Blake contacted me in advance of her due date to schedule a newborn session for her second son when he arrived. She and her husband had just relocated to Atlanta from Austin, Texas and loved the simple and natural light style in my portfolio.

On the day of their session, the family arrived at the studio and I began with Oliver's newborn portraits. Big brother Harley was having some challenges adjusting to his new role, and didn't want to hold his brother or lay next to him. Toddlers decide what they want to do, and trying to force or threaten doesn't work. Bribes sometimes do, but parents should be prepared for their toddler to not cooperate how they envision. I will work with your toddler and do my best, but I won't lay them on the floor alone with your baby for them to hold if they don't want to cooperate. Your baby's safety and comfort isn't worth that risk. In Harley's case, he was happiest to sit next to his brother and play with some of our studio toys with his parents just out of the frame watching carefully and ready to intervene if needed. Not what Blake had envisioned for sibling photos, but she did love how it worked out in the end.

Blake chose to dress her family from their closets and stayed true to their own personal and casual style. She also brought the cutest little outfit for Oliver that she wanted him to wear for their baby announcements that also reflected the cool hipster style the whole family has.

Here are some of my favorite's from Oliver's session. Doesn't he have the most adorable blonde eyelashes?!

Image of a sleeping, newborn boy, wrapped in a white blanket, curled up.

Black and white, stacked images of a sleeping, newborn boy, curled up and wrapped in a blanket.

Macro image collage of a newborn, boy's eyelashes, lips, hands and toes.

Image of a sleeping, newborn, boy, on his back and wrapped in a light tan blanket, with his feet curled up on his stomach.

Black and white image of a sleeping, newborn, boy with his hands on his stomach.

Close up image of a sleeping, newborn, boy's face and eyelashes.

Black and white image of a sleeping, newborn, boy, with his arm's crossed on his chest.

Black and white image of a new family of four. The mother is holding her infant son while the husband is holding their two year old son.

Side by side images of a mother holding her newborn son. In the first image, the infant is looking at the camera and in the second image, they mother is smiling down at him.

Side by side image of a father holding his newborn son in his arms and smiling down at him.

Side by side images of a 2 year old boy playing with wooden blocks next to his newborn baby brother.

Image of a newborn, baby boy, wearing a gray jumper and a dark gray hat and laying on a cream flokati, taken at the natural light studio of Lily Sophia Photography.

If you're pregnant and looking for a newborn or maternity photographer, I would love to work with you to create images that you will love for a lifetime. Be sure to view this short 1.5 minute film to hear about my philosophy and see how I work in the studio so you can determine if I'm the right fit for you. I can't wait to meet you!