I’m still learning the fine art of baby pictures – boy is it tough! Baby Ainsley was just 10 days old when I met her, and she was just making the change from sleeping-all-day-super-easy-to-position-and-take-cool-pictures-of-baby to definitely-not-wanting-to-sleep-at-all-and-not-being-too-happy-about-the-whole-picture-taking-situation-baby. Her dad even took her for a quick car ride to put her to sleep, but to no avail. All of the pictures below that look like she is sleeping were actually taken either when she closed her eyes to rest for a second, or actually did fall asleep…..for about one minute at a time. All in all, it was hard work – but so worth it. Adorable adorable adorable. (Especially the parts where she kept peeing on our blanket props. Hilarious.) :)
The next newborn I photograph, I think I’ll try my hardest to get them at about 5-8 days. I’m itching to try some cool posing with an easy sleepy baby. That being said, Ainsley was pretty darn cute anyway:
![blog[cl]rigg0334 blog[cl]rigg0334](http://rphotographer.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/blogclrigg0334.jpg)
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![blog[cl]rigg0268 blog[cl]rigg0268](http://rphotographer.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/blogclrigg0268.jpg)
![blog[cl]rigg0081 blog[cl]rigg0081](http://rphotographer.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/blogclrigg0081.jpg)
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![blog[cl]rigg0399 blog[cl]rigg0399](http://rphotographer.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/blogclrigg0399.jpg)
Absolute favourite:![blog[bw][cl]rigg0267 blog[bw][cl]rigg0267](http://rphotographer.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/blogbwclrigg0267.jpg)
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And this one makes me go “awwwwww” in a big way.
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Shannon and Brian – thank you so much for letting me come over and hang out with your new perfect little family!


by Rebecca | Photographer
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