i just love sweet baby lips…

sigh…sweet baby perfection.

daily mantra:

My heart is tender
but my arms are strong enough
to always hold you.

{daily.haiku}

i could photograph newborn babies all day. there is something so completely special and unique about every, single one of them…and Ben is no exception. he is probably the most relaxed baby, and that personality shines through even when he isn’t sleeping.

daily mantra: “while we try and teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.” {angela.schwindt}

have i mentioned today how much i my job….

love always. me.

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it’s not what you wear that is important to your session….it’s not your shoes….your make up. it’s you. fabulous, wonderful, perfect in non-perfect form…you.

that is expecting a lot though, isn’t it? being you?

i find children facinating because they are comfortable in their own self. that is what led me most to photographing children. their honesty. if they are sad, you know. if they are happy, you know. if they want a piece of cake, you know.

i know i ask a lot of adults when they come to me and i tell them to show their love in front of the camera. it IS difficult to forget those inhibitions that are painted on like layers as we move through our lives. i have them too. actually, i have them all. haha.

but maybe, just maybe, if you know what inspires me most in the whole wide world is YOU, that will make it a bit easier.

{and yes, if being you is wearing your old pair of roller skates and barreling through the Old Port, that is completely okay}

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and this is good stuff…you should watch it.

daily mantra: from small beginnings come great things {unknown}

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truth. the next best thing to having your own baby is getting to be around them all the time. truth. it still isn’t easy to leave at the end of the session. and little Owen was so preciously perfect it made my depart bitter sweet. at almost 2 weeks old, he was the perfect little sleeper. i was mesmerized by his long toes and fingers, and how every little baby noise he was simply amazing {you know those sweet little semi-sleeping squeaks…sigh}. we had an awesome session and i just could not help but share a few this monday morning.

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on a business note, my newborn casting call is currently full and i can’t thank those of you enough who have participated, or have yet to. i hope to reopen another for an older age group this summer when the weather is balmy and the light is golden, so stay tuned to the blog for that around June!

for the next several months i will be immersing myself in sweet newborn goodness. Liam is the very first newborn i have photographed this year, and i cannot tell you how much these little, tiny beings make me glow from the inside out. it was hard to resist not picking him up and taking him home…but as you can see, his Mom and dad are QUITE attached to him, and i can see why.

NEWBORNS!!!

I will am currently looking for approximately 6 tiny models to expand my newborn portfolio.

What you get for being a model:

* 1 free session. {$125.00 value}

* 5 free 5 x 7 prints. {$125.00 value}

* 50% off the cost of all additional prints {unlimited value!!}

* 15% off albums and other merchandise.

Details:

{please read carefully}

*newborns must be no older than 2 weeks of age at the time of session.

*session will concentrate on the newborn baby, and a few shots with mom and/or dad, but not on other extended family.

* parents of models must sign a model release that will allow me to use the photographs on my website and/or blog.

* if i travel more than 40 miles outside the Rumford, Maine area, travel fees do still apply. please note if you are willing to travel.

* please send me an email to amanda@labellavitaphotos.com with your name and your due date.

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