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Eastern North Carolina Lifestyle Newborn Photography | Allison Janz

sheenamariebean — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 16:47:03 +0000

Lifestyle newborn sessions are starting to gain popularity, and it’s easy to understand why. The first few weeks with a new baby go by so quickly. In between middle-of-the-night feedings, the umpteenth outfit change, screaming baths, and enough diapers to fill a small zip code, it is hard to remember the moments of bliss and serenity that seem to get lost in the chaos sometimes. Lifestyle newborn sessions allow you to capture the feel of those first few days in a raw, candid, and unscripted way that traditional newborn portraiture just doesn’t do. I have been shooting my newborn with a more lifestyle feel over the last 6 months or so, and it has absolutely changed the way I feel about newborn sessions. What used to mean loading a ton of props into the car, stressing about whether the baby would sleep, and worrying about finding the perfect light in a new house has now become a chance for me to connect with families and get to capture the precious moments of newborn baby love.

Elizabeth City Lifestyle Newborn Photographer | Sawyer Proffit

sheenamariebean — Wed, 14 May 2014 16:04:02 +0000

This session was so much fun, both in the way it came to be and in the time I got to hang out with this awesome mamma and her sweet sister. It’s kinda long story, but I remember meeting Blair for the first time over 10 years ago. I was a student at UNCW, and Blair’s friend, Lindsay, was a good friend of mine. Blair came to visit Lindsay at school and I remember having a short little conversation with her and that was about it. Fast forward, probably 10 years later, and Blair sent me a super sweet and encouraging facebook message in response to something i’d posted. We because “facebook friends” and I have enjoyed watching her gorgeous little family grow and have been blessed by the few conversations we’ve had over facebook messages in the last couple years. Coincidentally, both of our husbands are in the Coast Guard, so when Blair wrote to me asking if i’d like to do a newborn session for her while she happened to be in town over Easter, I jumped at the opportunity to meet her sweet little son, Sawyer, and to have a few hours to get to know her better. I had such a great time fellowshipping with my new friend/sister-in-Christ, I love how this photography thing has allowed me to meet so many people I wouldn’t otherwise get to. It’s such a blessing!

So, big sissy Landry and little bro Sawyer were so great to hang out with. I love shooting siblings who are so close in age because their interactions are totally organic and spontaneous. It’s hard to “direct” a 19 month old and a newborn, and I love the challenge of sessions like this one. The Proffit crew came to our house to shoot this session since they were staying in a hotel in town while visiting daddy as he attends a USCG training school. We had a super fun time and I can’t wait to shoot this awesome family again once little man gets a bit older!

Elizabeth City NC Photographer {Newborns: Sawyer} Sneak Peek!

sheenamariebean — Mon, 05 May 2014 17:52:06 +0000

Phew! There are A LOT of sessions on the editing table right now. This time of year is a blessing

as far as being busy is concerned, but it also means that all my free time goes to editing pictures and my

house cleaning suffers in the mean time. I’m working through this sweet little newborn session right now, but

I had to share a few of these shots because I could’t keep all the baby cuteness to myself.

Gideon Spence {A Newborn Lifestyle Session}

sheenamariebean — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:36:13 +0000

In the past, when I have shot newborn sessions, I usually arrive with an array of items. Blankets, wooden boxes, headbands, random sized and shaped containers perfectly suited to hold a teeny little human; these are the items that make up most newborn sessions, and, honestly, I’ve gotten kinda sick of carrying the stuff around. It makes for cute pictures, of course, but lately I have really been wanting to approach my newborn sessions with a more organic documentary feel.

This amazing family has shown up on the blog before, and I am sure you will be seeing them again. I have watched this great crew grow from one son, then to two, and now to three, and Im so excited to see how this precious family continues to laugh, love, and go a little bit looney as these three brothers get older. I have so much love and admiration for this family and am so thankful that they are in our lives. I have known Daddy Dave since we were in high school and I am so blessed by knowing this family. I hope that this intimate in-home session gives a glimpse into what makes this family as wonderful as they are and that it captures the quickly fleeting wonder of life with a newborn.

Eastern North Carolina Photographer – Newborns – Charlotte

sheenamariebean — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 01:33:27 +0000

Disclaimer: Big photography confession to follow…….Ok, so here goes……newborn sessions are my least favorite type of session. I know, I know…..it’s not that I don’t love babies, because anyone who knows me well will tell you that I LOOOOOOVE babies. Like, really really really LOVE them. I would have a perpetual newborn if I could. The lack of sleep be darned, there is nothing on Earth that makes me feel like i’m getting a glimpse of God than when I am breathing in that incredible newborn scent. As a photographer, however, newborns are definitely my challenge. I feel pressure to get them to sleep, to pose them perfectly, ect., ect…..I partially blame Pinterest for this. Recently, though, I have been approaching my newborn sessions differently and it’s made a world of difference. Instead of trying to do the latest “in” pose or curling them into some fancy prop, I have been doing my newborn sessions with a more “documentary” feel; you know, parent interaction, baby in their nursery, that kind of thing.

This session with sweet Madame Charlotte was such an encouragement and breath of fresh air when it comes to newborns. Granted, she has the most laid back and chill parents ever, which makes all the difference in the world. She was just a dream to work with, though. No crying, to stress, just sweet sleepy goodness and calm and peaceful waking hours. We started out shooting in her soothing nursery and than went across the hall to mommy and daddy’s room for some family cuddles in the big bed. Her adoring big sister Isabel was in on all the action and a great assistant to have at hand.

After this session, I am actually looking forward to shooting more newborns. I think that having a more laid back approach suits me well and I have some fun visions for future newborns. BIG thanks to the Clark family for their support of my little business and for helping me break out of the newborn session funk!