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Maternity Session at Hartwood Acres

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When I received an email from Sara asking about scheduling a maternity session, my heart swelled. I photographed Sara and Nick’s wedding and love the opportunity to get to extend the story of their growing family through photography. They are such a sweet couple and their baby is one blessed child. I’m just catching up on some long overdue blogging and this precious baby is already a few months old. More of his newborn session to come!

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I love Sara’s dress and sandals.

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Hartwood Acres was particularly busy with photoshoots that day, but we all worked together and took turns.

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These two are real sweethearts!

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This garden is beautiful and very well protected with an electric fence. I only brushed against it and got a little zap!

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Below is my favorite shot from the session. It was right outside the parking lot, so I could easily grab my step ladder and change the perspective. Who doesn’t like being photographed from above?

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Lifestyle Newborn Session: Baby Wesley

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Meet Baby Wesley, also known as their little Smurf by his adoring mom and dad. I had the pleasure of photographing their maternity session too. I just loved photographing Megan and Rick on their farm and their newborn session with Wesley was no different. We even got outside for a few family portraits with his extended family! But my favorite images from this session are by far the lifestyle images that mostly took place on the bed in their bedroom. I’ll get to those in a bit, but for now, meet this precious little guy!

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We started out focusing on Wesley with a few accessories and some minimal props and we found out that Wesley preferred his mama and dada’s arms. So we took breaks so that they could soothe him in order to get some of the essential shots we were after. This one below is one of Rick soothing Wesley to sleep and it happens to be a favorite.

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And once he was out, he slept quite peacefully, so much so that we could even place him in this vintage bath basin from Megan’s family.

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And here’s where I started to fall in love with this session – Megan swaddled Wesley and sat on the edge of her bed in the soft natural light.

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Then Rick joined her and they scooted back toward the headboard where the window light was glowing.

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And here’s my all-time favorite of the three of them. They actually chose this for a framed print and I’m so excited to put it together.

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And here’s a sweet pose that I don’t often think of, but Megan suggested it and I’m so glad she did!

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Congratulations, Megan and Rick! Wesley is precious and it’s such an honor to photograph your family! Blessings to you!

Outdoor Newborn Photography: Baby Julian

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Most of my newborn sessions take place inside where it’s warm, but given a humid summer morning and an expertly landscaped yard with lots of lovely shade, you can bet I’ll be making the most of it (with mom and dad’s permission of course). And for Baby Julian’s session, we were all in agreement about starting outside before it rained.

Here’s sweet Julian in an outfit made by his very talented mommy, Abby.

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It was tempting to leave him in that outfit the whole session, he was so gosh darn cute.

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But he’s too cute in his birthday suit so we wrapped him in blankets and gauze.

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This next series of shots were taken on a hill behind their home. I like that the background is personalized that way.

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We went inside and did a few shots on this beautiful baby blanket that has been passed down through their family. Just look at that face!

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And Elsie, their first “baby” even made an appearance in this shot with Julian in his nursery. I can’t get enough of babies with their pets – although I can’t claim to be an expert in photographing such a challenging combination. This one just fell in my lap!

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Congratulations Abby and Jared on your beautiful baby boy! Thanks for the opportunity to document your precious family!

Fresh Newborn Session: Baby Graham

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Is there anything more special than those first few weeks home from the hospital with your new baby? I really can’t think of anything that beats it. And it’s such an honor to be able to document this special, tender time for parents and their bundle of joy!

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I first had the pleasure of photographing Corey and Jeff for their engagement session (back when I was shooting weddings). So it was a real treat to meet baby Graham, who was a little angel during the two-hour session. Look at that adorable face!

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And here’s one of their first family portraits by the French doors in their dining room. What a sweet family!

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I love photographing newborns, so if you or someone you know is looking for a newborn photographer, please check out my site and get in touch. Thanks!

On-location Maternity Session in Hershey, Pennsylvania

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This last post of 2011 is near and dear to my heart. While visiting with my family in Hershey, Pa., my sister and her husband sat for a maternity session in a guest room at my parents’ home. Well, now it’s a guest room/baby room because as you will see, my mom has everything ready to go for her first grandchild. I normally do maternity sessions in the studio, so this was a good opportunity to find new ways to show what a special time this is for expecting parents.

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Betsy and Steve are going to be great parents. It’s easy to see that they are going to make sure their little baby has everything she needs (and more!)

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They picked out a name for their baby girl and it’s top-secret! I guess we’ll have to wait until February.

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This one below is one of my favorites. Here’s where you can see the crib all ready for the baby.

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Bets and Steve, thanks for the opportunity to photograph your maternity session. I can’t wait to meet your baby girl. I love her already and have been praying for her! God bless you!

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