Eugene, Oregon newborn photographer: Welcome Leon!

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!

It sounds a little crazy, but even though it had only been a week and a half since I last saw him, he had already changed so much by the time Kelsey and Tyler brought him for his newborn photography session. You wouldn’t think eleven days would be enough time to do much growing and developing, but I could definitely see the difference. Leon, like most babies, had very wrinkly skin when he was first born, especially on his hands and feet, and that was pretty much gone by the time he made it into the studio. He had also filled out a bit more and put on some weight since his birth. 

Despite those changes in his physical appearance, Leon was just as sweet and sleepy in my photography studio in Eugene, Oregon as he had been at the hospital. He had been swaddled for most of the shots at the hospital, and although we decided to do some swaddle pictures during his newborn photography session as well, we also wanted to try some different things with hats and outfits. During the Fresh 48 session, Leon liked to have his hands up near his face, and Kelsey and Tyler mentioned that he had done that in all his ultrasounds. I discovered that he still likes to tuck his hands up right under his chin. Too cute!

We chose gray and navy blue as the main colors for Leon’s newborn pictures. It’s a classic color combo that I really like, and it tends to work well with black and white photos too. All the photos from Leon’s time at the hospital were black and white, so we decided to do some black and white photography during his newborn session to tie it in with the earlier pictures. 

During my full newborn photography sessions I always give parents the option to join in and have some pictures taken of themselves with their little one. Parent and child images are so special, so I’m always glad when they take me up on it like Tyler and Kelsey did! We got some great photos of all three of them together, as well as some one-on-one pictures with Leon being held and loved by his parents. 

After meeting this sweet family at the hospital, it was wonderful to welcome them to my studio and to do another session as their Eugene, Oregon photographer. I’m so happy for Kelsey and Tyler, and I wish them and all of you a wonderful 2019!