Just a little sneak peak from yesterday’s shoot… I just recently started doing this shot and I love how snuggled up he is in there!
These two little ones are cousins, born about 3 months apart. Their mothers are sisters, and they hold a special spot in my heart. First came Kody, a little guy who couldn’t be more photogenic if he tried! He was several weeks old during his session, which meant I had to reinvent some of my techniques since he didn’t sleep as easily my little 6-day-olds usually do. I love this shot of him swaddled up, so funny.
I can’t resist a baby yawn…
And I recently fell in love with a good crying shot…
Just a part of life with a newborn, their tiny cries are so unique and change so quickly!
And then his cousin Gia arrived when Kody was about 3 months old. We had a fantastic and sleepy session with her, so many wonderful shots, and of course Kody came to join us for a few sweet shots of them together…
Little frog feet…
Snuggled up with mom and dad…
I love her dream face.
And finally, the cousins together – Kody so rolly-polly and smiley, and Gia so dainty and new…
I finally have a few minutes to catch up on the blog and put up some recent favorites! This is Chase, photographed at just 6 days old, perfectly adorable in her squishiness…
She’s the first little one to sleep on my coca cola box…
I love little sneezes…
And then it was back to sleep and into the dairy bucket…
A few shots in Mom & Dad’s hands, and then a little time with big sister Addison…
I can’t believe it’s that time already! The holiday season always sneaks up on all of us, and suddenly it’s time to get some new photos on the schedule… We’re expanding our schedule to accommodate the recent rush of emails we’ve received, and we’re offering special Holiday sessions and packages that are designed to fit in with your plans and your budget.
How does it work? It’s a shorter session, in one location, with a smaller session fee and a mid-size image collection. After your shoot, you’ll choose a package featuring a mix of Digital Images and Prints that you’re free to use for Holiday Cards and gifts. Canvases and Custom Studio Holiday Cards can be added as well! Family sessions only, not applicable to Newborn Sessions, sorry!
Please email laura@laurajanestudios.com for details and we’ll send you the full scoop!
In the meantime, I thought you might like to see a few of my favorites from last year’s Holiday Family Sessions. These are all in one of my favorite spots in Culver City, but this year we’ll also be offering a variety of different locations around the LA area.
My second time photographing twins, these little girls are soooo special. They were born 10 weeks early and spent almost 2 months at the hospital before they finally came home. I was lucky enough to photograph them their first week home, and they were so amazing to work with. Even though they’re actually 8 weeks old, they were just about 5 pounds each, sleepy and so sweet!
Here’s a quick preview of one of my favorite images we made of these girls. More to come next week!
I had the pleasure of photographing these itty bitty twins a couple of weeks ago. These two arrived 5 weeks early and were just 4 1/2 and 5 1/2 pounds. They were lovely during our session, slept through everything just as I hoped they would. And the smiles!! So many surprise smiles, they really made my day.
This is bigger sister Addison. You can tell already that her smile just lights up the whole room.
One of those moments that I’m always glad to catch – Olivia stirred a little, and made one of those wonderful waking up faces, rubbing at her face and stretching out each finger and toe.
Little Olivia was so generous with her smiles all morning – this one’s my favorite.
Perfect little toes
So you guys all probably know that my most difficult subjects now are my own little girls. After all the times I’ve asked them to work with me when I’m location scouting or trying something new, they’re just over it. It’s so ironic, but most of our photos are on my Iphone because it’s the only way they’ll participate. Anyhow, yesterday I took them with me to check out a trail in Sherman Oaks where I’d like to shoot this weekend, and for once Lexie played along! Jackie wasn’t so into it, but just before we left she decided it might be worth it to let me have my way… my offer of a lollipop at home probably had something to do with it!
And it turns out I love this spot! Lots of green and over grown areas with little dirt trails and overhanging trees. It’s not well known so we didn’t see too many people, which is so nice when you’re working with kiddos who can be so easily distracted. I’m thinking I might offer some Family Mini-sessions out there, email me if you’re interested!