BOSTON CHILDREN'S PHOTOGRAPHER, BOSTON FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER, BOSTON NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER

There is a theme going here… I shoot your wedding, you have baby, I photograph you forever.  At least I hope.

Meet Corey & Jim.  I photographed their beautiful wedding on Halloween weekend.  You know, the one during the snowstorm?  It is sort of ironic that I shot their maternity session the only other day this winter when there was snow on the ground.  And it was about 20 degrees out.  Cold cold cold.  So we shot indoors, but that’s fine, we were able to accomplish some beautiful studio shots, not all of which I can share.  Suffice to say, the are dramatic, and gorgeous, because, well, so is Corey.

In addition to the studio shots, we played around with Clementine… she was awesome.  My studio is dog friendly, and I am more apt to stock dog treats than I am lollipops!  And at the end, we thought it was important to capture Jim, just the way he is… just a simple guy from KC who likes his BBQ and bourbon!  I laugh when I think of how many husband/client discussions are had around meat smokers, rubs, marinades and where the best butcher might be.

I should add that Corey is the one responsible for my awesome hair color, as she works at the FABULOUS Giraud Studio (for North Shore folks, they are beyond exceptional).  But I almost hate saying that, for their sake.  For those of you who see me on a daily basis, well, you know it’s not often pretty (dare I admit I’ve been standing in dried sweat workout clothes for a few hours now… and I haven’t actually “done” my hair in 4 days… and by “done” I really mean “brushed”).  But when I do wash, dry and “do” my hair, usually I get some form of a compliment and I sort of lob that right back over to Corey (and  Joanna… and Omar… and, well, Heidi!).

So here are the images.  I am dying to get the text that Corey is in labor.   I can’t wait for her newborn session! Actually, that’s a lie.  I am completely conflicted because my hair is ripening as we speak, but I need probably another two weeks before it’s ready… and that’s Corey’s due date.  There is a teeny tiny little part of me that is whispering “how dare she.”

Baby Lilly might not only be one of the most beautiful babies I’ve met, but also the most expressive.  Sometime when faced with a very awake newborn, I get a little jittery.  You’d think I didn’t have two of my own, like I’d never dealt with an alert baby.  Like I look around and panic and say “Turn on the ceiling fan or something.”  I suppose that’s part of the reason we stopped at two.  But Lilly was amazing.  By eleven days, she had already developed these hand motions and poses and glances.  It was actually really neat to observe and document.  And she is oh-so-clearly in love with her parents, and has this amazing connection with her mother, already, forever.  I loved this session because it was a mix of lifestyle (awake) and beanbag (asleep and awake).  And because when she slept, and I stroked her head, I remembered that THIS is why I stopped at two, because I am able to hold and touch and capture new babies almost every week.  And I love it.

Thank you so much for inviting me into your lovely home (which by the way, I LOVED), and for allowing me to capture these early days!

[Photographers, if you are at all curious, the "lifestyle" shots on the couch with mom and baby are all shot at ISO 3200 with zero noiseware, proving that noise can be eliminated with correct exposure!]

I will never be as [well dressed, put together, cool, nice, charming, hospitable, gracious, beautiful] as my clients.   Seriously.  You all know that I just love to love my clients.  And in the back of my mind, I always think “this streak will end, someday I might meet someone I don’t click with, I might not fall in love with them and then what will I do?”  Maybe.  But not this time.  I actually drove away from this session thinking “OK, so next time Amanda is at Carolyn’s, would it be totally inappropriate if I called Stephanie and we both went over there with a bottle of wine?”

Actually, yes, because Amanda would be working as she is Night Nurse extraordinairre.  If you live on the North Shore and are having a baby and think you might need some night help, email me and I’ll give you Amanda’s 411.  She is an amazing nurse and has ventured out on her own and I highly reccomend.

I digress.

Amanda & AJ and their kids are really awesome.  Like any parents, they were worried about how everyone was behaving, probably thinking that I wasn’t getting much and what a rambunctious brood of children have they.  But really, their kids were kids and they are the kind of kids I love.  In my world, I say you can take spirit out of a kid, but you can’t put it back in.  Anyway, I loved them… and I was really thrilled when I looked at what I captured.  I could stare at family images forever… I love seeing the little nuances between parents, each kid, how they have each other’s traits and how they interact.

So Amanda, I am so sorry it took so long to blog these… but the good news is that they are all done and I should have your entire gallery to you sometime in the next few days while I hustle between here and Austin!