December 2016 - Essig Photography

Leah’s Newborn Session

Right before Christmas break I had four newborn sessions back to back. Talk about crazy! It always surprises me when these teeny tiny mamas have such big babies! Beautiful little Leah (actually, not so little at 9 pounds!) was literally perfection for her session. After having a slew of boys in the studio, it was so much fun to pull out all the frills and flowers and lace.

I like to give parents a teaser with a few samples from the session on social media. Occasionally, I choose to do an Animoto video instead of a collection of static images. Here is Leah's teaser video that was shared on Facebook. (more…)

Brooke’s Newborn Session

This beautiful baby girl was the last of my 2016 newborns that I had the pleasure of photographing. We had an amazing session because she was so sleepy and dreamy, and I was so thankful for that!

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Benjamin’s Newborn Session

Benjamin was my last boy of 2016 and rounded out my boy sessions to 25 total for the year. This was the year of boys! I was very grateful that he was in a milk-drunk state the entire session. He slept like a dream and I felt like I could hang him upside down and he wouldn't care!

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Savannah’s Newborn Session

A little backstory on Savannah's session:

Her mom contacted me shortly after Savannah was born. In general, I book a month in advance or more in advance and I always encourage my moms to plan ahead and book early. My schedule for the month of December was very full and I was not able to book a morning session with her. (I like morning sessions for my newborns because babies tend to be calm and sleepy at that time.) However, Savannah's mom really wanted to do a session in my studio and to make that work, I asked them to come in on Friday evening. In the end, time wasn't an issue because Savannah was fantastic! She was the first of four December newborns that I shot back to back and she set the tone for each of them- they were all amazing.

On social media I share a teaser for the parents so that they get to see some of the photos before I get to editing and sending them their full batch. Sometimes I choose to put the pictures into a movie and Animoto is a great way to do this! Here is Savannah's teaser video. (more…)

Carmen’s Newborn photos

I had the pleasure of meeting the Smith family a few years ago when I photographed a Legacy session for their family.

The last time I saw Rylan he was a tiny baby and now he's a big brother. Their family recently moved back to South Carolina and I was excited to hear that they were home and that they'd just had a baby girl! Carmen was slightly older than my preferred age for newborns, but she slept like a dream and I got some amazing images for her family. (more…)

Allison Rae’s Newborn Session

It's always encouraging when you see returning clients in the studio. I first met Katie, Allison Rae's mama, when she taught one of our three boys in elementary school. A few years ago I photographed her older sister Graelyn's newborns. I love watching these families grow and it's so much fun to have siblings come in for their newborns or milestones. It's amazing to me when two siblings look nothing alike, but that was not the case with these two. Allison Rae reminds me so much of her big sister!

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Anna Katherine’s Senior Portraits

I met Anna Katherine (or as I like to call her, AK) in a homeschooling group that both our families were a part of. I cannot believe that she is a senior already! We had so much fun driving around downtown and finding locations that matched the style she was looking for.

I love doing senior photography. Seniors are awesome about being willing and open to search for fun places to shoot. This is a chance for them to showcase their personality with their outfits and fun shoes and for the girls, playing around with some makeup.

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Adaline’s Newborn Session

On November 12 I attended the Mommy Expo, hosted by Lexington Mommy (you can check out my table here). While I was there Adaline's mom, Jackie, stopped by and picked up a business card. Two weeks later she booked a newborn session and I was so pleased to be able to photograph her family. After photographing a ton of boys, I was looking forward to having a girl in the studio.

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