Sometime you just “click”. From the moment I walked in the door I felt so incredibly welcomed and at ease. This first time mom was a cool as a cucumber and she let me do my thang. 🙂 It was a pleasure spending a few hours with this beautiful baby girl, 8 days old, and her equally exquisite mother. I mean, seriously…..check out the last photo. Stunning, right?? Motherhood really behooves her. She is RADIANT….enjoy!
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Shot October 18, 2011 : Canon 5D Mark 11, 50mm 1.2L
I hope that everyone had a very Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah! Welcoming you all back with some lovely little newborn photos. Meet Stella; 5 days old and just a handful of ounces over 5 lbs. What a doll! Enjoy!
Shot 10/21/11, Canon 5D Mark II, 50mm 1.2 L
5 days old and already has a beautiful head of hair!!!
These are simply divine and so full of tenderness. I just adore that you captured her sweet baby blues, and those close ups are pure art.
that wrap is just amazing, the way you have shot this little girl is even more amazing. The feet, oh the feet! LOVE!
Take my breath away. What a precious little bundle <3
No. 42 4 me…Butterfly…adorable!
#42 Butterfly Posting again became a facebook fan
Finally!! It’s two days before Christmas, the cards have all been received and now I can share with you our family holiday card for 2011! It was a bit of a workout. The first two minutes were a breeze, the middle 40 were total frustration (gotta love it when photographers kids don’t cooperate) and then the last 5 minutes I got the shots that I wanted. Sigh. I did a shoot a couple of weeks before but it wasn’t my original concept and I just couldn’t commit to it. I’ve been wanting to do something like this for two years so I went with my gut, bought some old sleds and on a gorgeous evening my husband and I took the kids and the pooch to the location. I’m really happy with the outcome, I just wish I had some more of my youngest. He wasn’t really into it plust he kept getting the giant candy cane stuck in his mouth and then crying and tears were plentiful. So here it is! Happy, happy holidays to you all! xoxo
i loved this next one until I came to the one below…..
and the final product…..
Gorgeous of course!!! Your boys are ADORABLE! My husband has dark beautiful hair and I pray to god our future children will be blessed with it. Merry Christmas!
I triple <3 love these!!!! your boys are adorable!!
SO Stunning Steph! Merry Christmas!
What a great card! Merry Christmas to you and yours!
Beautiful Card!!! You should think about getting into design too! Your boys are precious…..Merry Christmas!
seriously? That is more like a fine art brochure than a christmas card it is so beautiful.
Gorgeous card! <3 Hope you and your lovely family had a very Merry Christmas.
You’ve made a decision that you’d like to start a family. Turns out that making that decision would be the easiest part of your journey. You are married and in love. You have a welcoming home. You are healthy and happy. So, then everything falls into place, right? But the trying turns into months. Then years. Heartbreak from miscarriages. Unsuccessful IVF attempts. You may think it’s not fair when everybody around you that tries gets pregnant. For them it seems so easy. Does this sound like a women you know? A friend, sister, cousin, neighbor, or even…you?
Then, as if you’ve been personally handed a miracle, you have a healthy, viable pregnancy–with twins! A girl and boy. You’ve had the will, the determination, the strength and courage to persevere through years of pain and heartache. To finally be able to hold those miracle babies in your arms is only a breath away. To smell them and take in every ounce of their beings. In the delivery room you share tears of joy for a healthy baby girl and then heartache when you learn your son is diagnosed with Down’s Syndrome. In a split second everything has changed.
I know these babies chose their parents. They chose them well. They are good to the core; kind, patient, loving, strong, beautiful people. It will be with the same grace, courage and conviction they harnessed through their journey that will get them through some challenges ahead. And, for baby girl, there is a determination in her character already that says that she is here to love and protect her brother. They are a gift unto each other. And that makes my heart want to burst!
When I learned of Will’s diagnosis I immediately thought of Kelle’s blog. She is an incredibly talented writer, crafter, mother and photographer, too. I read it from time to time before her 2nd daughter, Nella, was born almost 2 years ago. When I read her birth story I sat at my desk and cried. Hot tears literally streaming down my face. Her words were so poignant, so real they cut to the core and the connection I felt was intense. I appreciated her honesty so much. There was nothing candy coated about how she first felt when she was handed Nella in the delivery room. I knew I would have felt that same emotional dagger, too. Since blogging her birth story her following has reached into the tens of thousands. So many people who share a similar experience or those who were deeply touched by her pain and ultimately pulled up from sobbing on the floor from her positivity. I can imagine to find such community and support when you feel like you are so alone would be something needed to give you hope. To encourage you to keep your chin up. To remind you that….
Life is beautiful.
With lots of love and joy….here are
Maddie…and Will.
and the 24 x 36 canvas that mom and dad bought….
What gorgeous, beautiful children. I just want to snuggle them up.
Beautifully shot and beautiful written, Stephanie. Thank you so much for sharing this touching story.
What a touching story to go with BEAUTIFUL images. These are special!
Brought tears to my eyes. We know that same journey. Beautifully told, and images that seem to capture all the promise and emotion of those 2 precious bundles. ♥
What beautiful and sweet photographs! So innocent and soft. These babies are just so precious. Just love the ones of them cuddling.
These precious babies, their touching story echoed in beautiful photography…what a lovely gift to share with us. Thank you.
Such a wonderfully written post. These images are Simply Stunning!
Lovely photos Stephanie and beautiful babies. And such a touching story. I love the ones of them snuggling together, they are too sweet. I’m sure mom and dad will treasure these!
Beautiful writing as usual Stephanie and of course **Precious & Stunning** images! Parents are blessed to have you capture their new arrivals 🙂
What blessed parents they are indeed. Celebrating my uncle’s 56th birthday this year on Christmas Day. He has DS and is the light of the family. His spirit remains strong despite many, many hardships and losses. We’ve learned not to underestimate him… even after all these years he is showing us that new miracles are possible every day. Blessings to the parents of these two precious souls. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful babies and captures. XOXO
Thank you for this post. So very lovley and changed my day in a really good way. xo Such beautiful blessings these parents have.
Beautiful babies and beautiful pictures!!!
What an amazing story about two amazing little babies.
Amazing steph…just had tears rolling down my cheeks…gorgeous images. What an amazing family!
What a touching story. The children are beautiful.
what beautiful children….truly, inside and out. this mom is lucky to have kelle at her fingertips for inspiration and strength, anytime she needs a little extra.
and the photo they choose….it’s my favorite, too !
Heart melting blog about your dear friends Stephanie I can fell your love and compassion through your words and then images made my tears flow!Absolutely gorgeous. Congratulations to your friends two beautiful little treasures who chose special parents to raise them…and they will do it well. xox
Knock me over with a feather…The story made me cry, the blog and then the Photo’s..You truly outdid yourself on these…BEAUTIES..Soo incredibly touching I can feel it in every cell of my being!Blessings of love to all!
This story is so touching, and your photographs are incredible! That canvas is going to make them so happy!
Beautiful all around. Sweet little miracles. You can just see the love between them already. I want to just kiss those beautiful sweet cheeks.
Beautiful story AND images. LOVE the canvas image.
Just stunning, as always!
Steph–my sister’s third son was born a year and a half ago and also has Down’s Syndrome. I know that those first days were a roller coaster of emotions. She, too, had found Kelle’s blog and it was a huge source of comfort and solace for her. Thanks for sharing. Little Luke is the sweetest little boy and his smile lights up a room. The images of these twins are just beautiful…
absolutely precious. a journey ahead but perfect images to start these sweet little lives. you have a gift, stephanie!
Gorgeous and touching.
So beautiful your photos, your writing the little angels! I just LOVE LOVE LOVE everything about this post! xo
So beautiful Steph! Just amazing.
stunning work and a beautiful story to go along with those images! WOW!
I love your work
a lot of emotion in your writing
Absolutely phenomenal images. I adore the canvas that the family chose. Such amazing memories you have captured for them during this special time.
Oh Steph, this is such a beautiful post, I cried reading it. Thanks for sharing. Those babies are gorgeous and are definitely here for a reason. XOXO
Two very beautiful babies and beautiful photos!
Heartfelt images of two precious lives. They really are beautiful. Much love to them xx
this is so beautiful. thank you for sharing. what a special family who i am sure is and will be such a blessing to this world.
Beautiful as always Steph!!!
Beautiful work…such special images.
Oh gosh, could those babies be more beautiful?!! Lovely images, soooo very lovely. The first one is my favourite, so perfect. I am sure those babies and their parents will be on one amazing journey.
Perfect. little. souls. That canvas is simply breath taking Stephanie.
Seeing your gorgeous pictures makes me want to have another baby just so I can have some of these amazing newborn shots!! So beautiful.
BEST of 2011
I vote for #42
I vote 42 for sure! Classic <3
I vote for #34. Have you ever seen a cuter little blond boy? I sure haven’t. Love that smile–warms your heart.
#34 has my vote. Great smile—and red shoes!!
I vote for #34 – the Fountain. The cutest ever!
I vote for #34. What a great shot. Wow! What a cute guy!
I vote for gorgeous #34. Stunning photo
I vote #42!!!
I vote #42!!!
I vote for handsome little Jackson, #34, The Fountain (but they’re all adorable!)
I vote for #34-the Fountain
Great shot!
Magical. It’s what comes to mind when you say her name. Barb Uil, aka Jinky, is a world renowned children’s photographer from “down undah”. If you are a kids portrait photographer, my hunch is that you are pretty well acquainted with her work. If you aren’t, then I would encourage you to head on over and check out her jaw-droppingly gorgeous work. I was lucky enough to attend one of her state-side workshops in the summer of 2010 and it was such a great experience–inspiration abounded! She is a dear, down to earth and very open person. If you’ve contemplated taking one of her workshops I would highly recommend it. Fast forward to a couple of months ago when Barb asked me, yes ME, to be a contributor in her brand new e-book, “For The Love”. I was surprised, humbled and deeply honored that I was one of three photographers that would share their experiences for this project. The two other talented lady photo contributors are Stephanie Beaty of Lifeography and Kristen Cook of Kristen Cook Photography. This e-book is for professionals, aspiring photographers or even just moms and dads that are looking to stay inspired. My segment is all about photographing your family on holiday. Here’s a synopsis:
“A personal and inspirational guide and adventure into photographing your family and inviting time to breathe, time to love, and time to embrace what you have. An invitation to explore your creativity, whilst also recording the moments that your heart tells you that you must.
Filled with 160 pages of love, ‘For The Love’ is for anyone who loves photography, as it is a gentle reminder that we need to slow down, record, and remember these precious days.
Barb takes you through her own journey of recording her family, and provides you with tasks and projects in order to inspire you to document more often. With Guides and “How-To’s” along the way, this book helps amateurs understand the in’s and out’s of taking better photographs with camera basics, whilst also inspiring professionals to embark on their own projects. Whether your a mum with compact camera, or a professional photographer, there is something for everyone.”
And a little peek into some of my pages…..
Pretty much doing the happy dance over here. 🙂
Enjoy!
Huge congratulations to you, Stephanie! Beautiful images!
congratulations!!!! i know why she picked you…it’s evident in your beautiful captures:)
Wow this is so awesome!!!!!
what an amazing opportunity for you stephanie! your gorgeous work will be a perfect addition to her book…i can’t wait to see it!
Congrats girly!!!
Beautiful pages and congrats to you!!! You are such an inspiration not only to me but many others. Can’t wait to see the book!
congrats, Barb is the bees knees in childrens portraiture…looks like you are too!!! I just came home from my summer holiday, the sun must have sucked the creativity out of me, I wish I could have had my hands on this before I left x
Your work is so amazing! It’s always so refreshing to see! What an honor to be in jinky’s book, you are two talented ladies!
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missy - whoa, stunning mama and baby! where do you keep finding these full-head-o-hair newborn babies? so beautiful with the darker skin tone and all that hair with the purple tones hair band and blankets!
Lisa Holloway - Absolutely stunning…soft, sweet, perfect…everything newborn photos should be. And ya, that mama is gorgeous, like truly beautiful. I LOVE the photo of her with her sweet little girl.
lane - eeeee OMG she is way way way to darling! great work miss steph
brooke - Stephanie, you are amazing. These are totally perfect. Love the lavender against her skin tone, gorgeous. Wow- every.single.time. 🙂
Yvonne Niemann - So beautiful and precious.
Stacy - #53
Rebecca - #6 Bella Nina. I “liked” your facebook page!
lynne hall einloth - #22 Window Light/Madeline White
Toni Raper - your newborns are so delicious! Just the right touch of everything.