Your Home = My Studio

As a new mom, the last thing that you want to do is get all dressed up and leave the house. I know for me, I practically live in sweat pants and baggy shirts for the first couple weeks of my baby's life. Does that make me lazy? Maybe. Am I the minority on this? Probably not. You just created a human being! I think that gives you an excuse to wear comfortable clothes for a while. (Hey, if you want to wear comfortable clothes until your baby is 54 months old, more power to you! No judgment here!)

This is one of the major reasons that I have chosen to not find a studio space. There are so many reasons that a studio would be more convenient for me as a photographer: all my props in one place, the ability to have consistent lighting, more room to work in, etc.. But in the end, who's convenience is more important? Mine, or my awesome clients? Yep, you win 9 times out of 10.

For each and every one of my newborn sessions, I have no idea the conditions that I will be walking into. Of course I have talked to mom (or dad) to find out what they are wanting. But when it comes to lighting, space, and/or pets, etc. I am totally in the dark. I love the challenge that this provides.

When I first enter your home, my brain starts going in hyper drive to find the best room with the best light. Sometimes the best lighting is in the bedroom, sometimes in the kitchen, but most of the time I find it in the dining room next to some big glass doors. If you read my post about my newborn session at Presley's home (find it here), you know how much I love me some big glass doors.

Not only do I find the challenges exciting, I also love being able to incorporate your home into the session. Like this beautiful stencil wall from Miles' session:

Or the fabulous gray floor at Gavin's house.

Or even this simple wall from Preston's session. 

I am so grateful for such wonderful clients that welcome me into their homes!  And if you don't feel like your house is clean enough, or pretty enough, or styled well enough, don't fret (mine for sure isn't...)! I bring floor drops and other tools to make each and every picture absolutely priceless.  

Presley

Boy, has it been a long time since I have blogged! I almost forgot that this was even here! I love being able to share special moments from every session, and this is a great spot to do it. I will be posting after almost every session, and even sometimes in between. So make sure you check back often for updates! 

I thought that this adorable family would be the perfect way to get back into the swing of things in the blogging world. Seriously, can they be any more perfect! 

One of the first things that a photographer notices when they walk into a location is the light. When I walked into Elizabeth's and Jordan's home for their newborn session, my jaw practically hit the floor. In the front room/living room they have two sets of gorgeous sliding glass doors. Two sets!!! It was almost an entire wall of glass! Amazing as a design idea, and even more amazing in my photography-light-sensing brain. I was practically fan-girling over the amount of light, and looking back it should have been slightly embarrassing...

Anyway, enough about those gorgeous doors. Let's talk about the even more beautiful little newborn that I got to spend some time with.

Meet Presley:

Isn't she perfect? Look at that dimple! I don't think that she could get any cuter.

And of course I can't forget about the fur baby. Dogs have a special place in my heart, so when I get to include them in a session it makes me so happy!

Thanks for letting me spend some time with your beautiful family, Elizabeth and Jordan! And thanks for not making fun of me when I kept gawking at your glass doors.