby Caleb several weeks ago when he was just eight days old. His parents graced the blogged earlier this week with their beautiful maternity session. Caleb’s Mommy brought in a few blankets that were special to them that she wanted Caleb photographed in, and the pictures were just so sweet. Here’s a peek at a couple photos from his newborn session!

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Arden At Six Months | RALEIGH WAKE FOREST NC BABY PHOTOGRAPHER

A few weeks ago sweet little Arden came back to my studio for her six month session. I can’t believe this little sweetheart has turned six months and is sitting up all on her own! Back at her three month photo session, all our photos were of her laying down or being propped up. My, what a difference this new talent of hers makes!!

I had so, so, so much fun planning out this session with her Mommy, who is a dear friend of mine. We ordered new backdrops and flooring, her Mommy shopped her heart out for adorable outfits and accessories. IT. WAS. FUN. Having two little boys, I don’t get to shop or dream about girly stuff too often, so this was really exciting for me.

I was sooooo pleased with how the vision came to life for this session. Every detail was perfect, and it all just worked so well. Between the leg warmers, those ballet slippers (oh my, cutest thing ever!!), the pink tutu…. it was all beyond what we’d hoped for. And I think the willow tree backdrop is one of my new favorites! I ended up with so, so many favorites from this session! I can’t wait until Arden’s next session!