jack.

i know i have made this claim before with other babies, but this baby was ser-i-ous-ly the easiest newborn ever. i walked in, his mama (remember her?) had just fed him, and we posed and swaddled and took pictures for nearly 3 hours, and he never.made.a.peep. didn't need to be fed. didn't need anything. such a good baby with a head full of hair. a dream session. 

tyler.

just a quick little sneak of tyler. remember when he was a newbie? can't believe he's all grown up...

we had a great session at shelby farms with tyler and his pups. we only froze him a little bit, but he was still a trooper. still can't believe all three looked right.at.me. in the second photo. not disclosing how many tries it took....

baby photo booth.

ha. i love little nate. remember when he was just a tiny little bean? i could just about eat him up. 

 

at one point, i was setting something up in one room and looked over and saw big sister playing quietly by herself in her room. had to grab this shot. not sure why, but it kind of melts my heart a little bit.

that's all for now...we'll see more of baby nate in 6 more months!

hudson.

sweet hudson and his parents came all the way across the bridge from arkansas to see me. so this was my first newborn session that was in my dining room studio.  it was actually great, because i could control the light and be more prepared in that aspect. i can always tell what a difference light makes in my photos. anyway.

this little man was teeeeeeeeeeny! it was so fun. and- he gave me smiles!! the only thing was, when you're that small, you want every bit of cover and warmth you can get. so we didn't get too many naked shots. but you know what they say... if you can't beat 'em, join 'em ....put them in a knit baby cocoon? 

a baby ella.

sweet little ella did so well for me. she wasn't too keen on being posed, but it was ok because she gave me some great baby smiles when she was awake. such a sweet family... and she had two older brothers too. same age as my boys...maybe it's a sign that i need a little girl? maybe?

nahhh.

not yet anyways :)

cole.

can i just say that i love winter light?!

for baby cole's 3 month portraits, it was snowing. and it was freezing. and so we were stuck indoors, which ended up working beautifully. found a bright room, white bright linens, and happiest baby ever. and here's what we got: 

you can also see cole's in-hospital shoot we had, as well as cole's super cool big sister audrey. love them! 

snow-laroids.

we were SO excited that we got all the ice and snow. i mean, we got to cancel jack's first birthday party, and then charlie's best friend's birthday party got cancelled, and no one got out of work... major bummers. we needed to lift our spirits today so we piled on the layers and headed outside. luckily the size 3-6 month baby gap bear suit that was originally charlie's fits jackers. hey, too-small-faux-suede is basically waterproof right? 

on to the pictures. i decided it would be a good time to test out the new tilt-shift lens (lensbaby) i got a little while ago (along with a holga and some other film stuff- more on that later). it's a little tricky at first with all the manual focusin' and tiltin' and shiftin'. super fun though, i highly recommend it as a little fun thing to add to your bag of tricks. here's what we look like all tilt-shifted:

kind of a throwback collage of sorts. anyway. when i was going through these, they kind of reminded me of vintage polaroids so i decided to polaroid-ize them via my favorite iphone app.

 cool huh? check out the shakeitphoto app to polaroidize your life. you actually have to shake your phone like an old-school polaroid. so great. 

happy snow days to you!

bedtime stories.

paul tucked charlie into bed tonight... and i peeped in and saw this.

ella.

This sweet girl braved some crazy wind and cold temps for this session, but I love this kind of vintage-feel that we came up with. She did sooo well- despite the runny nose and red cheeks too. It was worth it right?!!Ella and her family live in Seattle now so I'm glad they will have a little piece of downtown Memphis with them to cherish!  Thanks again M family :)

urban+flare

Another of those- I-don't-know-why-but-I-LOVE-this shots. It's kinda different and moody and urban. Right up my 'alley'. Buhdumching.

More from Miss Ella's urban sesh coming soon!