Newborn, maternity and birth photography in Springfield, IL

Hattie | Leland Grove Springfield IL Newborn Photographer

01.18.19

Adorable Hattie’s parents were my birth clients several years ago when their first daughter Coralie was born. It was such a fantastic experience to be able to capture her birth day and newborn images, so when they contacted me letting me know that they were expecting their second I was elated! I was blessed when they once again invited me into their lives to capture sweet Hattie’s entrance into this world. My favorite part of the experience was seeing big sister Coralie meet her sister for the first time, so I knew that when the time came for the newborn session that we would have some fun. Coralie and Hattie did not disappoint. Big sister was such a sweetheart and cutie-pie Hattie slept like a dream. In fact…when the time came for me to shoot a promotional video (a behind the scenes of Blue Daisy Art) I invited her and her mom back!

I hired the fabulous Lydia Steumke to capture a maternity and newborn session and capture the essence that is a Blue Daisy Art experience. Lydia did an amazing job and sweet Hattie’s mom gave an incredible interview about her experience. You can check out the video here!

Mason | Springfield Rochester IL Newborn Photographer

01.17.19

Around the time that I photographed cutie-pie Mason I was on a streak of photographing siblings of former newborn clients. I love seeing families again when they have another child. When I photographed Mason’s big sister I was in my old small studio in my old home. This time when they returned to my brand new, expanded studio! Mason was just a dream baby for his session sleeping away his session and waking up towards the end to give me some eye open shots.

Mary B | Springfield IL Maternity Photographer

01.16.19

When Mary first contacted me to schedule a maternity session, we discussed locations, wardrobe and how she would like to integrate her family into some of the images. I was so excited for their session. Flash forward to the date of their session and oh my goodness…it was one of the coldest March dates ever! This adorable former-warm weather climate momma, braved the cold temps like a champ. We utilized the downtown Springfield area and took some frequent breaks inside to warm up but got in some gorgeous images despite the frigid temps.

Charlie 6 months old | Springfield Chatham IL Baby Photographer

01.15.19

Sweet Charlie and his gorgeous blue eyes came in to see me for his milestone session and he was absolutely such a doll! I absolutely LOVE sitter sessions too. I love the sweet expressions that I get from them, the curiosity, the smiles. I also loved that Charlie’s mom was up for using one of the outfits from my baby wardrobe collection. Over the past couple years I have worked with various vendors to find some of the cutest outfits for kiddos. I love simple outfits that allow you to focus on the child and this cream romper is just that.

Lanie | Pleasant Plains Springfield IL Newborn Photographer

01.14.19

I love my returning families. It is such a pleasure and I feel so blessed when families trust me with not only capturing their first child’s newborn images but then they come back to me when their second (or sometimes third, or even their fourth) child is born. But….I’ll be honest. When I was planning for sweet Laine’s session and specifically for the sibling images, let’s just say that well…I was a little anxious. I photographed her adorable big brother’s newborn images just 16 months prior to Laine being born. Just 16 months. He was a premie too at just 4.3 lbs. While I always have high hopes for sibling images, let’s just say that 14-18 month old kiddos are not know for their predictability or for their ability to follow directions. I had my “safety shots” planned (those tricks that many of my families have seen me use to get images where big siblings want nothing to do with their new sibling.) BUT….this little guy blew me away! Sweet big brother Lyle was a dream. Smiley, sweet and while his love “pats” may have been a little rougher than mine, he sure was sweet with his baby sister. Not letting her sweet big brother with awesome behavior overshadow her, Laine too was such an angel as she allowed me to pose and wrap her.