Two Newborn Miracles

Diane and Leo contacted me to photograph their twins, Ella and Nicolas. While it is always very flattering and a pleasure to photograph newborns, I could have shot pictures of these two little ones for days. Probably the best behaved babies I've ever photographed, although poor Diane and Leo say this is not the case at night. ;-) Anyway, all this is to say that I once again have way too many photos to post, but I just can't help myself. Ella and Nicolas are beautiful miracles.

The thing that struck me most about Ella and Nicolas is they were most comfortable when together. At three weeks old, they still position themselves as if they are in the womb. Amazing.



I love how Nicolas is snuggling into Ella here.







Ella and Nicolas' have very different personalities, which can be seen here.





Two little heads.



Twins also deserve individual portraits.













Precious.







Perfection.
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When photographing newborns, I think it's so important to show how truly tiny they are by showing a small object next to them. Wedding rings are always a fav.




...or highlighting another piece of jewelry (in this case, Diane's mom's pin)....




or just placing their little heads in your hands.





Of course, pictures with mom and dad are a must. An aspect I really try to capture is the emotion of the parent. There are and will be tons of photos of the babies (rightly so!). However, when Ella and Nicolas get older, it will also be nice for them to see the joy in their parents' eyes and the tenderness of their touch.







Whispers of "I love you".



Already bonding with dad..

















Family time.














Diane, Leo, Ella and Nicolas - thank you for inviting me to document such a tender part of your lives. Congrats to all of you!

Cousins

Very excited that I'm actually blogging only 24 hours since my last post! OK, this catch-up thing is possible.....

Two sisters, Karen and Jackie, contacted me to photograph their kids - a set of 2 year old twin boys and a 9 and 6 year old brother/sister duo. My favorite part about the session was how well the kids all interacted with each other. The older kids knew exactly how to make the little ones laugh and the little guys took so well to their older cousins. Great family!

This sweet girl was not camera shy....but I didn't want just straight on shots, because her parents probably have a ton of those. I shot through this playset ladder to add some interest.



Big cousin rooting on little cousin to climb up the steps....priceless.



I always say it's great to be a kid. Who doesn't love a slide?



This little guys' connection with the lens makes this shot, I think, especially since his brother is oblivious to the camera.






I like to photograph older kids with interesting angles and compositions....still portraying his youth but showing that he's starting to grow up.







The sun was perfect in this one sliver of a spot and really shows off those blue eyes.



Shot for Grandma of all the kids!



I like to zoom in on individual portraits even when I'm doing group shots.



Hangin' out....



Such innocence in his face here...



....and innocently getting into the bushes.....



Love how different the twin boys are....



I'm going to miss shooting the texture of leaves on the ground in the next few months.....



Boys and trees....love the combo.



And the sweetness of a girl. Aren't her eyes fantastic?



I love his expression here. Gap, do you need models for your next season?



So happy with Mickey....wouldn't you be?



In an attempt to get him to sit still, Dad was pulling on the little guy's sweatshirt...he was cracking up...



Karen and Janet, thank you for the privilege of photographing your great kids!