Here is another of my Itty Bitty Family photography sessions held prior to the holidays. This session was almost canceled due to the rain! It was touch and go and we actually experienced some misting at one point during the photo shoot, but we pushed through and I am so glad we did! I adored working with this family. They were so nice and happy and eager to participate. And these kids are two of the best kids I have ever photographed! They were a dream. And while brother was old enough to take direction well and cooperate fully in a session, little sister is very young and you never know what you will get at this age. But this little girl was just amazing! She took direction so well I had a hard time believing I was working with someone so young. I know that mom did a really wonderful job preparing the children for the session. But I was amazed and touched when this little girl actually cried because the session was over!! We actually set up a few more shots for her just because I couldn’t bare to disappoint such a sweet child:) And big brother was the sweetest sibling…..and such a charmer!
I felt honored to photograph this family and hope I will again someday soon:)

Have you heard about the studio?! I am thrilled to share that I will be opening a studio in Five Points very soon! The space needs a little work but we are making progress and I just cannot wait to open the doors and start creating some beautiful portraiture in my own studio! There will be some changes and some fabulous new session offerings. I can’t wait to share it all with you! Soon, I promise!

This week I am going to spend just a little time catching up on some of my pre-holiday Itty Bitty Family sessions that I didn’t get around to blogging during that time. This first post of the week features a sweet family with two handsome boys. Dad wasn’t able to make it for the shoot but I know he must have LOVED receiving these portraits as a holiday gift. His beautiful wife, mother and two sons were wonderful to work with. They were so excited about the shoot and they were a pleasure, taking direction like eager experts. I loved working with them:)

It’s about time I shared another precious newborn baby photography session on my blog! Little man was 2 weeks old the day I visited him and his mommy and daddy at their beautiful home in downtown Columbia. He was a good boy and the whole family, I am sure you will agree, look amazing in their photos.

Every session is unique and no matter how simple or how grand the home or the decor or the wardrobe…..no matter if it’s a baby boy or a baby girl (or both!)…..no matter if it is an Itty Bitty Natural Baby Session or a Deluxe Newborn Session…..no matter if it is a firstborn or there are siblings or pets, I love working with families to give them beautiful portraiture of this blessed time in their lives.

Things I loved about this session:
Baby boy was exceptionally handsome with WONDERFUL hair
Mom & Dad were very easy to work with and took all my direction and coaching extremely well
Beautiful home decorated for the holidays
A pet who agreed to briefly pose with baby…..this time a CAT!
A beautiful nursery filled with furniture and lighting from Restoration Hardware

I hope you enjoy looking through the images. There are more pre-holiday sessions to blog and another newborn session next Monday. And if you are interested in booking a session with Ashley Ward Photography, I am currently taking appointments for January-May:)

So here is another beautiful pre-holiday season session. Expect to see more of these next week:)
This family was so much fun and so active! Mom & Dad do a fantastic job of keeping up with this busy little girl. And she is just adorable! I loved photographing this family. And they were kind enough to share some of their thoughts about their experience with me recently in a little note. I will share an excerpt from that letter in just a moment.
But first! Some images!

And here is a little bit of that sweet note. Cannot tell you what it means that she shared her joy with me:)
“Just wanted to take a moment to thank you for the beautiful pictures and moments you captured in our family session. It was the highlight of my week to see those images and meant so much to me that you were able to capture the exact playful love that I share with my daughter and husband! I will always be able to look at these pictures and feel the warmth of that sun and feel the love in my heart. Thank you for working so hard on them!”