NEW! Baby's First Year Plan {Austin Baby Photographer}

Capture sweet moments from your baby's whole first year, because as we all know, they grow and change SO much that first year!

We are excited to announce our new Baby's First Year Plan, because it is the perfect plan for those who don't want to miss a thing.  Contact us for full details and pricing info.

Baby's First Year Plan includes 3 discounted sessions (newborn, 6-8 months (when baby is sitting up unassisted), and 12 month), priority scheduling, 50 custom birth announcements and envelopes, and your choice of a 16x16 or 16x20 collage using images from all 3 sessions to show baby's growth his/her first year.

Another Sweet Little Guy... {Austin Newborn Photographer}

Another adorable, cuddly little guy came to see me for his newborn photos.  He was celebrating his 3-week birthday when we shot these, and I just love how they turned out.  It doesn't seem like all that long ago we were doing his sibling's newborn portraits.  I love being able to capture moments as families grow.  So blessed.

Enjoy the cuteness of this little man.

The D Family... And Baby Elliott Makes 6 {Austin Baby & Family Photographer}

I so enjoyed working with the D Family.  But boy did they keep me on my toes!  You see, there were sixty toes to photograph!  :)

Do you want to see what was really happening in the above image?  Controlled chaos... that's what!  And I love it.  Because being a mom of two little kiddos myself, I know that "controlled chaos" is pretty much the norm most days. 

Here is a glimpse into what really happened.  And trust me... I knew better than to try and remove those "Dora the Explorer" blocks from the twin boys.  :)  Baby sister isn't loving it, big sister is giving the look, and the rest is history.  These parents got a kick out of this "what was really happening" image at the ordering session when I showed them the real image (not the above image that I had cropped).

In all reality, I loved working with the 6 owners of all 60 of those toes.  They are a sweet family who love each other very much, and that is so sweet to capture on camera.  I adore the beautiful canvas gallery wrap collection we created for their mantle in their new home, and can't wait to hear how much they love gazing at it once it is up, along with all the rest of their prints.  

Here are some more sneaks from our session together.

If you're thinking of booking a family or newborn portrait session for Fall 2013, don't wait... my 2013 calendar is almost full!  (Especially for newborns.)  Have a happy day!

Sweet Paige {Austin Newborn and Family Photographer}

I love the fact that even though I live in a big city, it really is still a "small world." 

You see, I grew up in a small town in the Midwest.  It cracks me up when others say "I grew up in a small town" - and their town was 20,000 or more.  My town was 1,200.  See?  Small town.  And the older I get, the more I sometimes miss the simplicity that was "growing up in a small town."  But if there is ever a city I love being in, it's Austin.  So fun.  So colorful.  So unique. 

I got an email asking about my newborn portrait options, and when I called the client and got to know the her a bit more, we both realized that they had just moved into my friends' old house... just down the street from me.  And that friend was the lead pastor of the group I met my husband in over 8 years ago at church.  Small world! 

I love newborn sessions.  Not only do I get to capture the cuteness that is the tiny baby... But I also get to capture the love that the new parents have for their precious little gift.  I know that I look back on (and melt) every day when I see the newborn portraits of my daughter with us as a family of four, and just how much those images mean to me and will mean to me forever. 

Enjoy a peek into our session together.  You'd hardly know we had the vacuum cleaner running full blast for 30-minutes to get her to sleep, would you?  :) 

Little Noah {Austin Newborn Photographer}

One of the very best parts of being a photographer is getting to watch the families that I work with grow.  This family is one I have worked with several times, and I just adore them.  I feel so blessed to get to capture sweet moments like these for the people I serve.

I'm so glad I had a spot in my schedule to do Noah's newborn portraits.  His mama wasn't sure if they would do newborn pictures or not, but decided she definitely wanted to capture his tiny perfection.  I remember her on the phone saying, "We weren't sure if we would do newborn pictures, but I just keep sitting here staring at him and how cute he is!"  And at our ordering appointment, she said, "I'm so glad we did this!" 

Sweet little Noah was such a pleasure to work with, as were his pretty sisters and mama.  Enjoy the sweetness.

Speaking of newborns... If you're currently pregnant, I offer a huge discount on a mini-maternity session when you book it along with a newborn session.  Email me for details.  It is best to schedule both sessions at the start of your last trimester.  

Sweet Sidney {Austin Newborn Photographer}

This little gal might have been small, but she was mighty!

I first met her mama when she still had a few months left in her pregnancy.  We planned to do a maternity session and then follow that up several weeks later with a newborn session.  But little Sidney had other plans.  She decided to come about six weeks early - before we even had a chance to do the maternity session. 

We may not have been able to get the maternity session in, but we certainly captured plenty of cuteness at her newborn session.  Little Sidney was a little less than six pounds, but she was around four weeks old at our newborn session, so she was quite alert.  With a little bit of my "baby whisperer" magic, I got her nice and sleepy. 

The perfect addition to a sweet family...