I first worked with Clarissa for her maternity session in the studio, which can be viewed here. She had already booked a newborn session with a photographer before she had found me for her maternity session. Because she'd already reserved her session with that photographer, she went ahead with it.

I heard from Clarissa after she viewed the images from her initial newborn session with that photographer. She was unhappy with her experience and felt that her daughter didn't look like her daughter. I asked what she meant, and she stated that her baby's skin looked fake and that she didn't even recognize her when she saw the gallery. The photographer she worked with also did not prioritize mother and baby images as Clarissa had requested, and only took one photo of them together. Clarissa wanted a do-over, and she wanted it to be with me. So, a few days later, she brought sweet little Isabella all the way from Hampton, Georgia for her newborn session.

Isabella had the thickest head of hair on a baby that I have ever seen! So many curls and such gorgeous creamy skin. And those perfect little lips! She was such a sweet little sleeper, and I had so much fun photographing her. After her solo images, we moved on to the most important ones... Isabella in the arms of her mother. Moms, these images are going to mean so much to you when your children head out the door for college. They're going to mean so much to your children who will look at them and SEE how much you loved them and how you looked at them when they were tiny. They're going to be images that your children will always have of you expressing your love for them even when you're not here anymore. They're so important.

Clarissa loved her images, and emailed me to tell me that I had given her what she had envisioned in the first place. All she wanted were natural images that showed off how beautiful her baby was, and that showed the relationship and unique bond they shared. I can't wait to see them again in April for a family session in the park, and then again this summer when Miss Isabella turns ONEI

An image of an African American Atlanta baby girl yawning during her newborn portrait session.

An African American baby girl with curly hair sleeps soundly during her newborn session in the natural light Atlanta studio of Lily Sophia Photography.

Macro detail close up images of an Atlanta African American baby girls' nose, toes, eyelashes, and fingers.

A sleeping and relaxed African American baby girl during her natural light newborn session in Atlanta.

A natural light portrait of an Atlanta newborn with black curly hair tucked into a white blanket with her hands by her head

A natural light portrait of an Atlanta newborn with black curly hair tucked into a white blanket with her hands folded on her chest.

A natural light portrait of an Atlanta newborn with black curly hair lying on her side on a white blanket with her hand under her cheek.

The belly button of an African American newborn in the natural light studio of Atlanta photographer Lily Sophia Photography.

A natural light portrait of an African American baby girl with black curly hair wrapped in a pink blanket with her hands folded on her chest during her newborn session in Atlanta.

A black and white portrait of an African American mother in Atlanta hugging her sleeping newborn  baby girl with curly hair in a natural light studio.

A black and white portrait of an African American mother with curly hair hugging her sleeping newborn baby girl and smiling in a natural light studio in Atlanta, Georgia.

A black and white portrait of an African American mother with curly hair snuggling her sleeping newborn  baby girl in an Atlanta natural light studio.

Images of an African American mother with curly hair sitting in a chair and admiring her newborn  baby girl in an Atlanta natural light studio.

A black and white portrait of a sleeping African American newborn baby girl with curly hair sitting on her mother's lap in an Atlanta natural light studio.

A portrait of an African American mother with curly hair snuggling and admiring her awake newborn  baby girl in an Atlanta natural light studio.

A  portrait of an African American mother with curly hair sitting on a bed looking down at her sleeping  baby girl during her newborn session in the Atlanta natural light studio of Lily Sophia Photography.

A beautiful portrait of an African American mother with curly hair lying on a white blanket and snuggling with her sleeping newborn baby girl in an Atlanta natural light studio.

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!