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Miles’s Newborn Photo Session – RI Newborn Photography

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Melissa Lacouture

I love that my job gives me the opportunity to meet new families. Last week I drove all the way to a cute little town right outside of Boston to meet this one. Miles had his newborn shoot on his one week birthday. He is a lucky guy for many reasons. Number 1 – He is adorable. Number 2 – So are his mom and dad. Number 3 – Mom and Dad have amazing taste and style (I would take all their furniture and happily put it in my house). Miles has the coolest alphabet wall in his nursery! I loved it! His parents also had the foresight to buy a house with great lighting. And let’s not forget the nice blankets that made for some great photo accessories. All these pretty things made my job way too easy!

This hat is one of the cutest I have ever seen!

My favorite! Such the GQ photo!

Elena’s Newborn Session with Big Sister, Alyssa – RI Baby Photography

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Melissa Lacouture

It isn’t very often that you walk in a house for your portrait session and get a hug from one of your subjects. This is actually the first time it’s happened and I will tell you it was a nice way to start! After Alyssa gave me my hug she told me all about her grandparents, asked me about my cameras, showed me her room and wanted to know what kind of stuff I had at my house. I’m going to guess that Alyssa doesn’t have much trouble making new friends. We were buds after a couple of minutes. Her new sister, Elena, was much less talkative but just as adorable. She was only a week and a half old when we took these photos. So precious!

While Mommy nursed little Elena to get her all happy and content for photos I went outside to take some pictures of her big sister.

Yeah, we didn’t have fun or anything…

The elusive toddler and newborn picture is usually really hard, but Alyssa made this the easiest one yet. She did such a great job!

This photo makes me laugh so much! There is so much personality. I’ve been trying to imagine what the girls will say in 20 years when they look at this picture.

Lasher’s Newborn Portrait Shoot – RI Newborn Photography

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Melissa Lacouture

A couple of weeks ago I had the absolute pleasure of doing a maternity session for Lasher’s mom and dad. Now I get to meet the little man that was cooking in that big belly! Such a handsome little guy! I am so happy that I had the chance to meet this family. I also would like to publicly apologize for telling Lasher’s parents horror stories of how my son woke up three times a night until he was 15 months old. What am I doing? Guys, I will guarantee that Lasher is an angel. He was too well behaved at the portrait shoot to be anything but!

Harper’s Newborn Portrait Session – RI Newborn Photography

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Melissa Lacouture

I was very excited when I read the email I got from Harper’s mom. Harper’s parents love music and they thought it would be cool to incorporate records into the shoot for their newborn baby. I was sold at records. We listen to records with my kids all the time. My daughter could work our record player before she could turn on the TV or use the DVD player. So when I read the email I knew that these people were kindred spirits which made me very excited to take these pictures. Thankfully Harper was pretty content to lay on some vinyl while I snapped away.

I promised my husband that I just brought his Black Sabbath record, but I didn’t use it for the shoot. He was worried I scratched it all up. And there it is displayed prominently in all the pictures. Whoops!!

I love this one!

Big brother, Jack, was reluctant to take some pictures, but we got him in front of the camera. So happy he agreed to it because I love these pictures on him holding his new sister.

Baby Caleb Newborn Portrait Session – RI Newborn Photography

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Melissa Lacouture

Over the years there has been an explosion of trends and fads in newborn photography. I’m not saying that I’m above the trends. Some are fun and very cute, but for me nothing compares to simple newborn photos. That’s why I especially love these photos of Caleb. They are all about Caleb and his little hands, feet, face and bum. Caleb is a beautiful little boy! I think he is made to model. He gave me so many facial expressions that I couldn’t narrow it down for this post!

He really is working it!

Lulu is not too keen on this. It should be all about her!

I love these pictures! Simple and beautiful.

engagement to wedding to maternity shoot! I’ve done them all for Mike and Meredith. Now I get to take pictures of their new baby! It is an honor to be there for all these big moments.