Shanna Chess Photography

Happy New Year’s Eve, everyone! I thought I’d finish 2018 off right with some photos of Leon. Do you remember this sweet baby boy from his Fresh 48 session I posted a couple of weeks ago? I promised to post his newborn photos soon, and here they are! Eleven days after I photographed him in the hospital I got to have him in my studio for his newborn photographs. He did an amazing job and was just perfect for me. It was great to see him again!

Amy, Kyle, and their new son Bennett came to visit me last month for a newborn photography session. It was so great to have them in the studio! This family has a special place in my heart and I was so happy to be able to photograph their beautiful rainbow baby. 

Amber, Grant, and big sister Goldie brought in the beautiful new addition to their family last month for a newborn photography session. Glory is such a perfect little baby, and I can already tell she’s going to look so much like her sister. They have the same mouth and perfect lips!

I had so much fun doing this year’s Christmas mini photography sessions! This has become an annual tradition for me as a Eugene, Oregon photographer , and although it makes for a long and exhausting day, it is well worth it. Since many of my clients for Christmas minis participate in these holiday-themed family photography sessions every year, I try to switch things up each holiday season so we have different sets and themes to work with. I’ve done outdoor sessions in the past, but have been doing more and more in-studio Christmas photography over the past couple of years. It’s so much easier when you don’t have to plan around rainy Oregon weather!

Sarah and Kyle brought in their beautiful daughter Briella for her mini newborn photography session last month. What a gorgeous girl with her blonde hair and rosy skin! I loved having her in the studio and hope you enjoy viewing her photos as much as I enjoyed taking them!

Kelsey and Tyler booked a Fresh 48 session and a newborn session with me a few months ago. A few days into November, I got the call that Leon was coming! I went to Riverbend hospital less than twenty-four hours after baby Leon was born to meet the new little man and do a Fresh 48 newborn photography session with him. What a cutie!

Katie and Justin came in with their adorable baby girl, Kinley, near the end of October, for a six month baby photography session. This was such a cute family, and I loved doing photos for them!

Eli and Luoxi brought their adorable son Eric to my photography studio in Eugene, Oregon about six weeks ago. In Western culture, it’s common to do newborn photography between one and two weeks after baby is born, but in some Eastern cultures, the one hundred day mark is very significant. Many families of Asian descent choose to do baby photographs at a hundred days instead of or in addition to a newborn session. I love learning about the different rituals and traditions of other cultures, and I think a hundred day celebration is such a wonderful, joyful thing to participate in. I was happy to do this baby photography session for little Eric!

Kari and Chris brought new baby Conall in for his newborn photography session last month. Conall was a name I hadn’t heard before—apparently it means “wolf.” Obviously, with a name like that, we had to pull out my gray knitted cap with the pointy ears! He was such a sweet baby for me. He was a big guy and had a hard time fitting in some of the newborn outfits I keep at the studio! Fortunately for me, he was also very patient with my attempts to find clothes that would fit.