Tiny Olivia - Brisbane Baby Photographer

Olivia was a tiny poppet, just 2.02 kg at birth! She surprised her mum and dad by arriving 5 weeks early and was just on 3 weeks new at our session.

A total character, she slept through family photos but was wide awake for a long time after that. I think she must have enjoyed all the cuddles from mum and dad!

Grandma was also at the session for a few little snuggles and one of my favourite photos - the 3 generations.  I won't be sharing any family photos from this session though as sometimes families aren't always comfortable in front of the camera. I don't mind at all. To me, the most important thing is that we take the photos in the first place, you can then choose if you like them or not and if you choose to show anyone else or not. Sometimes photos are taken just for your children, because even if you don't want them you children will one day.

After family photos we moved onto just Olivia by herself. We got the cutest open eye photos of her on a simple cream blanket. I tried to girly her up a little with a pretty little headband but she was not having it! As quickly as we put it back in place she was ripping it off again!  I somehow managed a quick shot or two with it on, but that was the last time we tried headbands, she really does not like them!

Its so amazing to me that even at such a new age babies know what they do and don't like, such as being on their tummy, being snuggled tight or having things on their heads. Every one is different and the wonderful things about working with so many beautiful little babies is finding out about their personalities.

I just had to use my new basket from David Lam Designs again, this time teamed with a pink curly felt from Flovelies and one of my favourite backdrops from Divine Miss Ruby Designs. I think these three vendors are the holy trinity of props - they all compliment each other so well!

Some sleeping on blanket photos finished off the session and I am so in love with these ones too! Sometimes its the most simple things in the session that make your heart sing. A baby, a blanket, a pout. Heaven.

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Eden 6 days new - Brisbane Baby Photographer

6 day new Eden had a bit of a challenge as her big sister Francesca (Frankie - 14 months) was one of my favourite sessions from last year and has been one of my brand images since with her sweet gentle smile on a lot of my marketing materials.  

Francesca's newborn session 2015

But let me assure you, Eden brought her A game! 

Big sister Frankie took the lead at the start with all her adorable smiles! However she was running a bit low on supply after a while.  We got a gorgeous family photo then it was time for the sibling shots and although Eden was a total star, Frankie just wanted her bottle and a lie down. Which is fair enough when the room is toasty warm and there is a soft blanket you have been asked to lay down on.  She had a quick little cuddle with Eden and an adorable little kiss ..... and then she was done. 

But I was not deterred!  I had a backup plan - and it was quite sneaky. 

We had Frankie sit for some photos by a basket, then she set off for daycare while we finished the session with Eden. By the way, this is a great option for younger aged siblings as they can sometimes get weary or bored once their turn in front of the camera has finished.  Eden then had her turn in the basket and after I waved my magic photoshop wand across it all, ta-da! A gorgeous sibling photo! 

I got my photoshop skills out again for another special photo in the session, my first ever hanging basket shot. This is done as two photos stitched together so that the baby is never in any danger of falling from the prop. First we positioned baby Eden into the soft blankets while the prop was safely on the floor, after the photo was taken we moved her to a safe spot on the beanbag while we took the photo of the prop hanging against the backdrop. I then merged the photos together in photo shop to create this stunning image that will compliment Eden's yellow and black bedroom perfectly! (This image is at the bottom of the post)

The session flowed so quickly we were done in the regular 3 hours - a major achievement with a 14 month old at a session - and there are so many gorgeous photos of these girls and their parents I was just buzzing as I loaded their photos into the computer and backed them up. 

   

Image Shoutouts:

Hanging Basket- David Lam Designs    Curly Felt -Flovelies  Backdrop - Divine Miss Ruby Designs

  

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Bump to Baby - Brisbane Newborn Photographer

Expecting your first child can be an emotional rollercoaster. Some days you are elated at your baby bump and feeling those little fluttery kicks, then other days you are just tired and achey. 

I always found that taking some time to focus on you before baby arrives helps to get through the last few weeks. Get a manicure, have your hair done, a pregnancy massage is ah-may-zing. And a photoshoot celebrating you and your beautiful maternal shape is also a massive mood lifter.

These beautiful parents knew they were having a little girl and were pretty sure they were going to name her Willow so it was just perfect that our maternity session at the Mt Coot-Tha Botanic Gardens ended up based around all the Willow trees. 

For expectant families, the Maternity package is a great option as it includes 2 sessions, loads of photos, an album, a mobile app, a digital birth announcement card all at a great discounted rate. Find out more on my website here.

Maternity Package bookings are so exciting for me too because it means I get to meet the expectant parents a few weeks before meeting their new baby. We get to know each other over the hour or so that we photograph the maternity session and then when they return for their newborn session I feel like I am greeting friends after they have welcomed their baby, which adds to my own excitement about their newborn photo shoot.

This was the case when I met Willow at just 6 days new. She was such a little poppet with her beautiful soft cheeks and little nose. She was a little excited about our session too as she kept herself awake much longer than we thought she would - she had such a full tummy and the heat and the white noise eventually became too much and she drifted off into a deep sleep while we captured the majority of her stunning images.

As much as Willow enjoyed the 30 degree heat, her poor Dad didnt cope so well  (I find a lot of Dads would agree with this!) but between cold water and breaks out of the room we got there in the end without too much discomfort.

Willow's Mum shared a new freebie with me that I thought was really cool - a white noise app with a half hour womb soundtrack, as well as other options of white noise.  You can check it out in the apple store here.

I had so much fun working with some new props I recently purchased such as the pink lace blanket and the stunning vine basket from David Lam Designs (you can find him on Facebook here). It is always a challenge working with new things but also a lot of fun creating new images for the first time.

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