Meet Grace. She was welcomed recently by some good friends of mine whom I met through our Small Group through our church. Shortly after our group joined about a year ago, Randy and Melissa shared with us the exciting new that their first child was on the way. It has been wonderful to share this journey with them, though I’m sure us ladies in small group heaped more than our fair share of unsolicited advice on poor Melissa!
Grace was the perfect newborn model. She was wide awake when I arrived (as she was most of the night before … poor Mommy and Daddy were so tired!) and let me capture a few images of those gorgeous bright eyes. Then she dozed off with just a little coaxing and she was mostly content to put up with all our posing throughout the rest of the session.
Her daddy is a musician, so we incorporated a few props to reflect his love of music. I thought this image just begged for a vintage conversion to go with the antique microphone. And let me say, getting a 7 pound baby asleep on a drum is no small feat! This was a first in my career. We probably spent more time on this pose than any other that morning. Mommy and Daddy were spotting their little girl just outside the frame … safety first! Finally she relaxed her little face and presto!
Randy and Melissa, thank you for sharing a morning with me, and for the opportunity to be your daughter’s first photographer. May God richly bless darling Grace all the days of her life.
