Category Archives: Newborns
Fabulous | Long Island Newborn Photographer | September Blue Photography
Loved this little newborn peanut! She let me try all sorts of great poses on her. And she was such a beauty (when you see her mama’s pic, you’ll see where she got part of her good looks from!)
Ella | Long Island Newborn Photographer | September Blue Photography
Isabella | Long Island Newborn Photographer | September Blue Photography
I have to admit – I’ve been very lucky lately with some older newborns. This little 18 day old girl was awake for awhile but she was so content and alert that she was practically posing for me. I couldn’t get over it. She was staring right at me. Practically smiling… she was smiling with her eyes, I could tell 
Eventually she gave in and fell into a blissful sleep for some snuggly poses.
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The IT factor | Long Island Newborn Photographer | September Blue Photography
When I first walk into a client’s home for a newborn session, there’s just one thing I’m interested in. The “IT” factor. Nope, not the furniture, not the decor. I’m looking for IT – the light. That beautifully soft, filtered natural light coming in at just the right angle in the just the right quantity. Quite honestly, not every house has IT. You’d be surprised – I’ve been in big beautiful LI homes that didn’t have much of IT and in small NYC apartments that had just the right amount of IT. Sometimes, it’s just a grey day and even the biggest window will let you down. But sometimes, all the elements come together and everything bounces and diffuses just right. On this day, the layers upon layers of snow on the ground combined with just the right amount of cloud cover made a South facing window a joy to work with. On this day, I didn’t curse the snow.
This is baby W, bathed in beautiful natural light, just 6 days old.
And this one – easily one of my favorite recent newborn images. Not just because it’s a departure from the usual beanbag/blanket stuff and the way the light falls over them. It’s the way his mommy is holding him…so natural, so relaxed… the look of pure content on this face, the tilt of Mom’s head as she looks down at her new baby… and then you notice her right thumb and that’s where you get a sense of just how tiny he is here. It more than beautiful light and a beautiful baby – it’s a sweet moment captured.
18 days | Long Island Newborn Photographer | September Blue Photography
It’s true… I won’t deny it. MOST newborn sessions take place within the first 14 days of life and they are better for it. It has pretty much become the industry standard for a newborn session and rarely will you see a newborn session that looks like this when the baby is older. Why? Because when newborns enter their 3rd week of life, baby acne can start to show up… they tend to sleep less and are more alert and awake. Plus, they start to lose that newborn curl and some other classic newborn traits. So I strongly urge all my newborn parents to let me know as SOON as baby is on the way or has been born. Most put me on their call list of friends and family to let me know that baby has arrived. And I can’t tell you how much I have LOVED getting those emails or texts that say “we are on our way to the hospital to have the baby!” I feel like I’m part of it and how exciting is it to be waiting for a new baby to arrive?! Few things in life beat that…
Hmmm … where was I? Oh yes… newborn photography past 14 days of life usually doesn’t normally look like this. But… then every once in awhile there is a dream baby like baby G… and she will do everything that a 6 day old will do and more. (Actually, I’ve been super lucky lately and have gotten several fantastic “older” newborns…maybe it comes with the experience ) When Baby G’s mommy contacted me last minute I just happened to have an opening – I couldn’t say no…
We were SO excited when she gave us all these amazing poses. She was just a happy baby and it showed. Her mommy and daddy were just over the moon in love with her and that showed. It was one of the sweetest newborn sessions ever. And the really great thing about ”older” newborns is how nicely filled out they are…they are eating well and have started to fill out so they are plump and biteable. [It's a word, I just made it up] Here she is… gorgeous baby G!
And the shot that had me LMAO when editing this session… LOVE this!!
Reese | Long Island Newborn Photographer | September Blue Photography
She is loved.
She is protected.
She is beautiful.
This is Reese.
Beach Boy | Long Island Newborn Photographer | September Blue Photography
It was a cool October day when I walked into the warm and toasty apartment where baby T lives. It was bathed in light from huge floor to ceiling windows and I did cartwheels in my head over the beautiful light. The apartment warm and toasty because that’s what you need for a good newborn session (warm baby = happy baby) and T’s mom & dad followed my advice. They were ready to go. From the first pose to the last, this session was nothing short of awesome. I loved Mom & Dad’s ideas and better yet – sweet baby T let us try them all!
This was one of the first few frames:
After all those awesome poses, he goes and does this… as if to say, “Oh, you didn’t get one with my eyes open yet, here ya go.”
And then went right back to sleep to make sure we could get this for his Daddy.
And of course this… because Daddy is a beach lover and surfer… Think this boy is going to make his Daddy proud? I’m sure he already has.
Thanks so much to the L family for a great session, and to Cathy for the pullback shots (which I can’t find right now! Grrr!)
He’s not an agent, he just writes books for the CIA | Long Island Newborn Photographer | September Blue Photography
It was October…not Red October, but we were on the Hunt for a great shot. The Sum of All my Fears was not getting one but with a sweet 4 day old, born into a VERY good looking family there was no Clear and Present Danger of not capturing gorgeous images of this little boy and his family. Meet Jack Ryan. Yes, I’m a dork, and yes, I love his name.
Sigh….wish I had an image like this with one or both of my boys…
Good Charlotte | Long Island Newborn Photographer | September Blue Photography
She was good - oh so good - this baby Charlotte and a such a beauty. She was born into one of the sweetest families I’ve ever met and I loved hanging out with them almost as much as I loved photographing their new addition.
And here it is – the irresistible smirk!
Alexa | Long Island Newborn Photographer | September Blue Photography
Cheeks!!! Chubby, kissable, pinchable, 8 lbs + newborn cheeks.
