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2019Classic Three Month Baby Pictures Greenville SC are so much fun in the studio!
This age is full of absolutely priceless expressions. Your baby will progress from frowning, to crying, to giggling, to sleeping, to just being content in the span of just a few minutes. Claire was no exception; she shared all the emotions with us. So much so that I even made a little montage of her soft proofed (unedited) images which you can see below. You’ll see corners of blankets missing, a bit of baby acne, and some scratches that I removed for her parent’s selected images.
What is soft proofing? Well, I really want my clients to see and PICK their final images. I recognize that if I select the 15, 30, or more photos from your session that I’m going to miss “that face” or “the way she always stretches.” So my clients receive a soft proof gallery after their session showcasing the best in focus non-repeated images regardless of faces or actions. Clients choose their favorites for me to edit. I find this is a win for every client. Below you can see the edited images from Claire’s session and how they compare to the proof images.
While we got our fair share of awake images, Claire was so tired for her session. She fussed a little and then was rocked to sleep by her sweet mama Lindsey. I took this opportunity to get some creative new images of their family and I love how they turned out!
I especially love this sweet close up of Claire’s little face and I can’t decide if I like color or black and white more! Which is your favorite?
When Claire woke up we finished the session with the following images in an outfit from her mama Lindsey’s childhood. Aren’t these the sweetest memories?
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2019I was so excited about Kalyn and Robert‘s request for Magnolia’s Retro Picnic Girls Cake Smash Photography Greenville SC! Kaylyn and Robert vlogged their session at the studio. So if you’d like to see a behind the scenes of a cake smash session, click here.
When Kalyn mentioned a retro theme to Magnolia’s images, my first thoughts were FLOWERS. Lots of flowers. lemons, and strawberries. I had fun to creating this little scene for the portraits before the cake smash. However, I had more fun watching Kalyn and Robert’s miracle baby crawl through the set at lightning speed. With her early arrival and extensive NICU stay, seeing her move that fast daily has to be sheer joy!
For the smash portion of the session, Christine at Baking Sweet Scents created a special order dairy free blush frosted naked cake. It was beautiful! I decorated it with a bit of lace and some purple ribbon and strung up a magnolia banner. Your cake and simple decor are included in your cake smash session fee. I love collaborating with you and Baking Sweet Scents to create something that’s perfect for your vision.
After cake, babies are invited to take a bath. For some babies, it’s just necessary before they get back in a car seat covered in frosting. But for all babies, it’s an opportunity for a few more photos before they go home. Magnolia LOVED the bath more than the cake as you can see.
Tonight, Kalyn and Robert’s story of infertility and pregnancy will be featured on UP TV’s Expecting. Click here and here and here to see some preview videos. I hope you’ll tune in!
Looking to book your own cake smash session? Maybe a Retro Picnic Girls Cake Smash Photography Greenville SC? I’d love to be considered to create a special set and special memories for your family. Click here to contact me.
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2019Dear Mama,
Don’t blink. Those long exhausting and yet treasured nights with your newborn will turn into fun days playing with a one year old who has more personality than you know what to do with.
One moment you’re snuggling your precious baby and the next you’re doing a Strawberry Lemonade Girl Cake Smash Greenville SC. It happens so fast and it’s so wonderful.
Soon those protective older brothers who screamed and hid a bit during baby sister’s newborn session will be cuddling their little sister and making her belly laugh like no one else can.
These faces, sweet mama, are worth the sleepless nights, the constant correction, the neediness, the endless repeat of “mama”, and the sibling rivalry, exchanging the peaceful hours reading for loud wrestling and excitement all the live long day…
One day soon, you’ll wake up and your baby will have babies. You’ll get to relive the delight without all the constant-ness. But don’t lose sight of the right now joy.
The joy of being sandwiched on all sides by a love you can barely contain. Your little people are utterly amazing and that’s in no small part to you, mama.
The labor to bring them here is hard and the daily labor never ends.
I promise you, it’s all worth it.
So when you see that beautiful face crinkled in laughter: celebrate all the work that brought you this far.
I’m cheering you on, sweet mama. You’re doing amazing.
Love,
Melissa
P.S. If you’d like to book your own Strawberry Lemonade Girl Cake Smash Greenville SC or Greenville SC Newborn Photographer, then I would love to capture for you how you feel each day as a mama. Drop me a line here and tell me what you’d most like to remember.
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2019I was so excited to do Grace Anne’s Timeless Natural Studio Sitting Milestone 6 month Pictures Simpsonville SC! I have had the joy of watching this little nugget grow since her earliest weeks.
Here’s a peek at Grace Anne as a newborn. You can see the rest of that session here.
And at 3 months old. And you can see her three month pictures here.
It’s truly amazing to see how much they grow in just a few months. I can’t believe this sweet girl is the same baby now at seven months old. It’s just too fast. The nights are long, new mama, but the days are oh, so short.
I loved Grace Anne in this sweet romper from my studio wardrobe that was made by the lovely Lydia’s Hope Chest. I provide these wardrobe items for both boys and girls to use so you don’t have to purchase a lot of one time only outfits for your portraits.
I especially loved watching her nibble on her little toes . I mean can you even fully comprehend the sweetness?
And let me tell you, Grace Anne is as sweet as they come, but that doesn’t mean she’s lacking in personality. Check out these faces! From “Give me that camera now,” to “My mama is being so silly to get me to smile,” to “You, photographer lady, are ridiculous and all I can do is corny laugh at you,” Grace Anne has it all covered!
And still I can’t resist capturing all the little details too. These TOES!
For the second set, we used this purple romper and this unicorn headband (from Dearest Dreams).
Grace Anne was tuckered out at this point during the session, but I just love these mama cuddles we caught right at the tale end of our time together. I would have been so happy if these were the only images that we captured. They completely melt me.
Are you looking to hire a photographer for your Natural Studio Sitting Milestone 6 month Pictures Simpsonville SC? I’d love to serve you. Please drop me a line and tell me about your sweet baby by clicking here.
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2019Meet Graham and Liam who came in for their Greenville SC Timeless Studio Baby Mini Session. I have to admit I was a bit apprehensive about doing a mini session with a 2 year old and 7 month old. Two year olds are notorious wild cards. I am never sure what will happen in the studio.
Graham was the best kind of two year old. A little shy and reserved, but completely easy to win over with tickling, silly faces, and “driving” his brother into him like a bumper car. I had an absolute blast playing with Graham and Liam.
And to top it all of Graham was super obedient. We got him to kiss and cuddle on command. I had to be quick to click the shutter, but these sibling images are so rare to capture at two.
I just love the playful tenderness in this image.
Liam seems to have the exact opposite personality as his brother. He was a total ham for the camera. Smiles and eye contact and even stayed seated most of the session. But I assure you, he can crawl super fast, too!
We also captured a quick family image. I love it so much when clients want to be in the frame with their kids. These images are memories for their children, too. Our children want to remember how we looked and, most of all, how much we loved them from the very beginning.
Are you looking for a quick Greenville SC Timeless Studio Baby Mini Session? These sessions are short at just 20-30 minutes and include 5 digital files that you select after seeing the session images. At just $149, Baby Minis are a great way to try out my services while preserving memories for your family. Click here to contact me about booking your own Greenville SC Timeless Studio Baby Mini Session today!