Mar
28
2020These Clean Classic Newborn Photos Greer SC of baby Abel and his family Whitney, Josh, and sister Sloan are some of my favorite from last year. This family simply adores one another. Their photos capture that bond perfectly. Watch the video below to see all of their photos. Then, scroll down to read more about this session. My favorite images are also included below.
Abel Thomas from Melissa Aldrich on Vimeo.
Abel is was pretty much the perfect baby. These cheeks, those relaxed hands, the eyelashes, and the sweet millia on his nose make Abel so squeezable. He’s simply delicious.
I love this series in both color and black and white. There’s something about black and white on dark backgrounds this is perfectly timeless, a clean and classic look. I never make my clients choose between color or monochrome images, both are included of every image they selection.
Big sister Sloan adored being in images! She took so much delight in cuddling Abel. Sloan also took direction so well. It helped a little that Sloan had already met me during their maternity session, but I know a great deal of Sloan’s amazing behavior was due to Whitney following my prep directions. Sloan knew exactly what was expected of her and that made it easy for her to comply.
Look at these sweet cuddles and family moments!
My favorite images from this session (and almost all of my session if I’m honest) are these of Whitney and Abel. Nearly every newborn session I have to convince mamas to be in pictures, but they never regret it after the session. This time with a little one who fits so well into your arms is so fleeting.
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Mar
09
2020I have loved working with Devon on Simple Timeless Baby Plan Photography Greenville SC for Grace Anne’s first year. We did a newborn session, a 3 month session, a 6 month session, a 9 month session, and this is our 12 month cake smash session. I can’t believe how quickly time flies! Look at Devon and Grace Anne one year ago and now today. Why don’t babies keep for just a little longer?
Grace Anne is Devon’ third baby and we both had a good laugh about how 9/10 month sessions are so much easier than cake smash sessions. By 12 months, there’s a good deal of stranger anxiety and I always tell mamas that we will catch just about every emotion their 12 month old feels. Grace Anne proved that theory!
I was so excited when Devon let me create the Swan Lake Ballet themed session of my dreams. It was so fun to put this together! But I’ll let you in on a little secret. Devon was just inches from Grace Anne during this entire cake eating experience. 
See how close Devon was? I tell my one year old mamas to expect to be on the floor with their little ones. I love that Devon was still wearing a gown from the studio wardrobe during this time. These two images are some of my very favorites!
We finally settled Grace Anne into my studio high chair and she felt a lot more comfortable eating in a more familiar place.
As always, we ended the session in the bathtub which Grace Anne loved the most. 
Are you looking to book a baby plan for your little one’s first year? My baby plans are super flexible with a discount for each session and culminating in a reduced session fee at the one year session. I’d love to hear what you’d like in your baby’s first year of memories. Drop me a line by clicking here.
Feb
28
2020I have been Isabella’s Greenville SC Studio Child Photographer since she was born. Her mama Brenda had me snort laughing from our very first meeting. Brenda has always wanted to remember every detail from her miracle baby. From her tiny toes to her waterfall ponytail to her silly laugh and beyond. I have been honored to be a part of their journey. 
Izzy and Brenda have had a rough year. It’s been full of pain and hope all intermingled with joy at being together. I love how these photos represent their solid bond. 
You get to see them laugh and play and dance and share their joy with the world in such a beautiful way. Brenda gets to see how they adore one another and how much her daughter just glows under her gentle care. They are a pair and together they can face whatever difficulties the world will throw at them. And they do so while bringing their light to the world. 
I can’t tell you how thankful I am to know these strong women. I am so inspired by their story of overcoming and their hope for the future. It’s not often that I get to do a session with older children, but it’s so special to have older children in the studio where we can capture relationship without the distraction of scenery. 
Would you like to schedule your own studio session to capture your little one and you just as you are now? Do you need to celebrate their growth and give you both images that will provide you with hope on the tough days? I’d love to hear what you have in mind. I try to make it easy for you with wardrobe provided already as you can see on Izzy and Brenda. Drop me a line and tell me about your dream session by clicking here. I’d love to be your Greenville SC Studio Child Photographer!
Feb
17
2020Are you looking for a mini maternity session in Greer SC? Mini maternity sessions in my Taylors, SC studio include a full wardrobe for you to borrow as wells as dresses for your daughters and shirts for your husband and son. A mini maternity is perfect for getting no-stess images of big siblings individually before the session. I flexibly schedule mini maternity sessions for week night evenings and afternoons (as well as normal daytime slots). You get to select the images that you want most from your session after you see them. And, best of all, if you book your newborn session after your maternity session, I discount your newborn session fee by the cost of the maternity session fee.
Cortney borrowed three gowns from my maternity wardrobe in addition to the cute outfit she wore. It’s so fun being able to play dress up with mamas in the studio. Wardrobe sizing ranges from S-3XL. I pin larger garments to fit you precisely. I hope all my mama’s feel like princesses in this time where everything feels like it doesn’t fit or flatter the way they’d like. 
I love playing with light during maternity sessions. It’s such a fun way to add drama and highlight emotion in your images. The two images below were taken just a few minutes apart and they tell such different stories about anticipation. The back lighting gives a sweet dreamy effect to their shared looked of joy. While the front lighting highlights the hopes and dreams for their baby girl.
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Are you looking to book a maternity session? Or maybe just hoping to meet your newborn photographer and explore her studio before your little one arrives? Mini maternity sessions are a great way to do both! Click here to contact me today and tell me about your ideal maternity session. Session book quickly so don’t wait until the last minute. I would be so honored to serve you.
Feb
10
2020I was so excited to see Larisa, Angelo, and Luca for their Greer SC Newborn Photography with Big Brother. You see, just two years prior I had photographed Luca as a newborn. Wasn’t he just the sweetest little baby?
But now Luca is a newly minted two year old. In fact, he turned two three days AFTER his brand new brother Leo was born. Look how much he’s grown!
But. like all two year olds, Luca was a little unsure of how to act in my studio. So to warm him up, I threw posing pillow back and forth while baby brother Leo had a feed. By the time the feed was over, Luca was ready to smile for the crazy click noise my camera was going to make.
Ya’ll this is literally the second image I took this session! So far so good!
Then we posed Luca with Leo. This pose is safest for your newborn (daddy is right out of the frame ready to rescue Leo if Luca moves), but not many two year olds like to be laid down. But Luca asked mama to lay down with him. As you can see in the straight out of the camera shot side by side with the edit, having mama lay down did the trick!
I love this sibling image in my square wood print. Isn’t it perfect?
Luca “Helping” me take his parent’s photos above
Luca wasn’t interested in being held during the standing posing, but that was okay, because he stood on my ladder legs and “helped.”
And finally Angelo took Luca out of the studio so we could finish posing Leo. Leo, for his part, was happy to be wrapped tightly all warm and snugly.
But the moment we unwrapped him, he just wanted to be curious and hang out with us. Leo is cute either way.
Are you looking to book a session for Greer SC Newborn Photography with Big Brother or Sister? Worried about how your two year old might behave? I try my best to make this a fun experience for everyone, but especially your two year old. The key is to make them think the session is all about them and to whisk them away as soon as they’re finished. Contact me to today to plan your session.
