Newborn

I have a special place in my heart for twins (obvs) – and it was an absolute joy to photograph these fall and winter twin newborn photos. These two sweeties are identical sisters that belong to a couple I’ve known through several stages of life!

I knew Sonia & Jimmy at a time before marriage and kids (feels like yesterday but also forever ago). And then I had the honor of photographing their engagement & wedding (again, seems like yesterday). Now I am so happy to say that I photographed their newest little blessings!

In-Home Twin Newborn Photos

These twin ladies were rockstars. They slept pretty much THE WHOLE TIME and posed so perfectly! They were very patient with our setups. Total dream babies!!

Thank you, Sonia & Jimmy, for inviting me into your home (especially during a pandemic – aaah!!) to safely photograph your little loves and their big brother with you guys!

Sweet Identical Girls

Before we move on to the actual photos, let me just make a little shoutout.

I couldn’t have made winter these twin newborn photos all by myself, nor as well, without my assistant & friend, Elizabeth. THANKS girl, for being my secret weapon baby whisperer and expert wrapper/poser. You do things effortlessly that take me a whole lot of effort LOL.

And now, let’s focus on these sweet BABIES!!! Just look at them!

Fifth and Chestnut Photo Co. is a Reno portrait photographer providing heartfelt memory-keeping for families across the Northern Nevada region.

I am the luckiest Auntie in the WHOLE WORLD to have been able to photograph my new nephew, little Forest.

As some of you may know, I have pivoted my newborn work towards lifestyle newborn photography (casual documentary-style sessions in my clients’ homes). I could go into why (for those of you who don’t know) but this post is about this awesome baby!! And this baby got some special treatment because he’s family <3

With a name like Forest (his Grandpa’s name, by the way), I just HAD to do a studio-style woodland forest themed session (with the blessing of his mama of course). So, I happily transformed my dining room into a studio just for Forest’s very special newborn session.

It is definitely times like these that make me really miss my studio. I LOVE (and I mean LOVE) studio newborn photography. It’s something I’ve worked hard to get better at through all TEN years of running this photography business of mine. And I feel like just when I hit my stride with it, I had to give it up. So I will count myself very lucky to have had an opportunity to create these photographs…especially for family.

Forest Themed Baby Portraits | Studio Style

Forest was the definition of Rockstar Baby Model Extraordinaire. Ladies and gentlemen, he didn’t even poo or pee on me. Everyone give this guy a round of applause!

He was very soundly asleep when I worked with him in the prop shots, and woke up for a short period where we did the classic swaddled photos. You’ll see an image with him looking straight at me – my heart!! Then he fell back asleep and did so well on our fabric backdrop. It was so seamless, which makes me a happy photographer.

So let’s let his portraits do the rest of the talking, shall we?! Check out my favorites from his session…which were insanely hard to narrow down! I can’t wait to capture more images of this guy as he grows!

Emmitt was such a dream for his in-home lifestyle newborn portraits this Summer. He gave me such a great mix of sleepy and awake shots. His eyes were so locked on the camera at times!

Mr. E & His Cozy Summer Lifestyle Newborn Portraits

You’ll see how precious Emmitt is below – it was so hard to leave out any of his portraits for the blog! Isn’t the dimple in his chin just absolutely perfect?! I love how cozy he looks swaddled up so warmly, but he posed perfectly for his nakey shots, too!

It was an honor to photograph this little dude – thank you Mieka & Daniel for asking me to create his newborn portraits!

Welcome to the world, Emmitt!

I was so lucky to be invited to Kelly & Stephen’s home to take Reno lifestyle newborn photos of Mr. Bear.

Reno Outdoor Newborn Photos

Bear was a breeze to photograph. He loved being swaddled and he was so cooperative with the various settings I photographed him in. As I walked up to the front door, I knew that I wanted to take advantage of the lovely greenery and flowers that surrounded Kelly & Stephen’s beautiful home. Their property was blooming with gorgeous poppies ALL over. I had so much fun placing Bear into a cute and cozy little nest and taking outdoor newborn portraits of him in addition to the indoor ones. Gotta love this warm Nevada weather!!

Reno Lifestyle Newborn Photos

Kelly & Stephen’s home was so inviting and BRIGHT for the indoor portraits of Mr. Bear. His nursery is so adorable and was the perfect place for lifestyle newborn photos of him, along with family portraits. And their living room was the perfect place to get cozy and silly on the couch.

Bear’s amazing big brother was very interested in my camera and I had a lot of fun photographing him, too!

Thank you to this beautiful family who invited me in so warmly and allowing me to capture these irreplaceable moments!

When Oakley’s mom sent me pics of his adorable woodland and lumberjack inspired nursery, I got so excited to pull props and items for a special woodland themed session to go with his beautiful nursery. Hello, buffalo check!!

Reno Woodland Newborn Photos

As you’ll see in some of my favorites below, Oakley graced me with his beautiful smile. I know it’s just gas, but still!! He smiled! AND he has the most inquisitive eyes and squishiest wittle lips!!

Oakley was an absolute joy to photograph, and it was also so amazing to see this amazing couple become parents. I’ve loved working with them from their engagement forward!! It’s my favorite thing in the world to be able to photograph these incredible life milestones!

Enjoy my favorites from Oakley’s in home woodland newborn photos!

I was absolutely honored to be invited into Hetty & Branden’s home to photograph their brand new baby girl! Their in-home session was so amazing for these beautiful girl lifestyle newborn photos. Just WAIT until you see how cute Miss A’s nursery is!

In Home Newborn Session with Miss A

Our session started with this family’s first ever portraits! This is always one of my favorite parts of any newborn session. Seeing a new mama and daddy adore their baby is one of the most precious things to me.

After some family portraits, I brought out some cute props for her solo baby portraits. Then I wrapped up sweet Miss A into a cute little bundle until it was time for a mid-session feeding. Baby’s gotta eat!

The Most Adorable Totoro Nursery

While she was eating, it was a great opportunity for me to snap pics of her nursery – which is decked out with the cutest Totoro details. Hetty and Branden did such a wonderful job in preparing the nursery. It’s a comfortable and beautiful space – perfect for the long feeding sessions that lay ahead for this new set of parents!

After some cute sleeping portraits on the little bed prop I brought with me, Miss A was changed into the CUTEST Hello Kitty outfit I’ve ever seen. Did you know that I LOVE Hello Kitty? Now you do! She blessed us all with some adorable awake photos! I’m not always able to get photos of newborns while they are awake – and it’s always special when it happens.

She was then changed her into the sweetest little pink dress & white cardigan for some final photos in her beautiful nursery.

Miss A was honestly a rockstar baby model (like most of my baby clients tend to be), and she did so well for her first ever photo experience.

Check out just a small sampling of her lifestyle newborn photos below!

Say hi to Jack, he’s new here! I photographed his mom and dad’s wedding just a little over a year ago, and I was THRILLED when they told me they were expecting! Jack was a total dream to work with while creating his in-home casual lifestyle newborn photos.

Casual Lifestyle newborn photos on a bright November morning

His eclectic nursery was a perfect backdrop for our in-home lifestyle newborn photos with him and his parents. Jack’s nursery is bright, and so beautiful with all the amazing handmade touches. His dad even made his crib!!

Holly had some wonderful ideas for his photos and I was happy to oblige! They turned out so cute, I can’t stand it. I also love how Jack has a full head of wonderful hair. Isn’t he absolutely precious??! Grandma was also there (props to all the grandmas and grandpas who help with the baby that first week or more!!), so I had the honor of taking a few photos of her with her brand new grandson!

Here are just some of my faves from Jack’s session 🙂

These fall firefighter themed newborn photos are just so precious, I can’t stand it!! This baby boy was SUCH a good baby for us at the studio. Even through several set changes, he was a complete trooper! It was also exciting to do some warmer/darker tones with this little guy. Yay, fall babies!

In the Studio: Fall Firefighter Themed Newborn Photos

His parents are firefighters, so of course we had to do some shots with a helmet and their boots. *NOTE: pictures of him in the helmet are either composites (2 or more images combined together and heavily photoshopped) or pictures in which I photoshopped the arms out that were holding the helmet up. Do NOT attempt to take this style of photo without training & knowledge about baby safety and image compositing.*

His parents also wanted to incorporate aviation themes into the session as well, as you’ll see with their family portraits.

Big shout out to my studio mate, Elizabeth, for helping me with this shoot. I was 27 weeks along with my twins at this shoot, and my tummy was sooooo in the way. It was also very difficult for me to squat and hunch over this little guy for several hours. Her expertise and the extra set of hands was extremely helpful!

Congrats to this family on their new addition. Wishing you all a joyous holiday season together!

PS: Fall plaid blanket by the amazing Lavender Gray Designs

I have the sweetest girly mint and peach Reno newborn photos to share with you today! Miss Isla came to see me in the studio at a few weeks old, and she was so perfect I can’t even explain how happy I was that she slept the WHOLE time – and also didn’t soil anything at all, including me, which is always a super duper plus.

Mint and peach theme for newborn photos with a vintage touch

Her beautiful mama mentioned that she liked a mint and peach color scheme (hey those were my wedding colors!) and luckily I have many options for that theme at my Reno newborn studio.

Our session began on a mint blanket, transitioned onto peach, into a basket and then into a potato sack pose! We also got some fantastic images with Miss Isla’s older sister Scarlett, plus those much-loved family photos.

I hope you love seeing my favorite Reno newborn photos from Miss Isla’s session below! Congrats to the Phillips family on their new sweet bundle!!

One last thing – HUGE shout out to my amazing studio mate and friend, Elizabeth, who runs her own successful newborn photography business. It’s great to have another set of hands at a newborn session, but when they are some of the most experienced hands around, that’s incredible. I appreciate you, friend!!

Sweet Miss A came to see me in the studio when she was just one day shy of being two weeks old. She was such a perfect angel the entire session!

Feminine & Vintage Reno Newborn Photos

We started with a swaddled pose, and went on to a blanket set up of pink quilted heavnly goodness. Then it was onto a textured gray background, and finally into a vintage bucket with perfectly soft gray, pink and ivory blankies and accents. I adore the soft and sweet headbands we used throughout the session. She looked so angelic and perfect in all of the settings.

We finished up Miss A’s session with some GORGEOUS photos of just her and her absolutely beautiful mommy. Those are some of my favorites because I just fall apart when I see a mama with her new baby. The immense amount of joy and love that emanates from a mom is just completely astounding.

Below are just a few of my favorite selections from Miss A’s lovely newborn session! Congratulations to her parents and siblings – she is one loved little lady!

PS. A special thanks to my wonderful friend and studio mate Elizabeth for assisting me for Miss A’s newborn session!