Knox Porter | RUSTON LA NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER » Lavender Harvest Photography

Can y’all believe it! I’m actually writing a blog post!! I have totally dropped the ball on blogging sessions and I hate that. I know some amazing photographers who crush it in their business and blog like machines. I unfortunately am not that person. I decided to check the date of my last blog post. WOW….May 3, 2017 *insert cringe emoji*. So I’m not going to jump the gun and say I’m going to be an amazing blogger now, but I’ll at least say I’ll do better. I won’t wait 3 years to write another at least that promise I can keep!

I got to meet Knox before his newborn session, at least he didn’t know he met me. His momma Katelynn had contacted me inquiring about a maternity session back in the fall. My response when anyone asks about a maternity session is “would you like just a maternity session or are you thinking of a newborn session as well”. I always ask because I have a great MATERNITY & NEWBORN PKG that includes the sessions and digitals within one price. It’s actually my most popular package. It’s always exciting for me to book a package, knowing I get to see the journey of my little clients. Katelynn is such a beautiful momma, I immediately was drawn to her red hair. What can I say I love red hair, that’s why I’ve kept mine red for 5 years. My favorite Disney princess is Merida from Brave. Mainly because she’s got red hair, she’s spunky, independent, speaks with an Irish accent, and I love the music. I was certain I had Irish in me because of my love of folk music and my freckles. And while I don’t have a true head of red hair, I do have a strawberry blonde tone to my natural color (mostly blonde but who cares right). Turns out I do! I’m 30% Irish according to my DNA test. I knew I had some in there.

I was curious to whether Knox would have red hair, but he surprised me and came in with a head of what looked like brown hair. That doesn’t mean it won’t change and turn red, baby hair changes ALL THE TIME. I had one client who’s baby had almost jet black hair as a newborn and now that kid has golden blonde hair. My daughter had bright red hair for years, now it’s a strawberry blonde and only on certain days does it have that red tint easily seen. Seriously you never know what their hair or any of their features will look like when they grow up.

Well Knox didn’t disappoint for his session! He posed in every pose with no major fuss. I think he only cried when he tee-teed on the blanket and himself, the rest of the time he did this. Slept the day away.

It’s been awhile since I’ve used my milk bucket. I have quite a few different boxes and buckets, they are my favorite finds at antique shops. It’s really hard to find good antique shops. Many junk shops carry trash and call it antiques. Not that you can’t find treasures among junk, but you gotta have patience to sift through tons of mess. I don’t have that patience. I’m the one at the consignment sales pushing 3 hangers of clothes at a time cause I’m tired of shopping. It’s not ideal, I know, to be so impatient but I’ve been that way since the first of ever and don’t see myself changing anytime soon. But I enjoy getting things that have so much history and I like to think of who used it before and the stories they hold. And they’re beautiful pieces to include with newborn sessions.

I’m so thankful for Katelynn trusting me to photograph this journey for Knox! It never gets old thinking of how many newborns I’ve become apart of their story. I can’t believe this will be 6 years photographing newborns for me. It’s humbling and exciting to see the last blog posts and the photos I take now and how much I’ve improved and changed. It took years to see the style I wanted and achieving that style that is my own. I praise God for giving me the opportunity to work in something that I enjoy.