Whenever I’m contacted for a newborn session, I always ask the parents “will you be involved in some photos as well?” Believe it or not, most moms say no, just the sibling or dad or newborn only. That makes me sad. When they arrive the day of the session, I ask again. Sometimes I still get no. Sometimes hesitation. This was how it went with Marcus’ mom. At the end of the session, I said, let me try just one shot with you, and we got this:

I loved it. Mom loved it.

To the new moms out there, BE ENCOURAGED. YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL! Be in images with your newborn. They will only be this tiny once. Remember how they fit in your arms at this size, how they smelled, how you felt when you held them…

And then I will snap the picture 🙂