I met Kina and Brad at our new church, St. Peter's By The Lake. Kina had baby Baylor several weeks ago, and I had sent out an invitation for my upcoming Spring Mini Sessions next weekend. She responded that she wanted to do the mini session but also asked if I did newborn sessions. Now, I've always been uncomfortable with the idea of photographing newborns, because I'm by no means a "baby whisperer". When Finn was born, our photographer Jami (Jami Leigh's Photography) was amazing with him. She shushed him, patted his bottom, and rocked him and he magically fell asleep. I was in awe of how she was able to get him to fall asleep when I failed to do so on every occasion. So... I initially just figured I'd give Kina contact info for Jami (Jami loves doing newborn sessions). Jami was glad for the business, but also said she'd let me use all her newborn "stuff" and even come mentor me during the photo shoot. Upon booking the shoot, Jami was unable to come, but I was able to use all of her baby goodies (hats, blankets, pillows, etc) and everything worked out magically.
My fear about photographing newborns subsided within about 3 minutes. Baylor was a natural. He slept so well, and when he got fussy it only took a brief feed for him to fall back into a peaceful slumber. I was able to capture a fleeting wakeful moment, and several sleepy/gassy smiles. After the session ended, I felt ridiculous for constantly giving away opportunities to do newborn sessions. I can't wait to do another. Soon. Come on people, start having babies!
I couldn't pick a few favorites for the blog, so here are all of my favorites...and then some. I don't know how I'll just pick a few for the website.
Thank you Brad and Kina for letting me use your precious Baylor as my muse. I am in love with him!
