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    • Ardelle NeubertArdelle Neubert

    session share – newborn fresh and sweet

    November 7, 2011 | Posted by Ardelle Neubert

    Inspiration: I love capturing the everyday real moments.  My inspiration always comes from wanting to tell the stories about our lives.  I had no expectations before arriving, only that I wanted to capture newborn Eric just as he was, fresh and sweet.

    Favorite Element: I love the simple, serene room, with its soft white bedding and beautiful window light.  It made a perfect setting for capturing newborn Eric in a natural and simplistic way.

    Biggest Challenge: Most newborns sleep for a portion of a session.  Eric was not sleepy even with all our efforts.  With a full belly he had some quiet time on the bed while I photographed him.  I was pleased that he was such a sweetheart.

    Photographers’ Final Words: Having a newborn in the home is such a precious time in a family’s life.  I am happy to have given this family these memories, memories of this new love in their life.

    Dana PughDana Pugh

    Session Share: At Home With Baby

    August 9, 2011 | Posted by Dana Pugh

    One of my favorite things about my job is returning to visit one of my families. I love watching them grow and change as people and as a unit. I met this family once before. We played in a field and their shy little girl slowly became my friend. By the end of the session, we walked to their car hand in hand.  When I arrived for this session, she once again took me by the hand and gave me her favorite book so that I could read to her. I knew that the session would be relaxed and truly capture this family at this moment in their history. This is a wonderful reason to build a relationship with a photographer. Children are much more at ease the second or third time around. It’s like welcoming an old friend into your home for a visit. This is exactly what this session felt like…like I was visiting friends who had just had a baby. I read stories with their daughter. We chatted about breastfeeding and nighttime feeds. We laughed at how tough it can be adding a second child and marveled at how wonderful it is as well.

    From a photographer’s perspective, going back allows you a bit more creative freedom. You already know that they trust you on a deeper level than they did the first go around. If there is something you have been wanting to try, you know that because of this trust you can ask them to do it. I love that this family allowed me into their home this time. They now have a series of images that truly show where they are at this point in their life and the little details that just happen to be present–like the book on the coffee table was mommy’s favorite book as a child–these just add to the beauty of it all.

    Alice ParkAlice Park

    Escalate Live: Today!

    October 4, 2010 | Posted by Alice Park

    Photographers:  Escalate LIVE is more than a broadcasted photography conference. It’s a highly interactive conversation that will challenge you, inspire you and offer you a chance to change things for you and your business. Escalate LIVE brings the photography industry together – in-person and online – to truly engage the ideas that matter most and experience the best innovative practices that work, in the ever changing digital landscape. In addition to the two annual Escalate LIVE conferences held throughout the year, Escalate LIVE is constantly searching out the best philosophies, tools and practices to share, with the expressed purpose of opening access to learning, fortifying the foundation of our industry and raising the standard for professional creatives around the world.

    Join Dane Sanders, Kevin Kubota and a phenomenal panel of speakers TODAY and TOMORROW!

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    Amy LarsonAmy Larson

    Session Share: Fun at 6 Months!

    September 16, 2010 | Posted by Amy Larson

    I love photographing chunky six month olds!  At this stage in life, babies are just starting to discover the world around them.  They are growing rapidly and very active, but more often than not, they are still a little wobbly; not fully able to sit up on their own for more than a few minutes at a time.  With their lack of body control, a cushy surface is helpful to pad their fall.  When scheduling sessions, I recommend mommy and daddy’s bedroom as a natural light studio.  What better surface to fall back on than a soft padded bed? To ensure safety, I always place the baby/babies in the middle of the bed and have mommy and daddy beside them at all times.  Once everyone is in place, it is time to snap away.  Babies sitting, babies on their bellies, babies on their backs, babies eating their toes… the options are endless!
    Session Share Survey:Inspiration: My clients are my true inspiration. I try to translate their connection with each other in every photo I capture.
    Favorite Element    :     I love that mommy included her own touches, from the hair bows to the tutus.
    Biggest Challenge    :     Photographing twins has enough challenges of its own, but I would probably say attempting to get both girls to sit up at the same time!
    What Clients Said    :     “Amy is an amazing photographer! I was pleased with the pictures she took of our twin girls. Amy was extremely accomodating and when she arrived at our home for our session, I felt like I had known her for years.”
    Final words from Photographer    : I want to say a special thank you to the Hodges family for choosing me as their photographer.  When they first contacted me to photograph their girls, they shared a piece of their lives that touched my heart.  It was only a year and a half ago that the Hodges experienced a tragic loss.  Their firstborn son was born prematurely and passed away in the NICU when he was only five weeks old.  Sadly, he never had the opportunity to leave the hospital to be at home with his family.  Shortly after his death, they found out they were pregnant and the delightful news of twins made it twice as special. Clients like the Hodges make my job that much more meaningful!

    Lisa ThomasLisa Thomas

    For the love of the littlest ones…

    September 9, 2010 | Posted by Lisa Thomas

    You’ve counted their fingers.  You’ve counted their toes.  The newest member of your family is finally here after months and months of waiting and dreaming.  There is no other time that is filled with such joy and innocence.  You take a million snapshots and post them on Facebook, but did you think to have them professionally photographed at this phase?

    Yes, they’re peeling.  Yes, they’re sleepy (we hope).  They’re all wrinkly.  They have their umbilical cord still attached, but what an amazing, fleeting time of life to capture.  It’s gone in a blink of an eye.  Literally.  It’s only about 2-3 weeks for most babies before they start waking up and filling in and looking more like an infant and less like a newborn, which is why we, as photographers, encourage you to call your photographer before your baby is born.

    Me, personally, I love photographing newborns. Absolutely love it.  It’s hot (we set the temps to 85-90degrees!), it’s longer hours (3-5 hours for 1 session), I frequently am peed and pooped on- what’s not to love?  J  These precious little ones take love and care to properly photograph, and more than that, they take patience.  As a mom of 4, patience is a must and I try to bring that and my love for my littlest clients to each and every session.  I look forward to lulling them into a deep sleep and bending them into little works of art.  And I love even more, when my clients see their portraits and are so thankful that they made the decision to capture this phase, as they realize that it’s only been a few weeks  since their session and their baby no longer looks like the amazing newborn that they see in their images.


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