Bald One and I were remiss in setting up newborn shots and as every day passed, Baby D was growing bigger and bigger and less newborn-like. The time was nigh for us to hire a professional baby photographer to capture her small-ish state before she turned gargantuan or graduated from high school. Enter Colleen White Photography!
After picking out a few photographers in the Jersey City/Hoboken area that had great work displayed on their websites, I sent the short list to Bald One. He immediately began using his superior Excel spreadsheet skills [[smirk]] to map out pricing of prints and albums and digital photos...after much crunching (for him) and munching (for me, mama gets hungry!!!) we both agreed that Colleen offered the best packages and a la carte options for the best value and as an added bonus, she had been my first choice anyway. :)
Colleen showed up at our house promptly with all her props and equipment, and at first, we had a rough time getting 3-month-old Baby D to cooperate. She was sleepy. She was fussy. She was cranky. She was a grump. We fed her, changed her, and rocked her. Took a few pics. Then she was sleepy, fussy, and grumpy again. Repeat.
We ended up taking a bunch of photos in our apartment in different locations, including on our deck. Colleen had creative ideas for various shots and she came prepared with plenty of headbands and wraps to complete Baby D's look! :) She probably spent about 2-2.5 hours with us in our apartment. I had said earlier that I wanted to go to Hamilton Park to take outdoor family pictures, but Baby D was threatening to sleep again after all the activity.
Colleen suggested that we let her sleep and then text her to meet us in the park when she was up. I was floored by her flexibility and kindness. It was a Friday night, after all.
We met Colleen in the park and finished up our shoot. Soon afterwards, we received a teaser and the digital proofs to review. When it came time to choose photos, she brought prints of the digital proofs to our house and together, we put them in piles and rank-ordered the ones to use in the album and prints. It was such a personalized process and as a result, we have images that we will cherish forever!!!!
Thank you, Colleen! Baby D's grandparents stare at her canvas wrap photo every day! And we love showing off her album. :) read more