I’m a baby photographer in Long Beach and this sweet little photo session with Baby J started out with her big sister. Usually my first pose is the older sibling sitting cross legged while holding the baby in their lap. From there, I’ll have the older sibling lay on their tummy with their head close to the baby. It’s the perfect position for giving kissing and taking close-up shots.Read More
It was a cloudy day in Irvine/Newport Beach area and the clouds created the perfect soft-box lighting for this light and airy family photo session. But we weren’t just taking family photos! It was this little guy’s first birthday, so we were also going to be highlighting one year and celebrating with a mini birthday cake.
As your little one’s first birthday approaches, the excitement and desire to capture every moment of this significant milestone grow. Celebrating this monumental year with a photoshoot is a fantastic way to cherish these memories forever. If you’re looking for a timeless, simple, yet profoundly beautiful first birthday photoshoot idea, you’ve come to the right place. It doesn’t have to be complicated or overdone, this photoshoot highlights the baby and the props are a wooden chair, a flower crown and a favorite stuffed animal. We created a set of photos that are as enchanting as they are personal.
The art of newborn photography is delicate, heartwarming, and incredibly rewarding. Capturing those early moments of a baby’s life requires not just a creative eye, but also an understanding of how to effectively pose newborns. Developing a seamless newborn posing workflow is essential for photographers looking to enhance their sessions, ensuring they can create beautiful, timeless images while maintaining the comfort and safety of their tiny subjects. In this post, we’ll dive into essential tips for refining your newborn posing workflow, ensuring you’re well-equipped to capture all the moments with confidence and skill.
When I go out to eat, I don’t mess around. If it’s a place I haven’t been before, I’m asking friends, checking the website and reading all the Yelp reviews. Life it too short to pay for a bad meal!
And I would recommend treating photography the same way. Do your research before you commit to a photographer. Who wants to spend hundreds of dollars on an experience you hate or photos you don’t love!?
I wanted to share this sweet baby nursery with you. The big furniture items are from Restoration Hardware…which I just love! Pale gray is the most soothing of colors, perfect for a nursery. Other small items were purchased off Etsy, creating a simple room with little pops of yellow.
Enjoy!
Photographing babies is always special, but photographing the baby of someone you know is the icing on the cake. And, when that baby is over-the-top cute and so cooperative you have to keep checking that she’s a real baby, you just pinch yourself!
Here’s Baby Kendall and all the hats, baskets and blankets she modeled for me!
One of my recent photo sessions was triplet head shots for their agency, Zuri Model and Talent.
Here are the boys…
When identical boys like this are booked, the agency will want them to look as similar as possible in the photos. They will typically get cast for one role, so they want to be able to double for each other!
Cuteness runs in this family, because the boys’ sister is a stunner and she’s also modeling with Zuri!
‘Making the decision to have a child- it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go outside your body.’
-Elizabeth Stone
Oh how I love to see first time parents. These tiny little bundles change them. Life will never be the same and you never knew you could love someone so much!
//newborn photography at my studio in Long Beach, CA
More spring mini-sessions coming up! The wildflowers are starting pop up here and there, so by mid-April they’ll be perfect for photo sessions. I’m going to wait until the week before to pick the exact location (to see which of my favorites has the best flower growth), but it will be in Long Beach, Seal Beach or Huntington Beach.
Here’s the details: $100 for a 20 minute session The first 2 to sign up for April 20 and the first 2 to sign up for April 21 will get a free digital image with their purchase. [info@kristineldridge.com or 562.980.6480]
April 20 5:40-6:00, 6:00-6:20, 6:20-6:40, 6:40-7:00
April 21st 5:40-6:00, 6:00-6:20, 6:20-6:40, 6:40-7:00
As you can see, the times are in the evening, because there’s just nothing better than sunset lighting in a field of long grass and wildflowers! This could be a great Mother’s Day gift or think ahead for Father’s Day!
