Alaya Maree Dowling. Born at 5:21pm on January 25th, 49cms long at 7.1 pounds she was ready to greet the world and her new parents.

Beautiful little Alaya came into my Umina Beach Photography Studio for her shoot in early February, she was actually due mid January, but like 95% of other babies she decided not to come on her due date and make her mum and dad wait it out for what I’m sure felt like an eternity.

My favourite parent image is at the end so be sure to scroll all the way to have a look, you can just FEEL the love and devotion looking at the image. Ugh, I have the worst job ever 😉

It might feel a bit odd, getting dressed to go to a photoshoot with a newborn in tow. You’ve had little to no sleep, recovering from birth, learning how to do this parent thing and now you’re expected to leave the house?! Carly and Mark handled it like pros! The best thing about having my photography studio in my home means that it’s a chilled space where you can just sit and relax and watch me to do my magic, the less stress the better!

I love these photos of Alaya and Carly + Mark. It really shows just how tiny she is as a newborn and from this point onwards she’ll continue to grow.

We opted for mostly neutral tones with a few splashes of pink, my favourite image of Alaya is on the little white daybed prop, you can still see her umbilical cord clamp and I love that. I love how fresh and little she is. My own not-so-little 6 month old boy feels enormous compared to Alaya, and it just goes to show how fast they grow and thrive!

Alaya was an absolute trooper, let me get through everything on my shoot list with a small break at the milk bar and barely a peep out of her! Even got a smiling shot, what a special little Bub.

But seriously, I love being a newborn photographer on the Central Coast, it is such a great honour when you choose to come into my studio to photograph your baby.

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