Cali and Lucia were so excited to for their newborn baby photography brother with sisters session. They treated sweet Pierce with so love and sensitivity and were just tickled pink to hold him.

All kisses and snuggles were lavished on him as were giggles and the most perfect smiles.  There’s a beautiful quality when a newborn has older siblings who understand how much joy a new family brings.

But I like to let the big girls feel special on their own too so we took a few portraits of these beauties alone.  My favorites are when Lucia and Cali were twirling.  You can see so much of each girl’s personality. 

Cali lives life with a wild and fierce abandon. Lucia is graceful and bubbling with joy.

And Pierce Lionel, well, this smiling boy completes their family in all of the best ways. 

Like me, Mama Erin had her doubts at first about being a boy mom, but you can see that the moment Erin laid eyes on her boy it was love at first sight.

I think daddy is pretty much smitten too.

This beautiful family has a love that’s practically tangible.

And this boy: he’s simply delicious from his profile to his back wrinkles to his tiny toes to his beautiful face.

My favorite images from this session are the following two. Cali and Lucia helped me pick out a prop and a wrap and I had them help me pose Pierce in this first image.  But then Pierce decided to pose himself.  This little hand on his face seems so prophetic: “Enough already, sisters, I just need a moment.”

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Amanda and David came to me to photograph their sweet miracle Micheal for Newborn Boy Baby Photos Greer SC.

This little guy is the anxiously awaited rainbow baby of this family.  He was longed for and prayed over and arrived safely to his parent’s arms.

When he arrived at the studio, he was all bright eyed and curious. This sweet boy was so expressive and precious while he stared me down until his drifted off to sleep in his secure swaddle wrap.

While he drifted into a deeper sleep in the wrap, he enjoyed snuggles with mama and daddy.

Family images are always some of my very favorite.  There’s a depth of emotion that comes when you put baby into relationship with a parent. The smallness of a new baby, the gentleness of the parents hands, and the love you can feel just looking at the image…. well, it makes me feel all weepy inside.

I especially love this image in a circular wood print.

Michael just loved being in his parent’s arms and soon drifted into the deep sleep that I needed for posing.

First, just the little hands for my favorite pose.

Then his little body wrapped snugly like a egg for mama’s favorite pose.  We both love how it showcases all of his little hands and feet.

And finally we wanted to see all of his beautiful wrinkles and that smooth newborn skin.

Michael was a joy to have in the studio and it was beautiful to watch how Amanda and David treasured him.

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I loved meeting Alexander for his Organic Preemie Newborn Baby Photos Greenville SC.  This little guy was just 5 pound 10 ounces and 18.5 inches. He came about 4 weeks early to surprise his family.

I just loved capturing all of his little details from his tiny toes to his adorable back wrinkles. My favorite is Alexander’s tiny profile.

One of my favorite parts of serving each of my clients is seeing what poses, props, and accessories they choose for their session.  Each mama wants to remember their own special details and I love customizing to her needs.   Before each session clients receive a slideshow video with examples of all of my poses and props.  With a detailed questionnaire, they are able to pick out what appeals most to them.

Miho loved this little nest for her tiny baby bird.  She also requested the following pose for him.  This isn’t a pose I do without specific request and often babies (especially those over 2 weeks) don’t find it comfortable.  I practice the pose safely; hands were on Alexander at all times and two images were put together in Photo shop for each of these final pictures.  I was happy to make this request happen.

After the session, my clients are given a second chance to choose only the images they like best.  I narrow their gallery down by removing any duplicates, out of focus images, or blinks/funny faces in the family images.  The client then goes through their proof gallery and selects the images that they like the most for the package of their choice.  Clients love that they get to be so hands on in the creative process and so do I!

Little Alexander loved most being in his mom and daddy’s hands.  It’s in these images that we can see how truly tiny he is!

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I loved capturing these Natural Newborn Boy Photos Greer SC of tiny Finn.

So often newborn photos can be over the top with Mickey Mouse ears and Bat Man costumes or ill fitting props made by well-intentioned relatives. However, Finn’s mama Carey specifically requested simple sets with a touch of foliage.

She wanted to remember her little guy just as he was with no frills. I was absolutely delighted to make her wishes come true!

I did sneak in a sweet teddy bear bonnet though… because while I tend to avoid too many frills, there’s something sweet and simple about this little bonnet by Dearest Dreams (my favorite vendor for girls headbands).

But mostly we stuck to pure, simple, natural white and cream sets that left the focus on Finn’s newborn features.  I just love this little one of his hands above his head like this!  All of my babies slept like this at first until they learned to roll onto their bellies.

Finn’s grandma came along for the session.  One of the things I’m most passionate about is making sure that mama is in the images: whether that mama is a first time mama or a grandma. Your children think you are the most beautiful woman in the world and they need to have pictures remembering you at all of your ages and stages. They want to remember your laugh lines and the smile of pride that was just for them.  So I made Grandma jump into the images.  I hope these images are a gift for generations to come.

I’m also in love with their family images. Look at Finn’s sweet face in his parent’s hands.

Chelsea, thank you for being such an amazing client.  I’m so looking forward to working with you again soon!

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I really enjoyed being Ryder’s Greer SC Timeless Simple Newborn Photographer.  He was so sleepy, snugly and smiley.  I can’t wait for you to see the miracle of Ryder, so let’s jump in with pictures and a bit of his story.

Doug and Carly spent the early years of their marriage travel nursing. You can tell right away on meeting them that they love adventure.

They were in Utah enjoying the Grand Canyon, Arches National Park, and exploring new town through travel nursing when they were surprised by a positive pregnancy test!

With sweet Ryder on the way, they made a decision to settle down in Greer, SC and I’m so glad they did!

Ryder had a rough start that included low blood sugar and a short NICU stay. Carly told me the story of crying as they took him to the NICU and again as they left the hospital for a couple of days before he was released.

But even with this rough start, these two beautiful people were intentionally letting go of so much new parent anxiety.  They were focused on getting to know and learning to love their little boy.

I think this forming attachment and all the associated emotions are most visible in the parent and baby images.  These are always some of my very favorites anyhow, but Doug and Carly’s are the sweetest.

Doug and Carly are also some of the sweetest clients I’ve ever had.  They sent me so many little grateful notes after sneak peeks and the release of their video birth announcement below. These made my day!

Doug and Carly, I just wanted you to hear, reflected in the words of this post, what amazing first time parents you truly are.  Ryder is so lucky that he was chosen to be your boy and I can’t wait to see him grow up.

Ryder Birth Announcement from Melissa Aldrich on Vimeo.

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