I first met Baby Louis a few months ago when Rachel (his mom) brought him into our school to meet some of the teachers.  Rachel and I used to work together so it was a treat to meet her son (plus I love babies!) and boy is he a doll baby.  A few months ago she reached out to me about doing a session and I have to admit that I was nervous to say yes at first.  I had never taken photographs of a baby before and the idea intimidated me.  But I thought, go for it and see what happens.  Well what happened was magical, and not in the cheesy way where you cry at the end (although I am prone to a tear here or there), but in a wow this feels so natural kind of way.  

I was surprised by how much I loved this experience.  From meeting up with Rachel, her husband and her in-laws, to finding the eye contact with the camera and getting gorgeous catch lights, the whole day went so well and was a lot of fun!  I loved that I could take lifestyle portraits and formal portraits and that I felt like I could take my time.  I loved that I could be weird and make strange sounds and Louis just looked interested.  I loved seeing his eyes light up when his grandfather sang itsy bitsy spider and getting the images of the smiles, the eye contact and the bubbles.  This is such a special time for a family and seeing the joy that a baby can bring into everyone’s life is so amazing!  

Rachel, thank you so much for letting me spend time with your sweet family!  Your baby is amazing and I loved getting to capture these moments!