Jayden’s mother, Nicole, requested a session with me a few months ago through The Gold Hope Project. Jayden was diagnosed last September with T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, after a trip to the pediatrician and ultimately the emergency room with some bruising and petechiae. Nicole thought she was getting Jayden checked out for anemia, which runs in the family, but was heartbroken to discover that Jayden was fighting a much more difficult battle.

Before his diagnosis, Jayden enjoyed riding dirt bikes and being outside. In his current condition, outside time is limited due to germs and it is not possible for him to ride his dirt bike. Nicole says that they noticed limitations in Jayden’s mobility right away. He was feeling weak and no longer able to run around the way he had before. As we walked through the park for their family portrait session, Jayden told me about his dirt bike and how he wishes he could ride. He really enjoyed being at the park that day, and seeing all the animals that were there. He really showed his personality for pictures. Jayden has so much spunk.

Nicole says that Jayden’s diagnosis and challenges that have come after have really made their family appreciate time together more. She says they are just able to enjoy simple moments like snuggling and watching movies, eating a meal together, or watching the boys play. These everyday moments are all the more special.

When Nicole first told me what she was hoping to capture during this session, her focus was on Jayden and his brother Logan. “We just need one or two family shots,” she said at the beginning of the session. I knew that their family needed more than a couple of family photos from this special fighter session. So during the first half of their session, I took plenty of pictures of Jayden with Logan, wearing their Golden Knights jerseys and posing like tough, James-Bond-like fellas. However, when we moved to our last location in the park, I sat them all down for family cuddles. I asked Nicole to wrap her arms around Jayden and just be. This next image was the result, and was my favorite image from the whole shoot. It just encompasses everything that Nicole had told me about how much she appreciated moments together during this time in their lives. I’m so honored that she allowed me to capture these tender moments for their family.

I am currently booking Fall 2019 family session dates and Holiday mini-sessions, as well as newborn, maternity, and milestone portraits. This is the season that get busy and booked up fast, so be sure to plan ahead and schedule early.

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Are you looking for a las vegas newborn photographer? There are so many styles and experiences to be found, but finding a photographer who is right for you and will take great care of you through the process can be a challenge. I have put together a guide to help you select a great newborn photographer. If you ask these questions, you’re sure to find a safe, artistic, and reliable newborn photographer for this important time in your life. Remember, you only have one chance to capture amazing newborn portraits.

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Little Austyn’s newborn session was a dream from start to finish. Her mother, Brittany, texted me just prior to the session. “Hey, would it be okay if we got some shots of Zak skin-to-skin with Austyn?” Um yes, girl. I love it when dad’s are comfortable enough to capture these skin-to-skin poses, because there’s really just something extra sweet about big, strong daddies bonding with tiny babies. The World Health Organization recommends skin-to-skin contact for baby and mother in the first hour after birth to warm baby and promote breastfeeding, but who says it has to stop there. That bonding time is wonderful for both mom and dad in these early weeks with a newborn baby. Zak’s skin-to-skin snuggles with Austyn were some of my favorite poses of this session.

As I completed the rest of the session, posing Austyn carefully in baskets and on my bean bag, Zak and Brittany watched with such amazement over their little girl. It was clear that they were head over heals in love with her. I love watching that new-parent love in action. There is nothing like it in this world. I met these parents a few months prior, because Brittany had booked my newborn and maternity session package. Their family chemistry was amazing then, filled with a beautiful sense of humor, and it’s only gotten better since the birth of their baby girl. Their family is truly beautiful to the core, and it’s been lovely capturing this incredible milestone for them.

I am currently booking newborn due dates, family, baby, and maternity photo sessions for Fall 2019. Booking your newborn session early gives us time to plan for a beautifully artistic newborn gallery that you can be proud of.

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Are you looking for a Las Vegas Newborn Photographer? There are so many styles and experiences to be found, but finding a photographer who is right for you and will take great care of you through the process can be a challenge. I have put together a guide to help you select a great newborn photographer. If you ask these questions, you’re sure to find a safe, artistic, and reliable newborn photographer for this important time in your life. Remember, you only have one chance to capture amazing newborn portraits.

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Quite often, my clients come through those doors thinking that they just want the digital files from their portrait sessions. However, when they see the many printing and framing samples that I have in my studio, the value in printing these priceless images with a professional is obvious. This family had no doubts from the beginning. They scheduled their newborn session with me, BECAUSE I could offer them professional printing. Lauren mentioned my wood prints the very first time we met. My heart might have fluttered a bit. I get excited about printing my photography. You see, I have had too many families come back a year later with lost files, or emails asking why the color looks different in their prints from consumer lab. As a professional photographer, I know what print products look great with my style of photography, I calibrate equipment to match the color profiles of the professional labs that I work with, and I spend a great deal of time working with labs and craftsman to ensure that the finished product is a work of art. I collaborate with two family-owned business and a professional print lab to create the following print products. The craftsman that I partner with have an exclusive list of professional photographers only, so they are not something that you can just purchase anywhere. I was wait-listed for both of these products before I was able to offer these to my clients. I take pride in waiting it out for the very best. It was worth it.

When I print photographs for my clients, I don’t just have them choose and click a button. We sit down together for a viewing appointment, and if they’d like printed portrait art, I help visualize what their images would look like on different print items. Lauren, for example, had a wood print collection in mind, but wanted to see what it would look like if we substituted two reclaimed frames into the arrangement. After a few minutes of designing on my laptop, I had the revised wall gallery displayed on big screen in front of us. She loved it! The chippy paint of the reclaimed frames complimented her son’s newborn session perfectly, and it really completed the display. I am beyond thrilled to have packaged up these treasures for Lauren this week, and I can’t wait to deliver them. These portrait treasures belong on the walls of their home.