There’s something so unreal and wonderful about the first days of a baby’s life: the newness of it, the long nights, the creation of a bond with a tiny human being who looks to you for everything.

It’s what I love most about newborn photography: capturing those early, fleeting, magical moments.

And it’s why I love in-home newborn sessions so much. The nostalgia and memories that those early photos evoke years down the road are priceless. It’s a historical record; it’s art; it’s memories of family; it’s impressions of love.

I have a special affection for this wee one since she’s family and already so precocious, even at 15 days old. Her eye contact in some of these images is piercingly beautiful.