Sekora, newborn

Photographing a newborn within your family is always relaxing. I spent a Friday afternoon with Sekora, the most recent addition to my wife's family, and Sekora herself was very easy going. Here are some shots from our time together:

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Katie's Newborn Session

Two good friends of mine, Stephen and Anna, recently introduced Katie to the world. When they contacted me about commemorating Katie's welcome, I gladly drove to their home to make some portraits.

I'll be the first to admit sitting on these sessions are not always easy as it appears, as there is a level of unpredictability with a newborn. Though, there is a sense of new-found love that permeates the air. Like a life reset in-a-kind-of-way. An emotional high that can never be taken away from a parent I can only imagine. That said, their session reminded me of this feeling after photographing some families 2nd or 3rd child. 

Here are a few from our time together. Welcome, Katie!

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Liam, newborn

I photographed Liam when he was nearly three weeks old. It's interesting how newborns respond positively when they hear their parents' voice. After spending a Sunday morning in their home, here are a few images I wanted to share:

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The Griffith Family, today

It's been a couple of years since Will was born. And now James and Julie brought me into their home for a new addition to the family, Nicholas.

Interesting how Will already starts to take after the carpentry skillset James carries, so I brought a wooden step ladder as a prop. I also capitalized on all the animals that roam about in the Griffith household, too.

Take a look at the Griffith family in 2013:

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Logan, 1 week

This past weekend I got to spend time with Katie and Ben's newborn son, Logan, whom I must say was awesomely named after Wolverine from X-Men. I went and photographed their then 1-week-old in their home, and made some portraits of their first child. Here are some that I took during the session.

The shoot was pretty straightforward, since he was very cooperative, and looked content most of the time (what's not pleasing about that?):

Then I went for details of the feet. Though they look bigger in the photo, the toes are the size of small peas!:

We shifted him to the side for this horizontal:

Katie was brought in to shush Logan, as he was briefly crying, and it calmed him right away:

Their black Labrador, Roscoe, wanted a photo too:

We moved the session into the nursery, and took some photos there. Mother and child was what came to mind first:

Then brought in Ben (and Roscoe) for this photo:

Logan was placed on the changing station, which in its own design makes for a simple photo:

Katie, Ben, congratulations on the new addition to the family. It's a always a treat to see you guys, and getting to photograph the growth of your family.

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The Hargroves Family

The Hargroves recently welcomed their second child, Teagen, and wanted photos to commemorate. The props you see in the following photos all belong to them. I want to remind to past and future clients to contribute ideas, props, and anything that is special and particular to them on a photoshoot.

Teagen kept sleeping after we placed him on top of the pillows. I joked how he'll be adjusting to this as his new bed instead of a crib:

Trey and Tiffany suggested cradling him with the blanket, so they held them up carefully and I made this photo:

You may recognize the stool from the sneak peek blog; it served as yet another spot for the newborn to sleep:

When Teagen woke up, he looked pretty comfortable  He was placed in a woven basket with a couple of antlers they brought along:

Here, Tiffany displayed the love and affection between a mother and her child:

 

I wanted to end the post with the family together; Tristan moved in to kiss his new baby brother:

 It was a pleasure getting to meet and work with The Hargroves. I look forward to future sessions!

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