Lillybelle Rose Photography Blog

Sweet Olivia came to the studio today for her newborn session.   Confession time:  She had me worried within the first half hour of her session.  This little peanut didn’t want me to move even a finger on her pretty little hands!  Thankfully, once she realized who was boss, we were able to capture a gallery full of images as yummy as this.

There are tons more I’d love to share, but I must post another adorable session’s sneak peeks,  capture a baby boy tomorrow and shoot 7 minis plus a full session this weekend.  Why all in May, folks???  lol…

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I can only recall a couple of moments in the past when an action in the present zapped me back in time.  A friend referred to this as a full-circle moment.  Have you had any?  I’ll never forget the moment our youngest started stroking my face the way my mother always did.  It was so strange to feel comforted and loved that way by my own baby, and instantly brought me back to moments when I lay on my mom’s lap, soaking in her love. sigh

I had another really cool full-circle moment last week.   The story goes back to when I was 16 yrs old and discovered Ballet.  As a flat-footed ballet dancer, I obsessively drew the lower half of a tutu’ed  ballerina on pointe in sous-sus  (A releve, or rise, with the feet in a tight fifth position.).  She, unlike me, had the most amazing arches.  ; D  I drew this over and over and over.  And there I was, last week, PHOTOGRAPHING this…

… the lower half of a tutu’ed  ballerina on pointe in sous-sus, but creating this little piece of art using an entirely different medium.  My mom had always told me I needed to do something creative with my life, but I had no clue what that meant.  Moms do know best.

And then there is little Mr. C.   I captured him last year as he celebrated his first birthday.  This was one of those funky times in my business when I didn’t feel confident that I was “good enough” to be given the honor of watching my littlest clients grow through my lens.  Mr C. is not the first I’ve captured multiple times, but there was something about this family that really stuck with me last year.  They are incredibly upbeat, energetic, and full of love.  I *really* hoped I’d see them again.  And there they were, celebrating little C’s 2nd birthday and the anticipation of his baby sister.

(Make sure to check out the family image on the bench in the left column.  That boy luuuves his Mama.)

Life is wonderful.  

Thank you, G. Family, for the honor of capturing your sweet boy, again. 

New boudoir post is up on Lillybelle Rose Boudoir > Click here!

Two more sessions to post before a weekend of minis.  Fingers crossed that the lovely weather sticks!

*** Have a great day! ***

Hoping you all had a Mother’s Day filled with love and laughter, and relaxation!

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for trusting me to capture the loves of your life!

Beautiful, calm, hungry Ryan came to the studio for his newborn portraits this week.  Have I told you how much I love my job?  (And that newborns are a close first to my all-time-favorite sessions to photograph???)  Come melt with me…

Thank you so much for the honor S.!  It was such a pleasure to finally meet you and your family!  Congratulations to you all!

… and so much more.

This sweet young lady dances at the same dance school Bella attends, and she’s an amazing dancer at just 13 years young.  Can you imagine how crazy excited I was when mom asked about a session???  Woo!  Hoo!  It was really cool to hang out with this beauty for a couple of hours (Modeling sessions allow for more outfit changes!) and get to know *that* dancer a bit.  She won me over in minutes, with her bright eyes and beautiful smile, then she started dancing, in my studio, and I was putty in her hands.   Meet Clara.

Thank you so much for the honor!!!  It was wonderful spending time with you, Clara, and Mom!

Next up on the blog, this little piece of heaven…