The daughter of a newborn photographer

“We do not remember days; we remember moments.”  ~Cesare Pavese

There’s no ignoring the influence my photography has on my children. They’re not just a subject of my photography but they both have begun to gain an interest in taking photos. Jaylen is still a bit young but enjoys to take photos (a.k.a. “cheese”) on my iPhone. However, Hope has been here since the beginning and was old enough to remember when I began pursuing newborn photography. She’s watched me do countless sessions in the last 2 1/2 years. I recall back in June 2008 how adorable I thought it was to see how closely she followed and looked up to me. I recall in one of the first few photo shoots I had done she insisted on first doing a photo shoot with her baby dolls and that she expressed an interest in helping me. It was priceless seeing her posing her baby dolls in baskets, watching how seriously she took photographing her baby dolls, and even allowing her to take photos during the photo session. Yes, during that photo session she had fun and I began to wonder if she was in training to become my competition (but you can see that for yourself in the video if you’ve never seen it). It’s something I’ve never forced on her she’s seemed to want to be a part of this experience and I’ve enjoyed seeing her the last few years as she’s grown. Sometimes she does get in the way so I don’t push her to get involved but when she shows an interest I do try to let her continue to be a part of the experience as much as I can.

Today as I was putting the finishing touches on the photos from this past week’s newborn photo session Hope asked if she could take a few photos of her baby dolls with my camera. I noticed her in the other room with her baby dolls all dressed and wrapped up ready for a professional photo shoot with my daughter. Of course I allowed her to and finally downloaded the photos this evening. I’ll thought you all would enjoy a quick peek at some of her photography. Yes, it’s another priceless memory…a moment I will never forget. She took quite a bit of care in wrapping her baby dolls. She’s a self proclaimed pro at swaddling her baby dolls and she enjoys letting them wear the baby hats. She carefully positioned her baby dolls on the bean bag on her favorite soft blanket that would make them all nice and comfy. She even taped up a translucent cloth to help diffuse the light. Yes, smart girl…she’s been watching her Momma closely and it shows. Not bad for an almost 9 year old, eh?