The newest addition to our family, my nephew Grayson! I had the pleasure of spending a lot of extra time with him on our short trip up to Maryland. We found out that he didn’t really care to be naked. We also found out that it’s dryer to keep his diaper on. (I got a few pee spots on me throughout the day). I also couldn’t help having a few fun pictures of him and Jesse together at the end of the session.
Daddy’s Tattoo made for such a beautiful photo:
And Mommy’s a bookworm, so we made her proud with this sweet pose:
And here’s a fun one I took after my earlier photo shoot with Jeni.
Now it’s off to bed. I can’t wait to keep editing these in the morning.
Editing Tunes: I have a spotify playlist for when Jesse is napping or in bed and I need to keep it quiet. It’s called Nap Time. Similar to my Colbie pandora, but this also has some Toby Lightman added to the mix, along with Colbie, Michael Buble, Jason Mraz and Jack Johnson.
Check it out here:
http://open.spotify.com/user/1222818361/playlist/50FMymdanDCa7WiMoEkBnS
I’m always down for suggestions, so if you want me to be editing to something great, shoot me some music recommendations!
I had such a fun time. I lifted up little Jeni out of her car seat and thought to myself, “I love my job.” Little babies! I love them. Of course she made mine look like a football player (ok, he kind of does that on his own…).
Sneak peek of little Jeni!!
And I have another new man in my life, Jesse’s cousin Grayson who was born almost two weeks ago. We are headed up to meet him (and of course take his beautiful pictures). I’m so excited.
Go be it I shall.
So, for the first session EVER, I think it was wonderful! It felt so natural and I had a lot of fun. The adorable siblings I had the pleasure of working with were so cute together and had a good time themselves, which makes for great images.
I learned a lot from this session. I learned to iron my backdrops, use real backdrop clips (instead of chip clips) and to shoot far away from the backdrop. But the most important thing I learned, was that I love this. I loved every step of it, and I can’t wait to do more!
Here’s a little teaser of Adrian and Daniela!
Very excited to have officially started! On my way to greatness. One smile at a time.
Editing music: I had my Oxygen (by Colbie Callait) play list on Pandora, so a lot of mellow, free spirited stuff happening. Jason Mraz, Sara Bareilles, Colbie Callait a little Taylor Swift in there, Jack Johnson, and the like.
First blog post! I can’t wait to start on this amazing new adventure. I’ve always wanted to do something beautiful and meaningful with my life, something I could be passionate about. I’ve also always wanted to be a mother. If there were a way to combine these two and still be able to afford my groceries, I would absolutely do it. In a heartbeat.
Enter {Traci}. She is my inspiration. My husband and I visited his side of the family in December 2011 and I watched in awe as Traci took Jesse’s pictures. I thought to myself, what an amazing job. She gets to play with babies and capture priceless memories for families every day. A day filled with baby hats, soft blankets, precious tiny smiles and best of all, a day spent at her own amazing studio at home with her boys.
This is it. This combines the beauty, the meaning, the stay at home mom thing, all in one amazing job.
So in one scary but exciting moment. I decided to change the outlook of my life and start down the road to starting and running my own business.
That’s the first step right? Acceptance. I have accepted my new fate.
Step two: I bought me one of these beauties. A Canon Rebel T2i:
[The lovely strap is from {Sassy Straps} she is also brilliant.]
I’ve been learning the in’s and out’s of this amazing camera, soaking up every single bit of information, advice, inspiration and techniques I could possibly find (practiced a ton on my own baby boy). I have 3 newborns on my calendar already and sometimes I lay awake at night, too excited to sleep.
I am in the process of step 3: Launching my business, spreading the word, finding more beautiful babies and capturing those precious moments.
I found this on Pinterest the other day:
And it is so true. I am terrified, and I love it.
So join me on this crazy, exciting, new road my life is taking. I’ll keep you updated!
I'm Emily! A silly newborn and family photographer,
car singer, baby snuggler, snackaholic mom serving the Maryland and DC area! Thanks for stopping by! Feel free to click around and check out all sorts of posts about my fun sessions, behind the scenes secrets and snippits of my personal life! Grab a cup of coffee and stay a while- or come hang out with me on your favorite social medias!
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