Spring has come, flowers are blooming more than ever, the rainy season is hopefully coming to an end, and newborn babies are EVERYWHERE! I’m serious. They’re actually everywhere. All of my best friends have just now started having children, a couple people that I work with, and it seems like everywhere I go, they’re popping up more and more. Being surrounded by babies means one sure thing… baby gifts. Everyone needs baby gifts, but what to get… what to get… Well, I give photography. One, because this is what I do, and two, because I’m pretty sure Babies R Us is one of the most horrible places that exists on this blue/green earth of ours. I went there for a baby gift a couple years ago for another friend and I’m pretty sure I’ll never be back. Soooo, photography it is!
I would like to introduce you to Jonah Franklin Neldon. Two of my best friends, Drew and Dawn, did an amazing job making this little guy and I’m so crazy proud of them! I’ll admit right up front that I’ve never really shot newborn sessions, but I have a newfound respect for those that do! Model/photographer communication is at an all time low and random bouts of scrunched teared up faces come in like a random breeze. Timing is everything when shooting these precious little ones and patience is a close second. Jonah was a particularly good baby model and might just have a future as some big screen actor in the future (hopefully by that point in his career he won’t poo half way through his photoshoots)! For friends, I’ll shoot anything, but professionally I think I’ll stick to the wedding/portrait/fashion world ;) Enjoy!
by David Manning
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