Downtown Family Photography Spring Session

A little downtown Spring family session! 

I should just say Summer because lord knows that Spring in Louisiana very, very short lived! We got about two weeks between what some people call winter and what Louisiana calls Summer. We work with what we get around here though!

This darling couple- Mollie and Andy and their precious little, Skylar made a dreamy little family photography session. I felt like they walked off the pages of a JCREW magazine and right in front of downtown Baton Rouge. 

Mollie had the most darling bonnets for Skylar. Again, note JCREW magazine. We of course had a couple bloopers thanks to children under 5 doing what they do best!! Gotta love a spontaneous kiddo.

When it comes to my sessions whether it be a engagement session, family or newborn photography there is always, always the question of "what do I wear??" It seems that making these sorts of decisions for couples and families is labor some. 

I always always tell my clients to think "blending"  not "matching". Matching takes away from the couple or family looking like their unique self!! This is a huge loss to me as a crafter of beautiful photography. Just think of a color scheme and then let everyone be themselves and choose what they are most comfortable in! This seems to be what works best for client sessions in my eye. 

Back to the Merritt's! Like I said, JCREW models making family life look lovely and easy breezy! 

We found a little nook by the Capital with some darling flowers in bloom. Skylar was perfect in front of them and starting exploring for four leaf clovers!! Well, that's what I like to think although I am sure she was just terribly fascinated with the itchy grass :) 

She made for a darling little baby photography model though, don't you think?!

It was a perfect little family session and we got to talk babies towards the end! I got all sorts of new baby tips which was so helpful!! It's nice to get the down low from new mamas!! 

So a BIG thank you for choosing me and for sharing all your parent wisdom :) 

Y'all's little Skylar was just a doll!! 

Baton Rouge Family Photograhy Sesion

Family Photography Session for the win! 

The weather was perfect, the evening was clear... the skies were like Simpson's Skies and the family was just darling. The Rabalais. 

We chose downtown Baton Rouge for our venue because, duh! it's the best. We started by the State Capital and just sort of found all the in's and outs over there we could possibly use.

I feel like the family were straight out of a JCREW magazine or something fancy like that. They had this sweet, Southern hospitality about them and their outfits blended instead of matchy-matchy which is a huge fashion win for this photographer!! 

Little Liam was full of life and had no problem warming up to me! What a C-U-T-I-E! Seriously, wanted to show Mrs. Natty his silly faces and had all sorts of random questions for me. He actually asked where my child was and then we realized that he thought I was one of their parents friends because Natty didn't know who "insert child's name" was.

We walked over to the grassy area by the State Capital and proceeded to get a ton of amazing shots. Number one, this family was super easy to work with. Number two, the light was golden hour and perfectly setting behind them. Number three, I don't know why I number everything :)

You could tell Little Liam loved his Little Brother so much... They will be super adorable together through the years I am certain. 

These dears made shooting a Lifestyle Photography Session so stinking easy peasy! 

Thank you, Rabalais family! 

Downtown Baton Rouge Engagement Session

I love utilizing downtown Baton Rouge for Engagement sessions. There are so many little nooks and crannies that I feel get passed by all too quickly! This particular session was such a pleasure for me. This darling duo is a friend of mine's son, Kyle and his bride to be, Emma. First of all, let's just take a moment and adore the name "Emma". I just love it! You never hear it these days and she fit it perfectly- unique, beautiful, and strong. 

Kyle and Emma are smitten for one another and it's SO REFRESHING. Ever see those couples at tables just eating food and not talking? Ever see two people in the same place but so far from one another? Maybe, say, divided by their cellphones or a blaring tv? Well, these two would definitely not be that couple. They were so darling in love it was inspiring to see.

Emma also helps clean his teeth which is actually really true love. 

Another little tidbit about these two is they love terribly to goof off. Like basically taking serious pictures was painful for them two so we had to do our best at just capturing their spontaneity and fun-loving personalities.

We still got the best of both worlds.  

Kyle proposed on the steps of the Capitol around 8-something at night so needless to say he did not get any great images of it. We took some time to recreate some of their precious and memorable moments by walking over there and capturing the two of them being them . 

Their kind of love is the stuff wedding photographers love!!! They made the whole session one big blast and nothing like a photoshoot. 

Did anyone else know that they redid the front of the Capitol? If not, it's just gorgeous! I love all the new, multi-colored tiles. Emma is from good ole Loooziana and Kyle is a California guy so it was only right that we captured them on their home state step! 

Bless them so! Poor Kyle's grey shirt was black by the end of our summer eve shoot! They were both champs though and we made some pretty moments that they can hold onto forever!!

And they lived Happily Ever After... 

Downtown Baton Rouge Family Photography Session

the Franks Downtown Baton Rouge Family Session. I just love this family session I got to do. I blogged earlier about their sweet family here. The Franks. Wow. What can I even say, they are like true super parents!! Terry and Breanne are pastors for Healing Place's location in the inner city of Baton Rouge referred to as the 70805. On top of giving into that community daily, weekly, monthly, this sweet couple had their Meila last year with a unique set of circumstances. 

Meila was born with a genetic disease called MMA. It is essentially a protein breakdown disability. I can not tell you how amazing it was to watch this couple stand on the promises of God for their family for weeks and months and into this year! I am positive that fight is not for everyone. And when you can truly see the strength in the midst of such a difficult situations it only points to the ONE that can give such tranquility in the midst of life's dire times. 

 Breanne really loved the look of an ivy wall so I chose a downtown Baton Rouge location- that may or may not- be in a maybe seedy area to be able to make her photo dreams come true! I think we got plenty of great stuff, your thoughts? 

Babyboy Eli is like the cutest little man in the world!!!!! I love his sweet personality. He was a tad shy but I would be too if some lady was in front of me with a giant clicking thing and making weird faces repeating the words CHEESE and HEY, HEY, HEY. 

As you can see here, Meila is doing SUPER WELL!! She was just absolutely precious for her photoshoot.

And they lived happily ever after :) 

Baton Rouge Family Photography Session

I like a woman who knows what she wants. Possibly, because I was not that woman for so long but oh, how the times do change. Meet Anatasia. She wanted sun flare. Lots and lots of sun flare. Upon leaving the shoot she even asked, "can you add the sun light to all the images". Uhm, not how that works but I will see what I can do :) 

So we got that sun flare. Lots and lots of it. 

Joshua and her were just darling and all about going with the flow of the session. I brought a favorite cloth from India for the ground and I let Joshua dose off for a nappy poo while we got some images of this Russian beauty. 

We did have to wake him up eventually. 

And he was a fantastic participator. Not per usual for the males :) 

The two could not make a bad image if they tried. Just gorgeous. Plain, flat out gorgeous. 

But baby is coming in just a matter of days so get all the sleep you can now because life will be forever changed soon!! 

XOX- Natty