Aubree 9 months -

I've been photographing this little one since she was curled up in mommy's tummy. I love watching her grow and getting the opportunity to photograph her every 3 months. She was full of smiles and giggles this time and is definitely on the go now! I loved her session though and we got some wonderful photos!

                     

 

 Showing off those baby blues!

Look at that smile!! Just lights up a whole room!

Photographing your special moments and watching adorable little ones like this grow up is why I love my job. Contact me at lynbyrdphoto@yahoo.com and check out my website at  www.lynbyrdphoto.com to book your shoot today!

Miss Abby and Mr Blake

These two were simply adorable! I was so excited that spring had finally arrived. I went to this location the week before and trees were starting to bloom out and it was so pretty. Then mother nature delivered us one last snow and two nights of freezing weather. When I went back with locations in mind, everything had died and was brown from the frost. Was a bit disappointed, but hey, you make the best of any situation and we found one little bush that still had flowers! Yay!

Can you say adorable! 

After a few, Mr Blake was finished with pictures for the day though, so we decided to reschedule for the following weekend in the evening and boy I am glad we did. Everything had started to bloom back out and right away, I spotted a dogwood  that I knew would be a gorgeous backdrop! Both kiddos brought their A game and were ready for smiling! Not to mention, the lighting was do die for!! I absolutely love a good sunset!

Oh my goodness I love his smile! 

This is definitely one of my favorites from the session.

So happy spring has fiannnnnly arrived after it looked as if winter would never go away!! 

It is the perfect time for family photos before it gets too hot and the flowers are all looking pretty, feel free to contact me to book today!

Spring Minis

Spring! I love this time of year, flowers blooming, rain on the roof, the smell of fresh blossoms everywhere, sunshine and gorgeous weather (most of the time at least)

Spring also means mini session time! Just started the spring minis with a couple of adorable set ups!!
Come follow my Facebook page for info on spring mini sessions!

Here's just a few examples of the two different setups I'm using this year!

Dykes Family Session - Bardstown Photographer

This winter seems like it won't ever go away! It has snowed just about every week since Christmas, kids have missed several days of school and it has just been bitter cold almost everyday. With the never ending winter, you could imaging my excitement when we finally had a day warm enough to go outside and this wonderful gorgeous family asked if I could do some family photos outside! Um, yes! We won't mentioned that it snowed again 3 days later, but on this day, it was beautiful!

I totally love it when families suggest "fun" pictures! Not every photo has to be posed and perfect. It is so enjoyable when my clients just relax and have fun in their photos. And I get genuine smiles as well!

This one was their idea and I so love how it came out! 

Yay for spring and I can't wait to get out and do more sessions outdoors!

Miss Jazmin - 8 days new - Bardstown Newborn Photographer

I know I've mentioned it before, but I LOVE photographing newborns. It is such a short time in a baby's life where they have that fresh newborn appearance and I love to capture that. The little lips and baby toes and fingers. The soft texture of their skin and their little curled up positions. I love freezing that moment and making it last forever in photographs.

This little one did not want to sleep for me, at all! She was almost there but very wiggly, but with a lot of patience, I finally won out and we were able to get a few shots in before she woke up between them!

*I always like to note that this is a composite. Hands were on baby at all times. Do not try this pose unless you've been specifically trained on how to do it safely*

Newborns are best done in the first 10 days after they're born so if you are expecting, go ahead and call to schedule your newborn (and or maternity session) We will set a tentative date around your due date and adjust when needed after your baby is born! 

Aubree - 6 months - Bardstown Photographer

I absolutely love to photograph newborns. They are totally my favorite subjects, but coming in a close second is 6 month olds! This is such a fun age as they are learning so many new things all at once and are so alert, smiling and giggling. Little Miss Aubree was no exception! She gave me plenty of smiles and even some goofy faces that totally made me laugh. Easy baby to photograph each time I've done her photos as newborn and 3 months old! I love watching my clients grow!

LOL Just look at that face! Mom calls this one on the right her "mean face" but I just call it simply adorable!

  Haha, there's that face again! I love it!

 One of my most favorite baby poses EVER! Another reason why I love this age, this pose right here! :)

Some mommy and mamaw lovin! I love shots like these! 

We get so busy in our daily lives and we may snap a photo or two on our phone of our kids, but how many times to we actually get a professional to take photos of us with our kids. I can be honest and say for me, very rarely, in fact it's been over a year and a half since I did and that was only at my wedding! If it isn't on your to do list soon to do family photos, put it at the top. We never know what tomorrow may bring so don't put it off. If you can't afford professional ones right now, save up to get them but in the meantime, jump in some pictures with your kids and family, have a stranger take it or do some selfies with them, whatever you need to do, just jump in them! One of the pictures I treasure most is a photo of me and my mom I snapped on mothers day real quick with my phone a few years ago when I saw everyone changing their profile photos on Facebook to photos with their mom and realized I didn't have any recent ones at all. I am so thankful for that photo as that was my last mothers day with her. She passed away that December. I so wish we had professional family ones done. We had them planned for the following summer, but we didn't get that chance. 
So don't put it off because you think you don't look good enough or may not have your hair or makeup on, or want to lose a couple of pounds or whatever your reason, just do it, your kids will think you're beautiful no matter what! 

Rachel Vanoven Workshop

A couple of weeks ago, I had the amazing opportunity to attend Rachel Vanoven's Newborn Workshop. I have for a few years now since I started following her on Facebook, wanted to meet this crazy fun lady and attend her workshop but never thought I would ever be able to. (They fill up sooo quickly)
But thanks to BP4U, back in September, I checked my email one day to see that I had won a spot to her workshop. I literally jumped of the couch and squealed and my husband probably had no clue what I was talking about when he walked in the door and the first thing I said after hugging him was "omg guess what, I won a spot in Rachel's workshop omg!!!"
The bad news? I had to wait 5 months!! Oh the agony!

It was only a 2 hour drive away in Indianapolis so I booked my hotel a few weeks in advance and planned to make the drive up alone, time away just me and my camera and other awesome photographers.
I went the night before to attend the dinner with the other lucky attendees and it was so much fun. I really got to meet some super nice ladies who happen to be amazing photographers themselves.

(Eeek! Can't believe I was really here!) 

Watching Rachel work and being able to take images myself, learning a way to wrap, editing tricks, tips on angles, and so much more, was such a great experience. Not to mention getting to hang out with fellow photographers (a first for me) was so much fun.

I really had such a lovely time. And oh I almost forgot the best part. Taking photos of adorable babies! 

 (Posing by Rachel Vanoven, wrapping in 5th one by me, photos taken by me)

I really am so glad I was able to have this chance. If you are a photographer who wishes to get into photographing newborns, I highly recommend taking a workshop. If not by Rachel, by another pro in the industry. The poses are much harder than they look and you could injure baby if you have not been shown the proper way to pose.

If you are a parent, please be picky when choosing a newborn photographer. If you don't book me, book someone who has lots of experience with newborns. Don't trust your newborn with someone who doesn't have specific training with newborns.Your baby's safety is more important than anything. Yes custom newborn photography is a little more expensive, but it is worth it. I know some photographers may be appealing because their prices are so cheap but think about the quality. You want something you can blow up on you wall and share for generations. And you want your baby safe so please make sure you go to a licensed, tax paying photographer with experience with newborns to make sure your baby is well cared for during their session.