So if you saw my blog Thursday, you know that I photographed one-week-old Charles, born to parents Leymis and Kavin. Here’s a bit more about that shoot – with a bunch of photos, of course!
Leymis and I have been in touch for years through work, and I was very happy to get the opportunity to capture the arrival of her little guy. Although he was due at Christmas (I was eagerly awaiting the news, geared up with my camera for the new tiny man), Charles had other plans and decided to join world outside of his mama’s cozy womb on January 12.
I photographed him when he was exactly one week old. He was a tiny peanut (even being three weeks late), but he was alert and wriggly beyond his years (or days)! While I’d envisioned a blissfully sleepy newborn, I got a wide-eyed model who stared me down as if he were saying, “Yep, I know what I’m doing.” But how they keep you on your toes is part of what’s so fun about photographing babies! And anyway, I do love the expressions of an alert newborn, and Charles looks like he has a lot to think about.
Check him out!
Staring out the window:
I love his expression in this one (actually, I love his expression in all of them, but there’s something about this in particular…):
Looking very cozy in a sea of fuzziness:
Pretending to be falling asleep (good actor, isn’t he?):
Getting a little love from his mama:
Here is my favorite from our little session. Makes me want to scoop him up every time I look at it.
And we’ll end with a collage of some others:
Ellie P. Campbell Photography 
ellie, those are gorgeous…of course, it helps that you had a beautiful and cooperative model!
I’ve got to be a proud Godmother!
Look at those eyes!
Hello Ellie,
I am a dancer, poet, artist, and a friend of Leymis’. I think your photographs are exquisite, and I think Charles is exquisite. I do love that last one the best, but I was really touched by all of the photos. I keep thinking “Emerging from Water”. For every living thing water is the portal for spirit to enter body and emerge into time on the earth plane. Way cool. Life is a miracle. Thank you for capturing it so well. Namaste.
Scylla