Leawood Baby Portraits… all the way from Texas! September 7, 2009

This little sweet girl came all the way from Texas for her portrait session! It was a very rainy day, which took most of our session indoors, but she did a great job and we got some super cute shots to document her 8-month stage! Special thanks to her great aunt and uncle for the use of their home while this cutie and her parents were in town. :)

Her mom picked out such cute pink outfits for the shoot — I loved the variety!

Babies in tutus… are the best! :)

I love black and white baby photos. :)

She had the best time sitting in the wet grass (and getting a little bit dirty!). It made for some really cute photos with her joyful face!

Family Photos at Home, Overland Park June 25, 2009

I met up with this family at their Overland Park home. One of my favorite things about photography sessions in my clients’ homes is that I get to capture them doing the things they normally do in a place that’s comfortable, familiar and cozy! It’s especially great for young children to stay in their home environment — because they love to show me their favorite toys (which makes for great photos!). I love how these in-the-home photos turned out!

First of all, this family is just beautiful. Their children have the most gorgeous brown eyes:

Adam showed me around his room, from “his guys” (stuffed animals) to his Pinnochio toy that was his mom’s when she was little!

We did some family photos on the couch, like this one:

And got little miss Kate to sit up all by herself (isn’t she precious?)!

We also went outside, and I got to witness the very first red cherry tomato of the season! Makes me wish I would’ve gotten my tomato plants planted before it was too late… 

We got some family photos in the backyard:

And then headed back inside (out of the extreme heat!) for my favorite portion of the day. These were all taken in the master bedroom, which had beautiful light.

I love this one!

What a sweet girl…

And I love this series of the whole family, and snuggled together!

Thank you so much for inviting me into your home for our photography session! It was such a joy to meet you, and I am excited for you to see the entire gallery of photos! :)

One Month Old: Kherington’s Newborn Portraits April 25, 2009

Favorite baby photo ever… see above. :)

Little Kherington was so good during our photo shoot yesterday. She turns exactly one month old today, so her parents scheduled her newborn session just in time. :) We did the session in their home, which is always the most convenient for parents of new little ones and it’s just more cozy that way. :)

Kherington is so beautiful. Here are some of her photos!

See where she gets her good looks from? Yep, her super cute parents. That baby has some good genes. :)

I love this one… so sweet!

Kherington made the BEST faces for us when she was in her crib. These are some of my favorites — look at that cute face!

Some more photos with her parents… Lindsey and Al are such great parents. This is their first baby, and they are so sweet to her — they love their daughter!

This is a neat mirror that hangs in Kherington’s nursery:

My sister-in-law Leslie is a knitting wizard. Seriously. So when I explained to her that I wanted these warm and fuzzy little “cocoons” for babies to snuggle up in for newborn photos, she took on the challenge and made me a set without a pattern or anything. Is she good or what?! If you want one of these cozy little pouches for your baby, leave me a comment and I’ll connect you with Leslie!

Anyway, Kherington was the first to try out the cocoons and I think she loved them. Perfect, peaceful sleep…

Al and Lindsey, thank you for letting me meet your beautiful baby girl. I hope to see you all again sometime soon!

Troy’s 4-month portraits: Kansas City baby photography March 29, 2009

Hey there, blog readers! :) Thanks for not giving up on me last week with my one post all week long. I’m back to blogging and so excited to kick off another great week with photos of this little cutie! Troy just turned 4 months old, and he’s the newest little one to join our First Year package for babies, so you’ll be seeing him again at 8 months and 1 year! :)

I met Troy and his parents in their home this afternoon — the day after a huge springtime snowstorm. So, we stayed inside and still captured some great photos of Troy being his cute little self! 

Check out his big blue eyes!

I knew we were in for an easy portrait session when I was greeted right away with big smiles. Troy is such a happy boy!

And I love serious faces — babies often get so curious about the clicking noise my camera’s shutter makes, which gives us some intense staring-into-the-camera faces that I love.

Troy really wanted to get to his toes. He succeeded. :)

Here are those cute little toes, caught in the reflection on the coffee table:

I love watching moms and dads with their babies. These photos of them interacting are so sweet.

One of my favorites… the cool green wall is in their kitchen (proof that we can do a fun photo session absolutely anywhere!).

And one more… because he’s too cute to not share another! :)

I can’t wait for our next two sessions to see how handsome Troy gets over the next several months. :)

If you’re interested in a First Year package for your newborn, send an e-mail to me[at]ericamay[dot]com for more details, or visit the contact page on http://www.ericamay.com — it’s a great way to document your baby’s changes over the first year of their life!