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Welcome and thanks for stopping by! Christina Conklin is a natural light portrait photographer specializing in newborns, children and families in the Cypress, TX area. Become a fan of FSP's Facebook Page and you will see your sneak peeks there too, as well as a few extras! It's easy to share your portraits with friends and family this way.

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Friday, September 30, 2011

Behind the Scenes {Newborn Photographer Cypress, TX}

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I was lucky enough to work with TWO gorgeous baby girls this week, and I loved every minute of them both!

Shooting newborns is amazing! It's an honor to be their chosen photographer. It's a joy to spend time with them and their new parents. It's a blessing to have the opportunity to capture them at their tiniest and most vulnerable.

Yeah, newborn photography ROCKS!

Anyway, Olivia's mommy asked if she could take some pictures of her sweetie's session, and I said, "Absolutely ..... if you'll share them with me!" :) So now here I am, sharing them with you!


{Disclaimer: I have no makeup on, my hair is a mess, and I have baby pee on my shirt. But hey, this is how I usually look on a day-to-day basis, minus the baby pee!}



Introducing Olivia's Sneak Peek with some behind the scene shots:



I spend a lot of time at newborn sessions crouching and soothing.
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When Baby gets into a deeper sleep, then I start arranging and perfecting little details. (Oh yeah, that's poop on the blanket. No worries, it happens every time! Everything's washable.)
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Still soothing and patiently waiting for that heavy sleep. :)
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I'm a smiling fool during these sessions. Their sweet little noises and faces make my heart melt!
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New pose. V-E-R-Y slowly, I remove my hands, the blanket, and anything else used to keep her comfy and how I want her. See my look of concentration? ;)
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Here's the resulting shot:
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Sometimes I recruit help. Here's Olivia's sweet hands-on daddy:
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And the shot:
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She's nice and sleepy, so now I'm just gently adjusting her ... and waiting ...
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I LOVE those lips!
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Blocking the light from her eyes, while patting her to sleep and keeping her legs in the right position.
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Beautiful blanket Great-Grandma made:
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P, thank you so much for taking and sharing these photos with me!

Thank you for allowing me to be the one to capture this incredible time in Olivia's life.

And thank you for making me realize that I really should be wearing makeup to client sessions! ;)

6 comments:

  1. Beautiful!! I wish I would have known you when my son was a newborn.... He's now 4 months and those days are long gone!

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  2. Thank you, Elizabeth! It's amazing how they grow so quickly, isn't it? 4 months still seems so tiny to me, but that's because my *baby* is 3!

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  3. Hi Elizabeth. I just came across your pullback shot of this newborn session. Thank you so much for sharing. If you don't mind me asking what is it that your using for your flooring. I have been looking for something like this. Everything seems so heavy and hard to transport. I love the resulting shots.
    Thank you in advance.

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  4. Hi Celesa! I'm Christina. :) I got my flooring at Lowe's in the fake-flooring aisle. It's very lightweight and thin. Good luck!

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  5. Hi Christina,
    Thank you so much for sharing this. Oh and you don't need any makeup!!
    I am starting in Newborn photography, and also want to work with natural light. What gear were you using for these shots? I love the first one in the dark basket and pink cover.
    Thanks again, isabelle

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  6. Beautiful... thanks for sharing.

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