Seriously, the best babies ever.  This session was easier than some of my single baby sessions.  As long as they were next to each other they were happy.

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Baby Kendall was born last Tuesday.  Kendall was funny, she had these very expressionistic facial expressions that said, “I’m not going to sleep – you can’t make me”.  And like all newborns, when she finally relented, she was an angel.  She was a baby that liked it extra warm. She loved falling asleep in her father’s arms and she was soothed by her mother’s gentle voice. She was in one word… beautiful.

On a different note, for those of you who have followed me all along, I’m excited  about my blog again.  I gave it a face lift, one that I hope will match my new website I plan to unveil by the end of the month.  Over the past year, I have fallen in love with bloggers all over again.  That’s right, instead of writing on my own blog, I got lost in other blogs.  I looked forward with anticipation for a new post from those blogs I followed.  Slowly but surely, I was once again lured to this side of my business.  One might say I have been suffering from writers block.  All I can say is that I lost the words for a little while.

I have always been very personal on my Marie Q blog.  I have included deeply personal stories in the past- some happy and some sad.  I will continue to share them because I do feel that my experiences and my life make my vision different from everyone else’s. I hope to hear from all of you again and I hope to find some new friends along the way!

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A smiling baby.  My job is done.  Hoping you have a very happy Sleepy Sunday

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a little vintage finish on the next one….

If you ask me, six moths old is the perfect baby age.  Sitting up on their own, those chunky baby rolls, the gummy smiles.  I was glad for a little reprieve from the heat yesterday. It was still quite a work out shooting outside, but I am looking forward to fall weather.

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I big puffy heart love smiling babies.  I seriously thought this little one was going to break into giggles with her giant smiles.  I will never get tired of posting them.  The studio has been full of newborns this week.  HAd to post one from earlier in the week.  Stay tuned… I’ll be posting more over the weekend.

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For example, Baby Maddox was here at the studio yesterday.  Some of the detail may be lost in making this image suitable for the web. All the fuzzy details in the first photograph just blew me away, his hair, his faint eyelashes, his peach fuzz, the wrap.

He was truly soundly sleeping for this last photo.  Love the way his tiny mouth and chin are so relaxed.  He was dreaming with the angels.

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It is one of the most touching moments I have ever witnessed while photographing a newborn session.  Carly’s mom speaks to her and says, “Carly, the birds are singing for you” and Carly smiled on cue.  It was amazing.  I know many of you are going to say she had gas.  I don’t believe it this time.  I believe she was happy to hear her mom’s voice and it made her smile.  You just had to be there.

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I had to post these previews of a sweet newborn girl before the four seniors I need to show.  If you are facebook friends with me you know I was loving the smell of a newborn in my studio.  And guess what I get to smell it again tomorrow.  So excited!!

I tend to encourage black and white photos for a newborn.  But that first one is just begging to be in color.

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After a week of what seemed full of big people photography (bridals, engagements and seniors) it was refreshing to get a brand new baby boy.  Cohen came 4 weeks early.  So technically one could argue that I photographed him at one day old.  The truth is,  this is a one month old that we got really lucky with.  He still slept and curled up just the way I like it.  Thank you little Cohen for staying little so your mommy could get the pictures she wanted.  We all appreciate it!

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I’ve learned a few things about photographing newborns over the years. 

1.  When you want a baby to sleep they are not going to.  And once you give up and call it a day guess what they do??  They sleep.

2.  Every newborn sleeps all day until they come to the studio. The day they arrive is the day they “wake up”

3.  If dad is present for the session, he WILL get soiled.  Especially if he has to go back to work… guaranteed accident.

4.  There are no bad newborn sessions.  Sometimes I have to work harder… but the end result is always blissfully sweet.

5. Patience… let me say it again. PATIENCE.  It is why I schedule 2 hours for a newborn and leave extra time around the session in case it goes over.  I expect it to be hard.  I expect a baby to cry,  have accidents, not sleep. 

The reward is always finding that one… the one that makes me want to photograph the next one.  The one that makes my heart smile.  The one that speaks to me and reminds me that on that day, I held a little miracle and it breathed, cried, and for an instant slept just long enough for me to take two pictures. And every single time – it is worth it.

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