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Louisville Colorado Newborn Photography – Meet Georgia

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I am often hired by families, not when they have their first child, but for the second and then all subsequent babies. However, I photographed both Eliza and Wilder in the hospital within 48 hours of birth.  This is the first family for which I have photographed three newborns. She didn’t have a name when […]

Denver Fresh 48 Photo – Meet Margot

Denver Fresh 48 Photo, St Joseph Hospital, Clementine Kids Rainbow Swaddle

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It was my first Denver Fresh 48 Photo Session at St Joseph Hospital.  Can I just say I LOVE the valet parking and private elevator that goes straight to the mom + baby center?  This little one was due on Wednesday before Thanksgiving, but she held out until December 1st likely to share a birthday […]

Boulder Newborn Photographer | Fresh 48 at Boulder Community Health

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I take my tagline very seriously. I’m done having babies, can I photograph yours? I met these first-time parents at Boulder Community Health after the arrival of their son Liam in March. Fresh 48 sessions are my FAVORITE because parents are so in awe of the new human they brought into the world it is […]

Erie Colorado Newborn Photographer | A Year in the Life of Lilah

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Watch Erie Colorado Newborn Photographer Colie James document a Life in the 1st Year in under 3 minutes. This my second round of Yearbooks with the O Family and of course I am bawling.  I am so lucky to have done seven sessions with this amazing family as they have grown in the last 2+ […]

Boulder Newborn Photography – Building a Family

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Bodhi and Lilah are just two of the 50,000+ children that have been born at Avista Adventist Hospital in Louisville, Colorado. I was lucky enough to be one of the first people to meet each of them at the hospital and preserve some moments in their first 48 hours on the outside. When I sat […]

When Eliza met Wilder

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Did you hear the joke about the newborn photographer that went to the wrong hospital? Yes, I did in fact head to the wrong hospital for this session. I can totally laugh at myself now, but I bet I will never make that mistake again. You see I documented Eliza’s arrival a little over two […]

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