Teeny Tiny and New {Bowie, Annapolis, Baltimore, D.C. NEWBORN Photographer}

Melissa — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:56:35 +0000

I had the opportunity this last week to do a short session with a little newborn baby boy. Now, I think he is just about the teeniest little thing I’ve held that wasn’t in the hospital. He weighed in at 5 lbs. I know that might not be teeny to some of you, but my smallest baby was just over 7lbs and the biggest wast half an ounce shy of 9lbs so for me he was tiny. When I picked him up the first time I had to check to make sure I wasn’t only holding an empty blanket. My 2 month old little girl looked more like a 6 month old next to him! So without further adeiu, here is little baby “H”.

And in case you didn’t believe me that he is tiny, here is a pullback of that shot so you get a better feel of him on the couch.

See his cute little smile? He gave me a couple of them that evening. Here is another one….

He is one lucky little man as he has a wonderful family to grow up in. I have no doubt he is going to be giving his older siblings a run for his money waaaayy too soon. For now though, his mama gets to enjoy all the newborn goodness.

All I can say is ‘aaaahhhh. He is so precious!’

He already has his daddy wrapped around his little tiny fingers. It wasn’t too long before he came on over and joined in the fun of admiring his new son “H”.

See? He is absolutely in love with his little man.

And to finish showing off little Mr “H”, here is one more just for good measure.

Jen, Garrett, thankyou for letting me enjoy a few precious hours of time with your newest arrival. I’m glad he got here safely and is finally home with you. I hope you like what you see so far.

{Star-Crossed Lovers} Bowie MD Engagement Photography

Melissa — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:27:19 +0000

Meet “S” and “J” (and yes, J, S will always come first ). In many ways they really do have some of the star-crossed lovers vibe going for them. I learned for instance, that they dated in college…well, when J was in college anyway ;^D… and then went their separate ways only to reconnect now. I think it is probably a good thing they both have such good senses of humor and know how to laugh at themselves, as some of the curves life has thrown their relationship timing-wise do seem to have a joke hiding in there somewhere. The cool thing is, is that they take it and run and get a good chuckle while they are at it, so the joke never ends up being on them. For instance, they’ve chosen Friday the 13th as their day to tie the knot.

Did I mention that they are a completely stunning couple and belong on the cover of a magazine, and not just my little blogsite?

Photographing them was a ton of fun. They seemed to have fun no matter what we were doing. It was like watching a couple of little kids play—of course that could be because they really did spend a lot of time playing.

See?

….more playing. Of course, they kept sneaking moments to smooch.

I know I am posting it small here (because I wanted to show the series of interaction between them) BUT..the bottom picture of this set is one I would blow up big on my wall if it were an image of my husband and me. I LOVE it. Why? I love story it tells. Just look at everything they are communicating right there–to each other, to us. It was a truly beautiful moment and I am ssssoooo happy I was able to capture it for them to keep.

I think that S must feel very loved indeed. J would often just stop her in what she was doing to gently cup her face and gaze at her. I saw a range of looks on his face as he did this on and off through their session–everything from fun teasing looks before he would harass her in some way to protective and cherishing. And sometimes passionate looks would find their way in there too, which gave me some great opportunities……

to get some images of them sharing kisses that were a bit more deeply felt than the sweet smooch on the swing earlier. Their wedding is going to be a simple outdoor beach wedding, so I think it is appropriate that nature provided them a natural arching cathedral complete with backlit trees for their engagement pictures too.

S, J, you are great people and from as much as I can tell, perfectly suited for each other. S, I look forward to getting to know you better. J, I’ve known you for enough years now to be able to tell she makes you genuinely happy. I’m glad you’ve found such a wonderful partner.

Thanks for spending the afternoon with me and I hope your date at the opera was wonderful.

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Teeny Tiny and New {Bowie, Annapolis, Baltimore, D.C. NEWBORN Photographer}

{Star-Crossed Lovers} Bowie MD Engagement Photography