I could look at these beautiful photos all day! The lighting was perfect, and I’d like to think I have a knack for taking pretty good pictures (wink), but the featured mother and her beautiful baby girl are what truly make these photos so incredible. 

I love using natural light for newborn photos. It really is the best way to highlight those precious features and show off the special, instinctive bond between mother and baby. It’s soft and gentle – not too harsh – yet perfectly illuminating at the same time. 

For this sweet session, we kept things simple and classic. Baby Emilia was born just days before this session, so I encouraged her mom to simply relax and do their thing while I discreetly photographed them together. Emilia is such an easy-going baby so far. She slept soundly in her soft white swaddling blanket, only waking up a few times to look around and nurse. And when she did open those bright eyes of hers, WOW! she is such a beauty. 

When they first arrived, we tried to get in a few individual shots of the sweet baby girl snoozing. As she started waking up, I knew she might get a little fussy, so we did the mother and baby shots then. Mom was able to comfort her and feed her, which lulled her right back to sleep. I was able to get some great detailed shots while she slept. 

One of my favorite newborn poses is actually one that comes most naturally to them: laying on their back with those tiny arms up and legs crossed. I don’t know what it is about their sweet hands up by their faces. It looks so peaceful and shows off all of their perfect newborn wrinkles. I think these photos will be great for the photo gallery they are building in her nursery.

Welcome to the world, baby Emilia. May your first year be filled with wonder!