How often and when should I get my child’s portraits taken?  Well…if you ask me I think you should get them taken all the time 🙂  In all seriousness it is really up to you.  A child has the most significant and fastest changes during the first year of their lives.  That is why it is recommended to have several portrait sessions done during this period of time.  The most common milestones to have pictures taken are newborn (1 month or younger), 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 1 year old.  However, these are just guidelines.

It is important to know what to expect from your little one at each of these milestones.  At 8 weeks your newborn is filling out and most likely won’t stay swaddled in a tight ball snoozing.  At 3 months you can’t expect your child to sit up on their own for pictures.  Below are some images to highlight each milestone listed above to give you an idea of the type of session you are likely to experience for each.

Two Weeks
Sleeping and Curled Up

Eight Weeks
Filling & Stretching Out and Open Eyes

Three Months
Holding Head Up

Six Months
Sitting and Starting to Crawl

Nine Months
Crawling and Pulling Up

One Year
Standing and Walking with Help

Contact Sheets Photography today to book your child’s next portrait session.

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Can you believe little Savannah is only 7 weeks old!  This little diva worked the camera like a pro.  I can’t believe how well she held her head up and how many big smiles she gave us.  We were even able to include some cherished family blankets in some of the photos.  It has been so long since I have gotten to photograph a little girl, I was in heaven.  Thanks Joe and Meghan for the opportunity to photograph Savannah.

View entire session here

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My sister’s wedding was this past weekend.   The location she chose was absolutely beautiful, The Inn at Oneonta.  Even though she had a photographer I couldn’t resist taking my camera and snapping some shots of the kids at the rehearsal and pre wedding preparation on the big day.  Here are some shots from this past weekend.  With the whole family in the wedding I didn’t get to shoot near as much as I wanted .

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In the world of digital media more and more photos are being kept on hard drives, phones, and cds instead of in photo boxes or albums.  However, some companies are finding ways to encourage those “smart phone picture taking fools” to print their images.  Instagram has a couple new partners in crime that are not only encouraging photogs to print photos from your smart phone but they are making it extremely easy!

Sticky9 is a web service that accesses your Instagram photos easily letting you print your photos in the form of magnets, phone cases, and ipad cases.  A heads up though..shipping tends to be on the high side because they are located in the United Kingdom.  They also ship via DHL and require a signature to leave your package.

Print Shop is an ap that also accesses your Instagram, cameral roll, and albums to easily order from your smartphone.  I haven’t had the opportunity to use the Print Shop ap, but I have heard good reviews.   My sister has used them and I just downloaded the ap myself.  After going through the ap it appears to have more options than Sticky9.  While Print Shop also requires a signature for their deliveries, they have their customer in mind and clearly state this information on the checkout page.

As a photographer, mom of two, wife, daughter, gardener, and housekeeper being able to print my photos from my smart phone in such a quick and convenient way is great!  Not to mention the prints and magnets make great gifts!  I have had a ton of compliments on mine and ordered a set of magnets for mother’s day to give to my mother-in-law, mom and step mom.

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Karen and Chris…Thank you once again for allowing me to be a part of your big day. Enjoy another sneak peek of your beautiful wedding photos 🙂  What a beautiful day!

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