Memories Portraits {blogged} » Peeks into Memories | Knoxville Photographer, Nancy Belden

Little miss Wagner came in for her very first session at just a couple of weeks old. She happens to be the granddaughter of one of my bff’s, and we had such a great time when they brought this little bundle in for a visit. We just loved meeting baby Wagner — what a joy!



Memories Portraits offers newborn photography in Knoxville, TN.

This precious boy came into the studio for a Squish session earlier this week, and he was the sweetest, sleepiest, most content little 8 day old we’ve ever worked with. We told his mommy that he won the gold star for easiest baby to photograph… most excellent job, baby Parker, it was a pleasure!

Adeline came into the studio for her Squish session this week at just over a week old, and sweet as could be. After mommy filled her tummy, she was the sleepiest little angel and so very easy to work with. She even let us try out a couple of new props that we simply adore… we could not love this session one single bit more, darling girl!




Can you believe that one of Adeline’s mommy’s friends hand knitted this blanket?! Love these images!!

I had such a wonderful time photographing little Addie this weekend, her momma is my cousin and it was so wonderful to spend the day with family. I can honestly say that she was the sleepiest baby I have ever worked with, this girl was a total dream… and who doesn’t love it when a nine-day-old newborn flashes a smile that big??! She is also the first baby to wear the new hat I knitted while at home sick a couple of weeks ago. All in all, What a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

Well, I guess if I had a superhero name it would be something like Linktastic or Postalot or something like that. These baby posts have taken me forever! And I could have actually just done this as one single baby post because so many of the items in both posts are interchangeable between boys and girls, but I chose to split them because so many parents think that the accessories are reserved for girls only. Not at all true! So I feel the need to show the vast plethora (do I sound smart using that word? I feel pretty smart right now) of completely cute and completely boy accessories that are out there! And the right accessory could be all your baby needs for a stunning portrait. Because, remember, I like baby skin and I like to see alot of it.

I can’t believe I left the leg warmers out of last weeks post! I love them on boys and girls, big and small. Just imagine a 6 month old sitting in natural window light wearing nothing but a pair of striped leg warmers? Tell me you wouldn’t fall in love!
Or a newborn baby boy wearing that knitted bear ears hat and sleeping soundly in the window sill…
or a 9 month old wearing that striped gnome hat, a white onesie, and playing with one of those brightly colored pull toys.
And I think a couple of these onesies were made for a custom Birth Announcement — I could totally see a new mom and dad in solid white shirts and blue jeans holding their baby in that Made with Love onesie gracing the front of their custom card.
Can you tell I could go on all day…

So, the moral of the story is to focus on the details. Yes, we still photograph alot of the standards — and I don’t dislike them either. Swear. Grandparents especially, they love the pink and the blue outfits and we like it too, but make sure to add a little kick to each session too. Things that show your families personality and your babies cute quirks. After all, that’s the cuteness you want to remember 16 years down the road when you are looking for any signs of that former sweet baby, lol!

Clothing:

Baby Boy Onesie, Baby Soy Kimono Bodysuit, Happy Shirt, Made with Love by… Onesie (ack, I love her whole shop!  Who could resist Double Trouble for twins?!), Little Citizens Onesie, Necktie Applique Onesies

Hats:

Funky Squares Beanie (you should note that this listing is for the crochet pattern only, but she’s made some cute pieces for me personally and I’m sure she would be happy to crochet a piece for you and list it.  I love this hat too much not to show it!), Blue Polka Beanie, Bla Bla Pocket Lemonade Hat, Reverse Rainbow Gnome Hat, Blue Pom Pom Hat, Snuggle Bear Flap Hat

Toys:

Pulling Some String Toys, Jingling Fabric Ball, Bla Bla Mini Peeko, Skwinkle, Patchwork Piggie, Nostalgic Baby Blocks

Legwarmers: all supercool, all from Babylegs

Diaper Covers:

Blue/Green Knit Diaper Cover, Brown Dots Diaper Cover, Cream Knit Diaper Cover

I was so thrilled to have the opportunity to photograph these two beautiful twin boys. There was laughter and tears, a little pea and a little poo, but in the end we captured some amazing images! I loved this session.

These grandparents came for a visit from out of state and wanted to get portraits made with their grandson and their new little granddaughter. Dallas did a great job and little Emma was the perfect little princess!