Family Portrait Session Paxton Ma. Rhode Island and Massachusetts Family portrait photographer Heidi Hope Photography

Ahhhh, fresh air! I love being back outside!!! Today I had so much fun photographing a beautiful family at Moore State Park in Paxton, Ma. It was a cloudy morning, but at least the rain held off. When I returned home my luck had not yet run out because G took a nice long nap and I could dig into editing these shots. I am just in love with the images from this session! The children had so much personality and you could tell just how much the whole family enjoyed each other. Even Meme got in on the session and helped me get the kids to smile! We shot for almost 2 hours and hiked all around the grounds, yet 5 year old B and 3 year old M both hung in there for the entire shoot. M was a total ham and I found countless shots where no one else is looking into camera except her. She was always looking straight through my lens. Her eyes just make you melt. A photographer's dream! Thanks so much for the great session, enjoy your preview :0)

Newborn Baby Portrait Session: Massachusetts and Rhode Island Newborn Baby Portrait Photographer

Last week I had the pleasure of photographing the special arrival of a former co-worker of mine. It was a last minute shoot that we squeezed in just as baby E was turning one month old. This little man did not sleep for one minute of the shoot, other than when I was unloading my car of course! Despite being awake and wanting to see all of the action, E was a fabulous newborn model. He loved looking at the camera and was so strong when lifting his head up. The bad thing about doing a newborn session so late is possibly missing those sleepy newborn shots, the great thing is that you can catch them looking right at you, and in this case, with beautiful blue eyes! Mom and Dad purchased the Newborn and First year Premium Portrait Package so I am excited to come back and watch this little man grow up over the next year! Enjoy your preview mom and dad :0)

Massachusetts and Rhode Island Engagement Photographer. Engagement session preview round two!

The great thing about being good friends with a photographer is that you get a complimentary session... the bad thing is that you get pushed behind all of my paying customers! Jen and Dennis are college friends of mine who allowed me to capture this special time in their lives over two weeks ago! I am really in love with their engagement photos, but I just can't seem to stop editing the images! There are just too many I love. I had so much fun working with this couple and I think you can see in all of their photos how much fun they were having too. Their love for each other and the excitement of their engagement was so easy to see and so fun to capture. Here is another preview to hold you over J&D. I promise I'm ALMOST done with your whole gallery. If you weren't so photogenic, maybe I would have less images to work with!!! Enjoy :0)

Massachusetts and Rhode Island Maternity Photographer: Massachusetts Maternity Portrait Session

This weekend I had the maternity portrait session for Robyn and Chris. It turned out to be a beautiful day for April, sunny and 60 degrees, so we were lucky enough to head outdoors for part of the session. It is so nice to shoot outdoors again! As many of you know, I began this business as a natural light photographer shooting only outdoors. I finally invested in an indoor set up, but most of the time I still refuse to use any artificial light. We generally set up near a big sliding glass door or in a room that gets great light from the windows. Now that the weather is starting to warm up, I am thrilled to get back out to my comfort zone! Robyn and Chris were SO much fun to work with. They had me laughing the entire time. "NEVER cover the belly button!" Robyn was so laid back, she let me pick everything for the shoot. I was dying to use the black and white fabric backdrop for a maternity shoot and she gladly indulged me. Plus, she had a PERFECT belly! I can't believe she is due in a month. They have hired me for the Premium Maternity and Newborn package so I am thrilled that I get to come back to visit the star of the show, their new baby girl!

Enjoy your preview!

Massachusetts and Rhode Island Portrait Photographer. Local Business product photography session. Baby Shower gift ideas!

This week I had the pleasure of doing a product shoot for a local business, Bel Scriba. Bel Scriba designs custom baby gifts with their handmade baby blankets (Binkeez), burp clothes (Burpeez), and other fun ingredients. I had visited their adorable website: www.belscriba.com to do some research on their business, but when I arrived to the shoot I was blown away with their product! Their Binkeez and Burpeez are so soft and luxurious. The best part of the whole session however was the amount of fun we had!

Running my own business for the short time that I have, one of the things that has made the greatest impression on me is the importance of relationships. That is truly what I love most about what I do. Getting to know clients not just as "clients", but as friends. I love that people invite me into their lives to capture their most precious moments. I love the emails they send me, telling me how much the portraits I have created touched them, or brought them to tears. That is how Bel Scriba found me, but in the end, I felt the same way about them. Bel Scriba is a great business run by a mother daughter team who made me feel like family! If you are looking for a unique baby shower gift, custom made by people who care about personalized service... check them out!

Here's your preview girls :0)