Christina's Blog

I am working on some gorgeous images tonight and just had to share this sneak-peek from a recent session.  I was invited to create baby Ryan’s newborn portraits when he was only 3 weeks old.  He was quite alert when I arrived, so I took the opportunity to photograph him with his Mommy and big sister, Isabelle first.  He was a bit resistant to the idea of sleeping at first, but after much encouragement from Mommy he finally drifted off, allowing me to capture all his perfect newness and create a beautiful collection of images.

It’s often hard to remember just how tiny our own babies are when they’re born, especially because we see them everyday and they grow so darn fast.  I still find myself surprised sometimes when I pick up a tiny newborn and realize again how very light they are… and how very, very perfect.  I hope Ryan’s family enjoys this little preview and I cannot wait to share the full collection with you!

Just wanted to quickly share one of the beautiful images I captured last week when I went to Wilmington to visit my new niece – this was her first portrait session with me and I could hardly believe it had been over 3 months since she’d been born.  Those of you with children of your own know just how true the old adage of “time flies” really is!  I still haven’t chosen my favorite image from her session yet, but this one is definitely in the running.

I always try to avoid showering too much attention on babies when I first meet them, as I want to save those sweet smiles and interested expressions for the camera room – this was a very hard rule to abide by this time, as this was my first time seeing her and all I really wanted to do when I got there was put my equipment down on the floor and just be an Aunt!  I set up my “portable studio” in her nursery and had so much fun capturing her big blue eyes, happy smiles and chubby cheeks.  She was such a sweetie!  Afterward I enjoyed getting to hang out and visit with my brother and sis-in-law while Peyton sat contently in my lap – an awesome day!

I just adore photographing babies – they can bring tears to my eyes and make me laugh out loud, often at the same time.  Sometimes I feel like I barely remember that first year with each of my kids – it was all a blur of changing diapers and buckling and unbuckling the car seat and training for the Sleep Deprivation Olympics (please don’t tell me that’s not a sport, after all the hours I put in!)  Somewhere in the middle of all that chaos were those magical moments:   watching them sleep in my arms, the smell of their skin after a bath, the tiny hand wrapped around my finger and those eyes that looked at me like I was their whole world.  The 1st smiles, 1st laughter, 1st time rolling over, sitting up, walking… I really wished all that magic could have been spread out just a little more, because that first year just goes by way too fast.

I am so excited to announce my new baby portrait plan, appropriately called The Baby Love Collection.

It includes four full portrait sessions for your new little one, to capture all those 1st-year changes plus a gorgeous wall frame with four 5x7s – one from each session.   This is such a great way to ensure you capture the milestones, and planning for this now will save you so much time and stress in the long run.  You’ll get a reminder phone call or email from my studio in time to schedule each included session, along with helpful tips and information about portraits for each stage.  View my current pricing and then give me a call today and take advantage of this incredible value!