Baby Shelby

I was super excited that Katie, a good friend of mine had asked me to photograph her newborn baby, but also nervous. I had never done a shoot with such a young baby, but all the reading I had done said it was best to shoot before the baby was two weeks old. I arrived and Shelby was asleep, curled up on Mom and all sorts of adorable- but as soon as we tried to get her in a position to photograph, she began crying. 

Over the course of several hours, several feedings and a whole lot of tears, we got a few good shots. However, I wasn't happy with the results and wanted to make sure that this family had more than 15 pictures of this special time in their lives. So- about two weeks later- I went back. This time Shelby was much more agreeable and even Mom was more well rested :)

Finally calm in the arms of her Mom and Dad

iPhone photo

All in all it was  a great experience and I learned a lot about newborns :) I'm looking forward to maybe having the opportunity to photograph Shelby and her family as she grows up- but also having the chance to work with other families to capture such a special time in their lives.

The Ellis Family

While I have lived in the area all my life, I had never been to Kinder Park more than to just pick up my brother from a baseball game. I was amazed to find that this beautiful park had so much to offer!
Not only for me as a photographer, but to keep these two little boys interested during the photoshoot...that was priceless!

                             

Some precious father son conversation...

       

Plenty of hills to roll down!