evolving.

I think most photographers would say that their style is constantly evolving.  I know that photography, for me, feels new and fresh with each photo session because every family is different.  I love photographing family moments- and I try to avoid repeating “poses that work” so that I am truly capturing families as they are.

With that said, this newborn session was a first for me… Typically, I travel very lightly to my sessions- no props, noise makers, costume changes, etc.  Except for my newborn sessions.  For the past few years, I compared myself to the photographers who put babies in adorable poses, with cute knit hats, and felt like I should be one of them.  After all, I admired their work, so why shouldn’t I do it too?   And, although newborn sessions were stressful to me, I couldn’t figure out why-  I didn’t realize that bringing a van load of items (giant bean bag, backdrops, space heaters, knit hats, etc) just wasn’t fitting my style.  So, gradually I have been moving towards a lifestyle approach of newborn photography that matches that of my other sessions.   And, the more natural my sessions became, the more comfortable I was doing them.   For this session, I opted to travel with nothing but my camera… no bean bag, no props, etc.  Ok, I lied a little bit- I still had everything in the car, just in case I needed them, but I started without them and didn’t look back.  And, I couldn’t be any more thrilled with the results.  These images are, to me, exactly what I want my newborn sessions to be- natural, laid-back lifestyle photography, capturing families as they are.