I’m so glad she reached out to me. There is a silly industry standard that newborns need to be under 10 or 12 days old to have a successful session. NO WAY!!!!! Now, I do tend to photograph babies that are under two weeks old, but that’s only because I work your session around Dad’s paternity leave.

The truth is, I don’t really think age has anything to do with it. Sure, an 8 week old won’t curl and fold as much as a 2 week old baby. Once they’ve really stretched themselves out, they don’t want to curl back up. But, that doesn’t mean your images will be any less awesome!

As a Macomb Newborn Photographer, sessions are always directed by the baby, some are easy, some have tummy troubles, some are suffering from colic.

We all have a “trick” that we hope is the key to a great session (I hum, people laugh all the time about it, but I really think it works). But, if the baby doesn’t want to cooperate, our session is going to be hard. End of story. The good news? I am super patient, and I will work with your newborn to find what poses are most comfortable for them. We will wait out the gas bubbles, the nursing breaks, the awake times and I will deliver a gorgeous gallery to you!

I assured Suzanne that we would have a great session, I was completely confident that with patience we would have some amazing images for her and her husband Erick to treasure forever.

You know what? Charlie was the most adorable little 3 week old. He was an amazing sleeper, I think if his belly wasn’t bothering him, the session would have flown by. He had a tummy ache, and that never makes for a happy baby. Fortunately my amazing assistant Amber is a pro at the belly rubs. I would pose him, she would rub his belly. We got him settled and she would quickly stop rubbing his belly to get the image and go right back to it before he even knew what happened. And what we ended up with was a beautiful set of photographs, that I am so incredibly proud of.

I always get butterflies when I deliver a gallery, but Suzanne sent me this email:

“Oh Katie!
I cannot even begin to express how much I love these images. I am so so thankful that we went through with the shoot. Having these photos of our tiny little family captured in time is something I will cherish forever. They are truly beautiful!
Thank you so much!
Suzanne”

And that folks, makes my heart burst. I love being a Macomb Newborn Photographer. I love working with newborns, meeting new families, hearing the stories that made them parents.

But knowing that I have given families a gift they can always look back on and enjoy, that is what brings me the most happiness. It’s a short window of time when babies curl up and fit in your hands like that. And that’s what I want parents to remember forever.

Enjoy these images from Charlie’s Macomb Newborn Session.

Newborn bed prop purchased from Rozzi Rayne

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When I was scrolling through my FaceBook feed one day I spotted a photo of my niece holding this itty baby. I halted my scroll thinking “what in the world!!” I can’t possibly be that old that my niece’s friends are having kids right? It’s easy forget that I’m nearly 40 these days, and my niece is in her mid 20s. Sheesh! Crazy how fast time flies. I reached out to her mom and asked if they had a photographer booked yet, I needed to snuggle her little one.

Syren came in and was just perfect. She slept the whole time, she folded into every pose I tried with her. She just never complained about anything, which doesn’t surprise me. Her mom is super laid back, so I guess that’s an inherited trait Syren was blessed with. I loved it, I got to visit and socialize with her Mom and Dad. I haven’t seen Anya (her mom) in years. It was so fun to catch up.

The best part of a model call session is that I get to experiment with poses I don’t do in a standard session. This is how my galleries have evolved so much over the years. I love having the opportunity to expand my own knowledge in posing and lighting. This was the second time I did the new “mugshot” style photos where the baby is wide awake. I really love her cute expressions!

I’m grateful that her parents let me do her Metro Detroit newborn session, and that she was such an easy going little girl!

I hope you enjoy her images as much as her parents did!

Newborn bed prop purchased from Rozzi Rayne

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