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I first stumbled on the YouTube Channel of Kalyn and Robert through a post from PREG Greenville, a fertility clinic that I’ve served many clients from and who has featured my work in their office. This was right before Kalyn and Robert got their BFP (Big Fat Positive) for Magnolia.

What struck me most about this couple was their vulnerability with their story. Kalyn and Robert clearly knew that sharing their infertility and foster care story, even in the raw grief days (or maybe especially because of the raw grief), would inspire and encourage others. So they opened their door for us to watch them fumble, grow, and keep the faith.

So their sweet Magnolia is long wanted dream come true. This little angel is the culmination of years of grief and hope intertwined and their love for her is contagious.  As they waited for Magnolia, their following on YouTube grew.

But then the unimaginable happened, Kalyn developed pre-eclampsia and Magnolia, who was due in May, was born in March at just 29 weeks. Magnolia fought hard through the “one step forward, two steps back” of NICU life.  Kalyn and Robert’s love and faith carried them through yet another trial.

When Magnolia came to the studio she was 3 months old and the size of a full term newborn.  She relies on oxygen support, but was able to take a planned break during the session.

Ya’ll, she was beautiful.  I always know that holding a baby is to hold a miracle, but with Magnolia… I was overwhelmed by that feeling.

My camera viewfinder got a little foggy during family shots and I see in the Vlog that Robert made, that I wasn’t the only one a bit misty eyed.

Kalyn and Robert vlogged their newborn session. I don’t remember them even using the camera except when they put it on a tripod to do the family images and the few times when we spoke in the camera.  When I take photos, I focus on baby alone and talking with new parents. I want to see the moments and details.

What is a newborn session like Greenville SC?  I had never seen it from a client perspective and I can’t tell you the gratitude that I felt for their vlog.

Kalyn and Robert, thank you for trusting me with your miracle.  I am so grateful to have been a small part of your story that inspires me and so many others.

Meet Amelia Rebecca who came for her Classic Preemie Girl Newborn Pictures Simpsonville SC.  This tiny girl arrived about four weeks early.   

Amelia is the smallest baby to ever enter my studio at just under five pounds. Many times it’s hard to tell the scale of these sweet little babies in my photos so I snapped one with my hand to show you just how tiny Amelia is.  I wear a size 6 wedding band and she fit nearly entirely in my hands. This photo is unretouched, too; it shows also how much red I take out of my littlest subjects.

Amelia brought with her an amazing big sister Audrey and her amazing mama Corey. The both borrowed from my studio wardrobe to look and feel their best. Watching Amelia pick her dress was so adorable and I love what she picked!

Audrey at two loved being in the studio!  She followed directions carefully and ate up the attention.  We did my typical posing with a toddler: a tightly wrapped little one with both children laying down.

Audrey did this so well that I attempted a second pose in criss cross applesauce. This was pure sweetness too.

And that smile in Mama Corey’s arms.  Oh, I can’t even!!!  Amelia clearly brings so much joy to her little family.

I can’t convey how sweet this family’s love and care for one another except to tell you that it’s sweeter than a cherry peach parfait.

Corey’s gentle care for her girls was so evident during the session. She talked so gently to Audrey.  She told me the story of Amelia’s early birth with a peace at even the extra days in the hospital. These girls have the best mother for them.

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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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