bitty C Peerbolt {Mesa, AZ; infant photographer}

You probably have guessed by now that this little boy is becoming very accustomed to my camera. His mommy is one of my best friends from high school who even back then had my camera hovering around waiting for a 'great' shot. I remember one day when the sky looked promising for an awesome sunset when she and I hopped in my 78 Olds Omega and raced out to some mountains just north east of where we lived. We parked and hiked as fast as we could to get up to some boulders before that 'golden' moment that photographers talk about. It was worth it. With the sun setting behind her fiery red hair I was able to snap off some of my favorite pictures from high school.

I took her maternity photos and his bitty photos too. I love that he inherited his mamma's beautiful hair. Gotta love his intense eyes.

















Little bit more about me. My grandfather was a JH Science teacher and a photographer. I was raised with a love of stopping the car every 10 minutes on a road trip for a 'beautiful shot', and watching trays worth of slide shows. Not many kids would actually ask to see slides of random things but I am not normal. I loved looking at my grandfather's slides and still do. Although now it is normally on a HDTV or digital frame. Grandpa came over to the digital age a few years back.

I purchased my first Pentax 35mm slr at a pawn shop while in high school then proceeded to practice (harass) my friends incessantly with my camera. I loved it. Not so sure if they did though. Well I moved on from the film slr to my d-slr in 2009 and love the instant gratification of it. I still have and use my slr just not as often.

bitty D Smith {Mesa, AZ; infant photographer}

This little one was such a joy to work with. His adoring sisters watched while he was posed and moved around. They even pulled out their own camera so I could show them a few things. He was happily sleeping until two minutes before I got there. Infants take extra time, patience, and understanding to work with. They aren't as easy as some may think to shoot. 'Big' brother even snuck in there for a few.

If you are expecting and would like to have your newborn session done plan on scheduling your appointment within 24 hours of the baby being born. True newborn pictures are taken within the first 2 weeks of life. Once they start to gain more weight they have more 'alert' or awake time and it is harder to get sweet sleeping dreamy shots. I come to you so no worry about having to load up the car with the newborn 'luggage'.

Enjoy.

Sweet bitty E {mesa, AZ; photographer}

This little one is growing so fast. You probably recognize her from her family Christmas session and her itty bitty session. She loves the camera! Her beautiful eyes just light up. She was still a bit wobbly and tried to tip over a few times but mama caught her. We got quite a few great ones. Proud mama for sure!

little mr. C: AZ infant photographer

This cutie has the most adorable red hair. At three weeks old he was so alert and wouldn't fall asleep for any shots. His mamma begged him to sleep just for some cute poses but he was way too interested in everything going on around him.