I can’t even tell you how excited I was to to fly to Hoboken, New Jersey to photograph this little lady! Two and a half a years ago I got to meet her big sister at her newborn session. So it’s a pretty special thing to get to photograph little sister. I packed a few backgrounds to use in their apartment and then spent some time at the park with the New York cityline behind them. It was a beautiful evening! And I’m so glad I had that special time to catch up with my friends and to play with big sis Ashley.

Hello!

Sleepy girl

In her mama’s arms

She finally fell asleep

Big sis with little sister

In her daddy’s arms

Her own portrait

With mom and dad

The whole family

Big sis holds her baby sister

The New York skyline in the background

Playing around

Now it’s big sister’s turn

Finally, the little man makes his online presence! The Schaaps had their maternity session several weeks in anticipation of his arrival. They weathered high brush and treacherous water (grass and a small stream) to get those maternity shots. And then I had the privelege of meeting him days after his birth. Surrounded by mom, dad, grandparents and canine siblings, we managed to get a great photo shoot. There was lots of cooperation and team work!

One of the things I always tell mom is to give baby a good feeding about an hour before the session so that he will be nice and full and then very sleepy for our session. I love getting those sleepy pictures at this age because that’s the most memorable part of them right now. Later on, parents only wish their child would go to sleep!

Welcome to the world, little Schaap!

A sweet family portrait

Chunky monkey!

He slept very peacefully once this little newborn fell asleep

Too cute for words

A close-up of his baby features

How’s that for a full head of hair?

Mom and Dad

Yesterday we saw his momma and daddy in their maternity session and now we get to meet Evan! They brough Evan into the studio and decided to be very awake for us. But that’s ok, we roll with the punches. And then when he finally fell asleep, we got the cutest shots of him!
Thanks Erica and David for your patience at the session!

Now that I’ve moved into the new studio, I’m loving these studio sessions! Clients are able to show up and we don’t have to fight weather conditions or questionable lighting for the newborn sessions. You may think that the rain wouldn’t affect a newborn session but dark clouds equals dark houses. And I’m also able to offer more options for backgrounds and headbands because they don’t have to be transported anywhere. So many advantages to the in-studio sessions!