I had the pleasure of photographing another gorgeous blue eyed beauty in the studio with this session.  This pretty little girl was just short of two months old during her photography session and her smile was just beginning to emerge – and what a sweet little grin it was.

Cute & sweet sums up this newborn photography session perfectly!  When older siblings are involved, I absolutely encourage newborn sessions to take place on location.  There is something about being on home turf that makes things go so much more smoothly for the big kid!  This blog post features a few images that outlines our session in some ways.  I get everything set up, start with the infant and will then add in the big kid.  Wash-rinse-repeat.  Oh and make sure you get some of the big kid all by himself.  And when the big brother is this cute, there was no way this photographer could forget!  Once we get a few different shots of the siblings together, the older child can go play while I finish up photographing the baby.  Everyone is happy and we get some stunning keepsake portraits!

This baby girl was one of the sleepiest newborns I’ve had in a while!  She was such a sweet little snuggler and had so many cute little facial expressions.  I always bring a good variety of props, blankets and accessories when photographing on location, but I try to do something to make the images even more personal.  The parents of this gorgeous baby girl have an incredible sense of style and when I saw that blue chair, I was hoping they’d let me use it for a few shots.  Thankfully, I had a diaper cover from Sherbet Baby on Etsy that worked perfectly!

I always encourage potential clients to contact me early – and it sounds crazy, but it is best to contact me BEFORE the baby is born.  My schedule fills up fast and I prefer to photograph newborn babies within the first two weeks of life.  What I normally do, is hold a spot on my calendar 1 week after a client’s due date.  That way I am able to keep a little bit of wiggle room in my schedule because we all know babies rarely come on their due date.  So, if you’re pregnant and thinking about a photography session for your newborn, drop me a line… gail@gailmontgomery.com – or use the contact link at the top of this page.  And if baby is already here, don’t panic!  As you can see here, I can create beautiful portraits even from “older” newborns – this baby girl was 2 months old at the time of her portrait session.

The perfect saying to sum up this session: “Friends are forever, cousins are for life!!!”

Something was missing when the mother of these two beautiful newborn babies came into the studio.  I had everything all set up and ready to go, but it just didn’t feel right.  Twins should just *be* together.  But baby girl had a bit of work to do before she was allowed to leave the hospital.  Since we knew it was going to be more than a couple of days, I went ahead and photographed baby boy.  It wasn’t how I wanted to start a twin photography session, but he gave me a wink and a smile.  It was as if he was telling me “it’ll be alright” and indeed it was!  A week and a half later, baby girl was home and the two were back together – right where they belong!  Precious and sweet – she was worth the wait!

Just playing around with a couple of images from this little baby’s newborn session.  Happy Friday!

When this session first started, this gorgeous baby girl was still working on sitting independently.  By the end, she was starting to crawl!  I was so ecstatic I was able to not only witness these milestones unfold before my eyes, but to capture them with my camera.   These magical moments combined with those big brown eyes and that sweet grin = me in photography heaven!