Eugene, Oregon newborn photographer: Welcome Harrison!

This is my nephew Harrison! Is he not the cutest thing you’ve ever seen? This is the first little boy in our family, so we all adore him and he is getting spoiled for sure. I was so glad my sister Lea and her boyfriend Nick were able to make it down to my photography studio in Eugene, Oregon. It’s a four and a half hour drive from where they live on the Washington coast, so no easy feat with a newborn, but they made it happen. I loved the couple of days we were able to spend together, and had such fun giving Harrison a bit more auntie love. 

I did my sister’s maternity photos when she was pregnant with this little guy, and also a Fresh 48 session in the hospital right after he was born. Be sure to check out the photos if you missed them!

My two girls are absolutely smitten with their baby cousin, as is my other sister’s daughter, Harbor. Since they’re all relatively close in age this is really the first time they’ve had a baby in the family to shower love and kisses on. Obviously we had to get a cousin picture with all four of them! Harrison even woke up briefly to check out what was happening while his cousins cuddled him. Aren’t they so cute together? The girls loved spending time with him both in and out of the studio during his visit. 

Harrison has the sweetest little round face and the best hair! I love the way it fluffs up all over his head. And his serious expression makes me smile. He was a great little trooper for me during his newborn photography session. 

We decided on a very neutral color scheme for most of these photos. Mostly gray, with a little bit of white and navy blue thrown in to add some variety. It’s a very masculine color scheme, and went great with the black and white photos I took as well. I’m really happy with the way our session turned out. It was a special treat to use my skills as a newborn photographer for members of my own family. 

My sisters are part Native American, so we tied that piece of Harrison’s heritage into his newborn photography session with some feathers and a dream catcher. Those were really the only props we used, since we wanted to keep things simple and somewhat minimalist. Props are fun and I keep plenty of them in the studio, but my experience as a Eugene, Oregon photographer has taught me that you can absolutely have a successful photo shoot without them. After all, all we really care about is the baby!

None of us wanted to say goodbye when it was time for Lea, Nick, and Harrison to head back home to Washington. We had such a fun visit and I loved every minute of it. I can’t wait until our next family get-together when I can hold him again!