More Newborn Portraits of a Lovely Baby Girl

I am really loving everything about creating newborn portraits.  For a start, I usually get a good cuddle at some point during the portrait session and/or the viewing.  It has been wonderful holding such tiny babies again (my baby is nearly 10 years old now). 

I also enjoy the challenge of getting the pose above, baby propped on elbows.  I think it is such a cute pose that seems impossible to achieve.  But with a little patience I’ve been able to get the pose every time I’ve tried (of course I’ve probably just jinxed myself now).  I can’t stress enough though, that this pose is really only achievable in about the first 2 weeks.  The little girl in these images is only 8 days old.  The older they get the lighter they sleep which makes it difficult to keep them asleep while we pose them and more difficult to move them when we want to try different setups. 

Probably the most enjoyable aspect of my work lately is when I am able to create something that I feel looks like a proper artistic portrait, and not something that is just a photograph of a moment.  Piecing together various elements that complete a vision I have in my head is what makes what I do so rewarding.  It makes me feel like the artist I’ve always wanted to be (but without having to draw or paint myself). 

But of course a session wouldn’t be complete without also capturing the typical details and closeups that will provide the wonderful memories from the early days of babies life.  Hopefully though, I capture and present them in a less than typical way.