lily
Dear Lily, I have been waiting for you for some time now … I photographed you in your mama’s belly when you were still a small little peanut. When you arrived, your mama was so excited she emailed me that night with a photo and description of how absolutely beautiful you are! When I arrived at your home I immediately felt the love that surrounds you. My life is forever changed for having the opportunity to meet you, hold you, and capture your delicate beauty. On a lovely little side note, you share a birthday with sweet little Emme, who is also on this blog. Both of you were born fast, in the same hospital, and almost at the same time. 🙂
arthur and his peeps
I had the most FABULOUS time photographing 4 month old baby Arthur and his delightful family! It isn’t often that I get an outdoor evening session and I was reminded about how fabulous the light is, and also how much FUN it is! Arthur shows his brother and sister who is REALLY the boss in this family ….. 😉
xander at 6 months
I had the distinct honor of documenting baby Xander at 6 months. I met him initially as a newborn https://www.anyawait.com/2011/01/03/baby-xander/ … look at how much he has grown since that day!
emme
Meet beautiful Emme. I photographed her sweet brother Ethan two years ago https://www.anyawait.com/2009/05/11/meet-ethan/ I can’t believe how alike and yet how different they both look 😉 Emme and I had a fabulous time together. She was quite the little lady! She even blew little kisses!!!!!! Peace, much love, and baby kisses ♥ anya
finley
Meet 3 week old Finley. Although I usually get wee ones much earlier than this, Finley had a bit of a rough start in the NICU. Fortunately he is home and healthy now and I was able to spend some time with him in his beautiful Spring Green home. And although Packer attire isn’t usually my style … he had this hat … and, well, I HAD to use it!
collins
Last Thursday I travelled to Rockford, Illinois to photograph this lovely 6 day old baby girl. Collins is the beautiful baby sister of Berkeley whom I photographed almost 3 years ago 🙂 Collins and Berkeley and here is Berkeley at her newborn session, July 2008. They look just like little twins! peace, much love, and more baby cuddles to come! ♥ anya
baby Elin
I had the distinct pleasure of photographing this 6 day old beautiful newborn baby girl in Janesville last week. peace, much love, and many more baby cuddles to come! ♥ anya
priceless…
That is what these images are to me. It does not matter to me that I felt fat when these photos were taken, or that I really don’t like the outfit I am wearing. What matters to me most is that in these photos, you can see how our family used to be. My children have documentation that there was a point when we were happy, and that their daddy loved them very much. People often question how much they are willing to spend on great photography. Great photography and timeless images do not come cheap. But I can assure you that they are worth every single penny. These beautiful images and this canvas collage were created by the amazingly talented Anna Mayer http://www.annamayer.com Thank you Anna, for creating priceless memories of our family together.
when life gives you lemons …
go to Mexico! My family spent the entire month of November traveling around Mexico. We experienced Mexico City, Puerto Vallarta, and all points in between…because we drove…yes, drove! We then flew from Mexico City to Merida and once again…drove…the three hour drive to Tulum. At the end of our trip we decided to play tourists for a couple of days in Cancun, just for the heck of it. After a month all over Mexico, Cancun seemed ridiculously cheesy 😉 For the entire month, we spent only 3 nights in a hotel. During our time we rented two homes on the beach as well as an apartment in the Historic District of Mexico City. It was absolutely fabulous! These images are from beautiful Tulum. We hung out on the beach, body surfed (well my kids attempted), snorkeled, built sand castles, ate fantastic seafood, and just basically enjoyed each other’s company. At first my kids were a little culture shocked by the fact that we had no television, our home was powered by a wind generator, and internet was spotty, to say the least. But they came around and got used to it. They even learned how to play with one another…
spreading my wings a bit …
A couple weeks ago I made the journey to Oceanside, California to attend a workshop hosted by two of my favorite photographers, Carrie Sandoval and Brittany Woodall of Baby as Art: Baby as Art Following Carrie’s newborn work was actually what started me out wanting to be a newborn photographer (well, that and I am madly in love with babies and mamas). Even though for the past three years I have felt very confident in my work as a newborn photographer, I still felt like there was something I was missing. Something I needed to learn. Spending two full days with them (as well as 6 babies and families) was an eye opening learning experience. I brought back so much knowledge that it has taken me two weeks just to write this post about it. Here are the two in action….I was so honored that on the first day Carrie asked me personally what I was looking for out of the workshop. I spoke with her about some things I was hoping to learn…the next day she comes up to me and says that we will spend some time working on just that! The second photo is both Carrie and…