I just wanted to take a moment today to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. May you be surrounded by loved ones and experience much joy today.
Neda’s Notions Photography specializes in newborn, baby, child, family and maternity photography in Crestview, FL and surrounding areas including Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Destin, Baker, Defuniak Springs, and Laurel Hill.
Brave Brody with the mended heart. His momma is the best mail carrier ever, seriously. (Yes, I know, I’ve mentioned it before when I wrote about his seven month session…but I think some mail carriers don’t get the love they deserve!) He was such a little rebel this time around! Check out the ink on this kid! And boy does he love to clap…even through tears, because there may have been a few…even if you can’t tell by the pictures. What a cutie!
Brody’s cake smash is just around the corner. These baby planners just kill me, growing up so fast. So.not.ready. I wish I could slow down time, but it only seems to pass by ever more quickly.
But, before we get there, let’s enjoy some sweet Brody smiles. Yay!
Neda’s Notions Photography specializes in newborn, baby, child, family and maternity photography in Crestview, FL and surrounding areas including Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Destin, Baker and Laurel Hill.
Goodness, Miss Ava was a sweetheart during her newborn session. I kinda wanted to keep her. I didn’t know it at the time, but her daddy was set to deploy just days after her session – he was actually gone before their gallery reveal/ordering appointment. You may have seen the post I did at the time sharing her gallery so that he could see it (yes, I am still a bit behind in blogging). I know it must be near impossible to be gone at this special time, so let me again say “thank you”, Greg, for your service.
After she arrived with her parents and I got started, they took a few minutes to snuggle on the couch together and I could hear them whispering to each other. I cannot tell you how much that warms my heart. Not only that they trusted me with their sweet angel, but that they took advantage of the session to spend some quiet time together. I see parents come in sleep deprived, exhausted, and sometimes not on the best of terms with each other thanks to a week of adjusting to life with a newborn. You parents know what I mean! It makes me so happy to give them a few minutes peace where they can regroup…maybe even nap (yes, new parents are welcome to do that here!).
I have to give a big shout out to Addie’s sweet momma for referring Ava’s parents to me. She rocks the referrals and I am so thankful!
Here are a few of my favorites from Ava’s session. I know you are surrounded by immense love, sweet girl.
Neda’s Notions Photography specializes in newborn, baby, child, family and maternity photography in Crestview, FL and surrounding areas including Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Destin, Defuniak Springs, Baker and Laurel Hill.
Precious Preston. One of the happiest babies I have ever met. And ridiculously cute. He absolutely gets his joy from his sweet momma. I see so much love in their family and my heart just can’t help but smile at the thought of them. It has been truly wonderful getting to know them this year.
We used this hilariously huge bowtie in his four month session (it was meant to be a newborn prop, but it’s clearly much too large for an itty bitty) and I thought it would be cute to break out the coordinating necktie for this session. We also pulled out the bucket he nestled in so snugly during his newborn session – he can now barely fit in it sitting down! I think it’s so sweet to bring bits of the newborn session in to the milestone sessions. When I look at the full first-year galleries I can really see how much they’ve grown, and it makes from some seriously stunning first year series (and albums).
Preston’s momma is a teacher, so it was a lot of fun to use this little desk prop that I’ve had for quite a while that I don’t think I’ve ever used (another reminder that my prop addiction is a little over the top). I’m so glad we finally got to use it!
Neda’s Notions Photography specializes in newborn, baby, child, family and maternity photography in Crestview, FL and surrounding areas including Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, Destin, Defuniak Springs, Baker and Laurel Hill.
Miss Mia just steals my heart! I am so envious of her curls, and she has the sweetest smile. She really lights up for her momma and daddy. So precious.
I’m already acquiring props and decor for her twelve month session, which has my heart feeling a bit blue that we’re already thinking about her graduating the baby plan. It seems like just last week I met her for her newborn session, and it was only yesterday she was her for her four month milestone. If I’m wishing time could stop for a moment, I can only imagine how quickly this year has flown by for her parents.
Gosh, this session required a bit of technical MacGuyvering. I somehow lost the gadget that triggers my flash and only realized it the night before. I had taken it to an outdoor shoot, so I imagine it’s since been chewed up by a tractor. Studio lighting is certainly a bonus in that it allows me to shoot at all times of the day, regardless of weather conditions…but it does require a fair bit of equipment. Fortunately, I have several lights and was able to make it all work. I promptly ordered a replacement trigger and two back-ups. How I managed to avoid having a back-up all this time is beyond me! I now have three lights, three triggers, and three receivers…just to be safe. Okay, so maybe that’s a bit of overkill, but I’ll be grateful should any of them ever fail to work properly (or should I ever leave a piece behind somewhere). Of course, I hope to never need to worry about that again!
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