newborn session: baby mason

this is my first newborn photo session for the year and i hope there will be many more to come. this session was held in pennsylvania ...yes it was quite a "snowy" drive from NJ! but it was all worth it for this cute little one. i thought we were going to postpone the session since it was just the day after the snowstorm hit for 2 straight days.
his name is mason and he was about 2-1/2 weeks at the time of the session. he's the cousin of another newborn baby boy that i took photos of last year.

little baby mason was so cooperative when we started the photo session. he was just sleeping and was comfortable for most of the time when i placed him in the basket. after that, he kind of just got fussy and just wouldn't sleep anymore. luckily, i was still able to capture some shots in between some quick moments when he was awake and just quiet. just before i left, we were also quite lucky that he finally fell asleep so i took a few more quick shots. i hope his mom & dad will like these photos. we tried so hard and i hope this was all worth it for them.

to baby mason and his mom & dad...thank you for this special session. thank you for welcoming me into your lovely home and for all the patience.
special thanks to his uncle tim too. :-) i hope you will all like the photos.

lots of love...

newborn session: baby violet

this post has been long overdue! :-) this was for the newborn photo session of my cousin's 2nd baby girl Violet. her 2yr old sister, Amber, is actually my goddaughter whose B&W photo, is what you see on the 1st page of my website and business cards. amber's photo session was actually my first ever newborn session which you can view HERE.

this session was held a week before christmas which is the reason why this posting got delayed. the past christmas season was just pretty busy for me.

anyways, the photo session was held at their sweet home in NY. baby violet was 8 days old at the time of the photo shoot. it's cute 'coz violet and amber actually look alike. :-) baby violet just seems to be the more quiet one. she was in her best mood during the photo session. she didnt cry at all until the very end but she stayed up for most of the time. i would have taken more photos of older sister amber but like most 2yr olds, she was not in her best mood for any photos and was jealous for most of the time when baby violet was in the spotlight during the photo session. we had to find some "Dora doll" distraction for her for some time.

to aya, redd, amber and baby violet...thanks for another fun session! and thanks again for the lunch too! :-) hope you like these!

lots of love...

she gave me a quick smile here :-)


as you can see here, sister amber is smiling here because she got a new Dora doll that day :-) thanks to my partner in crime ;-)

baby session: audrey at 10 months

this recent session was held in central park in manhattan, ny. the session was for this adorable baby girl, audrey, who was 10 months at the time of the session and was a gift to the family in advance for audrey's 1-year birthday. :-)

after the rain and bad weather the weekend before, we had to re-schedule to the next weekend which turned out to be such a beautiful day at the park. the weather was just perfect, not too cold, specially for the little one. although we were lucky with the weather, the family had an unfortunate situation so we had to wait for the dad for some time 'til it started to get dark. he almost didn't make it but i just tried to make it work out even though it was kinda dark already so i could at least get some family pics.

anyways, while waiting for dad, i started to take photos of baby audrey by the sidewalk. as soon as i placed her in the red pail, people started flocking while i was taking photos of her. she loved the attention so much that she started to enjoy being in the pail as did everyone else who was around her. she was just too cute! :-) in the end, i was still able to get some adorable photos of audrey.

to audrey and her parents, thank you again for the fun photo session! after all that happened, i hope you and your families will like these photos and the rest to come. :-)

lots of love...

family session in central park

it was a gorgeous morning in central park, new york for a photo shoot. the sunny weather combined with the lovely fall foliage at its peak was just almost perfect on that day. this recent session was for a lovely family of four with their 2 cute little girls ... gabrielle at 34 months and baby arielle at 6 months. the family had also found me through my facebook page (click HERE... http://www.facebook.com/melaniedphotography)
i had to postpone their session the weekend before because of bad weather so we were so glad that the weather turned out to be much better that day. the weather was a little bit cold for the little ones but it wasn't too bad that they were able to take off their sweaters after a few hours.

everything was almost perfect but i have to admit that this was the toughest photo shoot i have done so far. their two little girls were not in their best mood that morning so we just tried to make the best out of it. i also would have extended the session but unfortunately, they already had something planned right after the session. little gabrielle would not even look at my camera and would always turn away even after i had gained her friendship & played around with her a couple of times. her mom even said... "i don't even know how you could do this". :-) my answer is ...i love kids and i am just really passionate about my work that i just try to do my best even if it means running, jumping around with the kids and making silly sounds and faces. :-)

with all that said, i think i was still lucky to be able to capture some nice shots. their mom had mentioned during the session that they will probably have another photo session when the kids are a little bit older.

to gabrielle, arielle and her parents... thank you for choosing me to photograph your family and capture a wonderful milestone in your lives. it was nice meeting your lovely family and i hope to see you again in the future. i hope you like these photos and the rest to come.

lots of love...