It’s been such a busy time around here. This last week has seen an increase in bookings throughout the end of the year and even into 2012! There are only two November and December appointments available at this time. With so many lifestyle baby and newborn photography sessions, I only take a certain number of sessions per month in order to maintain the flexibility those sessions require. If you are planning a session sometime this year, now is the time to secure your date.
I have been so eager to share some great information with my blog stalkers, clients, and future clients and to tell them all about the project I have been working on with an awesome new Columbia business. We finally wrapped up this last week and I am so happy with our results! I want to tell all mommies, mommies-to-be, and women anticipating pregnancy about Expecting Well, a physician supervised maternity spa and wellness center with educational services to promote a happy, healthy pregnancy. Expecting Well offers a wide range of services from pampering, to mind/body activities like yoga, as well as educational opportunities to reduce anxiety and stress on a variety levels. Whether you are looking for prenatal, postpartum, or fertility massage, mani/pedis and facials, or activities such as prenatal or baby yoga, you will find it at Expecting Well. The center is conveniently located at 514-A Gervais St. in the Vista.
If you are interested in starting any of the yoga classes offered here, or might be interested in more information on the upcoming Birthing From Within series workshop, visit the Expecting Well site, their schedule, or give them a call at 803.661.8452. Also, Ginger Doughty RYT-500 will be subbing yoga class Friday July 15th (4:30) and will be ending class with a yoga nidra experience. You can find out more about yoga nidra here.
Presently I am at work on beautiful art pieces for the walls throughout the center. As part of the displays, we wanted some images of a mom-to-be in the poses practiced in the prenatal yoga classes. And then some postpartum yoga images of the same mom. So what could make that better than to add the baby to the images as well! It was a little bit of a challenge. Other photographers might be surprised to learn the baby in the images was 4 weeks old the day we took the postpartum photographs. It’s no easy task to lull and pose a baby of this age for classic images but so worth it! Isn’t she just beautiful!!! And mom looks amazing! She made me wish I had done this for myself during my pregnancy. I was so impressed during the first shoot and even more during the second!
Here are a few of the images. I hope you enjoy them. Here’s hoping for much success for Expecting Well. Columbia-area women are so lucky to have access to a center with these services! And if you visit Expecting Well, be sure to tell Rachel Hall, MD and her staff where you learned about their wonderful center!
Lina: She is a doll, and your captures are one of a kind. Love all the interaction shots. You are amazing!
Leah Jent: What a beautiful family! Looove this session, Ashley. You are so talented! That smile in the last image is so sweet!
Detra Dowling: This is one of the most beautiful babies I have ever seen! She is perfect!!! I love the yawning photo in the field, the dresser!!!, the snuggle next to Mom, Dad looking at her... Shoot, I love them all!!! Great job!
Cherise: Little Z is so precious, such an adorable baby. As always, Ash....great job, but I never expect anything less from you.
Sylvia Borgo: Ashley! these are absolutely incredible! I remeber this gorgeous couple's maternity session. Welcome, sweet baby girl!
Danielle McCarty: She is beautiful and so is her family! Love all of your locations and her little bedroom with the owls is so precious! Another stunning session Ashley! :)
amy lenhart: oh ashley...what a beautiful session... i love all the tender moments you captures adn that last smile..melting over here!!!
Julene: Wow...those are some really nice shots. She is a little doll baby. I loved the yawning ones and the ones where she is smiling. Great job mi amiga!
Carrie: Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! So much variety and each image is divine!
Claire Hunter: As always, these are beautiful Ashley! I love your variety.
Nancy: I can't pick a favorite! Beautiful family!
Barbara Hurst: Such a gorgeous session Ashley, beautiful family and such a stunning little girl. Love the shot of her yawning.
desi: ah man! i'm drooling here
jamie siever: Oh, my. These are simply stunning. I love the colors you chose; those wraps are lovely. What a gorgeous, beautiful baby. Such love!
Danielle Frank: These are to die for! I can't pick a favorite - this whole session is just amazing! You're so talented!
Kel Ward: Oh, wow! I think this my favorite session of yours ever. That baby is GORGEOUS and these photos are just stunning. That last photo is outstanding.
natalie: What a beautiful baby!! i love all the purple! GREAT JOB!
Resh: I remember seeing the maternity images.. the baby is stunning and you have done a fantastic job with this set! LOVEEEEE!!!!
Kate Craft: what a dollie and the nursery ..perfection! great job, mom and dad will cherish these shots
Katie: These are so gorgeous, Ashley!