Background: My goddaughter was born in November but because of work I hadn't had a chance to meet her yet. I decided to take my camera along to help document the experience.
Thoughts: While I don't wish to be pigeonholed as a baby photographer, after working with her I can completely understand why people do it. Babies are not only cute but if you get a great one, like my goddaughter, they are tons of fun despite all the spit up and drool.
A lot of people who do baby and kid photography mostly work from studios. I don't like working from studios because, to me, it's impersonal. Photography is absolutely a work of art and people express that in different ways. The way that I choose to practice is by going into someone's home or place of their choosing and shooting there. The pictures not only are more personal that way but they help to solidify that moment in time. It is still art but a piece of art that someone has a stronger connection to because it incorporates the place(s) they spend so much time and the place(s) where so many memories are created. For example, this photo was snapped on my friends' couch.
