I have been staring at a few galleries during the weeks of recouping from knee surgery and thinking about how to write individual blogs for all these sessions. I never realized how many newborns I have photographed until they are all placed in front of me on the screen! 

When I started photography 5 years ago I started because my daughter had gotten her one month photos taken at Sears and I waited 3 weeks for them to arrive after I ordered. When the moment finally came and I had the images in my hands I almost cried. What should have been tears of joy from looking at photos that I spent way too much money on were not tears of joy, but of disappointment!! My daughter had a huge red scratch on her face that was basically glowing in every single shot. the coloring was monotone and the quality was just straight BLAH. I decided that day that I was going to learn to master my already beloved hobby and I was going to help people capture images that bring them those tears of joy that I craved.

The time had come. I had finally booked a newborn session! I was so excited. I researched, I studied, I read, I watched videos - but boy oh boy was newborn photography HARD! I am proud to say that I have come a long way and all the hard work and shushing and cuddling and snuggling makes every image worth it that much more! 

Enjoy some of the images of these precious newborns from the past few weeks.

Now it's best to schedule your newborn session within the first two weeks of your baby's life to ensure the perfect sleepy squishy photos. Sometimes, though life gets in the way. This little love bug was one month old and with a little patience and a lot of love we got him to "sleep like a baby" and got some great images!

Mary Kizina Photography offers in home lifestyle newborn photography or in studio newborn sessions.