Baby Z | Austin Newborn Photographer
Baby Z arrived very shortly after I met her parents for their maternity session! I was so happy to meet her and her chubby sweet cheeks and to capture both detailed newborn photos of her and photos of her with her parents that showed their family's personality by incorporating their sweet bright baby girl nursery and their modern yet comfortable master bedroom. Her mama had knitted scarves that she and dad wore at their wedding and requested that I photograph baby Z on them. I love how the bright colors turned out next to her porcelain skin!
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Baby B | Austin Newborn Photographer
As much as I ADORE being invited into the home of a brand new family to document the momentous milestone of bringing home a new baby, I also really love the simplicity of a studio newborn session. Clean, bright, simple, and natural, focused all on the baby, timeless and precious. I loved this studio session for this perfect baby girl!
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Kelly Family | Austin Family Photographer
I am always so happy when this family books a session. They are so genuinely nice and fun, plus their daughter is just the cutest little photogenic ball of spice ever! Just adore these three! We did a spring session to commemorate the addition of a new puppy to the family. Despite a few ant bites, we did pretty good!
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Blair + Thurston | Photography retreat in Sonoma, California
As a mom, it's HARD to leave town by yourself. As a business owner, it's even harder. Nobody can do either job the way you do! Ever since a friend told me about Blair + Thurston retreats, I've been dying to go on one. For a couple years, I came up with excuse after excuse why I couldn't go. Well, when they announced that they were having a retreat in California in the WINE COUNTRY I said to hell with all those excuses and I booked it immediately! Wine, photography, other moms...it was like the entire thing was made just for me. I was sold on the whole experience before I even arrived, which usually means there's no way it could live up to my expectations.
Well, it blew my expectations out of the water. From the moment we arrived, we were beyond spoiled. Wine in our glasses, boxes of gifts, private chefs cooking from us directly from the FARM WE WERE STAYING AT, are you kidding me?
Y'all this retreat was SO much fun. It was the perfect balance of structure and free time. Elena and Bre gave us all straightforward advice on our portfolios and business direction. They were kind, honest and helpful. Even during downtime, we were constantly learning from each other. Every woman there had unique talents and perspectives and everyone was beyond supportive and without judgement.
The most valuable part is that we all now have a new tribe. I have a few tribes- mom friends tribe, old besties tribe, divorced friends tribe- but I was doing this photography thing in a vacuum all alone! To have these women in my corner now, and with the wealth of knowledge they all have- it's just a game changer. I came home with so many new ideas and a new energy to really take my business to the next level, and now I have talented people all over the country to go to for feedback, encouragement, and friendship.
Anyway, one of the fun things we did was take photos of each other after we'd had a few glasses of wine (at our private wine tasting!). Here are a few photos I took of my new friends:
Sunset Lakeside Maternity Session | Austin Newborn Photographer
I haven't focused on doing a lot of maternity sessions, but it makes so much sense to me now! Meeting this really fun and loving couple for their maternity session made coming back to meet their new little bundle that much more special! I loved the building excitement of already knowing the couple and waiting on their first baby. This was just a quick mini-session, and they totally nailed it, don't you think?
