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Mom and newborn photography

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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Durham Baby Photographer | Baby Josephine

  • March 9, 2026/
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  • Under : Baby, keepsake newborn session, Newborns

Oh what a sweet one I have to share with you today! I was so happy to be chosen as this sweet family’s Durham baby photographer. Little baby Josephine was such a darling. So beautiful, and an excellent sleeper!

We managed to work through several family photos, as well as lots of cute sleepy blanket poses, and some adorable baby props as well! Just look how precious she looked in everything – both pops of colors and some neutrals too. Everything looked so great on baby Josphine. Her newborn baby photo session was a total success!

And here are some of my favorite photos from Josephine’s Raleigh Durham baby photography session!

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Please contact Melissa if you’re in the Wake Forest / Durham / Raleigh / Cary 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 over 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 Durham baby photographer, Melissa Devoe, through the links below, or email her directly at melissadevoephotography@gmail.com.

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Wake Forest Newborn Photographer | Baby Girl Madelyn

  • February 26, 2026/
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  • Under : Baby, keepsake newborn session, Newborns

I met baby Madelyn right before Christmas, and loved our Wake Forest newborn photo session together. We got some adorable photos of her with Mom and Dad, and some precious prop shots (see the one of her snuggling the little bear!), several sweet sleepy poses on the blankets, and some detail shots of her perfect little face, eyelashes, and toes.

Madelyn’s family opted for my “keepsake” newborn photo session option, which is an hour and a half of posing and photographing the baby in my Wake Forest baby photo studio. This session allows us time for a few family photos, with focus still on the baby’s photos. In the keepsake sessions, I also aim for a couple of different baby props, and some of the snuggly little sleeping poses on the blanket. I always switch out hats and headbands, and get lots of angles in each pose as well. So this gives us some variety and covers the main bases that most people want. For the most variety, I recommend the “full” newborn photo session option, which is two hours of time together, and we can get a lot more photos with just a little extra time added on.

Here’s a peek at some of my favorites from Madelyn’s Wake Forest newborn photo session!

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Melissa is a highly sought after Wake Forest newborn baby photographer with over 15 years of experience posing and photographing babies in the Raleigh / Cary / Chapel Hill / Wake Forest / Apex areas. She has a great eye for posing babies and making sure every detail is perfect.

Melissa is known for her HUGE prop collection, 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 Triangle have trusted Melissa with their new babies for a decade and a half, due to her impeccable patience and skill.

Please contact Wake Forest’s best newborn photographer, Melissa Devoe Photography, through the links below, or email her directly at melissadevoephotography@gmail.com.

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Durham Baby Photographer | Newborn Baby Girl Love

  • November 21, 2025/
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  • Under : Baby, Mini Sessions

Today we’re sharing another newborn “mini” photo session in Melissa’s Wake Forest photo studio. This cute baby girl is named Love! Such a unique and fitting name for her, as she is so very loved by her sweet parents! She was a precious little angel for her Raleigh newborn photo session. She looked so beautiful in all the pinks, purples, and creams!

This baby girl’s mama followed all of Melissa’s tips to get baby Love sleepy before her photo session, and she also came with a belly full of milk. So baby Love slept peacefully while Melissa worked through a lot of different props and sleepy poses. We managed to get so much variety in this one-hour mini portrait session! She looked adorable in the bucket, the wooden bowl, and in the little nakey poses on the blanket! There were sooo many beautiful Durham baby portraits… here are just a few so you can get a peek at our amazing variety!

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Melissa is a highly sought after Durham newborn baby photographer with over 15 years of experience posing and photographing babies in the Raleigh / Cary / Chapel Hill / Wake Forest / Apex areas. She has a great eye for posing babies and making sure every detail is perfect.

Melissa is known for her HUGE prop collection, 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 Triangle have trusted Melissa with their new babies for a decade and a half, due to her impeccable patience and skill.

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

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Raleigh Infant and Newborn Photography | Baby Charlotte

  • November 12, 2025/
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Say hello to sweet baby girl, Charlotte! She came in for snuggles and baby portraits last month, and was such a sweetheart and fun to work with! Charlotte’s mommy reached out to Melissa last minute after Charlotte was already born. And quite often Melissa can squeeze these requests in – so please never hesitate to reach out for your newborn’s Raleigh baby photography session! We’re so glad we got to work with baby Charlotte!

We loved meeting this sweet family who came to the newborn photo studio from the town of Wendell, NC! We have families drive from all over to take advantage of Melissa’s beautiful posing skills. You only get this opportunity once… to have your baby so tiny and sleepy! We made sure to get all of the best photos for this sweet family – family photos, sibling photos, macro (detailed, close-up) portraits, naked sleepy poses, and prop shots. And all of the cute headbands, hats, wraps, and pretty accessories for baby Charlotte!

Here’s a little peek into Charlotte’s newborn photography session in Melissa’s Wake Forest baby photo studio!

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Melissa is highly sought after for her Wake Forest infant photography. With 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 Wake Forest’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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Raleigh Newborn Photographer | Baby Logan

  • November 3, 2025/
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We have officially reached fall, which is always a busy time for Melissa’s photo studio! Lots of requests for dark, rich colors, and of course the requests for holiday and Christmas setups have started too. It’s the best time of the year!

Today we are sharing a few lovely photos of precious baby boy Logan. He came into the studio recently at an itty bitty two weeks old. His parents requested lots of green, so we understood the assignment! 🙂 We dug into our huge newborn prop stash, and decided on using the little bed with a green outfit, and then also one of our most loved crates that fits babies so well! And of course, we would never forget the naked sleepy poses (our favorite), and the close-up shots of all of baby’s precious little details.

We can’t wait to welcome all of fall and winter’s newborn babies into our Wake Forest / Raleigh photo studio for their first portraits!

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Melissa is an award winning baby photographer with 15 years of experience posing and photographing newborns in the Raleigh, Durham, and Wake Forest areas. Melissa is an expert in the field of newborn photography and 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 Triangle have trusted Melissa with their new babies for a decade and a half (and counting!) due to her impeccable patience and skill.

Please contact Raleigh’s best newborn photographer, Melissa Devoe, through the links below, or email her directly at melissadevoephotography@gmail.com. She would love to work with you!

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Chapel Hill Newborn Photographer | Baby Girl Photo Session

  • June 3, 2025/
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This little cutie was such a delight to have in my photo studio! We did so much amazing variety for her Wake Forest baby portrait session! I was honored to be her Chapel Hill Newborn Photographer.

Pink, purple and cream – all so girly and beautiful on this baby girl. She was a ball of chub, which I looooove on a newborn. The big cheeks and rolls are to die for! I was so thrilled with her photo gallery, and all of the variety. The baby face close-up shots were my favorites, as well as the photos of her in the purple, which I thought was beautiful on her. Her sweet little lips and nose and all the details – love all of the photos! Her mom and dad had a huge amount of variety. Here is just a sampling of the photos I liked best!

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Melissa is a highly sought after newborn photographer with 14 years of experience posing and photographing babies in the Raleigh Cary Durham 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 / Chapel Hill / Raleigh area have trusted Melissa with their new babies for over a decade due to her impeccable patience and skill.

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

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Cary Baby Photographer | Newborn Emma

  • January 27, 2024/
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Gorgeous baby girl Emma is up next to share today from Cary baby photographer! Emma was such a pleasure to work with, and I loved my time with her. She was a beautiful baby girl, with perfect lovely long lashes, and so smiley. I was excited about the number of smiles that I caught with her. I love those little baby smiles! And Emma had a beautiful and unique birthmark in the shape of a heart on her cheek. Her mom wanted it to be noticeable in the pics too – I can see why. It makes her one of a kind! She was so sleepy and great to pose too. Just all around a wonderful Cary photo session!

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

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Durham Baby Photographer | Newborn Boy Elliott

  • January 23, 2024/
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  • Under : Baby, Newborns

I hope everyone’s new year is off to a good start! I’ve been swamped with adorable babies in the photo studio, and feeling very blessed. Today I want to share newborn baby boy Elliott. His session was so much fun! So many cute poses and he slept great. I loved all the little props and poses I did with him. The cute little tiny hats and the wraps. Everything looked amazing on him! I adored working with this family, and I’m so glad they came to me as their Durham baby photographer. It was such a pleasure!

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Please feel free to contact Melissa if you’re in the Chapel Hill / Raleigh / Durham 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 baby photographer with 14 years of experience posing and photographing babies. She has a great eye for posing babies and making sure every detail is perfect.

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

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Raleigh Baby’s First Year Photo Session | Baby Charlie

  • January 16, 2024/
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Handsome little Charlie came into my Wake Forest photo studio for his Baby’s First Year photo session! He was just adorable as can be, and SO expressive! He was full of personality, and a little ham! We had so much fun together capturing his first year photos. He was just turning one, and we wanted to capture all of his cuteness at this stage. His mom brought along some of his favorite moose stuffed animals that we used for some photos as well. I absolutely love doing Raleigh baby’s first year photo sessions!

As you’ll see, we decided to do a cake smash as part of Charlie’s first year photo session. I always love doing these and watching babies enjoy their first bites of cake! If you’d like to include some cake smash photos as part of your baby’s photo session, this is super simple! I just ask Moms to bring their own cake (for allergy & liability reasons), and I provide everything else! I have plenty of props like buckets, baskets, stools, backdrops, etc. for in-studio sessions. Or we can meet at a local park and take outdoor photos.

Here is cute baby Charlie for his Raleigh Baby’s first year photo session!

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Melissa is a highly sought after baby photographer with over a decade’s worth of experience photographing maternity, newborn, and baby’s first year photo sessions in the Raleigh Cary Durham & Wake Forest areas. She has a great eye for posing babies and making sure every detail is perfect.

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

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raleigh newborn photographer melissa devoe

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.

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