Evan -- [ Holland, MI Newborn Photographer]

Meet little Evan!

This first shot is my favorite. This kiddo's got it all -- hair, those cheeks, those LIPS and the awesome baby rolls already. How sweet is he??

~Heather

Holland, MI Newborn Photographer

A Week in Portraits

Here is a week in portraits (almost anyway, we had a couple of "secret" gift sessions this past week that we don't want to spill the beans on!) and also not included in this is our charity Easter shoot with Zoe the bunny! That event will warrant a blog post of it's own -- there were so many good ones to choose from!

Here you go, a glimpse of our sessions from last week! Enjoy!

~Heather

Holland, MI Family and Child Portrait Photographer

Newborn Photography -- Holland, MI

We love babies.

We love it even more when we get little babies in the studio like the little lady featured in today's blog post (7 days old!).

We love babies so much, we offer a special portrait package called the New Baby Club which is perfect for expecting parents (and makes for a great baby shower gift too!) And at only $50 for the WHOLE FIRST YEAR, how can you say no?? :)

~Heather

Holland, MI Newborn & Family Photographer

Jackson -- [Newborn Session]

Finishing up an extremely busy day at the studio last week, Jason and I were in the middle of our last session of day when Crystal and Ken walked in with their brand new little one, Jackson.

Ken was shipping back out to Iraq (today actually -- safe travels!) and they had hoped to schedule a session before he left. We decided to just photograph their session that day -- and here are the (absolutely adorable) results! :D

Thanks so much for bringing in your little cutie! Enjoy!

~Heather

Holland, MI Newborn Photography

Sydney's Sneak Peek - [Newborn Session]

Hey Everybody! I was doing so good at updating the blog and then BAM....nothing again. Sorry about that! I will curb your appetite with one ADORABLE little lady today and have a couple more posts with more pics coming in the next couple of days.

Enjoy!

Did I ever mention that we LOVE photographing newborns? Let us "play" with your 1-2 week old baby in the studio and the session is complementary -- that's right, COMPLETELY FREE! Don't hesitate to contact us for more information!

:D

~Heather

Holland Michigan Newborn Photographer

Little Ryan -- [Six Months Old]

I can't believe that it's Friday already!! It feels like I was just posting a day or so ago. This week has definitely gotten the better of me. So here is, yet again, another quickie blog post! Enjoy!

~Heather

West Michigan Child Photographer

Andrea & Mitch and their new little addition!

I've been meaning to post a couple images from this session for a while. We're packing at the moment for a weekend vacation, so I'm going to let the images do the talking themselves :D
Have a good weekend everyone!!!

~Heather

Holland Michigan Wedding, Senior and Infant Photographer

Adriana is One Year Old!

It doesn't matter if she smiles or not-- the first thing you're drawn to on little Adriana is her EYES. I love, love, LOVE the eyes on this little one!

Another of our Baby Club clients, we finished this one year session with a smash the cake set (yum!)

Enjoy!

~Heather & Jason

Holland Michigan Children & Baby Photographer

Looking back, and thinking ahead

"Motherhood cannot be touched or held, but wraps itself so tightly around her soul that she knew she'd never been complete before it,"

Our youngest daughter, Emma, is growing close to two years old. From her conception, to the tiny idiosyncrasies of her personality, she has been a surprise to us every day. She is our last child, and though we have a large family, full of life and love, I still look back at these photographs from the last 20 months with a bit of sadness in my heart. Every mother and father knows the joy and pain of watching your child grow, and so I thought I'd share some of these pictures of our own child with all of you. For us, this is a joyous retrospective, and I hope you enjoy it. For any of you who are parents or considering parenthood, there is no greater journey, and this post will also give you an idea of what you can expect from us in your baby's first years.

The hospital photos just wouldn't do, so dad had to bring the "big" camera up to the hospital.

Heather actually constructed this flower blanket from the bouquets people brought her while she was in the hospital giving birth. There's no end to her talents!

Of all the newborn pictures we've taken, I think it's ironic that our own child was among the most challenging to photograph! She definetly isn't lacking a strong will!

Emma has always been subjected to our new prop and set ideas, thankfully, she seemed to enjoy it!

We call this, "Amnio Emma"

The wooded background is something I made and have used more than once here in the studio, but there's actually a lot of backstory to it. If you come in, make sure to ask us about it, I'd be happy to share the story!

6 months is just about the perfect age for that first picture with siblings.

She hasn't sat still since she learned to walk at 10 months! Emma designated this little studio couch "her couch" so we thought we'd do a little photoset with her on it. Too cute!

No need to ask if that's a mischievous smile!

Heather snapped this while playing around with the girls one afternoon, one of my favs!

She may be a daddy's girl, but she sure does have her mom's eyes(and attitude)!

Emma is now 20 months old. Can't wait to show you what the next year brings us!

~Jason

"Fatherhood is a journey with no parallel. No other venture holds as many challenges, or rewards,"

Holland Michigan Infant & Child Photographer