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First Year Membership

First Year Membership | Maryland Baby Photographer If you ever considered joining a Membership photography plan, you’re in the right place! First Year Membership | Maryland Baby Photographer, Rebecca Leigh Photography knows you may be wondering what the advantage is. Why not just schedule one photo session at a time? Well, you can. But when […]

Milestones Studio Sessions

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7 months Milestone Portraits

Photography for 7 months Milestone Portraits is highly recommended and is a great time for capturing your baby’s personality! Sometimes the biggest milestones for baby portraits are taken at 1-2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 1 year. However, if you would like to narrow it down to just a few in the […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Sydney is One!

Sydney is one year old!  And what they say is true; the first year goes by so fast.  It seems like it wasn’t long ago that she was a newborn in my studio.  Sydney totally went along with her first birthday portrait session. I think she only tried to crawl away (escape) 😉 a few […]

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Zara turns one year

It is always an honor to photograph a newborn and then see her back in the studio one year later to celebrate her first birthday.  This little cutie was all grown up from when I last saw her.  She’s walking, and full of adorable little expressions. One of my favorites is of her with her […]

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Nicolas Turns 1!

The “Wild One” theme all came together nicely.  Nicolas looked the part for this jungle scene in which he is surrounded.  His mom did a great job finding the perfect outfit and cake for this one year cake smash.  As with many babies, Nicolas wasn’t sure about his cake at first, but once he felt […]

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Matthias Turns 2!

This sweet little guy walked into the studio like a professional.  I last saw him for his one year old cake smash, so you may recognize him from my website galleries. His 2nd birthday party theme that his parents designed for him was a Mexican Fiesta.  So for his two year old photos, he was […]

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Tennis Milestone Session

Point. Set. Match. For you tennis lovers, like this baby girl’s dad…this post is for you.  She is super cute getting ready for her GAME.  First SERVE was an ACE.  We had a RALLY going, keeping her happy.  She served us some nice smiles and put a SPIN on a few tennis balls.  After the first […]

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Molly’s Milestone Session

Miss Molly is a new friend of mine and a long time friend of my sister, Kerry (I’m talking nearly 8 months).  😉  Molly and her big sister, Lucy, visited me with their mom, Sarah, yesterday for a photo session.  I first met Lucy when she was around the same age as Molly, and now […]

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