Two weeks ago, when Levi was just six days old, Corrie Suhr from Kameron Bayne Images came to the house for a newborn portrait session. If you remember, Corrie also shot our maternity session. The resulting photographs from that afternoon exceeded my expectations, so I was eager to see what magic she’d work on Levi.
I’m proud to say that Levi was a natural in front of the camera. I fed him right before Corrie began shooting, and he stayed sleepy and content for almost two and a half hours. He allowed the photographer to manipulate his tiny body into sweet little poses and even gave the camera a sly smile from time to time. Since he wasn’t wearing a diaper, we did have a couple “open air” incidences — he peed once on JB’s lap and once on top of a table — but Corrie warned us that that might happen, so we were prepared with burp cloths, towels and wipes. Thankfully, there was no projectile poop during the session, just a couple of giggle-inducing “sharts.”
Again, I’m so glad we chose to have Kameron Bayne Images photograph Levi as an itty-bitty newborn. Although I will be taking plenty of pictures throughout his life (I’ve already taken about 2,000 on my DSLR and almost 550 on my iPhone), I wouldn’t have been able to capture such precious images of Levi so young. Even a week after his delivery I was still tired, sore and hormonal. I was in no condition (nor do I have the skill set) to stage such an artistic session, and I know I will forever cherish the photos Corrie took of him that morning.
Click here to see additional photos from the session. Corrie will be back when Levi is six months old to take another set of portraits. By then he will be so big!
{Top image of Corrie snapping an iPhone photo of Levi taken with my iPhone.}
LOVE!