Newborn Eli ~ Elko Photographer

This little, well, not so little guy was SO sweet!  He slept good, and even when not sleeping barely cried.  He and I played and snuggled and his mom caught a short (and I'm sure much needed!) nap on my couch.  Even if he hadn't been such a dream, newborns are always worth the effort. 

I get asked occasionally about baby photos and keeping baby content during them.  First thing I do is I crank that heat up!  I keep the studio space pretty warm during the session so that baby is totally comfortable. Second, we take our time.  Newborn sessions definitely involve way more time spent soothing, nursing, and rocking than actually spent taking photos. Third, while a later session is not unheard of, I prefer to photograph in the first week or so of life, up to about 10 days.  This is when babies are still sleepy, and like to be curled up.  They change so much even just in those first few weeks, this ensures that we capture the "newness".  This little guy was born in Boise and then came home to Elko so he was a week old before I got my hands on him.  He still slept like a charm though. 

I love babies!

 All the little parts...

 Can't you just smell him?!

Love the faces they make!

 

  
 More of little Eli can be seen HERE .

Lacy ~ Spring Creek High School Senior

I am SO excited to show you Lacy's Senior portraits today!  Lacy is an amazing young lady full of life and personality, and gorgeous to boot.  We had so much fun shooting in the beautiful light in Lamoille. Seriously, the light was amazing. 

When Lacy contacted me about her portraits she indicated she was hoping for portraits that were laid back and showed off how happy she is this year. 


 

I told you Lacy was fun!

 

 

We had a little visitor on the shoot too. 

Lacy you are beautiful inside and out.  I hope you Senior year is a blast and is the wonderful jumping off point for your future you hope it to be.  

Enjoy a slide-show of Lacy's images here.  

Sweet Melanie ~ Newborn Photography, Elko, NV

I just don't think it gets any sweeter than this little girl.  Typically I like to photograph Newborns within the first 10 days of life.  This is when they are still all curled up, very sleepy and very pose-able.  That wasn't possible with Melanie, but I think I might like this better. :)  At 3 1/2 weeks she was really starting to show some personality!  She stayed awake for much of the session, but we did get her to sleep a bit at the end. 

I love being able to capture all the little bits that make babies so amazing. 

I don't think there could be two more loving parents than these two. 

 

Kate Part 2 -Senior Portraits Elko, Nevada-

A few more of Kate. Kate was not so sure about this whole Senior Pictures thing, but admitted that she had way more fun than she thought she would. I think we came away with some really fantastic images, even with the crazy wind we had to contend with.

Not the most technically perfect, but one of Kate's favorites all made up into wallets

Kaydra

Cambria -Child Photographer Elko, NV-