Little Oliver: Vancouver Newborn Session

Well, to say that the last two weeks has been stressful is an understatement! A few Saturdays ago I had the pleasure of photographing a beautiful little 4-week old, Oliver, at his home in Downtown Vancouver with his parents, Kerri and Jeff and their chocolate lab, Leah. I made a whole day of it, going to the Aquarium with my husband and boys before and after the shoot and the shoot itself went so well.

Oliver took a bit to get settled, but once he did, I was actually able to get some of those precious 'newborn poses' that I've always wanted to capture on camera and I was so pleased with the results. All in all, it was a great day and so nice to meet this little family of 3!

Two days after that shoot, I experienced the dreaded 'white screen of death' when trying to boot my iMAC up and, since then, it has been a bit crazy. My iMAC was out of commission for a week or so, then in the shop for a week, then alive again for two glorious days and finally, it bit the dust completely! Thankfully, through all of this, I do have a laptop and all of my photos double and triple backed up but all the drama cut into my editing time significantly and I am so thankful for Kerri and Jeff's patience as, normally, even though I say it will take up to 2 weeks to receive your photos, it usually is only 1 week tops and they have had to wait the full two weeks.

Kerri and Jeff, you have a beautiful little guy there, as you know, and I really appreciate the opportunity to spend an afternoon with you three in your gorgeous home. I am really pleased that our paths crossed. Once again, thank you for patiently waiting for this post. I sincerely hope that the results were worth the wait! Enjoy!

As with most babies (and surely as has been the case with my boys) Oliver was quite hungry even though he had just eating so we got a few of him and his parents while he was somewhat awake and then Kerri put him into a nice milk coma for the rest of the photos and it worked like a charm :)

I love how he's looking up at his mom and dad in the picture above :) So precious.

And a few with dad :)

Kerri had a great idea for a photo that she had seen on Pinterest and she had a lot of the props so we stuck little Oliver in this baseball mitt and hoped for the best. He didn't seem to mind at all ;)

Get ready for a whole lot of cuteness! This little man was so co-operative and allowed us to make multiple hat switches and position changes for quite some time. As a result, this amazing stage where infants are so tiny and fragile was really captured and, Kerri, I hope this helps solidify these moments in your memory forever. What a precious little life.

 This adorable brown toque was kindly provided by Mad Madison designs and made an amazing prop, adding beautiful texture and neutral tones to these photos. Thank you to Ashley Reynolds for sharing your talent!

 Time to get some shots with the fourth member of the family :)

I"ll end with one of my favorites photos from the day of this little angel. I think it's a far better note to end on than any words from me. Big thanks again to this family for opening their home to me for a few hours. It was such a privilege!