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Photographing newborns is one of the best things about my job. I absolutely adore babies and always get excited when I hear from an expectant parent asking me to capture their little ones' first moments. The sessions themselves are hard work and I rarely even have time to hold the babies as much as I would like. But I get just as much satisfaction out of editing the photos later and 'ooohing' and 'aaahing' over the tiny toes and sweet little faces.

The last newborn session was even more special than usual because now I am expecting my own little bundle of joy. Being around such a brand new baby really made me realize how soon I will become a mother.

Since I was 4 years old I have known one thing for certain: someday I will be a mommy and have a babies of my own. I spent the majority of my childhood taking care of Cabbage Patch Dolls and babysitting neighborhood kids, dreaming about my future family. But at the time, I didn't know that reaching those dreams would be more difficult than expected. Like so many other couples, my husband and I struggled through years of infertility, heartbreak and disappointment. And even when we finally got the good news that we were expecting, it took some time before we felt confident enough to celebrate. By now though, enough time has passed and we are overjoyed to meet our baby this spring.

Being pregnant and becoming a mother will undoubtedly give me a new perspective when it comes to photographing babies in the future because I will know first-hand how important those moments truly are to a parent.

Today, please share your own photos of babies so we can all 'oooh' and 'aaah' together.

Comments

[Erika]

This one is from my most recent newborn session. I LOVE photographing babies. :) Definitely a lot of work. http://www.flickr.com/photos/48247446@N06/5250921766/
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v59/erikalmt/DSC_0075-2.jpg

[Jessica]

That photo is adorable. And Congratulations to you. :)

I can't believe my little guy is going to be 2 at the end of this month! Here he was at a little over a month old. This photo still cracks me up every time I see it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/goaliej54/3787136953

[Kimberly]

He's not a newborn, months flew by! I did a fun fall shoot for my good friends little Noah last month and loved these pictures!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/junebugphotography/5236375227/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/junebugphotography/5236966954/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/junebugphotography/5236951138/

[Rachel]

My favourite newborn photos of all-time, of course, are of my tiny daughter, now two months old.

http://rachelmeszaros.com.au/explore/?p=349

[Sylvia]

First off, congratulations to you!! How very exciting! Love the little bundle you photographed, all snug in the basket.
I love having newborn sessions, and this blog post was the last one I did.

http://photographybysylviacook.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-i-love-newborns-seattle-newborn.html

[Marcie]

Such a creative portrait of this newborn. And - congrats on your pregnancy. I have no newborns here online to share. Just one of a 3-yr. old:
http://marciescudderphotography.com/index.php?showimage=1245

[Ingrid]

Oh Paige - I'm so happy for you (and your husband!). And this shot is just beautiful!

[AndMilesToGo]

congratulations! what a blessing.

[Jenny]

Congratulations!

http://www.jenniferblaauw.com/2010/06/sneak-peek-amelia.html

[Rebecca]

Love newborns.

My latest session was very special to me because it was a baby born with HLHS (only half his heart). Capturing the interaction between parents and baby was just amazing-I knew they have all gone through so much already and still have such a long road ahead, but they are enjoying every moment they have with him. It was such an eye-opener and a joy to meet such a special little boy.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebeccasmithphotography/5251490972/

This baby was from a shoot last spring and she just has the most amazing lips!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebeccasmithphotography/5250871661/

[giggletwig (corey)]

My littlest man around 1 week old. He will be 2 in February. Sigh...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/giggletwig/3368372764/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/giggletwig/3367548087/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/giggletwig/3368372824/

And my oldest, again around a week old. He'll be 4 next month!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/giggletwig/2217145383/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/giggletwig/2264979212/

He was the king of funny faces as a baby:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/giggletwig/2482308677/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/giggletwig/2245983197/

[Jenna Hatfield]

One of my good friends just gave birth last Friday. I stopped in the hospital and snapped a few. This is my favorite as I love me some baby feet.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrsjennahatfield/5232354607/

[Andrea]

Congratulations! I love shooting newborns, so sweet. :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaspencephotography/5198638731/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaspencephotography/5198648361/

[hurworld]

This was taken last year, but I could be photographing another friend's newborn next weekend.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hurworld/3509022862/in/set-72157612359253969/

[Lou]

My friend gave birth to a beautiful girl 2 weeks ago. We were sat in a coffee shop when I took this.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/lulutrussphotos/5249292353/

[Jade Sheldon]

Wow, congratulations on becoming a mommy!! Can't wait till he/she is here so we can see his/her beautiful face! :D

[darrah parker]

You must be reading my mind today! I'm heading out to do a newborn photo session in just a few minutes!

I love love love photographing babies. There's something so tender and joyful about the energy of babies and their families.

Here are two of my favorite babies (and their families):

http://www.darrahparker.com/blog/adorable-alert-a-blue-eyed-baby-session.html
http://www.darrahparker.com/blog/a-green-lake-family-photo-session.html

[Texan Mama]

I'm a newbie to Shutter Sisters and newbie to photography. I've only done one newborn photo shoot. Here's two of my favorites from that day.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/texanmama/5183369127/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/texanmama/5190956769/

[Stephanie]

These are from over the summer but they're just so cute! From my bf's little cousin's first birthday http://bigmariolife.blogspot.com/2010/06/one-year-birthday.html

[Corinna]

Oooh, I was lucky enough to attend the birth of a very good friend's baby last weekend. WOW! I took this picture when her daddy was hovering over her about 8 minutes after she was born:
http://www.birdwannawhistle.com/blog/2010/12/6/worth-the-wait.html

[brigid]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ridethewavesoflife/4700941029/

Wow! You have a whole new world of photo taking open to you. Congrats!
This is my friend's baby at a few days...

[joey]

Oh goodness. I've taken hundreds of photos of our newborn babies. It's impossible to pick a favorite, but this is one I love.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/19379573@N06/5253271740/

Photography and babies just go so well together!!

[sharon]

http://lovelybud.typepad.com/lovely-bud/2010/10/hes-here.html

[Stephanie]

Nothing sweeter than their fuzzy little heads and tiny fingers and toes!

http://www.stephaniegracephotography.com/2010/05/baby-gus.html

[littlepurplecow]

Paige, I'm so excited for you. Enjoy this special time in your life.

xo
Stephanie

[Valerie]

Congratulations! My son is two now, and his life has been the most wondrous and joyous journey I can imagine.
http://journeyleaf.typepad.com/journeyleaf/2009/12/meeting-eli.html

[Tracy]

Congratulations Paige! I have been thinking about you and anticipating this announcement ever since you wrote a post a while back about your infertility struggles. I am just thrilled for you and can't wait to see photos of your sweet baby!

[Ashley]

a little late on this one, but i just read this post now.. here's my little guy turned 7 months a few days ago :)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40383774@N07/5246499533/

[carole]

I lovelovelove babies. I could have 10 more of them, were it not for the whole pregnancy and childbirth thing.
From two semi-recent shoots:
http://goodlovestuff.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/baby-f-santa-fe-newborn-photographer/
http://goodlovestuff.wordpress.com/2010/09/10/more-baby-m-my-own-lovely-baby/
http://goodlovestuff.wordpress.com/2010/08/31/a-tiny-daughter-gives-parents-a-life-in-a-climate-of-perpetual-wonder-pierre-doucet/

[Breanne]

The most recent newborn I photographed: http://flickr.com/gp/bleach226/kzRhy9

The most recent baby I photographed (great catching up with "old newborns"): http://flickr.com/gp/bleach226/6289oj

[Brooke]

I've had so many friends have babies this summer I lost count. A few of my faves:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterboo502/4969316750/in/set-72157624727610977/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterboo502/4855628940/in/set-72157624516690013/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterboo502/4819835890/in/set-72157624532793300/

[Bryan Bukowczyk]

Adorable shot ! Congratulations on becoming a new mommy !