Newborn Photographer New Milford CT – Mia Coco

Newborn Photographer New Milford CT

Welcome Mia Coco!

Mia was seven weeks old when she visited me in the studio. I had heard that she had lots of hair but I wasn’t quite prepared for this much hair and eyes that suck you right in!

I couldn’t wait to share a couple from Mia’s newborn session. There is lots of down time at a baby shoot, feedings, diaper changes, the usual new baby stuff so I always get to know the new parents pretty well. What a pleasure it was to meet both of them! You are in good hands Mia Coco <3

CT Family – Welcome baby Greta

CT Family Photography

Welcome Baby Greta!

I was thrilled to welcome a new baby to this lovely family. I have followed Aine’s progress since she was a tiny baby to now; an energetic and enthusiastic, chatty big sister. It really is one of the nicest parts of my job to watch these children grow and change. Greta was a dream model baby and raised the question of nature or nurture one more time, was she so relaxed because she is number 2 or will it be part of her innate personality to be mellow??? I think some babies are born more relaxed than others but knowing what you are getting into and being able to interpret cues faster doesn’t hurt either! She really does look a lot like her big sister, I wonder if she will have Aine’s curls too?

Doesn’t she have the most adorable mouth? It’s the details that we think we will remember forever that I love to capture. She will change and we’ll have the portraits to look back on.

Look she smiled for the camera 🙂

So sibling shots are usually a combination of bribery, coaxing, distraction and a very fast shutter!!! Aine was busy and she has that extremely healthy mix of love and indifference towards her baby sister. I am sure they will be great friends in the future though. There is nothing like the bond between sisters.

Congratulations to the whole family!

Janet xo

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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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New Milford CT Newborn Photographer – studio session

New Milford, CT Newborn Photographer Planet Photo welcomes baby Olivia!

It was an absolute pleasure to welcome back Lindsay into the studio and to meet her brand new baby girl. Olivia was as good as gold the day she came to visit and she has been a text book newborn so far!

You might remember Lindsey’s maternity session with the beautiful handmade crochet blanket. Well the blanket was back and this time baby Olivia got to snuggle on it. I love to incorporate objects or locations with personal meaning and was so thrilled when Lindsay remembered to bring the blanket with her.

Take a look at some of the images – Olivia has her momma’s beautiful skin and clear and bright eyes. She was taking in the world and making eye contact at six days old!

Can you believe it?

People ask all the time when they should book their maternity or newborn sessions. I like to do the maternity at the beginning of the third trimester. You will look pregnant but won’t feel too large – Lindsay was an exception here and was actually seven months pregnant when her sisters talked her into the session. Newborn sessions are best before 10 days if possible. I write the booking down for the due date and then make sure my schedule is open enough to accommodate date changes. My son was 12 long days late – it happens, but book before the baby comes and send me a message once you deliver.

If you enjoyed this baby fix then don’t forget to Like Planet Photo on Facebook and check back on the blog for more beautiful babies and families!

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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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Newborn Photography – Welcome Baby Brody!

Planet Photo Newborn Photography – welcomes Baby Brody!

I first met Amber and Eric of Raw Photo Design through our children. Olivia and Avery rode the bus to kindergarden and have been the best of friends ever since. It was a couple of weeks into the soccer season and side line chatter when I realized that this young couple were photographers (the 70-200 lens was probably the first clue) and I had been following their blog. Small world, huh?

Fast forward a few years and things have changed quite a bit for all of us. After spending a few years as part of the raw family, Planet Photo was born. Eric and Amber gave me the confidence, the inspiration (and a lot of technical know how!) to go for it. I learned tons from both of them and our families became close in so many ways. Tragedy struck earlier this year and Eric drowned in a terrible accident. We felt his loss deeply and promised to be there for Amber, her children and her baby on the way. We respect and honor Eric’s memory by talking about him often; sharing memories and guessing what he would say or do in a particular situation or just joking about the crazy things he did…… there was one time they came for dinner and Eric jumped behind my stove and started taking it apart so that he could figure out how to fix his own broken cooktop!

Avery and Olivia have helped each other with their losses this year, Olivia grieving for her Auntie Sarah and Avery for her Dad. It has created a strong bond that I hope will be there for a very long time and has made for some very strange back of the car conversations!

We are so excited to welcome Brody to the raw family. He is the glue and the promise of the future bringing them together, and he is already deeply adored by Amber, Avery and Ryder and all the family and friends around him. I was so happy to spend time with Amber and Brody to capture this little nugget at two weeks old. He is changing already but I think you will agree he is a very special little guy.

Welcome Brody Michael – we have lots of stories to share with you.

xoxox

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CT Family Photo Session

CT Family Photo Session – Planet Photo meets a beautiful baby boy!

I had the pleasure of meeting this little guy a couple of weeks ago for a newborn family photo and he was the cutest! Newborn sessions are completely unpredictable. You never know how fast the baby will fall asleep, or how much they will like me “fiddling” with them once they fall asleep. One thing I can usually count on is some time to hang out with the parents and get to know a little about the family this new baby has been lucky enough to be born into. I loved this guy’s parents and almost invited myself along to lunch afterwards!!!

Once I get the baby posed in a certain way then instead of moving them, it’s me that moves around and I try to get a couple of different angles of the same pose.

His moms didn’t really want to be in the shoot but this shows the love and the support this baby will have surrounding him in life – I love this!

Look at those big eyes! He was taking the whole thing in and didn’t want to miss a trick.

Congratulations on your beautiful baby boy!

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Wilton CT Photographer – A baby sister!

Wilton CT Photographer – sibling session

This purplicious young lady is lucky to have a calm and relaxed mom to welcome her to family life in Connecticut. Caroline is the type of person I could share a cup of coffee with and put the world to right, but with a new baby and an almost 2 year old she is going to be a little busy for a while! Big brother and Dad were not home when we met, just seven short days after the birth of baby Hailey, but we had fun capturing that new sleepy baby phase. Hailey made the cutest baby noises you could possibly imagine, stretched and squirmed a bit and then promptly fell asleep! In short, she was perfect during our session. I wish Hailey, Caroline and the rest of their family the very best for the future.