Alexis is an inquisitive baby and is always happy! She is so beautiful and the outfits only add to the beauty. I had a great time working with Alexis and chatting with her parents. 🙂
P.S. I am being late sharing this post, but still trying to catch up…
Anna is all grown up! This was the last session in the collection of Anna’s portraits from “Baby’s 1st Year”. It has been a while since I should have shared this, but as you all know – summer and fall is the busiest time for us, photographers. Trying to catch up now…
This session was a bit different… Just as got my very first shot of a family portrait, I noticed the face of the big brother started to change…slowly he started to lift up his head and his chin started to drop, eyebrows lifted. He started crying, pointing to the sky…
Guess what? We lost the balloons he was promised, right at the very beginning of the session… He did not smile entire session… He was heartbroken. Such a sad face. Not until the mom pulled out the cake. That made everything much better 🙂
Anna is a very happy baby, as always! I had fun and she did too! 🙂
I loved photographing this gorgeous mother… Beautiful, stylish, smart and organized (you got to be with this many kids, or you are not going to get anywhere) Amber inspires me! She is an amazing human being, great mother and a wife and I am simply in love with her family! It was such a pleasure to be photographing her that day and including her children to this “Mother & Children” photo session. It was a challenge and I always love that!
Enjoy!
There are no better words to describe what mothers say share about their children and portrait sessions as their own words…
…”Children are so fascinating and they grow up, change, and experience so much in the first year. We wanted to capture as many of Hudson’s milestones as possible. We chose the first year package because though we intend to take a million photos ourselves of Hudson’s first years, it’s always inspiring to see a different point of view and there’s just something dynamic about a professional photo, it’s crispness, it’s color, it’s artistry.
As a family we love to go on walks, play at the park, snuggle together, and read.
Hudson is still working on crawling, but he sits like a champ, army crawls, and like to do “squats” in the laundry basket to practice pulling up. He also recently learned and loves to clap his hands together whenever we say “Yay!”, he waves hi and goodbye, and he LOVES to feed himself finger foods.
Hudson’s most recent favorites are cottage cheese, cantaloupe, avocados.
He loves any book by Sandra Boynton, and swinging.
You can tell he loves music because he loves Pandora children’s radio, playing the piano (both real and toy), and drumming on pots and pans. His favorite songs are “You Are My Sunshine” and “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”.
During the preparation process I specifically picked out Hudson’s outfits for the session. I would just watch for fun outfits or accessories that I thought would be good colors for him, or dynamic for the shoot. I love a pop of color and a trendy, but comfortable feel for photos.
The most personal choices for the session were our props. The wooden train was Hudson dad’s when he was a wee one and his favorite Grandpa made it especially for him. We love that you can see daddy’s name carved into the bottom of the train in some of the pictures as Hudson is playing with it.
The wooden airplane was also mine as a kid and was given to me by my Dad (he is a retired Air Force and commercial pilot).”
I always enjoy working with this family on their stylized portrait sessions. Hudson’s mom is always organized, loves to look for props and style the session to her own taste! I love being a part of creating personalized photos for this family!
Welcome Avalynn! Such a beautiful little girl with a very easy going character. Avalynn was such a pleasure to work with that warm and sunny day… There was only a slight breeze and it felt so pleasant to stay in the shade -perfect environment for a perfect outdoor newborn photo session. Congratulations to Avalynn’s family!
Congratulations to Minna’s family! She just turned 1 year old and looks so grown up 🙂 I know Minna’s mum felt the urgency to have these portraits done as she shared with me (in her amazingly captivating Australian accent): “… My babies are growing up way too fast! They are this little for such a small window and I wanted to capture that moment in time so I could never forget.”
I was suggested to this family by another photographer in Boulder (who does not photograph children or babies any longer and specializes in Maternity portraits – De Landa Licata) that this family really liked and trusted that she will send them to the right person – me! 🙂
I feel very honored to be trusted with Minna’s portraits as (in her mum’s words) “…she just had gained her independence by walking and watching her explore this whole new world upright is amazing!” I am very happy that I got to take part in capturing this new experience for Minna’s family! I am looking forward to watching these children grow every year!
Boulder Newborn Baby Photographer. Newborn Baby Photography in Boulder, CO // Vivienne {10 days old}
Welcome Vivienne! She is just as beautiful as her big sister and her gorgeous mother 🙂 This family radiates love, care, respect and tenderness in their relationships (both parents-children and husband-wife). It was such a pleasure to be around Vivienne’s family and witness their love for each other as well as their children! Vivienne’s mum wanted me to share the following with you all :
” When I had my first daughter, we did not hire a professional newborn photographer. We missed an opportunity to capture that time in a way only someone experienced in working with newborns would have been able to. A friend had used Marina for her daughter’s newborn photography. All the portraits and the end result was incredible and she told me of the ease she had in working with Marina… Marina made the process very easy for me as well, because she is so organized. She has been doing this for such a long time so she anticipates many of the questions that may come up before they do.
It was easy to see her dedication and love of her craft while watching her gently work with Vivienne during the session. Marina was a consummate professional and valued what was important for our family to capture during this session. Marina’s work is so exquisite! The session allowed us to commemorate this beautiful time as a family. Not only did we come away with beautiful pictures of Vivienne, but Marina was also able to capture the love her big sister has for her! “
Thank you Vivienne’s family for such an honor to get to know your family and your beautiful children!
Luxury newborn baby & children photographer – Marina Lower, specializes in luxury newborn baby photography and infant baby portraits through the first year of baby’s life, including children & kids portraits with their families. Creates stylish Mother & Child portraits of those beautiful memories. Travels for in home or on location portrait sessions to Cherry Hills Village, Greenwood Village, Boulder, Aspen, Vail, and Breckenridge. Visit www.MarinaPhotoArt.com for more info and to view online photo portfolio.
Meet Hazel… Beautiful little girl who is so blessed to have 3 siblings already! They are so happy to love and take care of Hazel so patiently 🙂
The best way to get to know this family if from the words of mum of course:
“I wanted to have professional portraits done of all my children. I had done some of older twins when they were about 6 months old and some of younger baby girl when she was born, but I hadn’t done any of all of my children together. And then Hazel was born…. She’s our last baby so our family is complete and we wanted to have some nice portraits of her and all the kids together.
Family is very important to me and just being together is a great time. But we also enjoy the outdoors– playing in the yard, gardening, hiking, swimming, picnics, etc. We love to travel! We have family movie nights and family game nights as often as we can.
Hazel loves her brother and sisters– the sound of their voices makes her smile. She’s just started to take notice of her surroundings more. She joins older baby sister in bedtime story time, likes to see herself in the mirror, is curious about her rattle and loves to have a bath.
At the time of the photo session, Hazel’s accomplishments were mostly being a baby– eating and not spitting it up all over me, sleeping 4 hours in a row and plenty of diaper changing! Now she’s all smiles and starting to laugh. She makes the cutest faces and all kinds of silly noises! Oh, and she rolled over just the other day”…. It is so exciting to hear how quick babies grow up and change 🙂
When I asked Hazel’s mum about how was it to get ready for the session, she said:
“Well, I finally got my haircut– it had been over a year!” …(- this is how busy life can get with 3 small children to take care to and share most wonderful moments with 🙂 lol)
…”But I’m sure you’re asking more about how we planned the photo session…. I really just looked at some of the photos I really liked (from various sources) and tried to work from there. I’m so glad you were persistent with your questions about what I liked because I found that I really didn’t have a clue as to what I was wanting.”
And of course I always love to hear from any mum:
“I LOVE our portraits and cannot wait to hang them on the wall! When I showed my family the online gallery, my mother literally cried because the photos were so beautiful and captured everyone’s true nature. Thank you so much for everything!”
Thank you, Hazel’s family for being so considerate, patient, loving and sweet… I feel blessed to get to know you all and very grateful to be your photographer! 🙂
Nora is growing up… She is such a happy baby and every time I see Nora she is happy to smile at me and look straight at me!
Here is what Nora’s mum shared with me:
“Every new mom states that the first year flies by therefore you should cherish every moment. There is so much truth to that statement. It goes by way to fast! I chose to do this session because I wanted to capture these moments of Nora’s first year. Looking back at these portraits I will be flooded with wonderful memories of my little girls first year.
You were recommended by a dear friend of mine. After seeing portraits of her boys, I knew I had to have you as my photographer. You offered location, outfit and pose suggestions. Discussing these details before the actual session is helpful in alleviating any worries as you know what to expect. The portraits you create are lovely! Nora’s personality shines in every image! My husband and I couldn’t be happier with our portraits! They are vibrant, capture emotion, and print beautifully.
This session reflects an important stage in Nora’s life as well as our family. We enjoy spending time together and our portraits show this love. Nora’s age at this time (6 months old) has been a delight as Nora’s personality is really shining through. She’s one independent and determined little girl. She’s a crawler who is always on the move. Nora enjoys pulling herself up on everything, drinking from a straw sippy cup, and pushing her “walking” toys all over the house. Recently she’s mastered going up the stairs. Yikes! This shows her determined side, Nora doesn’t give up easily.
Nora loves feeding herself finger foods, yogurt is her favorite food. She’s loves her books! Her bookshelf is exploding with them. Her favorite book right now is Dr. Seuss’s ABC book. Lately Nora’s favorite person is her “da-da”; her daddy. Words can’t describe how great it is to see her face light up when her daddy walks in the door from work. Their bond grows with each day.”
– that makes me tear up as I can actually visualize both Nora’s and daddy’s face! What an amazing feeling!
…”Our clothing/accessory choices were due to us wanting a casual feeling in our portraits. We are a laid back and easy going family and our portraits reflect that nicely. These portraits are special and mean a lot to us therefore i cant help but get Nora some new outfits with every session.
Our family enjoys being outdoors therefore an outdoor session was perfect for us. Our dog is an important member of our family so there was no question that we had to have her in this session. Nora shares a love and closeness with her pup and we wanted to capture their bond.”
Thank you, Nora’s family for all your love, support and excitement! I love spending time with you all and every time looking forward to our next session together!
