Jade, Paul & Baby A | Newborn photographer | Arlington, VA

Baby A is enormous, guys. ThisĀ is a newborn shoot, I promise. Jade was still working on him last time I saw them, but he's arrived and he's pretty great. I'm pretty well convinced that a "newborn" shoot should actually take place a month or more in - Baby A can smile and giggle and squirm and he's cute as hell. Arlington-Va-newborn-photographer-3Arlington-Va-newborn-photographer-6 Babies are funny. Arlington-Va-newborn-photographer-8Arlington-Va-newborn-photographer-9Arlington-Va-newborn-photographer-10Arlington-Va-newborn-photographer-11Arlington-Va-newborn-photographer-12Arlington-Va-newborn-photographer-14Arlington-Va-newborn-photographer-15Arlington-Va-newborn-photographer-16Arlington-Va-newborn-photographer-24Arlington-Va-newborn-photographer-18Arlington-Va-newborn-photographer-20Arlington-Va-newborn-photographer-22Arlington-Va-newborn-photographer-23 Congratulations again, you guys. Take care of that enormous baby.

Shawn, Randall & Baby R | Maryland Documentary Family Photography

One of the joys of being a part of such a big moment in my clients' lives is watching them grow from there. I come in at a big transition, and sometimes I get called back in for other changes, like new additions. Shawn and Randall had Baby R just a couple weeks before I came to their house to do a few portraits and document a little sliver of their lives as new parents. documentary-family-photography-in-maryland-15 We shot in their home, as that is where new parents spend all of their time. I believe the "normal" is beautiful - the wonder, discovery, gratitude and also the exhaustion, the spit-ups, the poopy diapers. Life is short. Photos help. Doggies too. documentary-family-photography-in-maryland-1 (S&R - don't worry. I gave you a ton of color photos too. I just thought the black and white worked well for the setting.) documentary-family-photography-in-maryland-3documentary-family-photography-in-maryland-4documentary-family-photography-in-maryland-5documentary-family-photography-in-maryland-7documentary-family-photography-in-maryland-8documentary-family-photography-in-maryland-10documentary-family-photography-in-maryland-11documentary-family-photography-in-maryland-12documentary-family-photography-in-maryland-13documentary-family-photography-in-maryland-14documentary-family-photography-in-maryland-16documentary-family-photography-in-maryland-17documentary-family-photography-in-maryland-18documentary-family-photography-in-maryland-19 Baby R is so tiny! Congratulations, guys.