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Sweet Baby Girl
This little peanut was so sweet, she just wanted to watch everything that was going on! She worked me only a little bit, and we finally did manage to get a few shots of her relaxed and sleeping. She was just in awe of everything around her and kept me on my toes. I do love my sleeping baby portraits, but the rare opportunity to photograph tiny newborns who are looking at me, is pretty special too. What a gentle little one she was, and her wonderful parents were calm, cool, and collected every time she complained (and I have…
Portland Here We Come
I’m a child of the West Coast, and to that coast I finally return. Earthdarling Portraits is relocating! Although I have not yet chosen my studio location, and will be saying goodbye to my glorious 1,400 square foot blessing of a space, I am SO excited to start this page in my family’s life. My children are still young, and my husband and I are looking forward to showing them what it’s like in the ‘other’ neck of the woods…the one that is home to so many childhood memories, and friends we still love. This journey to return was set…
Tiny Twin Boys
Oh, what fun we had on this session! I don’t know what’s going on lately, but I’ve had the most mellow babies! These two take the cake, I mean they were just so sweet. I can’t help the smile on my face, while editing. I loved cuddling these two, and you can see for yourself how great they both were. #1 came out first, and was quite a bit pudgier and more opinionated than #2, who just wanted to sleep, poor baby. #1 was full of smiles toward the middle of the session and even opened his eyes a few…
Rainy (?) Day Maternity Portraits
It’s not that I don’t love it when the weather doesn’t cooperate, it’s that most of my clients aren’t keen on doing their session in the rain or snow. Granted, if there is an arc inspiring deluge of water coming from the sky, I am not prepared to put my camera at risk, but if there is simply a drizzle threat, I am game! This session theoretically happened on a rainy day. You see, ‘they’ said rain. I took lengths to prepare, including asking my client if she was up for a fun session in the rain. When she actually…
Little Moon
I’ve had such great mellow babies lately, I’m getting spoiled! She was a total breeze. My goal every session is to get mom, dad, and baby out of here as fast as possible, so they can get on with their day, and back to the calm, quiet of their home. That’s not to say we don’t take our time, in fact we take as long as it takes, with several stops along the way and plenty of time for cuddling, diapering, and snacking 😉 I’ve discovered in my seven years of photographing newborns, that less is actually more. The more…
Dream Babies
Just as my title suggests, these were the best babies ever…seriously. I had hired another local photographer to help me on this session, because with twins you always need extra hands, however I happened to get not one, but two of the dreamiest babies I’ve ever had. I couldn’t believe how chill these sweethearts were, and we had an incredible time at their session. My assistant, Leah O’Connell, of Firefly Photography was a dream as well, and even though they were easy kiddos, her help just made for a completely smooth session. I am not finished editing this gallery, but…
Boys – Spring
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Double Play – Twins Maternity Portraits Session Charlottesville
A golden light maternity session for a young mother expecting twins!
Album Love
It has been a long wait, nearly two months, and I was starting to squirm.In my quest for a high-end album to offer my clients, I came across what seemed to be love at first sight…the IRIS book. Their online software worked smoothly, and was delightfully intuitive. The product materials were intriguing, and well, expensive. Wow. I had to try them out. I had to hold one of these quality books in my very own hands and see for myself what makes an album this fabulous, and additionally this pricey. I was skeptical to say the least, but felt…
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