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What to Wear for Your Newborn Photo Session

What to Wear for Your Newborn Photo Session Comparing Outfits When I look at my closet of clothes that I wear to go out for special occasions and compare it to the clothing I have in my client wardrobe, I notice a big difference. And that is why I am writing this post to point […]

Newborn Studio Sessions

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How to Choose a Smash Cake | Columbia Maryland Photographer

How to Choose a Smash Cake Size of Cake How to choose a Smash Cake | Columbia Maryland Photographer. I often recommend a certain size and style of cake for a cake smash portrait session. This is because a few factors come into play when photographing the cake. A small size cake still looks big […]

Cake Smash

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Christmas Studio Minis

My favorite subjects to photograph all year are babies and motherhood, but there’s just something special about Christmas studio minis each year. It’s fun to sketch out a new scene in pencil and then watch it come to life through painting and 3D sculpture. I’ve written about my planning process before in a previous post. […]

Christmas Mini Sessions

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Ellicott City Maternity Photographer

Ellicott City Maternity Photographer Many parents want newborn portraits, but sometimes overlooked is having maternity photos. Why not include some portraits to remember that short period of time where you are awaiting the arrival of your new life? I know not everyone enjoys being pregnant, at least with nausea and various other ailments that can […]

Maternity Sessions, Newborn Studio Sessions

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Baltimore Newborn Photographer | Motherhood Photography

What is Motherhood Photography? Motherhood Photography captures the essence of motherhood and this can come in many forms. In some instances, an in-home lifestyle session might freeze a moment of a mom holding her baby while her other children are snuggling in close too. Baltimore Newborn Photographer, Rebecca Leigh Photography loves to capture these moments […]

Newborn Studio Sessions

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Knit baby outfit, bonnet, and rattle in mauve

Howard County Baby Photographer | What to wear for a Baby Milestones Session

Howard County Baby Photographer, Rebecca Leigh Photography, shares some examples of what to wear for a baby Milestones Session. Once your baby reaches the 6 months milestone, you may want to schedule a photo session. This is such an adorable age. Many parents will wait until baby is sitting up unassisted, which is often closer […]

Milestones Studio Sessions

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Clarksville Maryland Newborn Photographer

Photographing newborns with older siblings are usually the busiest, movement filled photo sessions. Take it from Clarksville Maryland Newborn Photographer, Rebecca Leigh Photography. These sessions usually take the full 3 hours to account for everything happening behind the scenes. Even when things are going perfectly it might feel chaotic to parents coordinating their baby’s needs […]

Newborn Studio Sessions

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First Birthday Portraits

Cake Smash for First Birthday Portraits Celebrate your baby’s first year with a cake smash, with Ellicott City baby photographer, Rebecca Leigh Photography. Since I began photographing cake smashes, I’ve set up many themes with props over the years. I enjoyed using my creativity. And my clients liked the custom themes for their images. Over […]

Cake Smash, Milestones Studio Sessions

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family of four smiling and holding newborn

It’s Snuggle Time – Howard County MD Newborn Photographer

It’s snuggle time. This is what newborn photography sessions are about when it comes to incorporating sibling and family portraits. You may have some special memories of when your first born was introduced to your second baby. And we love to capture the relationship on camera. I’ll never forget the first thing my 2 year […]

Newborn Studio Sessions

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We Love Newborn Photography | Howard County Photographer

We Love Newborn Photography “We love newborn photography!” What’s a better testimonial than straight from the faces of newborns. I mean, look at all these smiles! These babies love spending time in my studio. 😉 And I love them too. So we all know that newborns aren’t social smilers during the weeks after birth. They […]

Newborn Studio Sessions

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