Amanda Shea Photography Blog, Seattle Professional Children's Photographer

Let's begin (the catching up) with a tiny, precious baby girl

I have unintentionally been away from the blog for over a week. The wedding weekend and portrait sessions in Mississippi kept me busier than I had originally thought so I have lots of blog-catching-up to do starting now. : )

I am so happy to share some of the portraits of this precious baby girl. Her brother completed the Beautiful Year in the fall and now she stars (and he co-stars!) in her first session at one day shy of 4 weeks old. I can't tell you how much I looked forward to this session and when the day finally arrived I was in heaven. Not only was the time of day just right for the kids but the family's house has incredible window light, perfect for indoor portraits.

One of my favorites from this session is of one little hand holding an even tinier set of fingers. Big brother M was so sweet to his little sister, something I loved having the opportunity to see. I also loved that we had a special guest for the session: the children's grandmother. She had been at a past session over a year ago so having her come over to be in photos with the new baby was absolutely wonderful.

Thanks to M & S for a fantastic session. You are pros at this now! and are as photogenic as usual. : ) Your slideshow is online and now that you've seen some of my favorites, I can't wait to see some of yours!

Beautiful Year. Beautiful Baby.

I met this beautiful baby girl a little over a week ago and was completely taken by her stunning blue eyes. You'll see below that I had several opportunities to capture them when she looked right at me! The sunlight filtered in beautifully through all the windows of the house and it was wonderful. When photographing newborns inside at home, it's a dream come true to have plenty of sunlight available.

One of my favorite photographs from this series is of baby S's teeny tiny fingers curled up close to her face when she's swaddled in her pink-polka-dotted blanket. Her little hands and feet won't be this small ever again!

This is the first session of this little one's Beautiful Year and I already can't wait for the next one! R & J, thank you for inviting me over for such a fun session with your sweet new baby. I'll email you this week with your slideshow login. : )

At 3 Weeks...

I am so excited to post the first preview for a session! The weather for the day was forecasted to be sunny and amazingly, it was. The wonderfully bright light was perfect for our indoor session. We opened the windows and curtains and let the sunlight into the rooms. It was bright enough to provide just the right amount of light but was indirect so stayed soft and glowy for the afternoon. Three week old Baby O was alert for nearly the entire session...quite a feat for a newborn! His eye contact was such a treat, as you can see below. I feel so lucky to have photographed him in his first few weeks of life.

Something really special to me about this session is the way the family found me. I just wrapped up a year of photographing this little guy's cousin as part of The Beautiful Year, a series of three sessions over the course of a year. I watched her grow from 6 months to 18 months and to know there's a chance of cousin photos in the future makes me smile. I love the opportunity to photograph a new baby over the course of his or her first year...and then to do the same for a family member is really a special experience.

N, T and family, enjoy your preview ~ I'll have your slideshow online very soon!

Brand New Baby for a Brand New Blog!

I am so blessed to participate in the beautiful celebration that is a new child. It's a true joy to document the budding relationships between parents and their sweet new baby, siblings welcoming a new friend, grandparents embracing the joy that is their new grandchild. Therefore, you can imagine my excitement as I unveil my brand new blog by welcoming the newest addition to my family, my cousin's daughter. At six weeks old, she co-stars in this photo session with her brothers and grandmother.