The Avery Project

In February I embarked on a year long project. My niece had her third baby and I went for the newborn shoot. I proposed that I come each month and document the first year of life. She jumped all over that and we have a standing date at the end of each month.

This endeavor has a many-fold purpose.

* I get to practice my craft - posing, taking, editing.
* I make different outfits for each shoot, so I now have a growing stock of prop choices.
* It gets my creative juices flowing.
* My portfolio is getting larger.
* It's a test to see if I want to offer this service and what it's worth.
* It reaffirms how much I love to do this.
* Mom and dad get a boatload of pics of the kiddies.
* And a big bonus, I'm getting close with my niece and nephew and their three adorable chittlins.


This is the first of the series. Avery - The Newborn

I like to try and tailor some of their props to Mom and Dad's likes. We have Disney fans here.

Mom requested "The Turtle".

A little Mommy and Daddy action.

Getting down to the basics.

Got to throw a little RaG MoP colors in when I can.

Mommy likes the little curlique on his head.

And don't forget the occasional super hero.

I'm Batman

I'm a little pea pod...

Feeling wide awake

I'm Bored

Avery has a big brother and sister that I always include in the mix. They don't always pose together as they are a rambunctious bunch of free spirits. Sometimes they want to participate and sometimes they don't.

ONE

TWO

THREE

And there you have it...one of thirteen.

The Big Follow-Up

The great thing about a maternity shoot is that in just a few weeks I get to do a newborn session...Bonus!!!

But first, I'm going to add a couple of belly shots of Wendy that I took throughout the pregnancy. I have to go into my old office a couple of times a month to pick up stuff and each time a came in, I would photograph Wendy's growing baby bump.

Just the Beginning

Surprise Inside

Getting Close

And, along comes Tristan, an adorable pudgy little boy that you could just gobble up.

Don't worry, we didn't take him to the beach.

All Smiles

Baby Bee

Monkey Madness

Tiny Turtle

Fresh Out of the Water

World Traveler

Little Surfer Dude

Cozy in his Nest

Beautiful Moment