Nyah was born during the Covid Pandemic in Hawaii. So her parents missed out on newborn and cake smash photos. Having a daughter the same age, I completely understood how special this photoshoot was for her and her parents. When she originally came in, Nyah was terrified. She didn't want anything to do with me and only wanted to sit in her moms lap.
I made sure to take my time the entire photoshoot, I wanted to give Nyah the time she needed to get comfortable. We ended up running over our time limit by 25 minutes, but I would rather go over the time slotted and get the pictures parents came and paid for than to have ten images of their child crying. After some extra time, playing with a balloon, playing all her favorite songs, and trying 10 other toys I had in my house, she started to have fun. In the end, even her parents enjoyed the photoshoot and we got amazing pictures of her smiling.
Ronisha came in wanting a simple backdrop to celebrate her birthday. We kept the backdrop simple but changed up all the posing. This is one of my favorite ways to help women get in touch with their inner beauty.