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Here you will find some of my recent photo sessions, client resources, and a NICU experience series.
I realized that all my newborn sessions this year so far have included dogs. I absolutely love including dogs in sessions and thought I would give you some tips for making your newborn session with your 4 legged family member as successful as possible. Take your dog for a walk before the photo session This […]
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Written by Rachel Ritchie and Rob Ritchie (in italics) Our NICU Story I went into labor at 39 weeks after a healthy and uneventful pregnancy. After laboring at home for three sleepless days and nights, including one “false start” visit to the hospital at 2am, my doctor finally admitted me to the hospital for elevated […]
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What should a newborn wear for photos? I often get asked what is best to have babies wear during newborn photo sessions. My answer is always that simple and neutral is better. White Onsies work great! I love adding in some visual interest with a textured fabric. I recently started creating a newborn client closet. […]
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Written by Alexandra Rubin Our NICU experience by the numbers 28. Wednesday, August 5, 2020, according to my pregnancy app, marked 28 weeks pregnant. One trimester to go until we met baby boy. The morning was uneventful. Since the pandemic started in March, I had developed a routine of working mostly from my dining room […]
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Breakneck Hill Conservation Land, Southborough Massachusetts Breakneck Hill Conservation Land is a location that is relatively new to me, but I am loving it so far. I used it for a few fall seasons and it’s beautiful. It has large open fields as well as trees for shade. This location involves some walking. We […]
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The Medfield State Hospital Campus is one of my favorite locations. It has multiple options for spots to photograph at and is beautiful all ready round. Right next to the parking lot to one side is a big field with woods behind it. To the other side of the parking lot is a smaller field […]
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Centennial Reservation, Wellesley Massachusetts Centennial Reservation is a beautiful location with fields and hills. This location can be used for both morning and evening sessions. It can be used all year round! This location has a lot of off leash dogs, so you have to be careful about stepping poop and is not a good […]
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Nahanton Park, Newton Massachusetts Nahanton Park has a small meadow right next to the parking lot. There are rocks beside the meadow that kids love to climb on. I have used this location for both morning and evening sessions. This location can be used year round.
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Written by Amanda and Steve Owens Our NICU story At 20 weeks we realized our journey to parenthood was going to look even more different than we had already planned for due to the global pandemic. During a routine ultrasound, the tech noted that our baby was very small. The doctor outlined the list of […]
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Oak Grove Park, Millis Massachusetts Oak Grove Park has both a field and a garden area. The garden area is right by the playground though, so if you think your kids will be distracted by the playground or get upset that they can’t go on the playground, I would avoid this location. Some families have […]
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