Eugene, Oregon newborn photographer: Welcome Alikiaja!

Jennifer brought her adorable new daughter, Alikiaja, in to my photography studio in Eugene, Oregon last month for a newborn photography session. What a beauty! Alikiaja had the prettiest dark hair, lovely skin, and such a sweet little face. 

Alikiaja was a tiny little thing. Her mom told me she was just a little over five and a half pounds when she was born, and although she’d put on a bit more weight by the time of our session, she was still so petite! She was also a great sleeper for me, and although she woke up at one point she didn’t seem too bothered and went back to sleep again pretty quickly. She just had time to stare at me curiously, but she obviously decided I wasn’t worth worrying about, since she gave me an enormous (and flat-out adorable) yawn before rolling over and falling asleep again. I made sure to catch that on camera! Seriously. Baby yawns? It doesn’t get much cuter than that. 

A full newborn photography session like this includes parent and sibling images if parents want them, but Jennifer decided to skip the family photos as she really wanted the focus of the session to be on the newest member of the family. I’m always happy to work with what whatever folks are wanting, so we made Alikiaja the unrivaled star of the show, and she did great with it. 

Jennifer chose purples and creams as the main colors of this session and I just love the way that color combination turned out! Purple isn’t usually my first choice, but the dark plum and lavender contrasted with the cream really worked well, and looked great with Alikiaja’s skin and hair too. It’s still totally feminine and appropriate for a baby girl, but with a different flavor than the more traditional pink and white that I’m used to seeing as a newborn photographer. Actually, I thought it ended up having a very soothing feel, like the scent of a lavender vanilla candle, but with colors. Maybe that’s my own unique weirdness though! 

If you’re wondering about the name Alikiaja, I have no idea. You’d have to ask her mom! It’s one I’d never heard before, (and my work as a Eugene, Oregon photographer exposes me to a lot of different names) and it has a very exotic flair. I was talking to someone the other day who said they used to go by their last name in school, because their first name was very popular and there was always at least one other person in their class with the same name, but I don’t think that’s a problem Alikiaja will ever need to worry about!

It was a pleasure to be the newborn photographer for this sweet baby girl. She really was a gem—so pretty and easy to work with—and I love the way her pictures turned out. I hope I’ll see her and her family in the studio again as she gets older!