I was in Germany when this precious babe was born so we didn't get to do a newborn session right away. Holidays, out-of-town visitors, stress of being new parents, and the semester starting put our session on a slight delay but we finally scheduled this right around the 4 month mark. Baby M definitely wasn't sleepy like a newborn but I actually kind of enjoy that he's so active and aware in these pictures. I can definitely see advantages of both ages for different baby photography sessions. In fact, I've been talking about this with my friend Allison who just had the most adorable baby on Monday.
In case you're deciding on when you might want to schedule baby pictures, here's a pros and cons list:
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I've written previously about Hazel and Maybellene's best friendship and how I thrust myself upon her mom, Ann, at story time because she had cute glasses and I was determined to make a mom friend that day. Instead, how about some brief tips on photographing little kids? I'm by no means an expert, but I do have about 10,000 photos of Hazel on my own and many of my clients have been under the age of 10.
Robyn Pizzo Photo's 5 Tips on Getting Great Shots of Your Kids
Get down on their level.
Occasionally I like to shoot from high above to get a "parent's eye view" but more often than not, I am down on the ground crouching and crawling and doing whatever contortion it takes to get my camera at their eye level.
I took these photographs back in August and never got to blog them. Now their new addition has arrived and so this post is especially behind!
I can say without hesitation that Sean and Tiffany are some of my favorite people to photograph. They are super sweet and good looking, so that helps, but I also appreciate how much they trust me and help me grow as a photographer. They're the first people who ever called me their "family photographer" and the first clients I've had to book multiple sessions for the different milestones in their lives. I can't wait to build more of these relationships with the families I'm working with because I love watching the kids grow up and having different sessions with different focuses but that all go together and that (I hope!) they'll cherish in the future.
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