I photographed big brother’s newborn session a few years ago and was thrilled when they asked me to come back and photograph their newest little one. Oh, she was just so sweet and tiny, and oh my, her room is gorgeous. I  love that we were able to take a few in her rocker and with her big brother looking at her in the bassinet. Seriously, how cute is he? When I arrived, he was playing with his trains, and you know I love being able to photograph siblings playing with their toys and in their rooms during a newborn session. I love, love, love, the one of him in his room reading. (So sweet with his toys and books in the room – just capturing what life looks like at two for him. (He loves looking out the window – so I love that we captured that,too -They just grow and change so fast!)

And the photos of him with sister – so, so, sweet. (and he always had his sticker book close by – sooo cute!) She just slept and slept during her newborn portraits and don’t you just love the images with her Mama? She had so many pretty things picked out for her and that bunny hat was just too cute!

Oh, and stay tuned to the blog – I’ll be announcing the 2014 Holiday Mini Session Dates in the next few weeks. (Free when booking a 2015 session- 10 minutes, one free image per child) at the Christmas tree farm in Raleigh. You can see some images from last year here. I love how so many of you took your Christmas tree home while you were there – such a sweet memory,too!)

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Rebecca Keller is a Raleigh Newborn Photographer. Contact Rebecca Keller Photography for more information about Newborn Lifestyle Photography Raleigh NC in Raleigh, Wake Forest, and Cary, North Carolina.

Isn’t this image from this weekend’s newborn session just precious? And wow, so many sweet moments of this big sister with her baby brother. The entire session she just wanted to hug and kiss him, help feed him and change his diaper. I so love newborn sessions at home, and so many sweet images to share soon!

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Rebecca Keller is a Raleigh NC Child Baby Photographer. Contact Rebecca Keller Photography for more information about Raleigh Newborn Photography in Raleigh, Wake Forest, and Cary, North Carolina.

 

So during baby’s first year, we’ve been spending a lot of time at home – getting him on a good nap schedule, staying at home during those naps, and you know, how much stuff you have to plan just to get out the door with a baby. And definitely, each month has gotten easier. Ever since Harrison was born, Owen’s love of reading has just grown so much. We’ve spent a lot of time at the library checking out and returning books. (And I love that you can just put the books on hold online and run in real quick and pick them up) Sometimes we wait until Michael’s home and run out to the library for a little while to check out books. We’ve found so many new favorites such as Little Hoot which you can see Owen reading to Harrison below. And you may have seen the cousin’s campout with my mom’s enormous teepee, and after this campout, we just had to get our own. (That one is about 12 ft…..ours is about 7.) I do love that it is indoor outdoor, and it’s usually set up in the playroom or our living room filled with books.

So much time has been spent in this teepee, I knew I wanted to photograph the boys with it before Harrison started crawling. I did have help with this session – there is no way I could have handled the stroller, teepee, camera, diaper bag, bubbles, all by myself. (Other photographer mamas, don’t try to do it all yourself, get help! It will make it so much easier to photograph your own little ones)  So planning it was a little stressful because everyday was a high chance of storms for like a week. So finally there was a day with 0% chance of rain (woo-hoo!) We loaded up the car and headed out. It was a super hot July evening but just so fun for these two.  Owen was running around everywhere giggling, and Harrison was like, I’m out of the house – yay! He was just so content to sit there and hear the story. So glad we took these before he started crawling – he doesn’t crawl fast now (unless there is something he really wants ) He mostly crawls a little bit, sits up and laughs, and then crawls again. He’s also started babbling a little bit which just melts my heart.  The first year is slow in a lot of ways but also super fast. (Anyone else understand that?) So I knew I wanted these when he was six months, just had to get out of the house and get to the park!

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Rebecca Keller is a Raleigh NC Child Baby Photographer. Contact Rebecca Keller Photography for more information about Raleigh Newborn Photography in Raleigh, Wake Forest, and Cary, North Carolina.

One of the most important parts of photography is light – it really can change everything. It’s no secret I love natural light and usually only use available natural light during sessions. Everytime I walk into a home for a newborn or maternity or family session, the lighting is completely different, and it also depends on the weather, too. Of course, I love when it’s super sunny and there’s so much light just pouring in, but there is something I just LOVE about super dark rainy days. There is just such a different light, and oh my, it’s gorgeous. Yes, we are going to be a little bit more limited on where we shoot in the home, but so many of my favorite images have been taken on cloudy dark days inside.

This sweet couple is expecting their first baby, and I can’t wait to find out what they are having! They were just so relaxed and fun – I really look forward to taking their newborn portraits at home, too. One of my favorite images of them from this session is the silhouette, and mama mentioned we will have to take one with the baby, too. Such a sweet idea! I had a hard time picking between color and black and white for this session – just love the images in both! Their house was beautifully decorated – modern with lots of color, and I love that we were able to take images that will look beautiful in their home. Oh, and at the very end they wanted to capture what their everyday looks like – Mama sleeping and him working. Love it! And don’t you remember being soooo tired at the end of pregnancy and needing to sleep? I do! I think that lasted for the first few months after little h was born, too. Ok, so many to share – love, love, love this session!

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Rebecca Keller is a Raleigh Newborn Photographer. Contact Rebecca Keller Photography for more information about Raleigh Indoor Maternity Photography in Raleigh, Wake Forest, and Cary, North Carolina.

 

 

 

This contest was announced on instagram first (Follow me here for more updates and news!) The winner of the contest (and a friend) will receive a free Mommy & Me Mini Session on a weekday morning in September. This session will be 20 minutes and include 10-15 downloadable digital files. The session will also take place at a location the photographer chooses in zip code 27614.

 

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