Astoria's Newborn Session
Emotions.
We experience so many different varieties of them. It's during the biggest turning points in our lives that we experience the inside-feelers the strongest. They're always the moments where we learn the most about ourselves, learn the most about others. Emotions are valuable. Emotions are complex. Emotions are also... temporary.
It Is Always The Emotion In A Moment That Makes Us Want To Remember It Forever.
Emotions are what make our hearts ache to hold onto moments for forever. Whether through precious items gathered through the years, heirlooms passed down from past family members, or moments that are all too quickly passed by and gone. While some emotions are hard to deal with and we hope to forget one day, it's the good ones that we always want to clutch onto and fill our memory banks with.
These feelings also show us what we value in our lives. And while they run so rampant in our daily lives, and affect our moods, our decision making, the paths we choose to take in life, etc. they somehow have this amazing ability to remain so elusive in something like a photograph.
I'm not talking about feeling AN emotion when you look at a photograph; every portrait has the ability to invoke different emotions from the viewer, and I love creative emotive pieces like that.
BUT...
To Capture A RAW Emotion That Someone Else Is Feeling, As It Is Unfolding, Is A Rare Treasure & Beautiful Sight To Behold
This.
This is hands down, my favourite parent portrait image I've ever had the pleasure of photographing.
I was afraid Mom wasn't going to pick it; I feel like sometimes we have an aversion towards ourselves when we are captured in a raw and vulnerable moment where our emotions take over and we just can't help but let it out.
I am so incredibly in love with this photograph and I am SO excited that Mom chose it because THIS is the emotion she was feeling at that moment. Snuggled up to her husband, cradling their newborn girl - a little human they've made and will raise together - and the emotions overcame her. When baby Astoria sees this photo when she's older and sees the joy-filled, emotional moment captured she will know that she is so loved. That is not only an incredible gift for a child to behold, but I believe is an incredible boost of confidence in knowing that they are a valuable part of life to the people around them and that for whatever purpose, they are important, cherished, and treasured.
I Can Relate To These Emotions From When I Had My Own Children
Emotions are relatable. When they can be so clearly communicated in a photograph that it makes people connect instantly, something beautiful has happened. To me, it's just so rare to capture a photo as pure as that.
I usually dislike being in front of the camera, but oh, what I would do for a portrait like this from when my babies were born. I'm absolutely smitten.
Beautiful Baby Astoria!
I know I constantly swoon over all of my little newborn clients. But they are all so different from each other, it's hard to not fall in love with each and every single one.
I was chatting on the phone with a potential client this evening, and the question was asked if I can remember all of the newborns I've ever photographed and genuinely think back to the day I shot their session.
With confidence and without hesitation, I can tell you the name of each and every single little newborn client by just showing me their newborn photo. I may not 100% remember the names of parents or siblings (ha, sorry!) but even after years of photographing so many little babies and having the pleasure of meeting so many newborns, they all find their own way of making their sessions memorable and finding a little piece in my memory bank to fondly reminisce over and over again.
I count myself as lucky and very honoured to be able to add Astoria's name into my memory bank of "babies I've snuggled".
Astoria... such a beautiful name. I always find myself repeating it over and over again. I love unique but easy-to-read names. And this one is just so dainty and pretty. Just like the baby who wears it!
Big Brother, Elliot, Getting Some Newborn Snugglies From His Baby Sister!
Speaking of remembering names... I always mix up Father & Son's names with this family! I've had the pleasure in photographing them since ELLIOT (big brother) was a little baby (not newborn, but I think about 6 months old?) Edwin and Elliot.. one day I will remember it perfectly. Perhaps after this blog post?
Maybe.
*swoon*
"Gosh, she's so cute."
"Oh man, she's just so adorable."
"I literally can't even, she is just so stinking precious."
I could NOT stop oogling over her, she is just SO cute! Her perfectly squishy cheeks, dark hair, dainty little features. My gosh. I could have kept her all to myself.
Look At Her Fuzzy Little Shoulders - I Love!
Not to mention, lashes for days! UGH! I just love her face.
Serious question though... can I have her?
Astoria's Newborn Session Report Card is A+!
She hardly made a peep, was a happy little baby, and I was shocked when our session was done and it was time for her to go home. Time went by so quickly, and I had so much fun working with her and chatting away with her Momma and sharing some super special moments during their session together.
Thank you so much to the Tsai family for a very enjoyable time and I always love photographing you bunch; you have a beautiful family and I always absolutely love our sessions together! Thank you for being a part of the Hocus Focus Family!
& CONGRATULATIONS on beautiful baby Astoria!
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