So excited to share my feature in People Magazine. I was beyond thrilled when they called me last week and asked me to photograph this sweet family and their baby girl. Such a sweet family and beautiful baby girl. Thanks so much to Ericka from Little Apple Styles for helping with the session!

You can read a few more articles People Magazine has posted online with my images here and here.

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Rebecca Keller is a Raleigh Newborn Photographer and Raleigh Maternity Photographer. Contact Rebecca Keller Photography for more information about Raleigh Newborn Photography and travel sessions.

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This little one was just so adorable and has three older brothers that weren’t present for this session. It was a sweet morning just focusing on the three of them, and it was great to have the grandparents there, too! The light was just beautiful in their home, and I just love the wide awake photos of this little one, too! He was looking right at me and posing for the camera – adorable! I love the neutral colors they picked out and the beautiful blankets we used for their newborn session at home.

According to Mom..

What was your favorite part of the session? Being able to be relaxed in the surroundings, comfortably feed my baby as he needed, and also, to change clothes!

How did you prepare for our photo shoot? I made sure I got a shower that day. Also I had my make up on in advance.

How was your experience having your newborn photographed? It was a great experience, I was nervous before, but once we started, it was not stressful at all. It felt very relaxed and comfortably paced. It took several hours, but I never felt rushed, even when we had to stop to feed a fussy baby. And the pictures turned out beautiful!

What would be your advice to someone having newborn photographs taken? We decided not to have all the siblings present for the newborn photos, and instead plan a family session a little later when the baby is a couple months old. This allowed for us to take our time with the baby, getting shots of him, and focusing on what he needed, rather then trying to entertain other children, or spend a lot of time trying to get one shot of “everyone” smiling or looking good. It’s hard enough to plan and work around a newborn, to try and factor other children in would have made it a lot less enjoyable and relaxing. I recommend planning a separate family photo session with siblings, and keeping the newborn photographs focused on just the baby and parents.

Cary Newborn Lifestyle Photography | Rebecca Keller Photography

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Um, how is it already May? I really can’t believe it. April just flew by, and the “April Showers bring May Flowers” saying was so true this month. (And it’s still pouring as I’m typing this.) I can’t believe all the rescheduling and moving around we’ve had to do with the rain. It even rained at the very end of our Limited Edition Client Event.  And if you missed this client event, we will be having another one soon! Make sure you’re on the e-mail list so you are up to date on all of the fun events coming soon!

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One of my goals for April included working in the garden. And this year, I’ve had such a big helper. He really wanted a watering can and had so much fun running back and forth to get water to help me while we planted. We have gotten a little bit done, but we still need to work on our pots. I planted these Iris bulbs several years ago when I wanted to have at least one thing blooming in our yard at all times. You can see the peonies right in front of my Irises will be blooming soon, and then it will be hydrangea season (yay! my favorite!) The purple Irises are called Queen Dorothy, and why I ordered them. My grandma Dorothy (this post is mostly about her) was a gardener and just loved plants. I loved that her sunroom was just full of plants at all times.

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I love gardening. If you have seen our yard, you know that it is super small so not a lot of room for flowers, but I manage to cram a few in. One year I managed to plant 200 tulip bulbs. I have no idea where I put all of them, but they were gorgeous in the spring. One year I was digging and a ton of baby snakes just ran out of one of the bushes (scary!) so now I am a little bit more terrified when I’m outside planting.

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This book has been by far one of the best gifts I’ve ever been given. When I was ten years old, my grandmother passed away on Christmas Day. (Harrison being born on this day is just so special to me.) Even though I was ten, I still have such dear memories with her. I know how deeply I was loved by her – so many memories of her taking us to feed the ducks, the Moravian love feast on Christmas Eve, Sunday lunches at her house, listening to her record player, all kinds of yummy Christmas food, her and Paw Paw singing hymns in the car…I was blessed that she lived only a few minutes away, and when she was sick, my dad took my brother and I to see her every morning before school. That year I was really into wearing hats to school. Not just any hats, like super fancy dress up hats that you would buy in the accessory section at Belks. My grandmother bought me a few that year, and I wore them every single day to school.

When I got married, I got this gift – something she had made for me when she was sick. A collection of all of her recipes, whether hand written or articles from newspapers. There was no google then, and she wanted to make sure I had all the information I needed to be able to cook..not just any recipes, but her recipes. (yes, I’m crying as I’m typing) Sine she wouldn’t be here to teach me, she knew I would have them.The love and thought that was put into this book is such a treasure. There are some funny newspaper articles, some recipes a friend had scribbled down at a party and given to her, and ones written in her own handwriting. I feel so blessed to have these and that she loved me enough to take the time to compile them.

Goals for May:

1. Bake three or more of Grandma’s recipes for my boys.

2. Plan and schedule more date nights. I loved that we got an evening out in April to go running, see a movie, and dinner.

3. Pick out which books I’m going to read this month. I’m still looking for a great fiction book. If anyone has any recommendations, let me know!

4. Finish article for the Vend Raleigh blog

5. Plant some pretty flowers in our pots in the garden with Owen.

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1. Buy a boy a book about bugs and it will keep him busy for hours. (I had no idea he would love a book about bugs so much!)

2. Date nights are essential. It’s so easy to forget that we need time together – just the two of us. We had an unexpected day together, and at first, we didn’t know what to do! We went for a run on the greenway and then caught a movie and dinner.

Image by Kelly Hosch Photography. See the full blog post here.

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3. Keeping a running to do list on my phone has been working better than pen and paper. Ya’ll, I love pen and paper to do lists and have been using them forever, but this month, I finally switched over to using my iphone. It’s been much easier for me to keep track of what’s left to do that day. I still like to write out a to do list at night (I have been doing this since I was 16. And now sometimes I send myself an e-mail) but my phone works great for during the day.

4. Harrison is more and more becoming a daddy’s boy, and I love it. It is so precious. Every time the phone rings, he is screaming, “Dada, DADA!”

5. I really had forgotten how much I love Trader Joe’s. Thanks to my super sweet friend for reminding me how awesome it is. What are your favorite foods at Trader Joe’s? We have been there so much this month, and I’m always looking for new stuff to try!

6. Check to make sure what you have picked up to spray on your child’s clothes is oxi clean and not bleach. (true story)

7. My new favorite sunscreen ever.

Raleigh Apex Newborn Photographer | Rebecca Keller Photography 

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8. Books I finished reading this month – a. Essentialism by Greg McKeown. I really loved this book, especially the chapter about subtracting. I was surprised I was able to get it from the library so quickly, but this is one I’ll probably be buying, too.

b. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. When I was reading the description of this book, it really didn’t sound like anything I thought I’d ever read, but it kept coming up on all these lists as a great book to read this year. I was also like number 50 or so on the list from the library so I figured it would be a while until I got it. I was surprised how quickly I got it from the library, and after reading it in three days, I now know why I got it so quickly. It definitely captures your interest, is easy to read, and I enjoyed this fiction novel!

c.I am still reading The Love Dare. I have really enjoyed this book about marriage and the little task to do everyday. I will definitely be buying this one also!

9. I realllly treasure the mornings I have with my boys once a week at the Museum of Life and Science. Seeing their eyes light up while learning is just precious.

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So excited for this newborn session to be featured on the Lemonade and Lenses Blog today. This was such a sweet session with their first baby, and I love that we were also able to get some photographs with their puppy, too! Click here to read all about it on the Lemonade and Lenses blog. And if you’re thinking about booking a newborn session this summer/fall, let me know ASAP! Available dates are starting to book up for newborn and family sessions in 2015.

Raleigh Featured Newborn Photography | Rebecca Keller Photography

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