Minnesota Baby Photography and Portraits | Maris Ehlers Photography

Little Finley is just the cutest thing possible. Plus, now at 5 months old she seems to like me much better than she did when we photographed her at 3 months.  :)  

Harper - 9 Months Old | Maris Ehlers Photography

A great reason to invest in professional photographs for your baby around the 6-9 month range is simply because this is one of the stages of baby that is really a lot of fun to capture.  While all stages are indeed precious, some are definitely more challenging than others from a photographer's point of view.

Typically at around 6-7 months they can start to sit up straight on their own, and aren't quite so wobbly.  They begin to show a wide variety of facial expressions and can react with the photographer and parents (especially when they are not afraid to act like complete fools in order to get those beautiful smiles and giggles). 

More important than a specific month mark in my opinion, however, is to have their pictures taken BEFORE they are actively trying to crawl.  Trying to get a baby to sit and laugh when all they want to do is the tripod stance takes lots of squeaky toys, loud noises and patience.  

Miss Harper isn't crawling as of yet which made photographing her on the floor very easy.  Her bright eyes and smile had us laughing most of the time.  

 

As we know, all babies do their things at different times, and I think Harper might just skip crawling and head right to the catwalk.  She can stand really well (wobbly chairs aside), but photographers be ware:  always, always, always have a spotter just out of frame if you have baby standing while supported by something like a chair, OR if you have them sitting on anything other than the floor.  If they are new to sitting up, have a spotter at ALL TIMES. Baby must always be safe! 

This one was taken right before she tried to do a swan dive off of the chair.  Dad was the assigned spotter and he did well.

Yes, she does look like royalty, doesn't she? 

By this time she had mastered not looking at the camera.

A great pose at this age is mom or dad in a supporting role.

Yes, I hear you.  I'm just ignoring you!

Harper is one of our "Oh, Baby!" clients in more than one way!  We offer a variety of Oh Baby! portrait packages that take you through baby's first year, AND she's wearing a lovely array of outfits and accessories from the Oh, Baby! store in the Galleria Shopping Centre in Edina, Minnesota. Check them out! 


For more information on booking a baby portrait package or session with Maris Ehlers Photography, click here! 


We'll see Harper in her next release, Her First Birthday Cake Smash, in May!  


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Newborn "Oh, Baby!" Pictures | Maris Ehlers Photography

This little sweetheart looks so calm and serene.  During her first photo session she was spunky and mostly WIDE awake.  :)  In the last picture, you'll see her with her nookie.  After an hour and a half of trying to get her to relax without it, she finally won.  ;)  

6th Month Baby Pictures In Baby's Room | Maris Ehlers Photography

If there is one thing I remember when my kids were babies, it was that to get ANYWHERE on time with a baby in tow, even to the neighbors house means you must a) pack enough for a small army, and b) leave at least an hour before you normally would because you'll forget so many things that you'll either have to drive back home (sometimes more than once) or make a stop along the way for some item of necessity... nose sucker, anyone? 

When it comes to taking pictures of babies, whether they be newborns, 6 months or 1 year, sometimes the best way to take care of your clients is to go to them.  You don't necessarily need an elaborate setting to create treasured images for new parents. Taking that significant amount of stress of being on time, finding the right location, worrying if they have everything, off of both parents AND baby (after all, even infants sense when mom and/or dad are stressed out), means happier parents and a happier, more relaxed baby to work with.

Usually.  

A and I went to Maeve's house on a Sunday morning a few weeks ago for her 6 month pictures.  We arrived at what was typically close to nap time and she was heading down the slippery slope to baby sick land.  How glad I was that we had chosen to photograph her in her own space.  While she wasn't super smily or giggly, she was curious and adorable... even when she was cranky. I think a road trip out to me for the session would have made it much more challenging.  

So here is Miss Maeve at her 6 month sitting... in her crib!  

I chose a lighthearted edit for this one so the focus would be on her eyes.  If you look closely, you can see the reflection of her crib in her eyes...  

Maeve's session was booked by her Aunt Nina as a gift to the parents.  I used to be a client at an agency that Nina worked for at the time.  I have to say, Maeve looks just like her aunt in this picture when she's crabby!  ;) 

Ok, so you see we didn't get so many smiles that day, but who cares when she has eyes like that? 

What a sweetheart.

I just couldn't bring myself to remove the drool from her lip on this one! 

Apparently she's a St. Ben's / St. John's baby.  Who knew?

Nate and Jill, thank you for allowing me to capture Maeve for you.  Nina, thanks for asking! 


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