Scarlett at Home

I was so, so glad that Zac and McKayla let me come over to take some photos of them and baby Scarlett in their home. I have always loved babies, especially those brand new ones, and as I learn more about photography, I know that newborn photography is the route I would want to take it. These moments are so small and simple, but so fleeting. Everyone says that kids grow up so fast, and it's so true. What I love about newborn photography is that they allow you to never forget even the small stuff. Scarlett was pretty fussy (for the first time ever) on the day we did these photos, which is why she's asleep in most of them, but every shot still turned out so beautiful.

I've said it before, but watching my younger sister become a mother has been so beautiful. She has grown so much as a person and as a woman and as a mother, and she is so incredible. I look up to her so much in this role. She has so much intuition and I am so impressed by the beauty and grace that radiate from a new mom. I'm so honored to have had a peek into motherhood, though my sister. It is truly an everyday miracle - one I can't wait to experience some day.

These photos make me so emotional - partially because they are the product of one of my very first sessions, and honestly, i'm proud of this work and i think i did a really great job, and partially because just look at this beautiful little family, soaking up all this love together. I am so happy I could capture these tiny moments. 

Also, I chose to share all these photos in black and white. I think they were meant to be colorless, in the best way. I think black and white photos are so powerful and beautiful. As I edited each photo, and changed it to black and white, it became so much more aesthetically pleasing, but the color versions are just as pretty!