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CT Newborn Photographer – a precious little girl

Some babies are just born beautiful. This is most definitely one of the most beautiful baby girls you could imagine.

She was so alert. her clear blue eyes watched me as I took my photos with a wisdom and understanding that was uncanny in a newborn. She is destined for great things I am sure.

“Let her sleep for when she wakes she will move mountains”

I like to hold newborn sessions in my studio – I keep it a “balmy” 85 degrees and I have all the props on hand to make the session go as smooth as possible. You get to relax while I create images of your baby. Ideally we would schedule the shoot between 4 and 10 days but all babies are different and there really is no magic formula. Growth spurts and cluster feedings happen during those first few weeks so we work around them. Sessions are baby led and can take anywhere from 2-3 hours.

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NY Family Photographer – Gemma’s Cake Smash!

Celebrating Gemma’s first birthday with a cake smash photo shoot just had to happen. Her newborn shoot was one of the most memorable from last year – Gemma and her Dad on his motorcycle is still one of my favorites!

Joya (Gemma’s Mom) made the cake and planned out the colors, balloons and accessories – I loved EVERYTHING about it. You just never know with the first birthday sessions if the little ones are going to be into the cake – in this case I really don’t think there was any doubt whatsoever as to whether or not Gemma enjoyed the cake! She had some priceless expressions – I think we did a pretty good job of capturing them.

Happy Birthday Gemma!

xoxo

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I don’t think she can quite believe her luck – she gets to eat as much cake and frosting as she wants – oh perfect day!

Thank you so much for choosing me to be a part of Gemma’s birthday celebration.

If you are thinking of a first birthday session for your little one then let me know – they are fast becoming my favorite sessions!!!! Fill out my contact form with the details of what you are looking for and I will send you some information and be in touch as soon as I can.

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Family Photographer Orange CT – Two little girls!

Mike and Kelly were some of my first clients and I adore them and their beautiful (and growing) family! Ella and Cora are as cute as can be and if they inherit their parents relaxed and fun approach to life then they are going to do great.

Cora was at that wonderful stage of sitting securely without crawling away – she was mellow and happy so we could have taken photos of her all day long. Some babies reach this stage around 5 months, some a little older but it really is a great stage to document, they can hold their head up high and you can capture some of those first signs of who they are. Once they start crawling and walking then it’s sometimes easier to get photos of the back of their head!

Every child is different and the beauty of a location shoot in a familiar setting is that we can move around and mix things up so that I can capture the personality of the little people in your family. I can’t wait to meet the new baby!!!!

Love, Janet xo

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New Milford CT Photographer – Spring has Sprung!

Spring Mini Session Sneak Peaks!

There are a couple of things that will instantly make me smile (well to be honest there are lots of things, but I won’t bore you with the entire list) but a little girl in a pink bow and a baby size jeans jacket brought a smile to my face and a flood of memories. My daughter had a Calvin Klein jeans jacket that I absolutely adored on her (check out the last photo for a picture of Olivia in her jeans jacket).

Baby Erin was one of the first baby sessions I showed on the Planet Photo website and it was fun to get her back to test out the spring mini session looks but also to show just how much she has grown and changed. We put her in some similar colors and the baskets we used for her newborn session so that you can see the difference!

The milestone package includes three sessions and you choose between maternity, newborn, sitting and cake smash. Erin was a little older than the typical sitting age so of course it became a crawling session!!! I think will agree it only added to the cuteness.

Hooray for Easter – isn’t that the cutest picture ever?!?!?

Baby Brody getting in on the act.

I have to say that having a friend with a newborn baby has brought so much joy to our family. My kids adore him and now that he is smiling and interacting with everyone around him it is just getting better all the time.

If you are interested in booking a Spring Mini Session then check out the information on the last blog post – I would love to see you!

And here is Olivia in her jeans jacket in the fall of 2004. I absolutely love this.

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Mini Sessions for Spring or Easter

mini session_spring_pink hairbow_CT photography_photo deal I realized that it has been over 18 months since I last offered mini sessions (waaaay too long) so I am going to do two dates for in-studio spring and easter mini sessions. I wanted to bring a little spring inside and not be nervously checking the weather forecast for the week before the session dates!

Once I decided to do sessions well I just couldn’t decide what would be cuter for spring. So, I decided to offer 2 different looks/backdrops and make you all pick instead!

The first is a neutral, organic looking scene complete with Pottery Barn nest and easter bunnies. Available March 22 AM and March 30 PM

The second is a much brighter and cute look that gives a trendy Baby Gap look. Available March 22 PM and March 30 AM

Both can be adapted for older children and siblings.

If you just can’t decide and you want both (or the dates don’t work) then let me know and we can schedule a regular session.

I will information on special print pricing for the mini session but I will send you all of that later….

Thanks to Erin and Brody for trying out the looks!

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Happy Birthday Emery Kate – Cake Smash!

A 1st birthday cake smash for beautiful Emery Kate!

There are some milestone birthdays that just call out for an extra special celebration. The first birthday is a date that cannot be missed and we had so much fun marking the day for Emery Kate. She was such an easy going little girl, full of personality and happy to be over at my home studio for her cake smash session. She not only takes everything in her stride – she loves what each new day has to offer her!

We got a couple of portraits of Emery in her special 1 year old undershirt and pink tutu – I really think that every girl needs a tutu portrait at some point in her life, don’t you agree? She did great with that so we moved onto the cake part. I just love the look on her face when she finally tastes that creamy buttercream – her mom said that she can be very particular about having clean hands, and true to form she hesitantly dove into the cake but then was very happy to clean up in the bath tub afterwards!

I got that pouting picture when she first got in – she wasn’t quite sure about all the bubbles but she soon came around. The bath tub entertains a busy one year old and keeps them still so that I can use that time to get a couple of portraits. It’s the perfect way to end a fun, messy (but very yummy) session – – Happy Birthday Emery Kate!

If you are interested in scheduling a studio session then send me an email to janet@planet-photography.com or text me on 203 313 1303.

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Cake Smash – Happy 1st Birthday!

Cake Smash – Happy 1st Birthday Lauren!

I had an absolute blast with this 1st birthday shoot. Mimoza was so excited to celebrate her daughter’s birthday in style and a cake smash with a giant cupcake was just the thing to mark the day. We started out with some photos of Lauren in her beautiful red holiday dress and black bow – don’t you love those clear blue eyes? A quick change and onto the cake – can I just tell you that it smelled divine! A giant cupcake with sprinkles from Crumbs + a cute personalized onesie and a pink tutu and we were ready….. Lauren was so excited to see the cake and we let her take the lead as to how much she wanted to play with it – some 1 year olds get right in and some are more reserved, either way it makes for some great shots! We put Lauren in a bath tub with lots of bubbles and she was warm, cozy and ready to splash around. I think we all had fun watching her wash away the frosting! She was adorable and really chatty as soon as she got into the bath, I think it was my favorite part of the session because her playful outgoing personality came shining through.

If you are interested in a cake smash for your little one then contact me and I can get you on the calendar. These shoots are best done in my studio, I keep it nice and warm and I take care of the set up and most importantly the clean up! You can bring a cake or I can make one.

Check out the photos and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did…..