Not many newborns love the camera like Callie does. She was so patient and sweet, it was a blast to photograph her! What a doll baby with such perfect features. She is already a great poser, at only four days old. With a newborn you are lucky to get this many different setups in a few hours and a few smiles are a nice bonus. It usually takes a few sessions to catch them asleep and awake and not crying. Plus you have to account for nursing time, spitting, pooping and peeing cleanups and backdrops changes. The styling and posing takes longer too. But she was a champ…so darling and cooperative! What a great temperament, but that comes from her parents.. two of the nicest people on the planet.
I have a south facing room with a bed next to a large window. I put a sheet on that window, since it was a sunny day. So that made a giant softbox of natural light. Then we closed the door and cranked the heat up to keep her comfortable. I didn’t even have to get out my big continuous studio lights. That was nice, since I thought we might have to use those. I would love to hear what you think of this newborn photo session.
Callie fell asleep reading her mom’s favorite scripture: 1 Samuel 1:27
1 Samuel 1:27
Callie is big news! The Rexburg newspaper on the day Callie was born: Tuesday, November, 26, 2013
A Thanksgiving babe!
Thanks, AJ! I should have known you would be up late too. 🙂 This is Eric’s little newborn girl. Isn’t she adorable?
You are absolutely amazing! Thank you soooo much. These are stunning photos. I am surprised the photo shoot only took three hours!
Well, as you learned… with a newborn you are lucky to get this many different setups in a few hours and a few smiles are a nice bonus. It usually takes a few sessions to catch them asleep and awake! You have to account for nursing time, spitting, pooping and peeing cleanups and backdrops changes. The styling and posing takes longer. But she was a champ! She is so darling and cooperative! It helped that we have a hot box room.. haha! With that sheet on the south-facing window, it made one huge soft box. I guess it is perfect little newborn studio, but let’s keep that quiet. I didn’t even have to get out my big continuous studio lights. That was nice, but I thought we might have to use those. Anyway, thanks for the chance to photograph such a darling! I will get you the ones without a watermark, once you decide on your favorites. Cheers!
She is adorable . Very photogenic. Congrats Brother Lybbert!
I absolutely love these photos. What a gorgeous baby! So excited for the Lybbert family! Love the variety of poses, outfits and props. This looks like it was such a fun shoot. The lighting is heavenly. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Katie. It was a blast to meet darling little Callie.