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Baby Ian | Atlanta Baby Photographer

Angela — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:18:29 +0000

Smyrna Baby Ian arrived a little ahead of schedule so I had the opportunity to photograph him two times! The first time was for his newborn baby portrait session and the second time was just a couple of days after Thanksgiving for an extended family portrait session. You would not believe what a poser he is for being such a brand new little guy. When we got to the part of the family session where I was photographing him with his Grandparents, Aunts and Uncle he would look right at the camera and pose, I don’t think I’ve had a newborn ever do that every. single. time. I think he has a future as a model!

Baby Ian is such a blessing to his family as they have waited for him a long time, what a wonderful early Christmas present he is. I fell in love with his family and even his sweet dog Tanner. Tanner would come stand by me and nuzzle his head on my hand and wait for me to pet him. Then he would put his head on my leg if I was sitting down. I’m pretty sure Tanner is one of my most favorite client furry friends I’ve ever met. Thank you so much to Ian’s Mommy & Daddy for choosing me to document your lives during this very special time.

Here are a few images to share from Ian’s newborn session

Did I mention I fell in love with this family? I sure did.

I couldn’t resist showing you Ian’s super cute cousins, this one was from the family portrait session a few days after Thanksgiving, aren’t they cutie pies? They liked me because I had Smarties for them!

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…

She Sleeps… | Atlanta Newborn Photographer

Angela — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:59:47 +0000

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.

If you go in to Labor on Labor Day…

Angela — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:22:03 +0000

Then you can win a complimentary newborn session with me! Rules: Your baby must be born this coming Labor Day or you must be the friend of someone who has a baby this Monday on Labor Day (session must be gifted to the newborn & parents) and be in Atlanta or surrounding areas. The winner will receive a complimentary session fee (session must take place in our studio) and one 11×14 print. First two to email me will win – you can enter for someone you know who has a baby on Monday, yourself, family, friends! Remember, newborn must be born *this* coming Monday!

Check out some of my favorite little newborns

PS – if you are feeling a little silly or nostalgic head on over to www.yearbookyourself.com for a little fun, 1978 is my favorite one and I think my hair actually did look like that in 1994.

My Granddaughter

Angela — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:01:20 +0000

Every parent thinks about those days when they will grow older and become a grand parent. My Mother In Law told me that being a grand parent is a dream come true for her, and let me tell you she’s a good one. My Grandma is a good one too, she raised me and I turned out sort of ok right? Ok do not answer that one, just smile and nod your head. I often wonder if I will be a good grand parent, I think I already have the spoiling thing down so I must be on the right path.

My little one came to me the other day and said “Mommy this is your grandgirl and you should take a picture of her, do you love her…” So I did what any proud Grandmother would do. I took a picture of her. Look at her beautiful blue eyes, just like her Mommy (aka Morgan my 3 1/2 year old) and her skin is so perfect. I’m one proud Grandma.

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.

Around The House

Angela — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:11:31 +0000

Yesterday afternoon I traveled to Monrovia to photograph a baby boy. His Mom & Dad wanted to incorporate their home items in to the photos to make them more personal and weren’t really interested in traditional newborn photographs. WOOHOO! My favorite thing to do. I must tell you, I think Mr. C’s Mom & Dad and I are going to start a business where I am the photographer, his Mom is the stylist and his dad is the newborn wrangler. We need to think of a name for it, I think we made a great team and let me tell you we laughed and joked a lot. His Mom even confessed that she watches Gossip Girl, which I’ve mentioned is one of my guilty pleasures. Thank you so much to the C family, I had such a wonderful time being silly with you and photographing that beautiful baby boy of yours. Oh and let me tell you all, their other two “babies” just had to sneak in to a few shots as well. I guess sibling rivalry was in full effect!

Here are a few photos of our afternoon together.

Oh and I’m going to call this next one Up Up & Away, it’s Superbaby! Check out his cute little belly button, his dad said it reminds him of a Cinnabon. So if the Cinnabon people are reading, yes we are all interested in a promotion campaign using his belly button

Remember those siblings I was telling you about…

And finally when we were done, baby C threw his arms in the air, waved them like he didn’t care and fell asleep, thrilled that we were done bothering him with all this “photo” stuff.