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Favorite Things for the Newborn and Postpartum Stage from a Mom of Five

I loved these items for the newborn/postpartum phase, and not all of them are things you'd typically think of when making a baby registry!

The Sitter Session

Learn all about a sitter session and why this is my FAVORITE milestone for photographing babies!

The "Geriatric" Newborn Photo Session

Can newborn style portraits be achieved with an older baby (a "geriatric newborn")?

12 QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER WHEN HIRING A NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER

How do you know if a newborn photographer is a good fit for you? Ask these 12 questions at your initial consultation before booking!

{The Best Stages to Have Your Baby Photographed} Chesapeake, Virginia Newborn and Baby Photographer

In an ideal world, we would all have our babies professionally captured every month to document all of their growth and progress through...

{Girls Room Makeover} Chesapeake, Virginia Newborn and Baby Photographer

I'll let you in on a little secret. When I found out my last baby was a boy, I was ever so slightly disappointed. Out of practicality,...

6 Ways to Support a Breastfeeding Mom | Chesapeake, Virginia Newborn and Baby Photographer

Breastfeeding is one of the most amazing privileges as well as one of the most challenging things a woman can do. The ability to...

Chesapeake, Virginia Newborn and Baby Photographer {Backyard Chickens}

I've wanted chickens since I was a kid. When I was in sixth grade, my mom brought home some fertilized chicken eggs to hatch and I...

Chesapeake, Virginia Newborn and Baby Photographer {Magnetic Metal Wall for Hanging backdrops}

I have quite the collection of backdrops thanks to my talented friends over at Fancy Fabric and Props and Hazy Skies Designs. Early on...

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Chesapeake, Virginia Newborn and Baby Photographer {Harrison's Baseball Series and Cake Smash}

I love doing "then and nows" and it's so much fun to continue a theme to have coordinating images to hang in the nursery, display at...

Chesapeake, VA Newborn and Baby Photographer {Faux Giant Cupcake Tutorial}

Giant cupcakes are probably my favorite for cake smashes. I don't provide the cake for my client sessions for liability reasons but I do...

Chesapeake, Virginia Newborn and Baby Photographer {Harrison's Spaghetti Smash}

Cake smashes are all about capturing your baby's first taste of birthday cake! Some babies love their cake, gobble it up and smash it to...

Chesapeake, VA Newborn and Baby Photographer {Posing Fabric Stand Tutorial}

My amazingly talented friend Ela over at Itsy Photography and I like to do trades every once in a while and she recently asked me to make...