2014 was the year of the boys for my studio. I photographed exactly 3 girls prior to this session. Two outside newborn mini sessions and 1 studio session. And then these two lovely ladies came to the studio. I was in girl heaven.


As you can see, Allie was a bit of a drama queen. Sleep was not on her agenda. She was awake and content and not really wanting to sleep at all

So we got creative which was sort of easy because this family is gorgeous. Big sister Abbie is also amazingly silly.

Connie’s mom had flown in for Allie’s birth all the way from South Korea.   This image of all four of these beautiful women is possibly my single most favorite image of 2014.  The love between these generations and the sheer delight they have in one another was simply amazing.  I was so happy to create this heirloom image.

Also, can you believe that Connie’s mom is a grandmother?  She looks younger than I am!And even after all this cuddling, Allie still wanted to just hang out and observe the studio for a little while.

And then she finally succumbed to my crazy awesome wrapping skills.  See?  Drifting off…

And asleep!

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Meet Micah.

What I love is how intent he was on the camera.  Most newborns don’t focus on the camera at all which is why my imagery focuses on the sleepy sweet poses.  But Micah just stared at me until he fell asleep!  Right at the camera.  It was so fun to get this shot!

This little guy came to the studio to help me work on some specific newborn baby picture poses.  From time to time I do model calls to help strengthen some of my skills and Micah’s family helped me out.  Interested in finding out when I’m doing a model call? Sign up for my e-newsletter to be the first to know everything!

I had the privilege of photographing Nathan for a Red Thread Session late last year.  Red Thread Sessions are discounted photography sessions offered to families who have recently adopted a child.

This organization is based on a Chinese Proverb which says: “An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstances. The thread may stretch or tangle but it will never break.”

You can see more images from Nathan’s Session by clicking here.

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Bear. So tiny and fierce. This little guy only weighed a little over five pounds. Yet as we took these Greer SC sleeping baby boy pictures, I could feel just how much weight a little person carries.

This little guy, so frail right now, has already begun changing the world.  His mama and his daddy didn’t exist before he came into this world.  They were just a couple in love.  Yet this little one changed them gave them titles that change them.

Being a mama and daddy is holy work.  The hardest work.  The work of shaping a beautiful creation into someone who can follow his dreams, his calling is work that change a person.

This tiny boy who fits in his daddy’s hands is teaching his daddy and mama the meaning of self-sacrifice. Of love that knows no boundaries and that always pursues.

Bear will teach them patience.  He will teach them joy.  He will teach them to slow and savor.  He will teach them to run with endurance.  He will teach them to preserver and to dream big dreams. 

Bear, tiniest of baby boys that I photographed in 2014: you will do big things.  Some will seem so very mundane, but every thing you do matters.  You will change the world starting in your very own corner of it.

You will smile and light up someone’s day.

Your tiny feet will carry you to help someone in need.

You may seem little now, but you are destined for greatness.  I’m grateful to have met you.