I never dreamed that I would one day own a portrait studio. I have big dreams, but studio owner wasn’t one of them. When I started photographing babies, I worked off of my laptop and traveled to clients’ homes.
I’m a new mom. That phrase didn’t faze me much until right after the first week of Felicity’s life. By that point, in the span of seven days, I’d had a total of eight hours of sleep.
Years ago I became known as a maternity and baby photographer. That led to baby’s-first-year sessions,...
If you have children, you already understand just how special a newborn is. If you do not, just imagine the best day of your life and multiply that by 100. For photographers, it’s an opportunity to share their craft and gain a client for life.
There are two schools of thought regarding mini sessions and events by high-end portrait studios. One is that they devalue the brand we are trying to create.
Baby’s first year is a special time to photograph. When you get involved in the entire first year it really ties you to the family! I love photographing each of the different stages and always make sure to talk about ...
By the time the 1-year mark rolls around, the baby that toddles into your studio will be a completely different little person that first came in just one year prior. The first year of life is the time of the most growth and change.
// Free Photography Training This month we’ll discuss the 8-month session, the third during baby’s first year and my favorite to photograph! The first session of the first year is the newborn session, and I like to get babies in under 10-days old. The next age/stage is 4 months when…
In the last two issues of Shutter Magazine, I talked about the maternity session and the newborn session. This month in my “Baby’s First Year” series we’ll discuss the 4-month session. The video along with this article shows an actual 4-month session for you to watch!
In the last edition of Shutter Magazine, Lori Nordstrom talked about the maternity session. In the next four editions, you’ll go through baby’s first year with Lori. T h e N e w b o r n S e s s i o n Photographing newborns has become more and…