Photographing a new addition to a client's family

I first met Jill, Billy and Max when I was partnered with Living Social for Holiday Family Portraits.  They arrived at my studio and I had an instant bond with their son Max.  He is still a little charmer to this day!

I then invited Jill to a Mom's group for a playdate and we bonded over fashion.  Jill is an amazing clothing designer, specializing in wedding gowns.  We have collaborated on a couple of shoots, some of our fashion shoots can be seen on her website Jill M Peterson .

Jill and I were pregnant at the same time.... she welcomed Alexandra about 2 weeks after I had my daughter Oona.  So excited for these girls to grow up close to each other in age.  Max and my daughter Viola are buddies, it's going to be fun watching the 4 of them grow up together.

Alexandra is such a sweet little girl and did such a great job for her first photo shoot.  She was 18 hours old and was a pro already.

I love photographing babies in the first 24 hours of their life.

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