Shanna Chess Photography

 Landon, Garrett, and big brother Grayson brought new baby Waylon to my Eugene, Oregon photography studio in late September for a newborn photo session. I photographed Grayson as a newborn too, so it was great to see the whole family again. Waylon looked so much like his big brother did at that age. If you don’t believe me, I’ve got the pictures to prove it! Be sure to check them out here . I think these two boys are going to look a lot alike! It’s always fun to have siblings in the studio during a newborn photography session. But some kiddos are more willing to pose with the new baby than others—and Grayson needed some convincing. It’s a problem I run into pretty regularly, so as a Eugene, Oregon photographer I’ve got a lot of tricks up my sleeve to get toddlers to take photos with their new siblings. It’s not always easy though! In this case, Grayson’s Toy Story friends helped a lot. We even got a smile out of him! With Grayson’s baby pictures we did a lot of blue, but mom and...

Hope you’re all staying warm! We’ve had some beautiful afternoons here in Eugene the last little while, but mornings and evenings are getting quite cold. The cold is what makes the color though, and I am loving all the beautiful fall foliage—it has really started coming into its own the last couple of weeks and is so pretty! As beautiful as all those autumn leaves are though, they still can’t compete with this little lady! Olive and her family (parents DJ and Megan, and older siblings Jacoby and Violet) came to my Eugene, Oregon photography studio near the end of September for newborn pictures. I have been photographing this family since Violet was a newborn, and did maternity pictures for them over the summer as they got ready to welcome Olive. It was really fun to do a maternity session with the whole family, and I felt so lucky that I got to see them all again for this newborn photography session. I love the name Olive, and it’s extra cute for this little girl because it goes...