Melanie B Photography Blog

Next newborn installment….

Most of the newborns that come to see me haven’t lost their umbilical stump yet.  This little lady lost hers during the session!  Now you see it…

Now you don’t…

I never get tired of this pose…the little fist under her chin, pouty lips, cheeks just asking to be pinched (gently!)…

This one says, “I am SO tired!”

I love how she’s settled into his arms, like a baby bird emerging from her daddy-nest.

She was another one of my rare newborns that can focus far away, so we can get great awake shots too.

And lastly….my all time most favorite ever “babe in arms” shot!  We made Dad work pretty hard for this shot, and it was so worth it!  She’s just melted into him!

I had a nice run of newborns lately, and here’s the first. Isn’t he gorgeous?!

And beautiful Mama and Daddy too.  This family has visited me a number of times with their first born, and now I get to watch this little guy grow up too!  You can see big sister here, and here, and here.

I haven’t had a newborn in a while, and they are my favorite subject to photograph, so I’ve got a lot to share today!  Enjoy!

Another sweet little newborn came to visit me last week!  He was 3 weeks old, but still very curly!

Because he was a little bit older, we had more awake time, and he could focus further away. I’m thrilled with this family shot! I hope Mom and Dad will be too.

There were three unique things about this precious little guy.  One was that he seemed to be in constant motion…even when apparently sound asleep!  His mom confirmed that that was how he was in the womb as well.  The second was that he was quite smiley, which you’ll see in this picture (and if you want to make a comment about newborns and smiling…keep it to yourself!  We here at Melanie B believe they are real smiles! ).

And, yes, that it his little foot up there next to his chin…which brings us to the third unique thing:  he was breech, so he was quite curly, and perfectly comfortable in this pose!  We actually had to work hard to get him uncurled enough to see his face some too.  Here are some more shots from his session.

I just love the way he’s resting his cheek on his fist in this family shot!

My favorite way to do hand and feet pictures is with the parent’s hand in the shot as well because we get to see just how tiny those little toes really are.

And once again…

Sneak Peek Contest:  This family will get a free gift from me if 25 of their friends and relatives leave me a comment on this post!