Eugene, Oregon newborn photographer: Welcome Taya!

Sweet Taya was my last session of 2017 and it was a great one! I did a mini newborn photography session with her just a couple of days before New Year’s and she was an absolute dream for me. I schedule up to an hour for these types of sessions, but Taya was such a well-behaved baby that we were totally done in less than half an hour. Not only that, but she had as many pictures in her gallery as if we’d done a full session. She’s just that good! I don’t think I could have gotten a bad shot of her if I’d tried. 

Taya’s aunt, Alia, has brought her three daughters to me for photography sessions, so although this was my first time meeting Taya and her immediate family, I still felt like I had a connection. It was fun to meet the new baby cousin of some of the other little girls I’ve photographed in the past.

We used a blush pink as our main color during this newborn photography session—and it’s deep enough that it almost has a hint of purple in it. Such a pretty color for a baby girl! We offset that main color with white and cream, and even a tiny little splash of mint in a couple of the photos, and it turned out really beautifully. 

Of course, Taya obviously had quite a bit to do with how well the shots turned out! She is such a cute little angel, with amazing skin, velvety soft hair, and the perfect amount of chunky baby fat. Her plump round cheeks photographed great, and she was a wonderful sleeper! I was very impressed and couldn’t help thinking how lucky mom and dad were to have such a contented baby. 

We played around with lots of headbands—all of which Taya looks so sweet in—and really didn’t do much in the way of props, since this was a mini session. The result is very simple and straightforward, which I like a lot. It’s fun to use props, especially with newborn photography sessions because babies just look so darned cute in those little prams and cradles, but they’re certainly not necessary to get beautiful and interesting pictures. Although, we did manage to infuse quite a feeling of variety into the baby photo collage by using backgrounds with several different textures, and including the closeups of Taya’s perfect little fingers and toes. 

I feel so lucky that I got to end my year as a Eugene, Oregon photographer with a fantastic session like this. Taya was such a cherub in both appearance and behavior that it really was a great note to finish up on! I’ve had fun looking back over previous photos and remembering all the great people and adorable little ones I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and photographing over the past year. 2017 has been wonderful, and 2018 is already shaping up to be just as amazing. I’m excited to see what it holds!