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Ava Joy: 7 Days Old | Atlanta Newborn Baby Photographer

Angela — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:31:09 +0000

This morning I traveled to Smyrna to photograph brand new baby Ava Joy. She decided to arrive almost two weeks early and I told her Mommy that I think she just didn’t want to miss out on all of the 4th of July festivities. One of the things that I try to tell everyone is just how important it is to try and have your newborn photographed before the two week mark. It makes so much difference in how the session flows. At the one week mark they are still very sleepy, they are easy to pose and their baby acne has typically not shown up yet. There is no such thing as too early for a newborn portrait session, I’ve photographed several babies who were only 2-3 days old.

Miss Ava was so perfect and sweet for us this morning, I could have just sat and held her all day. She had so much hair, oh how she melted my heart. Congratulations to the M family, it was so wonderful to spend the morning with you!

Here are a few to share from our morning together…

Sean | Buckhead Children’s Photographer

Angela — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:12:30 +0000

This afternoon I traveled to Buckhead to photograph a super cute 19 month old boy named Sean. Like most little ones his age he was super busy but he was so much fun and he gives *the* best high fives around! I think we finished up just in time because the minute I got back home it started hailing gum ball and golf ball sized hail! That is a new one for us, I think we only saw hail once in Los Angeles and it was itty bitty.

This first shot below was taken when Sean and I were hanging out while his Mommy & Daddy were getting ready. I always adore shots of babies and kids just doing their thing, wearing whatever they would normally wear if they were just being a kid and not a photo shoot participant. Thank you to Sean’s Mommy, Daddy, Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt & baby cousin for being so kind to me and for being so much fun! It was a wonderful way to spend the afternoon. Here are a few from our afternoon together:

Axyl | Acworth Newborn Photographer

Angela — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:47:38 +0000

My little newborn client Axyl just was not ready to come in to this world when he was supposed to, he decided to go beyond his due date and hang out in his beautiful mommy’s tummy for quite a while! Oh he was certainly worth the wait, he is so cute and his hair is a little red, I love it. When I was holding him he fell right to sleep on my chest and didn’t make a peep. I could have just sat there all day holding him, he is a good little snuggler!

His Mom & Dad had this clock table so of course we had to put him on it and set it to the time he was born. I couldn’t get exactly right above it even on the ladder, but that’s ok I still think it looks pretty cool.

Baby Anna | Atlanta Newborn Photographer

Angela — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:56:56 +0000

Today I traveled to Mableton to photograph a newborn baby girl who is only six days old. I always tell my clients and potential clients that it is so important to have their newborns photographed within their first two weeks because it makes such a difference. Anna was a true testament to that, she was so sleepy and laid back, I think I could have just sat and looked at her all day. She almost shares a birthday with her Dad, so there were quite a few of us scorpios in the house today! Thank you to Anna’s wonderful parents, they were amazing and so sweet and kind.

Oh, she is such a little heartbreaker at only six days old, here are a few from our morning together…

I love it when I catch babies mid-yawn, this modeling thing is hard work!

Baby Elizabeth | Marietta Newborn Photographer

Angela — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:08:25 +0000

Earlier this week I traveled to Marietta to photograph a brand new baby girl. Her beautiful Mommy came in last month for her maternity session and now I had the chance to meet her sweet baby.

Miss Elizabeth did not want to go to sleep, she liked staying up and hanging out with us. I’m telling you, these newborns love partying with me. She was so alert and was so tiny and cute. Finally she got tired of us fussing with her and she took a little nap. I love photographing newborns, its such an amazing time for their families and to see how much they change in the first year is mind boggling.

Thank you to the M family for welcoming me to your home and being so kind, it was so much fun and I can’t wait until our next portrait session!

Her Mommy had this beautiful scarf that she got when she went to Paris, I love the color and it made a perfect wrap for baby E.

Baby Bryce | Atlanta Newborn Photographer

Angela — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:12:41 +0000

Remember a few weeks ago I posted a pregnant belly and told you all to guess if it was a boy or a girl? Well baby boy Bryce came by the studio today for his newborn session. I’m telling you, these Atlanta babies are being so good to me! They are all so very very sleepy! It’s so important for newborn photo sessions to take place within the first few weeks while the babies are still sleepy and bendy, and before newborn acne kicks in, so his Mommy and Daddy get a gold star for coming in asap after he was born!

Bryce was so cute, I think he was one of the most cooperative newborns I’ve met. His big brother even flew in to town to be a part of our session, he looked so proud and happy to have a new little brother. His Mom & Dad are so cute too, lots of smiley faces today from them. They say pregnant women glow but his Mommy was just beaming, glowing, on cloud nine. Bryce only fussed one time and his Dad talked to him softly and rocked him back to sleep. I don’t know about you but seeing a Dad with his new baby is the coolest thing ever, it totally changes them.

Here are a few from our session this afternoon…

With his big brother

See what I mean about how sleepy he was, PERFECT!!!!

And with his beautiful Mama, she is so much fun, we just giggled the entire time.

Baby Jasper | Atlanta Newborn Photographer

Angela — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:04:16 +0000

This sweet little baby boy came to the studio earlier this week and he traveled oh so far…. about 2 minutes! His mom was looking at the directions on how to get to the studio and realized that they were just around the corner, that’s my kind of commute!

When they arrived Jasper was wide awake and was ready to party, but let me tell you he was so good, such a sweet baby. Although he did use his Dad for a diaper a few times, it seems like it’s always that Dad’s that babies like to do that to during photo shoots. His parents were wonderful and obviously so in love with their sweet baby and each other.

If any of you out there have a newborn or you are a photographer who has newborn clients, I am here to tell you about something that will make your life so much better. Baby Jasper fell right to sleep as soon as I plugged in my sound machine. It has ten different sounds to choose from, Jasper preferred the heartbeat and the white noise options. It’s only $19.99 from Target and as a Mom of a little one who had colic, it’s a priceless thing to have!

Here are a few little sneak peeks of this sweet little guy.

As you can see from this shot, he was starting to get sleepy, I love baby yawns, so so very cute. I had just plugged in the sound machine just before I took this, I like how his Dad is looking at him, such a sweet moment.

He got a little hungry so his beautiful Mom nursed him and then we put the heartbeat sound on and he fell asleep.

Sweeter Than Candy | Hermosa Beach Newborn Photographer

Angela — Sat, 24 May 2008 08:37:03 +0000

This afternoon I took a short drive down the freeway to beautiful Hermosa Beach to photograph a one month old baby girl. Oh my goodness we had so much fun, her parents had me laughing the entire time and they had a supply of freshly baked cookies standing by, yummy! It’s true what they say, time does really fly when you are having fun, they were such a beautiful family and just a joy to be around.

Little Miss Quinlan (isn’t that an awesome name) was a very good baby and she gave us plenty of sleepy shots and some awake ones too. I couldn’t have asked for more, she truly was a perfect little subject.

Thank you so much to Q’s Mom & Dad for having me over today for her very first portrait session and for being so sweet and kind to me. PS – those chocolate covered cookies are now on my shopping list and it’s all your fault!

Here are a few photos to share from our afternoon together…

I loved this little apothecary chest, I need one of these! Oh and check out how well she is swaddled, that’s courtesy of her Dad, he is the Yoda of swaddling.

Miss Q with her beautiful Mommy

Pretty in Pink…

With Mom & Dad and can I confess to how unfair it is to be that beautiful after you have just had a baby, goodness gracious, Mom was just glowing!

Just a little early

Angela — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:48:21 +0000

I’m impatient, it’s so hard to wait for things, like right this instant I’m going bananas because August seems so so very far away until we go on our family vacation. By the time August comes you all will be so glad that I’m finally going so that I will stop talking about it. So I instantly knew that I would get along well with my newborn baby client this morning because he doesn’t like to wait for things either. I traveled to El Segundo to meet baby J and his Mommy & Daddy for his very first portrait session. Mr. J decided to arrive five weeks before his due date! He was ready to take on the world, no more holding him back, he was tired of waiting. So of course my first question for his Mom – wow, so was he in the Nicu? Did he have any problems. Nope, he came out perfect in every way, and came home a few days after he arrived. He is now three weeks old, but technically not due for another two weeks. Wow that’s a lot of math.

I think he got the memo from the other newborns that I see, because he just wanted to stay up and party with us, sleeping is for babies he said, he’s 3 weeks old, a man about town. But finally when we were almost done, he decided to give in and just sleep. He was such a good baby for us today, and his Mom & Dad were beaming with pride and were so kind and gentle. I had a wonderful time and thank you to the G family for welcoming me to your home!

Here are a few photos from our time together…

I love how he has his tongue stuck out!

Then he decided he was tired…

His Mom had an idea that she wanted to try! I think if we had waited a few days later we couldn’t have done it, he was almost too long already, but I think we did great and it’s so cute.

and since he was sleeping so well for us, we just took him around the house and started putting him places, like his Dad’s desk…(the G is for his last name)

Check back in a day or so as I’ll be sharing some client photos of a special Birthday Boy.