bella luce PHOTOGRAPHY

nugget.

It's already 10:00am, it's a beautiful day and I have lots to do but, before I head out, I just had to share this adorable little nugget with you.....

     
     

7 days....

Newborn photography is fairly new to me. Really, newborns are new to me for the most part. For some reason over the years I have not had the opportunity to be around many of these little babes. One of the first newborns I spent alone-time with was colicky, and while the parents were out little Hannah screamed bloody murder for five hours straight, so much so the neighbors actually came by to make sure everything was okay. I had no idea what to do, how to calm her down, and at that moment I thought I just don't have it. I was a little scared after that experience. :-). It was not until recently that many of my friends started having babies and, now I just can't get enough of them. My girlfriend Lisa had her first child April 9th of last year. That was the first time I really spent a good amount of time with a newborn, since Hannah. I was scared at first. I was scared I wouldn't be able to hold him correctly; I was scared I wouldn't bond with little Joe; but all that went away quickly when Brian and Lisa decided to take advantage of my visit and take off for a few hours. Within minutes of them walking out the door my heart melted. At that moment I no longer had fear, I simply fell in love. 

It was thrill to receive a last-minute call from Cindy to photograph her new granddaughter. I was so happy to hear she was only 5-days old. I have quickly learned that babies over 7- days old can have a much harder time adapting to the constant touching and molding photographers have to do to get those beautiful sleepy poses. I knew we had to act quickly so this past Saturday I packed up my car with props and headed over. The weather was questionable. I woke up to 6 inches of snow, but she assured me the sun was poking through on her end. We found a perfect spot in the house with beautiful lighting; waited for Aryana (love the name) to get nice a sleepy; and then had a little fun. I would love to hear what you think, so if you feel up to it, leave me a little love. :-) 

Here's a little sneak peak of the gorgeous Aryana...

 

 

 
 
 

 
 
   
  

yes, I know....

I am very well aware (VEN) that I haven't posted since Sept 09.  It's pretty much a joke at this point. My 5 week gap turned into a 20 week gap and hopefully I finish this post before it turns into a 21 week gap. The thing is, I'm just not good at it...it's just that simple. Ok, so now that your expectations of my blog posts are at an all time low, I should be in good shape. I just wanted to clear this up.... 

And, try not to give me a hard time about how lame this blog is ....I'm working on it :-)

On to what I really love...

I was so prepared for this newborn shoot. I had a vision and really wanted to execute it but this little babe had a different idea of what was going to go down for next three hours. There's not a whole lot you can do when a baby wants nothing to do with you or your camera. I am pretty sure all she wanted was for me to leave so she could go back to being swaddled as tightly as possible and back to her spot on the couch for a little R&R.  To her dismay, I wouldn't leave. She finally decided after three hours she would give me 5 seconds of her time so that I could leave with three photos. Yes, three photos....  Ok, it was really like 40 photos but 37 of them were the exact same pose :-)

  

Ok, If this wasn't a hint for me to hit the road I don't know what is...