Oh this little man was a dream, he did SO incredibly well for me! I love me some sleepy babies!

Miss Leah was a joy to photograph! And incredibly sweet… I love watching first time parents with their new baby. The love and amazement in their eyes is indescribable and these lucky parents were no exception.  So in love with their new baby girl… and who can blame them, she’s beautiful!

I can feel it, summer isn’t far off!
With the time change, its lighter longer. The weather is starting to shape up and we can actually spend time outside.

We can do photo sessions outdoors without jackets, gloves, hats, crying/cold children!!

I cannot wait for spring and summer to get here, we got a nice little taste of that at this session… pure joy!

Such a gorgeous little girl… and oh so sweet!

Brooklyn was a joy to photograph, loved this session!

Sweet Miss Adalyn did not want to be away from her mommy! So we made due and got some great shots with mom only inches away! 6 months is such a fun age to photograph… sitting up but not yet mobile ( a photographers dream! ) and for the most part, they are always cheery and smiley!

I had some of the most precious newborns in the month of January! What a wonderful way to start off the new year. A couple of them were amazing sleepers, let me mold and pose them anyway I wanted… then a couple were a little more tough. Always sleeping with one eye open, watching me and refusing to sleep… luckily, with patience, a warm house and a full tummy they all finally succomed to their need for sleep and passed out! That’s when the real fun begins.

A lot of parents think they want their newborn to be awake for pictures… when in reality newborns photograph best when they are in that deep deep sleep where they can be moved without waking for a single second. Typically, if the baby is awake when I get there I’ll start the session and try to get a few shots of their bright eyes, but after a few of those I always recommend nursing/feeding the baby to top them off and get them to go to sleep. Sleepy newborns are much easier to work with than wide awake ones!

One of my best friends, Gaby, just delivered her third daughter, McKenna. She picked a great day to be born… my birthday! So McKenna’s daddy came up with the nickname of KimKenna…. since we will forever share the same birthday. I thought it was cleaver and pretty cute! Especially since I was there photographing her grand entrance into the world!

You’ll be seeing her on the blog as she grows through the first year, and I am so excited… she is just the cutest and most precious little girl. And look at all that hair! You’ve also seen her two older sisters on the blog before… so keep your eye out for their first session together!

Gaby made a great decision to have me photograph McKenna before she was even a week old. Newborns are the easiest to photograph in the first week of life… they hardly, if ever!, wake up… and let me mold them and move them whatever way I want. Its a dream really! They still have the scrunchy look and are just so easy to handle. I typically say before they are 2 weeks old is best, but the first week is ideal!!

It’s not often I sit a baby down to photograph them and they are smiley and happy from the start! But I sure do love when that happens! I can always depend on Elena smiling for me, she’s got to be one of the happiest (and cutest!) babies I’ve photographed. Sure makes my life a lot easier!

You may remember Kendahl from her newborn session. She sure has grown since then!

She’s gained so much chub its beyond adorable… love baby rolls! And when else are rolls cute on a girl in life?!

Little Benjamin is already three months old! I feel like it was just last week I was taking his newborn portraits! And what a handsome little guy… love his little smirk!

Sweet sweet Gabi… what an adorable little girl!

I must say she is one of my all time favorite babys to shoot. I was in an out of her house in 40minutes… and I got the cutest shots. She was super happy, laughing, cooing, smiling, eye contact! It doesn’t get much better than that… and to top it off, she’s a gorgeous little girl!!

It’s always fun having repeat clients in front of the camera. I got to photograph this little girls’  birth, her newborn portraits and now her three month old shots. Such a happy little girl and a little beauty! I’m looking forward to having her in front of my camera again at 6 months!

And her brother, Zavier, just had to get in front of the camera… so there’s one of him too!

My good friend, Kim, is in the hospital right now waiting to deliver her baby girl. She’s only 35 weeks along so she’s on hospital bedrest to try and keep that little girl cookin’ for at least another week. We had her maternity pictures planned for this coming weekend but since she won’t be leaving the hospital anytime soon… we decided to do some maternity pictures in her room. Her doctors allowed her to be up for a while to do them and it was a lot of fun!

There’s nothing better than doing something you’ve never done before… experimenting and having fun!

Cannot wait for her little one to arrive! But hopefully it’s not for another week or two!

This was one of my favorite sessions… this little guy was so content and let me do whatever I wanted. A true photographers dream!

This little girl was a dream… she was screaming (from her bath) and wide awake when I arrived but as soon as she had her bottle and a little bit of cuddling, she was out for the count. And once she was, she was great!

Oh so new… and precious!
This little guy was 9 days new and a pure joy to work with!

This gorgeous mama-to-be was a blast to photograph… she was more than willing to do what I wanted and was such a good sport! She was glowing and just stunningly beautiful. I cannot wait to photograph the birth of her little boy and, of course, do his newborn portraits!

I am so excited to be blogging on here and so excited to share my work and be part of Trystan Photography!

Like Tryg said, I have been shooting with Trystan Photography for several years now (wow! time sure does fly!) and I am so grateful for all they have taught me. They are so much fun to work with and I feel so blessed to be part of their team!

I am excited to start shooting their children portraits but most excited about shooting the newborn sessions. It’s my true passion of photography. I love everything about it. The “newness”, the curl of a newborn, their tiny fingers and toes, the innocence… I could go on and on.

And just so you all know… I’m no writer. Don’t expect extravagant blog posts with whit and humor like Tryg…  from me, you’ll get short and simple blog posts but always with pictures from recent sessions!

It’s rare when you stumble across a talent so gifted and natural that it inspires you as a photographer.

Photography is hard for most. It’s easier for some. And then there are the few that make it look almost effortless.

Kim Harms has that kind of talent. She takes photos that are so stunning, and yet she is so unassuming about the whole thing, that it kindles a kind of jealousy within me. That’s right. I said it. Jealousy.

Char and I knew we were onto something special years ago when Kim first started assisting for us. She has this incredible eye which coupled with her completely unassuming demeanor makes it very fun and relaxing to shoot with her. She never seems stressed, she never seems bothered, and photography never seems hard for her.

And the best part is there has never been a photo shoot of her’s that we didn’t look through the shots and think at least once: how did she do that?!?

Charlotte and I are her biggest fans. And I couldn’t be more excited or proud to announce that Kim Harms has paid her dues, earned her stripes, and is now a lead portrait photographer with Trystan Photography!

All of Kim’s work is tremendous, but I think she especially shines in her newborn portraits and babies / kids portraits, which she’ll be specializing in for Trystan Photography. I’ve posted some of my favorites from her portfolio of newborn portraits below.

I just have one question: How does she get those babies to sleep like that!?! How!?! I couldn’t do that with my kids, ever.

So if you have an adorable newborn: call us!.. or know someone with a newborn: forward this onto them! You simply don’t see newborn portraits like these everyday!

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]]> http://www.trystanphotography.net/2009/06/new-photographer-newborn-portraits/feed/ 1 http://www.trystanphotography.net/2009/01/2008-favorites/ http://www.trystanphotography.net/2009/01/2008-favorites/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:13:28 +0000 Char http://www.trystanphotography.net/?p=528 I’m sorting through all of my 2008 portraits right now for website updating. I thought I’d show you some of my favorite baby and kid shots from 2008. Thank you to all of my new and regular clients that brought their children in this last year. I look forward to seeing you all in 2009! Stay tuned for family, senior and maternity favorites!