Emily Steele Photography – Blog

Capture each little moment of your child’s life!

Let us help document your child’s ever-changing stages with priceless portraits that will be with you for a lifetime!  Schedule an appointment with us from now until June 21st, and your child’s portrait will also be entered into the Miller’s Professional Imaging Baby and Child Contest.  A range of prizes will be awarded from $500 – $5,000 in cash!

Portrait sessions are limited so please call today to reserve your child’s appointment.

Contest Rules
• Children, infant to age twelve, are eligible.
• Images must be taken between January 1st and June 21st, 2010.

For more information, and to book your session, contact emily@emilysteelephotography

Just a quick post to wish everyone a happy Valentine’s Day!

Despite the weather of late, I’m hopeful that spring is around the corner.  Now’s the time to book sessions for spring!  Also, I have limited availability for portrait parties.  This is a fabulous way to visit with friends and earn free portraits at the same time.  Contact me for more information.  Indoor and outdoor parties available.

Friday morning, I traveled down to DC to meet baby C, a sweet 5 day old boy.  I did a little schedule rearranging to fit in his newborn session before the giant snowstorm arrived.  Our session was scheduled for 10, and the snow was expected to start at noon.  Nothing like a little snowstorm breathing down your neck!  Fortunately, while the snow started at 10:30, the roads stayed fine until several hours later.

Still, little C was such a sweet baby!  Way too interested in what was going on around him to be bothered with something as silly as sleep.  But so calm, and happy, and he just loved sucking on his hands and arms.

Doesn’t he have the sweetest little face?

I always love images of a dad and his son:

This makes me miss having a newborn baby around.

He finally did sleep a little.  Being a model is exhausting!

I hope C took a nice nap for you, Kerri and Kyu!  He certainly earned it.  Enjoy the snow, and your sweet baby boy.

Today I had the pleasure of meeting J.  She’s 33 weeks pregnant with a baby girl, who I can’t wait to meet!  She had a beautiful henna tattoo done at her baby shower yesterday, so I got to photograph that today – a first for me!  J was so beautiful and truly glowing.  I wish I looked half this good when I was pregnant.

J, it was so nice meeting you today, and I’m eagerly awaiting the arrival of your baby girl.  Enjoy the rest of your pregnancy!

Just after Christmas, I ordered studio lighting equipment.  I’ve been looking forward to this for a while, and I’m excited to be able to be a little less weather dependent in my photography.  Ever since the stuff arrived, my children have been my guinea pigs as I figured out just how to use the stuff.  One time, I bribed them with lollipops.  Now, at least once a day, Daniel asks, “take peechurs me?” probably because he wants another lollipop.  But it does give me the chance to get some nice pictures of my baby boy.

I love this.  It’s just so Daniel.

Love this face, peanut butter and all:

And then there’s our interpretation of American Gothic, with Cheez-its:

Really, I don’t torture them, I swear.

But before I get to the winners of the contest, WOW, I have to say that I’m amazed at the number of voters you guys sent here!  We had almost 600 votes in this contest.  I’m amazed.  Thanks to everyone for sharing the news far and wide.  We even had voters from Australia!

And now, to the winners!  Yes, winners.  We had a tie!  Our winner were #1 and #12:

Congratulations to our winners!

And now, as a special thank you to everyone else, I’m offering a very limited time special.  If you book a session* anytime in the next 2 weeks, I’ll take $35 off the session fee!  Thanks again for voting!

*Session must take place before April 1, 2010.

It’s that time of year again!  Time for the best of 2009 contest.  I’ve narrowed it down (no easy task, let me assure you – there were a lot of really great sessions this year) to 13 of my favorite images from the year.  The rest is up to you.  Vote for your favorite, and spread the word to your family and friends!  Voting is open through January 7, 2010 at 8 pm.

The winner will receive a free 11×14 print of their image, or a free 11×14 print from a session in 2010 (session must take place before July 1, 2010).

Best of 2009 (click to view larger)

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Every year, we spend Thanksgiving at my mom’s house in NC.  This year, I had the opportunity to have a session down there as well.  I got to meet sweet little M, whose mom works with my sister.  M was quite the little character, and such a sweetheart!  No fear either!  He kept trying to make a run for the creeks.  But he loved to help me carry my camera bag, even though it was almost as big as he is!

He was a runner too!  Occasionally he’d sit for a bit, but for the most part, he was on the move!  So much to see and do at the park.

Trees are excellent for playing peek-a-boo.

Today I got to meet S.  She’s 8 days old and the sweetest thing.  She was so well behaved for her big modeling debut – she slept almost the entire time.  You really can’t ask for more cooperation from a newborn.  Her mom was nice enough to answer my call for newborns, and S was considerate enough to be born after November 1.

Here she is modeling one of the hats.  I just adore this hat.  It’s sooooo cute.

I truly love photographing newborns.  It takes a long time, and we’re all roasting while I’m there (so naked babies will be comfortable), but they’re probably my favorite age.  They’re just so new and fresh.

It was great to meet you today, baby S.  Thanks for modeling for me.

Saturday, on a fabulously nice day for November, I met A and her family at the park. A is also in Daniel’s nursery school class, so I see her quite a lot, but it was so nice to spend some time with her and her family outside of school. Turns out she’s a big Dora fan. And she loves cheese!

We had a great time playing with leaves, and her bunny, and generally being silly. And sometimes serious.

Here’s baby brother D, who thinks dad is very funny.

And the whole family together: