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Are you wanting Blended Family Newborn Pictures Upstate SC? Want to celebrate both the children you have by love and the children you have by birth? Welcome to Quiet Graces Photography where owner Melissa who loves celebrating families of all different forms. Melissa has been in business for 14 years and loves helping you capture your family’s memories in her Taylors, SS newborn and Baby Studio.  If you’d like to know more about working with Quiet Graces, click here.  If you’d like to book your own session, click here.  Or continue reading to learn a bit more about Anita, Brad, Mila, Ava, and baby Luca.

The best part of having a big sibling is how much they help model to their little sibling what to do. Mila is such a great big sister!  She helped Ava feel confident in front of the camera and encouraged her to smile.  Mila helped create these magical sibling portraits. Ava was just so excited to be included! Family pictures were equally fun, but I especially loved Ava’s suspicious look when I told everyone to look at baby Luca. It’s almost as if she was just let in on the little secret that she’s now the middle child. Isn’t it precious?  After family portraits, Brad took the girls back to school leaving Anita and I with baby Luca in the studio alone.  Luca had a relaxed nursing session, a diaper change, and a soothing cuddle before finally falling asleep for his individual images. I always make sure that sessions run on your little one’s timeline. My clients always pick their finished images from a proof gallery, but I’ve never been so excited that Anita chose all of these special detail images. Have you seen the length of his eyelashes?  Gorgeous!

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Looking for a photographer who will do Family Newborn Photography Greenville SC ? Want to book a photographer who loves working with older siblings just as much as with newborn babies? Hi, I’m Melissa, 15 year owner of Quiet Graces photography, and I might be a great fit for your needs!  If your interested in learning more about my pricing click here. If you’d like to inquire for more information about working with me click here.  Or just read on to learn about this session with Zack, Aislyn, Stevie, and Rhys. I’ve learned so much about photographing a family welcoming a new baby. My philosophy is to always focus on the big sibling first. Like all new big siblings, Stevie has had just as rough of a time transitioning to a family of four as mom and dad. I try to immediately connect with Stevie to make her feel special, honored, and like this sessions is really about her and not her baby sister Rhys. Sometimes I don’t even get a chance to talk to mom or dad near the beginning of the session if the big sibling is naturally extroverted.

I also strive to make sure big sibling has choices: Do you want to sit with mom or dad? Would you like to hold baby first to take pictures by yourself? Giving big siblings a sense of control over the environment not only boosts cooperation, but more importantly empowers your child! Do kids sometimes tell me “no”? Yes. And I honor their no be offering new suggestions or giving them a moment to collect themselves with a trusted adult. Sometimes with more reserved big siblings, I will let the observe to the point where they naturally jump in. I want all of your children, not just the baby, to feel comfortable in the studio.

I’ve also worked with many nuerodiverse children and most of the time these tricks work for them as well. No matter your child’s neurotype, I always recommend that parents spend some time telling big sibling what’s going to happen, who they are going to meet, and what’s expected of them. Finally, I have daddy take big sibling on a date when their portion of the session is finished before capturing these squishy newborn images. These things seem so small to us, but really help your older child thrive at the studio.

Ready to book your Family Newborn Photography Greenville SC session? Please click here and let me know about your family!

I can’t describe what a joy it is to be chosen as Greenville SC First Year Photographer for the second time by the G family. First Year or Baby Plan photography helps families document the rapid growth of their baby over 12 short months. Plus having multiple sessions with the same photographer gives you a cohesive set of images for an album or a baby book or even a nursery gallery wall.

I’ve photographed all of Abel’s first year milestone in 2019. Here are a few of them I’ve blogged: Newborn, 3 Months, 6 months, 9 months, 1 year. Now Abel is FOUR! And He’s shaping up to be a pretty magnificent older brother. To be fair, Sloan has always been the best big sister, so Abel has a really good role model!
Watching not only babies grow up, but watching Whitney and Josh grow as parents throughout our time together has been amazing. Each month and milestone has brought them so much more wisdom and patience, but also a fair bit of creativity and heaping ton of joy.  I’ve loved getting to know both of them.
Newborn Roman wanted to be awake during our session and that’s okay! He slept through family and sibling portraits which I know are Whitney’s very favorite. Then he just hung out staring at me for a little bit. Aren’t his eyes precious? Eventually, Whitney and I coaxed him to sleep for the traditional sleeping posed images. Roman even smiled for the camera multiple times!

Are you looking to book your own Greenville SC First Year Photographer? Wanting to capture Newborn, 6 months, and one year? Or even capture all the small milestones in between as well? I’d be more than honored to help you develop a first year photography plan that meets your needs. I offer incentives for multiple sessions booked in the first year and beyond. Click here to tell me exactly what you’re looking for!