Newborns

Welcoming a new baby is one of the most beautiful (if exhausting) milestones for a family—but when you’re planning a newborn session with a toddler, it can feel a little overwhelming. Toddlers are curious, active, and unpredictable (in the best way), and adding a brand-new sibling into the mix can stir up a wide range […]

Newborn Session with a Toddler: 10 tips for a successful session

Newborns

a young girl runs across a room while her family sits on a couch and laughs

I was put on bedrest for the last trimester of my pregnancy with our twins, so I honestly didn’t even give a thought to newborn photos. At least not until that final (and unplanned) trip to the hospital. True story: I touched up my toenail polish before I would let us leave.  My husband thought […]

Why Natural Newborn Photos Are Better

Newborns

Photo of newborn baby sleeping, with feet in focus.

Tips & Tricks for New Moms & Dads This one’s for you, all you new moms and dads out there. I’m lookin’ at you, sleep-deprived mom trying to keep her eyes open at breakfast. I’m lookin’ at you, dad trying to avoid being peed on mid-diaper change. I’m lookin’ at you guys, too, siblings trying […]

Tips & Tricks for New Parents

Newborns

Kara and Dave first contacted me right after little Miss Lucy was born, because I did the newborn photos for friends of theirs previously (check out cute Mr. G HERE). Being a newborn photographer in Westchester NY has its perks, chief among them that I’m central enough to be able to travel between friends and […]

Brand New: newborn photographer in Westchester NY

Newborns

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