After years of practice in the art of photography, I still crave new experiences.  My most recent adventure has been in newborn portrait photography.  Obviously, newborns are 100% adorable, but I’ve always struggled to capture portraits that are worthy of their chubby little cheeks and teeny tiny toes.  If you’ve ever tried to take a great picture of an infant, you have probably experienced my frustration.  Since they have very little strength at this age, posing them is a very difficult and delicate process.  Their mood is highly unpredictable, and let’s face it- they don’t take direction.  So when I saw Rachel Vanoven‘s work with newborns, I was fascinated.  I signed up for her workshop hoping to learn some tips for creating these amazing newborn portraits safely and masterfully.  All the images in this blog post are mine, taken at this workshop.  However, Rachel Vanoven did the actual posing work while demonstrating the techniques for each pose to the class.  I have had a few opportunities to practice these techniques since the workshop, and I can’t wait to get more experience!  If you are expecting a new little miracle, contact me ASAP for special pricing on newborn sessions (limited time only)!

This is one of the poses that fascinated me most.  It’s so cute and shows off all the cutest baby parts- fingers, toes, cheeks!  In the class we learned how to do this safely as a composite of multiple images, so the baby is never left unsupported.

I love this one- baby burrito!!

This baby was soooo sweet.  She is so happy to be held by Daddy!

I love these props!  I have a similar nest as shown on the left, but I’m still shopping for a cool bucket.  I love that I can spend time shopping at antique stores “for work”.