I love photographing newborns. Okay, so I love photographing all people, what can I say, I’m what you call a people-a-holic. Or something like that. There is something about newborns that is just so, so fresh, so sweet. Their smell is unexplainable, a smell of newness. Their tiny features that change so quickly. I love capturing all of their little parts, from their head to their toes. I always sneak in a few cuddles, because it reminds me of just how recently their little souls were in the Father’s hands.

You’ve heard it said that childhood is fleeting, well the newness of a newborn even more-so. That is why I always try to capture my newborns within the first two weeks. Little Evan wasn’t quite 2 weeks yet when we did his session. When I arrived he was wide awake which was great because I was able to capture some shots of him with his beautiful eyes open. It took some time to get him asleep, but I knew all it would take was us going on in the Florida heat to get him to fall asleep peacefully. While mom, dad, and ESPECIALLY myself (remind me never to wear a white top in this heat, I was drenched…and I am not THAT girl who would enter a wet T-shirt contest) began to sweat, Evan slept soundly allowing us to move him in all sorts of sweet poses.

Newborn sessions take a lot of patience and mom and dad were both AWESOME, giving their brand new baby boy lots of cuddles and lots of feedings. Thank you J, K, and E for an awesome session.

WOW! Words can’t express how fun this session was. We spent most of the day on their boat cruising the water on a beautiful day. We stopped at an island and ate some lunch, swam at the sandbar and just had an awesome time.
(Scroll down to see the video. It’s a bit long but worth the watch!)
This is a session I will NEVER forget!
XOXO to the Newell Family!!

I love Angela’s laugh. It’s even better in person!

Mr. E was a shark coming to get me. I have video to prove it.

I met Angela 4 years ago. She was walking through Ross with the cutest preggo belly and I knew I had to approach her. I told her I was a photographer and would love to shoot her cute little belly. Angela called me a few days later to set up the first of many sessions. The rest…HISTORY. I’ve photographed her wedding reception, her baby’s newborn photos, and numerous family sessions. I have grown to love this family. So, when Angela approached me about Trashing her Dress, well, to say I was excited was an understatement. Then when she mentioned she would like to do the session in Boca Grande I was even more excited.
I could hardly call this session a job. We spend most of the day on their boat (stay tuned for their family session in another post), in the water, and I even tried my first raw oyster. We were chased by dolphins, our skin was sun-kissed, we cooled off at the sandbar and I got to hang out with two very cool little (er sorry Au, you aren’t so little anymore) dudes. It was a perfect day.

Untitled from Rachel Absher on Vimeo.

SOME of my favs…

Stay Tuned for their candid family session coming soon.

P.S. Not only is Angela beautiful, but she is also an awesome event consultant. Check her work out HERE.