Newborn Lifestyle
When my own baby morphed into a toddler, I sat down and made a list of all the things I wish I’d thought to preserve in photographs. While I had a thousand images of her round face, taken from three inches away with my phone as I fed her, I’d been too busy keeping her and myself alive to step back and document that time the way it deserved.
From these reflections I created the Newborn Lifestyle Sessions – a fresh take on the newborn shoot. This 2 hour session aims to preserves the hazy, barely-real feeling of those first few weeks at home, focusing on the real, candid moments between you and your new baby, while capturing the tiny, evanescent newborn details. (You know how EVERYONE tell you it goes by fast? Well. It goes by fast.)
These sessions are relaxed and soothing, in the comfort of your own home. I aim to capture the full spectrum of the newborn experience, from the placid calm of rocking your sleeping baby, to the sudden chaos of fussy spells and the juggling act of handling diaper changes, constant feedings and whirlwind big siblings.
In addition to candid moments, the newborn sessions also include lightly posed portraits, nursery details, and the classic newborn detail shots.
Newborn lifestyle sessions include:
Up to 2 hours of shooting in your home
An extended online gallery of full resolution, artistically edited images with printing rights
Option to purchase a gorgeous, hard cover, flush mount album of printed photos
Melina has this instinct for families, for people, for just observing and capturing. Can not thank her enough for her gift to our family. I'm crying happy tears just thinking about the experience she gave us and the memories she so artfully captured. THANK YOU! -Elena, Asheville, NC
