Then Comes Baby

Baby Kate

Posted on May 9, 2013 by drewb

The weather had been so nice leading up to Baby Kate’s newborn session that we switched from shooting in my studio to an outdoor location last minute. I love photographing newborns outdoors. It’s so serene and calm and all the ambient noise does wonders to get a baby to stay asleep. One day I hope to have my own outdoor newborn studio. Except mine won’t have a crazy emu chasing us around

Baby Kate was a dream to photograph. She’s so easy, just like her big sisters. It helps that their mama is a photographer. I think photographer’s babies just don’t fight it as much. They know they are destined to be in front of the camera

Congrats on another beautiful and healthy baby girl, Krista and Joe! Enjoy every single second with her!

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Stella – 7 Months

Posted on May 4, 2013 by drewb

I love Stella. She is adorable and fun. But, she is SO hard to impress. She reminds me of the gymnast from the last Olympics. McKayla Maroney. Plant a field of flowers for her. Not impressed. Bath tub in the middle of her backyard. Not impressed. Hang quilts in an old chicken coop. Not impressed. It just makes the smiles I did get that much better

I have loved getting to watch Stella grow and also watching her parents become truly amazing parents. I had no doubts Danielle would be a great mom. She was Brayden’s nanny and she had mama instincts before she even was a mom. Stella is one lucky and loved little lady!

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Sara’s Day With Drew

Posted on April 27, 2013 by drewb

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a mentoring session. The great thing about not shooting weddings anymore is that I have more time to work with other photographers and help them achieve their business dreams.

Sara from Sara Barnes Photography came all the way from North Carolina. I’m not going to say that having a photographer fly across the country just for a mentoring session with me isn’t intimidating. It is a little. But, Sara was so enthusaiastic and so kind. I couldn’t help but be so excited to help her with her business.

Sara is a mom of two little men and a pharmacist. And the thing is, she loves her job and has no intention of quitting, but photography is what makes her heart happy. She decided that if she really wanted to pursue a photography business she wanted to have all of her ducks in a row BEFORE she jumped in. Which is so, so, so smart. So many times new photographers will start their business before they understand what it really takes to run a successful and profitable business. I love that Sara wants to fully educate herself and have everything set up before she takes the plunge into really starting her business. She’s a smart lady.

After talking business we went out for our shoot. We were lucky to have this super cute family come up from San Diego to model for us. Mom is also a photographer!

Thanks so much for coming out, Sara! I hope you had as much fun as I did!