I last saw Lindsay and Matt for their maternity session in the gardens, which you can view by clicking here. This family was a pretty special family, because Matt was deploying just days after the birth of Peyton. The original plan was for an induction, but Peyton arrived via emergency cesarean section when it was determined at check in for their induction that there was no time to waste. Because Lindsay was recovering from her c-section and unable to come to the studio, I decided I would drive to their home for father/son and family images, and that we would finish the newborn session in a couple of weeks when Lindsay had recovered. I do not travel to homes for newborn sessions for many reasons (click here to read why!), but I think we can all agree that this was a session that it was important to make an exception for. They only had one area of their home where the light was sufficient, so we moved a chair and table out of the way and made it work. I am so thankful for the sacrifices this sweet family made for our country, and was honored to work with them to preserve these moments. So, Peyton is three days old in the images with daddy, and 2 weeks old in the studio images.
Lindsay came to the studio two weeks later with a friend of hers who was staying to help her adjust to life with a baby and essentially as a single mom. Peyton was the MOST awake baby that I have ever had in the studio. I pulled out every single trick that I have in my bag, but ultimately it was patience and waiting for him to fall asleep that won. While he was awake and bright eyed, I photographed his intense gaze and little personality. He kept pretending to be asleep and then would open his eyes and I swear it seemed like he was thinking, "Ah HAH! Gotcha!" sometimes. We all had a good laugh about it though! We wrapped up the session with just Lindsay and Peyton.
I'm happy to report that Matt has returned SAFELY home and that we all celebrated Peyton's first birthday in the studio earlier this month for his First Birthday session. Wait until you see the images from that session... Matt made Peyton's smash cake all by himself!
I have chosen to share the images from their newborn session in black and white for cohesiveness and flow as the color of their home and studio are vastly different. Lindsay and Matt received their images in both black and white and color edits, as all clients do.
Enjoy!
If you're pregnant and looking for a newborn or maternity photographer, I would love to work with you to create images that you will love for a lifetime. Be sure to view this short 1.5 minute film to hear about my philosophy and see how I work in the studio so you can determine if I'm the right fit for you. I can't wait to meet you!
Lily Sophia Photography specializes in newborn, baby, maternity, and birth photography in Atlanta, Georgia and surrounding areas.